On Thursday 8th September 2022, we share songs about California which became the 31st state on 9/9/1850. Wear something related, such as a T-shirt with California or a city or place on it.
The Line-Up
- It Never Rains in Southern California in A [4] – Anne, Tony (UK) (2-page PDF) video
- California Dreaming in Dm [8] – Andi (PA) (1-page PDF)
- Folsom Prison / Pinball Wizard in G [4] – Anne, Henry, Sue, Lisa (UK) (1-page PDF)
- Here in California in F [5] – Sheridan (CA) (1-page PDF)
- San Francisco Bay Blues in C [8] – Kathie (TX) (1-page Google Doc)
- California Dreaming in Dm [8] – Alex (CA) (fingerstyle) (3-page PDF)
- California Here I Come [10] – Erich (CA)
- Hotel California in Am [7] – Errol (BC), Bruce (IT) (1-page PDF)(1-page PDF) (2-page PDF)
- San Francisco [11] – Anne, Sue, Lisa (UK) (2-page PDF) (Henry will scroll)
- California Earthquake [5] – Paul (GA) (1-page JPG file)
- Tribute to HM Queen Elizabeth: we’ll never find another you – the Stripe Quartet in London
Co-hosts: Anne (UK), Alex (CA), Ali (CA), Sheridan (CA)
Note: the song sheet we use is always the last one on the right. The bolded song title links to transposable song sheets (and used if no other hyperlinks appear in that song entry).
Suggestions
Here are a few favorites, thanks to Alex (CA) who suggested this theme and provided the full list of 101 California songs which you can view here or listen here. The New York Times also provided a list of “anti-California” songs.
- 99 Miles to LA (Art Garfunkel – 1975)
- (Get Your Kicks on) Route 66 (Nat King Cole – 1946)
- (I Left My Heart) In San Francisco (Tony Bennett – 1962)
- (Sittin’ On) the Dock of the Bay (Otis Redding -1968)
- California Dreamin’ (The Mamas and The Papas – 1965)
- California Girls (The Beach Boys – 1965)
- Coming into Los Angeles (Arlo Guthrie – 1969)
- Do You Know the Way to San Jose (Dionne Warwick – 1968)
- Folsom Prison Blues (Johnny Cash – 1957)
- Free Fallin (Tom Petty – 1989)
- Good Vibrations (The Beach Boys – 1966)
- Hollywood Nights (Bob Seger – 1978)
- Hotel California (Eagles – 1976)
- I Love You, California — state song (1913)
- It Never Rains in Southern California (Albert Hammond – 1972)
- Ladies of the Canyon (Joni Mitchell – 1970)
- Lights (Journey – 1978)
- MacArthur Park – Richard Harris (1968) and Donna Summer (1978)
- Our House ( Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young – 1970)
- Promised Land (Chuck Berry – 1964)
- Running on Empty (Jackson Browne – 1977)
- San Francisco Bay Blues – folk song by Jesse Fuller – 1954
- Take Five (The Dave Brubeck Quartet – 1959)
- Talk to Me of Mendocino (Linda Rondstadt – 1982)
- Tiny Dancer (Elton John – 1971)
- Truckin’ (Grateful Dead – 1970)
- Under the Bridge (Red Hot Chili Peppers – 1991)
- Where the Streets Have No Name (U2 – 1987)
Anti-California song list
- “A Sorta Fairytale” by Tori Amos (2002)
- “Can’t Take This Town” by Colin Hay (1992)
- “California” by Blink-182 (2016)
- “California’s Burning” by Dave Alvin and the Guilty Women (2009)
- “California Girls” by the Magnetic Fields (2008)
- “California Über Alles” by the Dead Kennedys (1979)
- “Condition Oakland” by Jawbreaker (1994)
- “Conversation Piece” by Kings of Leon (2016)
- “Drive” by Halsey (2015)
- “Earthquakes and Sharks” by Brandtson (2006)
- “F**ck California” by The Presidents of the United States of America (1995)
- “Grapevine Fires” by Death Cab for Cutie (2009)
- “Hollywood Sucks” by KennyHoopla and Travis Barker (2021)
- “In California” by Neko Case (2007)
- “L.A.” by Neil Young (1973)
- “Little Boxes” written by Malvina Reynolds and performed by Pete Seeger (1963)
- “Los Angeles” by X (1980)
- “Los Angeles, Be Kind” by Owl John (2014)
- “Lost You in the Canyon” by Marc Cohn (1998)
- “The Last Resort” by The Eagles (1976)
- “Too Hot in L.A.” by Woody and Jeremy (2020)
- “The City With Two Faces” by Goldfinger (1996)
- “Walking in L.A.” by Missing Persons (1982)”Why You’d Want To Live Here” by Death Cab for Cutie (2001)
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