Sunday, April 13, 2008

Places - USA - California

Songs that mention the State of California or any cities within California, not including Los Angels or San Francisco.


  • Back in the USA - Chuck Berry - "From the coast of California to the shores of Delaware Bay".
  • Ben Moves To California - The Broadways - (Broken Star)
  • California - Phantom Planet - covered by Mates Of State
  • California Angel - The Derailers
  • California Cotton Fields - Gram Parsons
  • California Dreamin' - Mamas and the Papas (If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears) - covered by Beach Boys, The Four Tops, The Free Design, Eddie Hazel, Queen Latifah, The Ventures
  • California Girls - Beach Boys
  • California Love - 2pac
  • California Man - Cheap Trick
  • California One Youth & Beauty Brigade - Decemberists
  • California Song - Mountain Goats (Sweden)
  • California Songs - Local H
  • California Stars - Billy Bragg & Wilco (Mermaid Avenue)
  • California Sun - The Rivieras - covered by Dick Dale, The Dictators, Los Straitjackets, The Ramones, The Replacements
  • California Uber Alles - Dead Kennedys (Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables) - covered by Jello Biafra w/The Melvins, The Delgados, Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy, Dramarama, Six Feet Under
  • California Waiting - The Kings Of Leon
  • California Women - Hank Thompson
  • California Zephyr - Hank Williams, Sr.
  • Californication - Red Hot Chili Peppers (Californication)
  • Do Re Mi - Woody Guthrie - "California's a garden of eden"
  • Come To California - Matthew Sweet (Blue Sky On Mars)
  • Dog Breath in the Year of the Plague - Frank Zappa
  • Going Back To Cali - LL Cool J
  • Going To California - Led Zeppelin (Zoso)
  • Goodnight California - Kathleen Edwards
  • Here in California - Lucinda Williams
  • Hotel California - The Eagles (Hotel California) - covered by The Gyspsy Kings
  • I Don't Have A Reason To Go To California Anymore - Willie Nelson
  • I Remember California - R.E.M. (Green)
  • In California - Neko Case
  • King Of California - Dave Alvin
  • Memories of El Monte - Frank Zappa
  • Nevada, California - The Jayhawks
  • Wanted Man - Johnny Cash - "Wanted man in California"
  • When the Swallows Come Back To Capistrano - written by Leon RenĂ© - covered by Gene Autry, Pat Boone, Xavier Cugat, The Ink Spots, Glenn Miller
  • Why I Left California - Liz Phair

7 comments:

Unknown said...

Don't forget the Govornator version of "California Uber Alles" by Dramarama.

Rob Hart said...

Do Re Mi - Woody Guthrie "California's a garden of eden"
Folsom Prison - Johnny Cash (Folsom Prison is in Folsom, CA)
Wanted Man - Johnny Cash "Wanted man in California"
California Zephyr - Hank Williams SR
California Girls - The Beach Boys
California Women - Hank Thompson
Goodnight, California - Kathleen Edwards
California Love - 2Pac
Blue Yodel No. 4 (California Blues) - Jimmie Rodgers also covered by Merle Haggard
King Of California - Dave Alvin
California One Youth And Beauty Brigade - The Decemberists
California Cottenfields - Gram Parsons
Nevada, California - The Jayhawks
California Waiting - The Kings of Leon
Here In California - Lucinda Williams
I Don't Have A Reason To Go To California Anymore - Willie Nelson
In California - Neko Case
California Angel - The Derailers
Back in the USA - Chuck Berry "From the coast of California to the shores of Delaware Bay"
Route 66 - every band ever "Would you get hip to this kindly trip And go take that California trip"

ryan said...

Ben Moves to California - The Broadways (Broken Star)

ryan said...

Kali-Fornia Uber Alles 21st Century - Jello Biafra with The Melvins

ryan said...

Why I Left California - Liz Phair

Anonymous said...

"Memories of El Monte" and "Dog Breath In the Year of The Plague" ('going to El Monte Legion Stadium')--Frank Zappa

Anonymous said...

When The Swallows Come Back To Capistrano--(old standard)

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