Musicians such as Local H and Brooke White even wrote songs about California Songs, while other musicians wrote songs about how much they hate the state. It seems that recording a California song is a requirement for musicians, even if it's only to show that they hate California stereotypes or the Entertainment Industry based in L.A. Other songs describe the disappointment found after getting to California and discovering that it's no better than where the singer came from.
(The Spanish named the territory after a mythical island paradise they were searching for that was supposed to be full of gold and ruled by a queen named Califa. Many of them describe a journey to or a longing to return to a coastal paradise with constant sun, abundant opportunities, where everyone is eternally young and beautiful - basically a fictional place that bears little resemblance to the real Golden State now or in the past. Some songs use California as a metaphor for the American Dream, others use it as a metaphor for the American nightmare. Instead of trying to browse here, it's easier to go the Title List or the Artist List, look up the song there, then click on the "Artist" link which will take you to back here for comments and lyrics.Ĭalifornia is the main subject of some of these songs, but others simply refer to either a place in the state, such as a city or a highway, or to anything else about the state such as the weather, a "California girl," or an attitude or lifestyle that the state embodies for the singer.Ī lot of songs have been written about California. This list has become much too long to scroll through.
(Alphabetically Listed by Band Name / Artist Last Name) Songs That Mention California With Comments and Lyrics
Now back at my apartment, I'll rip the album onto my computer and liberate this forgotten project for free on SoundCloud. You’re welcome, America.Songs That Mention California (listed by artist) With Comments and Lyrics Halfway through our drive home, we'll remember we forgot Nick Cannon. We'll swiftly exit the house without leaving a trace and hop into the getaway van, driving off into the sunset but visibly disappointed that we never got a chance to use our grappling hooks. He’ll say something like, “ Why did you have to hide the CD in your ass when I have a backpack?” But there’s no time to answer. Then I’ll give the disc to Ron to put in his backpack. Once that's done, I'll take out a blank CD-R disc I was hiding in an uncomfortable, undisclosed location and burn Relapse 2 onto the disc. We’ll scan all his digital documents and locate the. What the fuck were you thinking, Marshall?
Once we locate the studio-of course, it will be in the basement-we’ll identify the computer containing the hard drive that contains the unreleased album and easily login using the shockingly easy password “password.” I'll shuffle through my blueprints trying to pinpoint his studio, Ron will put black tape over the surveillance cameras, Jessica will stand at the window keeping guard, and Nick Cannon will loudly complain he has nothing to do and doesn’t feel useful, but I'll tell him to calm down and stop wild 'n out. And it’s not unfathomable to think there could be guards, but I will cunningly knock them out with skills I learned from a Taekwondo class I took in a strip mall. My boy Xavier will deactivate the security system. Once Eminem is in LA for our non-existent meeting, I will sneak into his house. I’ll tell him that I wanna discuss a film called 7 Mile, an 8 Mile prequel that is a deep dive into his mom cooking the spaghetti. I’m going to call Eminem pretending to be a Hollywood agent who wants to fly him out for an important meeting in Los Angeles. Oh, and there’s also my friend Jessica, who’s mostly joining us just so it’s not a sausage fest.Īs for my plan, it's flawless.