George writes (a wee bit):
Today it’s somewhere with a bit of a drought problem, and is prone to earthquakes. No, it’s not Portugal, it’s California.
Here’s a few songs that you might know, and if you don’t you can thank me after listening to them all for bringing them to your attention. So what you have this week is “The state of California, an ICA” to steal the idea from JC of vinylvillain fame.
And here’s the obvious song with some fine twangy guitar playing:
If you only play one of those make it the Phil Ochs’ track, it is majestic.
That’s it from me. Another state next week.
CC writes:
Short but sweet.
ICAs?
George is getting a bit gallus now that he is nearing the finishing line
Never one to shirk a challenge:
The Delgados - California Uber Alles
Guy Clark - L.A.. Freeway
Bobby Womack - California Dreamin'
Johnny Kaplan - California Heart
Dawes - Time Spent in Los Angeles
N.W.A. - Straight Out of Compton
The Blasters - Hollywood Bed
Steve Wynn - Southern California Line
The Raveonettes - Ode to L.A.
Steve Young - Going Back to California
CC writes:
Short but sweet.
ICAs?
George is getting a bit gallus now that he is nearing the finishing line
Never one to shirk a challenge:
The Delgados - California Uber Alles
Guy Clark - L.A.. Freeway
Bobby Womack - California Dreamin'
Johnny Kaplan - California Heart
Dawes - Time Spent in Los Angeles
N.W.A. - Straight Out of Compton
The Blasters - Hollywood Bed
Steve Wynn - Southern California Line
The Raveonettes - Ode to L.A.
Steve Young - Going Back to California
No comments yet George.
ReplyDeleteFolk must be busy working their way through all these splendid tracks!
we shall be at the very least whelmed with comments later in the day no doubt
DeleteNo doubt
ReplyDelete..anything would be better than us boosting comment numbers by having this sad conversation
DeleteGood morning, fellas. Even though you have taken at least three of my favorites (Johnny, Billy Bragg & Wilco, Jayhawks), I'll play...
ReplyDeleteX- Los Angeles
The Lucksmiths - Chapter in My Life Entitled San Francisco
Jay Bennett and Edward Burch - California
Mamas and the Papas - California Dreamin'
Roy Orbison - California Blue
Frank Black - Los Angeles
Tom Waits - San Diego Serenade
Heavenly - Sacramento (a great instrumental but not very Sacramento)
Cheap Trick - California Man
Vampire Weekend - California English
Ramones - California Sun
Robert Forster - Frisco Depot (Waylon Jennings cover)
I'm out.
Replying to myself... This knocked me over the head in the car this morning. I bet Waylon was writing about Frisco, Texas, not San Francisco. For some reason ever considered that before.
DeleteRamones - California Sun
ReplyDeleteThe Move - California Man
Howlin' Wolf - California Blues
The Sweet - California Nights
Red River Dave - California Hippy Murders
The Runaways - California Paradise
Eddie Hazel - California Dreamin'
Carrie - California Screamin'
Bonny Doon - Never Been to California
Long Ryders - California State Line
Liz Phair - California
Beat Farmers - California Kid
Childhood - Californian Light
A 4cd box set ICA, splendid.
ReplyDeleteA good few years ago now I saw this artist as a support act and this is the one and only song of his that I remember!
ReplyDeleteJeff Klein - California
This is fast turning into a box set ICA.
Haha, George, I just missed your comment above!
DeleteBlimey! Is it rutting stags week? Must have missed the memo! Some killer songs there that'll take me way into next week to process. Neko gets my vote so far
ReplyDeleteSo few words this week as so many songs - No other state will have as many.
ReplyDeleteExcuse me. I don't normally take umbrage like this, but I have scanned both the post and the comments repeatedly and somehow can't find even a passing mention for the Beach Boys. Surely some mistake!
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