Interesting Viewing: NIAD’s Jean McElvane Selects Some California Favorites//
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Jean, a resident of Richmond (born and raised), explains this week’s selections, “Here are some musical tunes featuring the state of California, just ‘cuz it’s home to me, though I’ve been to about over ten cities of my life, the farthest cities I’ve been in California are Santa Clara, Sacramento & Millbrae (on BART), and never been anywhere out of California either.”
Here’s her Top Ten of Golden State songs…
“California Dreaming” by The Mamas & The Papas
“Hotel California” by The Eagles
“It Never Rains in Southern California” by Albert Hammond
“California Girls” by The Beach Boys
“California Here I Come” by Bobby Desylva & Joseph Meyer
“California Soul” by The 5th Dimension
“California Sunset” by Neil Young
“Queen of California” by John Mayer
“Estimated Prophet” by Grateful Dead
“All That Gold in California” by The Gatlin Brothers
And her Top Ten, California City Tunes (or a few mention in the lyrics)…
“I Left My Heart in San Francisco” by Tony Bennett
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yeO9ZNYkfWY
“San Franciscan Night” by The Animals (featuring Eric Burdon)
“If You’re Going to San Francisco” by Scott McKenzie
“Do You Know the Way to San Jose” by Dionne Warwick
“Sausalito Summer Night” by Diesel
“Little Old Lady from Pasadena” by Jan & Dean
“Hooray for Hollywood” by Doris Day
“Hollywood” by Rufus (featuring Chaka Khan)
“Hollywood Knights” by Brooklyn Dreams
“San Francisco (Open Your Golden Gate)” by Judy Garland
“I Love LA” by Randy Newman
“The Heart of Rock & Roll” by Huey Lewis & The News
“Trouble in Paradise (Live)” by Huey Lewis & The News
“I Am I Said” by Neil Diamond
“Winds of Santa Ana ” Animal Logic (featuring Deborah Holland)
