Songs about California/the West Coast

[VoiceoffCamera]

I'm looking for songs that reference California or the west coast.

Thanks.

[panties_nz]

California Über Alice -Nofx

California Sun -Ramones

California- Copeland

California Sucks- Screeching Weasel

From California- New Amsterdams
California Love- 2Pac

Back To California- Sugarcult

Meet Me In California- Plain White T's

Stamp of Approval- A Loss For Words
1*15*96- The Ataris

heres a good start ;-)

[fishguts182]

califnornia - phantom planet

[KoolAidMatt]

Back Home - Yellowcard
Let It Roll - All Time Low
California's Burning - Augustana
California - Hawk Nelson
Beverly Hills - Weezer
California - Phantom Planet
California - Wave
California - The Moffatts
Californication - Red Hot Chili Peppers

Edit: beat me to Phantom Planet.. all these are from my iTunes lol

[CaryGrant]

Rogue Wave - "California"
Jack's Mannequin - "Holiday from Real"
Sherwood - "I'm Asking Her To Stay"
Day At the Fair - "Eastern Homes and Western Hearts"
The New Amsterdams - "From California"
Vampire Weekend - "California English"

I also recommend Mates of States "California" cover by Phantom Planet.

[AbbeyCarbs]

Augustana - California's Burning
Kings of Leon - California Waiting
Mat Kearney - New York to California
Tim Myers - Remember When

[Barthelme_fan]

Rancid- Brad Logan
Sublime- What I Got
Tupac- California Love

[voncorn]

I Am The Avalanche - Green Eyes

[apsterling]

Mayday Parade - Jamie All Over (kinda)
Flight 409 - Hollywood
Flight 409 - The Golden State

[Broden Terry]

The Starting Line - Playing Favorites :-)

[Neo Cassady]

Spitalfield - I Loved the Way She Said "LA"

[And Hours Pass]

califnornia - phantom planet

I would guess this is the first to come to mind for everybody when you hear "songs about california." They say California a hundred times. Great song though.

Rogue Wave - "California"
Jack's Mannequin - "Holiday from Real"
Sherwood - "I'm Asking Her To Stay"
Day At the Fair - "Eastern Homes and Western Hearts"
The New Amsterdams - "From California"
Vampire Weekend - "California English"

I also recommend Mates of States "California" cover by Phantom Planet.

The whole Everything In Transit album could really fit this category. It's a concept album about coming back to Santa Monica.

Augustana - California's Burning
Kings of Leon - California Waiting
Mat Kearney - New York to California
Tim Myers - Remember When

Awesome song.

Mayday Parade - Jamie All Over (kinda)
Flight 409 - Hollywood
Flight 409 - The Golden State

I was skeptical until I revisited the lyrics. I'll definitely give that one to you.

[VoiceoffCamera]

Thanks for all the suggestions!

[fowruok]

The Thrills "Big Sur" & "Santa Cruz"
Death Cab for Cutie "Bixby Canyon Bridge"
Semisonic "California"
Beach Boys "California Girls"
Everclear "Like a California King" & "Santa Monica"
Counting Crows "Long December"
Saves the Day "The Vast Spoils of America"
Elliott Smith "Alameda" & "Angeles"
Weezer "Beverly Hills"
Rage Against the Machine "Down Rodeo"
Collective Soul "Hollywood"
Otis Redding "Sittin' on the Dock of the Bay"
Arctic Monkeys "Fake Tales of San Francisco"
Green Day "Welcome to Paradise"
Yellowcard "Ocean Avenue"
Decemberists "O Valencia!"

[UnderMyDreams]

Red Car Wire - The West Coast

[-karla]

fu manchu: california crossing
mahumodo "california"

(edit: how could i forget?!)

mr. bungle: california

[alight/electric]

The Dresden Dolls - Shores of California

[drunklove]

Spitalfield - I Loved the Way She Said "LA"

this.


such a good song.

[zac_montucky]

"Back Home" by yellowcard

[SaraSassafrass]

Chase coy;take me away.

[whoreface]

La La Lie (West Coast Winter) Jack's Mannequin

[krystofer]

Coconut Records - West Coast

[Spewk]

Coconut Records - West Coast

[Spewk]

Holy shit!

[gibson277]

California- Copeland





awesome song.

[ThePartialGlow]

How on Earth has no one mentioned "California Stars" by Wilco? Great, great song.

[FueledByRock]

Wax - California

[USMCflygirl81]

West coast friendship by owl city

[nolan182]

I Am The Avalanche - Green Eyes

Effing love this song

[imagination]

I'm so LA lol

[-karla]

argh! i can't believe i didnt think of this earlier...

bran van 3000: 'drinking in LA'

[Jake Denning]

West coast friendship by owl city

^ Somebody please ban her

Anyways,

Fight Fair - San Diego

[tttygxlove]

Lights and Buzz - Jack's Mannequin

[Roton7]

Surprised no one's said "California" by Hawk Nelson

[Echo Park]

Coconut Records - West Coast
this

[alienantidote]

Surprised no one's said "California" by Hawk Nelson

I was just going to post this one.

I made a mix of California-related songs for my brother a couple years ago, but I think pretty much everything I put on it was already listed here.

[bleach]

Miss California - Jack's Mannequin

(edit) OH AND

Sunday Best - Augustana

[jessicaa__]

How on Earth has no one mentioned "California Stars" by Wilco? Great, great song.

I was thinking the exact same thing. Fantastic song.

[Skeletinez]

Breathe California - Element 94
Their City - The Matches [references to san francisco neighborhoods]
California - Hollywood Undead
San Francisco - Alkaline Trio
Little Wayne - The Cataracs [reference to berkeley]

[Twistedhalo]

red car wire? really hahaha
love davey hoog

[Twistedhalo]

Red Car Wire - The West Coast
hahaha i love davey

[UnderMyDreams]

hahaha i love davey

Davey's my boy.

[Twistedhalo]

i miss him =(
hes a bit of a dick though

[CavanaughPark]

These have probably already been posted, but.....

Miss California-Jack's Mannequin
I'm gonna take you to my boxcar on the beach, and i'm gonna hang the sun above your head, and soak your hair in bleach, you'll be missed Miss California

Holiday from Real-Jack's Mannequin
Oh, California in the summer, ah and my hair is growing long.

Into the Airwaves- Jack's Mannequin
On Third Street, the freak show thrives, Santa Monica's alive

MFEO-Jack's Mannequin
YOU WALKED FOR MILES DOWN THE SHORES OF CALIFORNIA TO THE COAST OF MEXICO, WHERE YOU COULD HIDE AND NO ONE HAD TO KNOW"

Or you could just go listen to the whole album Everything In Transit. That would work too. It's packed full of the most pure beachy summer essense that you could ever jam into one album. just look at the album art: http://hwy61revisited.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/everything_in_transit.jpg
Yup, that's Venice Beach.

[napalam]

Going to California - Led Zeppelin

[iancat87]

Warren Zevon -- Join Me in LA
The Doors -- LA Woman
The Pixies -- Velouria; Vamos
X -- Los Angeles
Big Star -- Way Out West
Bright Eyes -- June on the West Coast
The Decemberists -- Los Angeles, I'm Yours
Jackson Browne -- From Silver Springs
Neil Young -- Revolution Blues (he takes a jab at Laurel Canyon)

Many more I can't think of right now...

[CavanaughPark]

With You Around- Yellowcard

[swimhockey]

Phantom planet - California
Red car wire - the west coast
Metro station - California
Never shout never - California
Vampire weekend - California English
The beach boys - California girls (as well as every beach boys song)
Katy perry - California girls
Fall out boy - west coast smoker
The academy is... - lax to ohare


Whole California kicks album by fight fair has a west coast feel

Any Jimmy buffet song