Pro-California

Sigh. I am so nicey-nice. I feel guilty about shunning a state. Not a person, not a group. A STATE! In my last blog, I said I didn't like California. Ok. I don't HATE it. I just . . .wouldn't want to live there. I'd visit (especially if it was a stop on the way to Hawaii)! So here are some of the tons and tons of songs that like California:

I confess to sometimes having a vague fond memory of SoCal when it's rainy and 37 degrees again in Virginia:
1. The Mamas and The Papas: California Dreamin'

For people who moved away. . .and want back in:
2. Wallflowers: Back to California

You can't really do a pro-California song list without the Beach Boys, can you?
3.The Beach Boys: California Girls

I had a little debate about putting this one in. It's *not* melodic, but it's definitely pro-California. It's by the incredible Tom Waits.
4. Tom Waits: Going Out West

And now for the big finish.
5. Tony Bennett and Judy Garland: I Left My Heart in San Francisco

So now maybe I will be allowed to enter the state if I decide to visit. I sort of miss fresh kumquats. . .