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Red Guitar — California
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We were dreamers and we could listen
We could see farther and we could believe
Watching skies above California, we sit like brothers at the end of America.

And it feels the same, but everything is changing. Yeah tonight, let's wash our souls in the water.

And the waves came in like wild horses, and we fell silent just sitting there,
While the magic sky and the mystic sea were all saying something we couldn't say and everyone's scared, what's at the end of Ocean? Yea, we all pretend, like nothing's gonna happen.

'Cause it feels the same, while everything is changing, yeah tonight, let's wash our souls in the water

And Chad stood up and said, hey let's go find Jeremy, so we walked down the beach til we found Rollyn and Stephanie... and left everything else behind.

'Cause it feels the same, while everything is changing, yeah tonight, let's wash our souls in the water.

And I don't' want to slip into a world of my own...
No I don't' want to slip into a world of my own...
No I don't want to slip into a world of my own...
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 megisi wrote:
Listless.

Can anybody spare these guys a groove?
 

MY WORDS!

PS
Actually I have tons of grooves to lend!
Posted 14 years ago by Stingray    [ Reply ]
Another of the so-so sad American story-tellers!

Got soooooooo fed-up with them!
Common Billy - time to rock!

SR
Posted 14 years ago by Stingray    [ Reply ]
Best song of all guitarists. James Blunt rest!
Posted 14 years ago by ETTAKKEN    [ Reply ]
 parrothead wrote:

Lived in both states, California weather is great, other than that it's not for me. Florida is too humid, too much sand and bugs. Western NC is where I'm now. Best weather on the eastcoast and the most polite hillbillies in the nation.Oh, the tune is good too.

 
i love the humidity and sand here in florida, can't have too much ... you're right about the bugs, and NC hillbillies {#Hearteyes}
Posted 15 years ago by lophrequa    [ Reply ]
 megisi wrote:
Listless.

Can anybody spare these guys a groove?
 
I'll get back to you when I finish groovin' to these guys

Posted 15 years ago by cosmiclint    [ Reply ]
Real nice song, great hook...........
Posted 15 years ago by nigelr    [ Reply ]
 a_genuine_find wrote:


The entire Universe is God's country, even Texas.
 
No, Texas is "Like a whole 'nother country".  Just ask their tourist board. 

Posted 15 years ago by Wizzuvvoz    [ Reply ]
Listless.

Can anybody spare these guys a groove?
Posted 15 years ago by megisi    [ Reply ]
 lwilkinson wrote:


PPFFFBBBTTTTtttt ..

Texas is God's country>

Big sky, big nature, wide vistas, country for those who love nature ..... not the artificial city.
 
Where else can you catch a wave in the morning, be on a ski slope in the afternoon, and then hike in the mountains in the evening?   Not Texas.  You should come out here sometime and see for yourself how "ugly" it is out here.


Posted 15 years ago by eddief    [ Reply ]
 renegade_X wrote:
Don't care too much for California. I live in Florida and don't care for this place either. Great song however
 
Lived in both states, California weather is great, other than that it's not for me. Florida is too humid, too much sand and bugs. Western NC is where I'm now. Best weather on the eastcoast and the most polite hillbillies in the nation.Oh, the tune is good too.

Posted 15 years ago by parrothead    [ Reply ]
reminds me of travis at times.
Posted 15 years ago by i4niblind    [ Reply ]
Has anyone listened to this entire album?  I like this song, but hard to know how good the album is from the 10 second clips that Amazon has online....
Posted 15 years ago by leoparadise    [ Reply ]
Tom Petty-ish??
Posted 16 years ago by laramieu    [ Reply ]
Cure - Fascination Street.  Anyone Else?
Posted 16 years ago by cvandoren    [ Reply ]
 Papernapkin wrote:

California is too big for such generalizations.

 


Beautiful song.
Posted 16 years ago by a_genuine_find    [ Reply ]
 renegade_X wrote:
Don't care too much for California. I live in Florida and don't care for this place either. Great song however
 
California is too big for such generalizations.
Posted 16 years ago by Papernapkin    [ Reply ]
Don't care too much for California. I live in Florida and don't care for this place either. Great song however
Posted 16 years ago by renegade_X    [ Reply ]
 cathenley wrote:

OK, I live in Santa Barbara. We continually say "Another day in friggin Paradise" - it gets old after awhile! It's always beautiful and perfect...although right now we are in the days of fog...


 

I know that Santa Barbara has a very 'cool' side to it.  But when the wife and I passed through a few years ago, all I remember is the big friggin' freeway SEPARATING the ocean from the town.


This song is nice and keeps growing.

BTW, we continued south and spent over a week backpacking into the headwaters of the Kern River valley (Golden Trout Wilderness area, etc).  It was gorgeous, the trails and remote camp sites were remarkably clean, the Golden trout were numerous and in good health.


I would like to thank a whole bunch of active Californians for taking such good care of this little gem of backcountry.

I was less keen on the F-16 jets blessing us with sonic booms on occasions....  Oh well.




Posted 16 years ago by westslope    [ Reply ]
We're thinking about you in California, Bill and Rebecca. Stay safe and get out if things get too close.
Posted 16 years ago by cosmiclint    [ Reply ]
This song is wearing me down and causing me to up the rating.
Posted 16 years ago by westslope    [ Reply ]
The former lead singer of Red Guitar, John McKenna, made a solo record dedicated to the musings of California, Stone Cold Summer... other wise known as ...California Pop

Free Download of Stone Cold Summer at NoiseTrade https://www.noisetrade.com/JohnMcKenna

Posted 16 years ago by colors    [ Reply ]
OK, I live in Santa Barbara. We continually say "Another day in friggin Paradise" - it gets old after awhile! It's always beautiful and perfect...although right now we are in the days of fog...
Posted 16 years ago by cathenley    [ Reply ]
lwilkinson wrote:
PPFFFBBBTTTTtttt .. Texas is God's country> Big sky, big nature, wide vistas, country for those who love nature ..... not the artificial city.
The entire Universe is God's country, even Texas.
Posted 16 years ago by a_genuine_find    [ Reply ]
lwilkinson wrote:
PPFFFBBBTTTTtttt .. Texas is God's country> Big sky, big nature, wide vistas, country for those who love nature ..... not the artificial city.
California is not a city. And I don't see any horns on you.
Posted 16 years ago by sonofpick    [ Reply ]
sonofpick wrote:
Born and raised here. Can't imagine living anywhere else. Beach, Mountains, Desert, Forest, Dodgers, Lakers, Disney Land, Weekend trips to San Francisco, San Deigo. Going to concerts at the Hoolywood Bowl. Snowboarding in the morning and getting home in time to play 18 (Yes I did it once). Star sightings, saw Danny Devito, Larry David, Larry King at the ball park. Stood in line for a movie with Tracy Gold. Waited in line for food with David Faustino. Passed Neil Patrick Harris (duggie) and his boy on the stairs at the Malibu Getty Museum. Man I love California.
PPFFFBBBTTTTtttt .. Texas is God's country> Big sky, big nature, wide vistas, country for those who love nature ..... not the artificial city.
Posted 16 years ago by lwilkinson    [ Reply ]
ndad47 wrote:
where are all the good songs about idaho? i think we have taken the california songs about as far as they can go,.
Uhhh... Hello?!?! (click here)
Posted 16 years ago by MojoJojo    [ Reply ]
Born and raised here. Can't imagine living anywhere else. Beach, Mountains, Desert, Forest, Dodgers, Lakers, Disney Land, Weekend trips to San Francisco, San Deigo. Going to concerts at the Hoolywood Bowl. Snowboarding in the morning and getting home in time to play 18 (Yes I did it once). Star sightings, saw Danny Devito, Larry David, Larry King at the ball park. Stood in line for a movie with Tracy Gold. Waited in line for food with David Faustino. Passed Neil Patrick Harris (duggie) and his boy on the stairs at the Malibu Getty Museum. Man I love California.
Posted 16 years ago by sonofpick    [ Reply ]
It was cloudy and cold most of today in San Diego. But it was friday.
Posted 16 years ago by frednic    [ Reply ]
CCinSB wrote:
no sun here in cali today folks. The fog monster has covered it up.
Yeah, the Cali-Sun thing is somewhat of a myth (at least for Northern CA). I used to live in San Francisco and we'd all giggle at the bewildered tourists walking around in the typical cool, windy, foggy weather wearing shorts and tank tops, freezing cold, wondering why it wasn't sunny and hot. SF usually isn't hot and sunny, people.
Posted 16 years ago by musikalia    [ Reply ]
robco1 wrote:
I'll take my Sweet Home Chicago, thank you much!
Sweet Home Hannover...
Posted 16 years ago by prickelpit96    [ Reply ]
Good! too many mid-westies here already!! robco1 wrote:
I'll take my Sweet Home Chicago, thank you much!
Posted 16 years ago by jjbix    [ Reply ]
I'll take my Sweet Home Chicago, thank you much!
Posted 16 years ago by robco1    [ Reply ]
Sounds like David Gray, but (surprisingly) that's not a bad thing here...
Posted 16 years ago by Ando    [ Reply ]
Idaho songs? How about some Manitoba songs. "Well I gotta Manitoba phobia; Keep me outta that place, I'm with my dog name of ace; He's on My Space .. yeah, that place; Manitoba Phobia .. it so mobia, Yeah! We got them Be Goods, We got them Boyz n' da' Hoodz, We aint seen no Manitobia So I gotta phobia Yo.
Posted 17 years ago by Misterfixit    [ Reply ]
ndad47 wrote:
where are all the good songs about idaho? i think we have taken the california songs about as far as they can go,.
took the words right out of my mouth. ..sans the "idaho" part.
Posted 17 years ago by govna    [ Reply ]
ndad47 wrote:
where are all the good songs about idaho? i think we have taken the california songs about as far as they can go,.
Yeah we need songs about Butthump Kentucky,....and Mianus..I can hear it now...there's a library in Mianus..
Posted 17 years ago by EssexTex    [ Reply ]
where are all the good songs about idaho? i think we have taken the california songs about as far as they can go,.
Posted 17 years ago by ndad47    [ Reply ]
good tune
Posted 17 years ago by bdblinux    [ Reply ]
This song isn't doing anything especially new, but that doesn't stop me from really digging it. This song could fit on a Jayhawks album seamlessly.
Posted 17 years ago by Squigglefixx    [ Reply ]
Not bad.. not terribly good either. Just sort of happened, but not in an offensive way.
Posted 17 years ago by davin    [ Reply ]
another mediocre song with a really promising opening...
Posted 17 years ago by walkerboh    [ Reply ]
GrooveMonkeyZero wrote:
As Local H once put it: And here we go again It's never gonna end We're all so sick of California songs Yeah we know you love L.A. There's nothin' left to say Please no more California songs
gotta love Local H
Posted 17 years ago by themotion    [ Reply ]
too much damn introspection not enough fun.
Posted 17 years ago by mojosd64    [ Reply ]
Yahhgg-Blahhh Red Guitar calls this California? I live here. That isn't it. Come to think of it RP broadcasts from here. ***grumble mutter snark** Okay the lyrics aren't bad. If they were put to something other than a monotanous monotone. **snark mumble** Its an indie band. Maybe they're young. Maybe they're just starting out. Maybe they'll get better. In the mean time I give up.**goes of grumbling in disgust**
Posted 17 years ago by Arianrhod    [ Reply ]
Posted 17 years ago by Marina1    [ Reply ]
GrooveMonkeyZero wrote:
As Local H once put it: And here we go again It's never gonna end We're all so sick of California songs Yeah we know you love L.A. There's nothin' left to say Please no more California songs
I couldn't disagree more.
Posted 17 years ago by KurtfromLaQuinta    [ Reply ]
redguitar29 wrote:
If you like Red Guitar you can listen and learn more at this link: (click here)
Hey man, that's spam! So are all the other comments this guy's made. Keep RP commercial free.
Posted 17 years ago by musikalia    [ Reply ]
I really like this song...
Posted 17 years ago by coding_to_music    [ Reply ]
If you like Red Guitar you can listen and learn more at this link: (click here)
Posted 17 years ago by redguitar29    [ Reply ]
celadonstone wrote:
Its a darn good point. Although in the case of RHCP's one song, Californication, no other state allows you to allude to a sex act by adding "ication" to then end of its name. But really, how about Oregon or Alaska? Maine? New Hampshire?
But Sufjen Stevens has a great album title: Come on Feel the Illinoise, which I think is just as good as Californication.
Posted 17 years ago by accordionista    [ Reply ]
CCinSB wrote:
no sun here in cali today folks. The fog monster has covered it up.
And today, April 20th... it's snowing outside.
Posted 17 years ago by Lotus_Miata    [ Reply ]
no sun here in cali today folks. The fog monster has covered it up.
Posted 17 years ago by CCinSB    [ Reply ]
Kind of Decemberists meet Son Volt. I just love Cali music!
Posted 17 years ago by hippiechick    [ Reply ]
GrooveMonkeyZero wrote:
As Local H once put it: And here we go again It's never gonna end We're all so sick of California songs Yeah we know you love L.A. There's nothin' left to say Please no more California songs
Maybe it's cause I don't live there anymore and miss it, so nostaligia gets me... ...but IMO California deserves loads of songs and poems and paintings and films and all of it. My favorite piece of earth.
Posted 17 years ago by musikalia    [ Reply ]
Posted 17 years ago by cathenley    [ Reply ]
Hmmm ... seems pretty bland to me.
Posted 17 years ago by kazuma    [ Reply ]
redguitar29 wrote:
You can find out more about this band and listen to this song at (click here)
... yea, groovy redguitar
Posted 17 years ago by Mari    [ Reply ]
bokey wrote:
Are there any Utah songs?
Check out this album.
Posted 17 years ago by redeyespy    [ Reply ]
Scrofulous.
Posted 17 years ago by Squirrel    [ Reply ]
Are there any Utah songs?
Posted 17 years ago by bokey    [ Reply ]
celadonstone wrote:
Its a darn good point. Although in the case of RHCP's one song, Californication, no other state allows you to allude to a sex act by adding "ication" to then end of its name. But really, how about Oregon or Alaska? Maine? New Hampshire?
Illinoisication? I don't think so!
Posted 17 years ago by hippiechick    [ Reply ]
That opening guitar bit is very familiar...but I think not from hearing this song before. Hmmm. Anybody know? Elliot Smith?
Posted 17 years ago by omniphiliac    [ Reply ]
lmic wrote:
Totally! And I'm *from* California.
Its a darn good point. Although in the case of RHCP's one song, Californication, no other state allows you to allude to a sex act by adding "ication" to then end of its name. But really, how about Oregon or Alaska? Maine? New Hampshire?
Posted 17 years ago by celadonstone    [ Reply ]
GrooveMonkeyZero wrote:
As Local H once put it: And here we go again It's never gonna end We're all so sick of California songs Yeah we know you love L.A. There's nothin' left to say Please no more California songs
Totally! And I'm *from* California.
Posted 17 years ago by lmic    [ Reply ]
California here I come ... ....................................
Posted 17 years ago by Mari    [ Reply ]
Quite likeable indeed!
Posted 17 years ago by Jacksonstat    [ Reply ]
derivative of several groups I don't like much
Posted 17 years ago by pannaramma    [ Reply ]
Posted 17 years ago by Mari    [ Reply ]
GrooveMonkeyZero wrote:
As Local H once put it: And here we go again It's never gonna end We're all so sick of California songs Yeah we know you love L.A. There's nothin' left to say Please no more California songs
Posted 17 years ago by TexasAggies    [ Reply ]
I calillalilikeit.
Posted 17 years ago by mattc296    [ Reply ]
As Local H once put it: And here we go again It's never gonna end We're all so sick of California songs Yeah we know you love L.A. There's nothin' left to say Please no more California songs
Posted 17 years ago by GrooveMonkeyZero    [ Reply ]
I am diggin this...nice tune.
Posted 17 years ago by japanmoran    [ Reply ]