Let me correct myself now that I’m awake. Dead Flowers is not on there. it’s Sweet Virginia. I walked out singing it and halfway to where I was going I thought, “Did I write Dead flowers instead of Sweet Virginia?”
I’d be drummed out of the Exile Mafia if I didn’t correct that!
OK. Just got up, 60 degrees with a high of 80 in sunny CA this morning. Jerry Brown’s comin’ by later, with Linda, and while I heat up the hot tub let’s see how many CA songs we’ve covered already.
1. Cheap Trick – CA Man
2. Teenage Head – Flamin’ Groovies
3. Rolling Stones – Sweet Virginia
4. *
5. T.Rex – Telegram Sam
6. ?
7. Sloan- Losing CA
8. *
9. *
10. Steely Dan – My Old School
11. ?
12. Beach Boys – California Girls
13. *
14. *
6 & 11 look like the tough ones.
*= The band was named but not the song. Sorry, just can’t take anything for granted. I’m lookin’ at you andyr and homefront.
1. Cheap Trick – CA Man
2. Teenage Head – Flamin’ Groovies
3. Rolling Stones – Sweet Virginia
4. *
5. T.Rex – Telegram Sam
6. ?
7. Sloan- Losing CA
8. Tom Petty – Louisiana Rain
9. Mamas & the Papas – California Dreaming
10. Steely Dan – My Old School
11. ?
12. Beach Boys – California Girls
13. Eagles – Hotel California
14. Dead Kennedys – California Uber Alles
6 and 11 still hangin’ tough. And what about #4 there? C’mon!
1. Cheap Trick – CA Man
2. Teenage Head – Flamin’ Groovies
3. Rolling Stones – Sweet Virginia
4. Led Zeppelin – Going to CA
5. T.Rex – Telegram Sam
6. ?
7. Sloan- Losing CA
8. Tom Petty – Louisiana Rain
9. Mamas & the Papas – California Dreaming
10. Steely Dan – My Old School
11. ?
12. Beach Boys – California Girls
13. Eagles – Hotel California
14. Dead Kennedys – California Uber Alles
6 and 11 are the stumpers. I’ll put the training wheels on and get up extended clips soon.
1. Cheap Trick – CA Man
2. Teenage Head – Flamin’ Groovies
3. Rolling Stones – Sweet Virginia
4. Led Zeppelin – Going to CA
5. T.Rex – Telegram Sam
6. Simon & Garfunkel – Punky’s Dilemma
7. Sloan- Losing CA
8. Tom Petty – Louisiana Rain
9. Mamas & the Papas – California Dreaming
10. Steely Dan – My Old School
11. The Sweet – Calfornia Nights
12. Beach Boys – California Girls
13. Eagles – Hotel California
14. Dead Kennedys – California Uber Alles
Three I did recognise:
the Mama’s and the Papa’s
the Eagles
the Dead Kennedys
And Three I don’t think I heard in there:
Matthew Sweet
Phantom Planet
Rufus Wainwright
The Beach Boys – California Girls
T. Rex – Telegram Sam
Teenage Head by Flamin’ Groovies, Dead Flowers by The Stones, My Old School by Steely Dan. I think we’ll wrap this one up without help!
Led Zep
Tom Petty
“California Man,” Cheap Trick
Let me correct myself now that I’m awake. Dead Flowers is not on there. it’s Sweet Virginia. I walked out singing it and halfway to where I was going I thought, “Did I write Dead flowers instead of Sweet Virginia?”
I’d be drummed out of the Exile Mafia if I didn’t correct that!
Thank GOD you corrected yourself, 2K. Word was just about to leak out:)
Stay tuned for a day-long celebration of California rock!
Losing California by Sloan
OK. Just got up, 60 degrees with a high of 80 in sunny CA this morning. Jerry Brown’s comin’ by later, with Linda, and while I heat up the hot tub let’s see how many CA songs we’ve covered already.
1. Cheap Trick – CA Man
2. Teenage Head – Flamin’ Groovies
3. Rolling Stones – Sweet Virginia
4. *
5. T.Rex – Telegram Sam
6. ?
7. Sloan- Losing CA
8. *
9. *
10. Steely Dan – My Old School
11. ?
12. Beach Boys – California Girls
13. *
14. *
6 & 11 look like the tough ones.
*= The band was named but not the song. Sorry, just can’t take anything for granted. I’m lookin’ at you andyr and homefront.
Is the Tom Petty song Louisiana Rain?
#9 is The Mamas and the Papas’ “California Dreaming”; #13 is “Hotel California”, and #14 is “California Uber Alles”.
1. Cheap Trick – CA Man
2. Teenage Head – Flamin’ Groovies
3. Rolling Stones – Sweet Virginia
4. *
5. T.Rex – Telegram Sam
6. ?
7. Sloan- Losing CA
8. Tom Petty – Louisiana Rain
9. Mamas & the Papas – California Dreaming
10. Steely Dan – My Old School
11. ?
12. Beach Boys – California Girls
13. Eagles – Hotel California
14. Dead Kennedys – California Uber Alles
6 and 11 still hangin’ tough. And what about #4 there? C’mon!
Looks like we’re going to have to some hand holding soon. I’m shocked and awed that no one can nail #4 given that the band has been identified.
Is number 4 from ‘The Song Remains the Same’?
It is not from Song Remains the Same.
“Going to California” — duh!
Man, I really dislike Led Zeppelin but I’ll step up to the plate. Going to California by Led Zeppelin.
Now my head hurts and if I’m right, my reputation is shot.
1. Cheap Trick – CA Man
2. Teenage Head – Flamin’ Groovies
3. Rolling Stones – Sweet Virginia
4. Led Zeppelin – Going to CA
5. T.Rex – Telegram Sam
6. ?
7. Sloan- Losing CA
8. Tom Petty – Louisiana Rain
9. Mamas & the Papas – California Dreaming
10. Steely Dan – My Old School
11. ?
12. Beach Boys – California Girls
13. Eagles – Hotel California
14. Dead Kennedys – California Uber Alles
6 and 11 are the stumpers. I’ll put the training wheels on and get up extended clips soon.
Training wheels version now up of #s 6 and 11.
What’s #11, some collaboration between Billy Joel and Stephen Stills???
*sigh*
Nope. Sorry, I’m stumped.
#11 – “California Nights” by Sweet or, if you prefer, The Sweet
The Sweet. I could have sworn it was Billy Joel though.
Punky’s Dilemma – simon garfunkel
Wooooo!
1. Cheap Trick – CA Man
2. Teenage Head – Flamin’ Groovies
3. Rolling Stones – Sweet Virginia
4. Led Zeppelin – Going to CA
5. T.Rex – Telegram Sam
6. Simon & Garfunkel – Punky’s Dilemma
7. Sloan- Losing CA
8. Tom Petty – Louisiana Rain
9. Mamas & the Papas – California Dreaming
10. Steely Dan – My Old School
11. The Sweet – Calfornia Nights
12. Beach Boys – California Girls
13. Eagles – Hotel California
14. Dead Kennedys – California Uber Alles
Thank you, thank you. I’d like to thank Jesus, my wife and kids, all the little people and most of all google.