I have made a few lists of songs grouped by places and topics which you can see at the links available on Spotify and other streaming services.
Most songs are also he artist will be put only on the first song on the list. I have censored potentially offensive words (not to protect you, but to protect this site from being censored.) YouTube links to the song are included if I could find them, but they remove songs often there so you might have to search for the song yourself if I haven't fixed a bad link. The lyrics and comments are as accurate as I can determine but there are no doubt some mistakes for which I apologize. This is not meant to be a list of favorites, just some interesting songs. A few of them are Califonria songs by the title or the context instead of the lyrics. It has been split into two pages but it's better to go the Title List or the Artist List, find the song there, then click on the "Artist" link which will take you to back here for comments and lyrics.Ĭalifornia is the main subject of some of these songs, but others simply mention something about the state such as a place, a street or highway, the weather, a person, or an attitude or lifestyle the state evokes for the singer.
This list is much too long to browse easily. It would defeat the whole purpose of the song, the whole idea.Songs That Mention California (with lyrics) According to Lennon: “The World Church called me once and asked, “Can we use the lyrics to Imagine and just change it to ‘Imagine one religion’?” That showed me they didn’t understand it at all. That didn’t stop the past 50 years of listeners from taking a microscope to potential meanings, or worse, inserting their own. Even President Jimmy Carter went so far to once note: “You hear John Lennon’s song Imagine used almost equally with national anthems.”Ĭarter himself might be surprised to hear that Lennon once described the track in no uncertain terms as, well, downright communist: “‘Imagine that there was no more religion, no more country, no more politics,’ is virtually the Communist Manifesto, even though I’m not particularly a communist and I do not belong to any movement,” he once said. The most successful single of John Lennon’s solo career, Imagine is played during times of tragedy and triumph and has been discussed and dissected as everything from a patriotic ode and a spiritual testament since its 1971 release. One of the most acclaimed and often-played songs in music history is also the most widely misunderstood. I think that’s why it’s played everywhere from weddings to funerals and births.” Beyonc é – Lemonade
“People take what they need from it and what they want it to be. “The word Hallelujah appears across religions and faiths,” explained author Alan Light, who wrote a book about the song. Christians who have taken the song as their own may be surprised to learn that Cohen was actually deeply passionate about his Jewish faith. It’s all another hotly debated, musical Rorschach test. It’s perhaps no surprise then that Cohen first studied poetry and literature before his towering career in music, with the song’s lyrics reading like a rich novel, complete with references to biblical characters (David and the Lord) and modern allusions (including tying oneself to a kitchen chair).
Ironically the subject of another new documentary in the form of Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, A Journey, A Song, what became Leonard Cohen’s trademark track has captivated listeners thanks to a seemingly holy quality that gives the song a deep resonance.
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