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Great picks, though “I Love L.A.” was already featured in TotD (in our series of songs about complicated patriotism) and “City of Immigrants” doesn’t seem to be about a particular city. I only recently noticed the timing of the daily song release ) In a time when we are constantly bombarded by messaging that signals that somehow this country is something less than it once was, it is nice to be reminded that we are, in fact, the sum of all of our parts-and that the parts are actually (as Fallows points out) pretty great. (This theme would also dovetail with the America by Air series.) Two suggestions to kick things off: “I Love L.A.” by Randy Newman and “City of Immigrants” by Steve Earle.īoth songs are unabashed, upbeat, and unironic love songs to these iconic American cities. I have a suggestion for a new theme for Track of the Day: songs that celebrate a specific place.
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Pre-Notes archive here.)Ī long-time reader, Adam Feiges, floats an idea: (And the City and County of San Francisco is named after the Bay, not the other way around.) Although neither city name is mentioned, just the Bay. (As a matter of fact, they do some other fantastic covers you should consider as well.)Īs a former San Franciscan, I’d like to point out that “Dock of the Bay” is not a San Francisco song but a Sausalito song-another city on the “Frisco” Bay.
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Update from a reader in Oregon, Brian:Īs an unabashed Pearl Jam fan, I have always been partial to their version of “Sittin on the Dock of the Bay” from several different live shows.
If you have any reflections on a song about a specific place in California (real places-no Hotel Californias), drop us a note. But as you can see from this playlist I made when I was moving back to California a few years ago, songs about California are kind of a dime a dozen (and I barely scratched the surface) … Yesterday we had Georgia on our mind, and in today’s track, from Otis Redding, he “left my home in Georgia, headed for the Frisco Bay.” Here’s a reader in San Francisco, Doug:įor me, “Sittin’ on the Dock of the Bay” captures so much of the San Francisco experience (or at least the SF experience I’ve idealized): carefree, sitting overlooking the water, relaxing and listening to some amazing music.