Need song suggestions!

[jenepherre]

So I decided to make a playlist of California/West Coast songs, just for fun. So far I have:

West Of California - The Brobecks
LA Song - Christian Kane
West Coast - Coconut Records
Still In Hollywood - Concrete Blonde
Hollywood - The Cranberries
Los Angeles, I'm Yours - The Decemberists
San Jose - Frankie Goes To Hollywood
Safe In L.A. - Gold Motel
California - Phantom Planet
Meet Me In California - Plain White T's

Obviously I like alternative rock, but I'm open to other types of music (except overly twangy country or rap). Not really looking for older songs like California Girls. Want kind of eclectic stuff. Any suggestions?? If anyone is interested, I'll post the playlist for download when it's done. :-)

Comments

[pinkkchocolate.livejournal.com]

California English and/or California English pt 2 - Vampire Weekend

let me know if you need a download link :)

oh and In California by Joanna Newsom

[jenepherre.livejournal.com]

Oooh, I have the Vampire Weekend stuff (how did I not think of that?), but if you have a link for the Joanna Newsom song that'd be awesome. Thanks bb!

[pinkkchocolate.livejournal.com]

I just searched California on iTunes. I'm on my work computer so I don't have a lot. I'll check at home later, but in the meantime...

In California

[jenepherre.livejournal.com]

You're searching iTunes for me? You don't have to do that (unless you're bored and want to kill time LOL).

Thanks for the d/l!

[amelialourdes.livejournal.com]

California Waiting - Kings of Leon
Made It Fine - Jump Little Children
California - Wave (this one's really, really pop lol)

Um ... I think that's all I've got for now!

[jenepherre.livejournal.com]

Thank you!! BTW, I sent you an unrelated LJ direct message a few minutes ago. :)

[amelialourdes.livejournal.com]

Got it! Replying!

[estella7.livejournal.com]

The Decemberists have another California song I like called California One.

[jenepherre.livejournal.com]

I even *have* that one already, and just forgot about it. Thanks!

[darksylvia.livejournal.com]

Ventura Highway - America (it's old, but slightly more obscure)
Going to California - Led Zeppelin (okay, not obscure but NECESSARY)
California - Joni Mitchell (Incidentally, the above song is supposedly about Joni Mitchell)
Losing California - Sloan
California One/Youth and Beauty Brigade - The Decemberists
In California - Neko Case (though this is not very upbeat. It's about being homesick for somewhere else while living in LA).
California - Unified Theory
Queen of Hollywood - The Corrs
Fountain & Fairfax - Afghan Whigs
Gone Hollywood - Supertramp
I Love LA - Rilo Kiley
Ode to LA - Raveonettes
Train - Goldfrapp

[jenepherre.livejournal.com]

Well, I asked for it, didn't I? It's going to take me a while to track all these down. I have a few of them, but not nearly all.

How is Goldfrapp's Train about California/West Coast? There's like one brief mention of LA in it. Or am I missing some deeper meaning?

[darksylvia.livejournal.com]

Nah, just that mention of LA was what I was thinking of. It feels like an LA song to me.

[maple-mahogany.livejournal.com]

Love the icon!

Have a safe trip!

[jenepherre.livejournal.com]

It's from a Jon Walker Twitter pic, IIRC. Which may be why you like it, hmmm?

Thanks, I don't leave till next Monday, and this playlist is completely unrelated to that, but anyway... I'm excited for my trip!

[ciaan]

Los Angeles by Kill Hannah

Rock Star by Black Lab