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California (3:49)

Cover of Blue

From Blue and 7 other releases

The California Songfacts says: In this song, Mitchell sings of going home to her beloved California. She sings as though she’s been on a long journey - and indeed, she has. After a tough breakup with her longtime boyfriend Graham Nash , Mitchell hoofed her way across Europe. It was during that journey when Mitchell penned many of the songs on her Blue album.
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Sitting in a park in Paris, France
Reading the news and it sure looks bad
They won't give peace a chance
That was just a dream some of us had

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  • lesliedahlink

    This is the song that got me into Joni Mitchell.

    14 Jun 4:57pm Reply

  • bojimmy

    ha sunset pig

    2 Jun 8:27am Reply

  • Mozzerella10

    just a week until my skin turns brown then i'm going home to california... but does your skin not turn brown in california anyway?

    25 Apr 8:34pm Reply

  • harvey1963july3

    ALWAYS X

    5 Apr 4:17pm Reply

  • huwoow

    Always love this song

    15 Mar 1:11am Reply

  • elliedobbs

    lovely vocal acrobatics

    28 Dec 2012 Reply

  • vanitycentral

    Teeheehee...kiss a sunset pig.

    19 Dec 2012 Reply

  • daisylou333

    i love this song:)

    30 Nov 2012 Reply

  • TWHsr

    Always liked her.

    25 Nov 2012 Reply

  • Drazba

    yea gerry-had to look up when this came out--cant believe its been that long-thought like the late 80's--she is just timeless

    10 Nov 2012 Reply

  • CopperKettle

    Love this song.

    27 Oct 2012 Reply

  • matt_white

    the opening lines to this are fantastic

    2 Oct 2012 Reply

  • Gerrykandler

    What a track and what an album! Can't believe it and I are that old.

    31 Jul 2012 Reply

  • BlueOclock

    hewis183, Yes, they are great lines! She has written so many of them. Great song!

    27 Jun 2012 Reply

  • Druid66

    I'm from California, where we spend out days wishing hot Canadian girls thought of us this way. (-;

    9 Apr 2012 Reply

  • clairelovesyou

    makes me dance

    5 Feb 2012 Reply

  • hewls183

    Favorite lines are: So I bought me a ticket I caught a plane to Spain Went to a party down a red dirt road There were lots of pretty people there Reading Rolling Stone reading Vogue and Oh will you take me as I am Strung out on another man Gets me every time.

    26 Jan 2012 Reply

  • Saskatchewan_

    That's one of my favourite lines too, Mr. Nguyen. I'm glad I got this song - all I seem to get by Joni on last.fm is "The Last Time I Saw Richard."

    22 Jan 2012 Reply

  • Vi_Nguyen1901

    "Sitting in a park in Paris, France, reading the news and it sure looks bad. They won't give peace a chance, that was just a dream some of us had..." <-- One of my favourite lines ever. And her vocals are just perfect <3

    4 Jan 2012 Reply

  • GreenEyedWoman

    What is a sunset pig? :P

    24 Dec 2011 Reply
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