San Francisco Songs
Music is important to me and so is San Francisco so it’s no wonder that I’ve got something of a collection going of songs that are about San Francisco or which reference San Francisco in some way. Here are just a few of those songs:
I Left My Heart In San Francisco - I think everyone knows this song or at least that line from the song. Admittedly, it’s not even my favorite song but I reference the line every time that I leave the city and my heart leaps out and remains behind.
Little Boxes - This song by Pete Seeger was a favorite of mine as a kid, introduced to me by my dad. It wasn’t until years later that I learned that the ticky tacky houses references in the song were related to San Francisco. Go figure, the life in SF is less tolerant of a ticky tacky kind of mainstream way of living than it is of all the oddities to be found throughout the city.
The Village People song about San Francisco. What can I say, it’s the Village People.
Lyrics by local singer songwriter Shane Papatolicas reference San Francisco in a way that is familiar to people who have spent time recently in the city.
The Be Sure To Wear Flowers in Your Hair song by Scott McKenzie is all about the hippie days in SF. And it’s perfect this year on the 40th Anniversary of the Summer of Love.
Furry Sings the Blues by Joni Mitchell. I don’t actually know if this song has anything at all to do with San Francisco but I think of it every single time that I have a reason to be on Beale Street.
There are more San Francisco songs listed on this Amazon list and at SF Heart. There’s a list of California songs on Wikipedia.
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August 30th, 2007 at 12:05 am
You forgot my favorite…Chicago’s When the Lights Go Down in the City