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[kodalai]

And the road winding goes
From golden gate to roaring cliff-side
And the light is softly low
As our hearts become sweetly untied
Beneath the sun of California one

And the wind tastes so sweet
As we lay our eyes to wander
And the sky, it stretches deep
Will we rest our heads to slumber
Beneath the sun of California one

The Decemberists (Castaways and Cutouts - California One)

Comments

[okaasan59.livejournal.com]

Lovely.

[kodalai.livejournal.com]

I'd known about the Decemberists song for a while, but I never really stopped to connect the lyrics with California Route 101 (also known as Route 1) until I drove down that road myself and realized how breathtakingly appropriate it was.

[aging-parents.livejournal.com]

We drove that road between Washington State and San Francisco back in '75, and yes it is hauntingly beautiful. For some reason, the music that reminds me of it though is the Eagles' "Ventura Highway."