California
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I suddenly realized
I was in California.
—Jack Kerouac
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Go west,
paradise is there.
—Natalie Merchant
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The west is the best.
―The Doors
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Made up my mind
to make a new start
Goin’ to California with an achin’
in my heart
—Led Zeppelin
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Welcome to the Hotel California.
—Eagles
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California dreamin'
on such a winter's day.
—Mamas and the Papas
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Tip the world over on its side and everything loose will land in Los Angeles.
—Frank Lloyd Wright
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Is the city I live in
the city of angels?
Lonely as I am
together we cry.
—Red Hot Chili Peppers
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You pretty little town,
you sad flower in the sand.
You pretty little town,
give me some of you.
—Deconstruction
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I want to get back
to my city by the bay.
—Journey
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Oh but California,
California I'm coming home,
I'm going to see the folks I dig,
I'll even kiss a Sunset pig,
California I'm coming home.
—Joni Mitchell
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California love.
—Pac & Dre
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California.
—Detective John McClane
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