California- Rogue Wave

[TheFlyingAtheist]

I hate California, I'm glad I have Texas to lay my head and smile with.

[Sophaayx]

I BROUGHT MYSELF HERE. not the oc, pandora or any other shitty tv program/film. just me finding good music :)

[newpolishman]

@Sophaayx you're shitty.

[koolkroth1]

@Sophaayx good job (pats back) i',m glad.

[newbienomsfewds1]

I recently moved from Texas to Cali.

My best friend since 3rd grade posted this song in a blog post about me... </3

[familliaraver]

@newbienomsfewds1 ha I moved from SoCal to Texas (north) and I could not be happier. 

[newbienomsfewds1]

@familliaraver Hah, lucky. If you live near Dallas and like rock music, I reccomend going to Edgefest in Frisco when spring time rolls around. *nod* It's awesome.

[whtsox451]

If you were brought here b/c of OC then ur officially a loser

[chibixaileen]

PANDORA BROUGHT ME HERE BITCHEZZ. i love this song, it's cute :)

[IHATEPEOPLE46]

My sisters taste in music brought me here.

[CaliFokai]

eff the OC.....Nip/Tuck brought me here

[1rtwilson]

What a an absolute tune! <3 The Oc. :)

[krusher181]

I'll take southern Cali over southern Ontario any day, its too cold when it's cold, too hot when it's hot, no art culture and just as many fake people. There are fake people everywhere, just like I'm sure there are some real people in Cali.

[AllysonnGallagherr]

@krusher181 it isnt all that awesome either.

i live there, i wish i was in another state. Sure we have beaches and disneyland, and blah blah blah but it all gets old. its not the place where you live that makes life good, its the people who are there<3

[IUHoosiersBaby]

I think this is about the idea that "the grass is always greener." No matter where we are, somewhere else seems happier and more beautiful... once we get there, though, we're disappointed.

[pateeli412]

California sucks. ive lived here my whole life and visited other parts of america and europe. and ive discovered how many fake people there are in california especially southern california. i hate it here. i understand what hes singing about.

[milibi1992]

@pateeli412 if you are so sick of california, you might wanna switch home with me and come to italy!! I'll be just happy to go to California instead!! :)

[MrBloc7]

@pateeli412 He's not singing out of complete contempt of California. He's stating that life here is hard and yet it holds a special place for many because it is, at the end of the day, home. That's why he sings "so lead us there". Yes Cali can be a drag a lot of the time, but it is a great place in which to visit, play and live.

[MediAndClaire]

@pateeli412 at least you're not stuck in scotland.

[andyot7777]

I don't live in California. Hell, I don't even live in America.

But I fucking LOVED the OC and any music associated with it.

This is why I love shows like OC, One Tree Hill and so on... Because they're so music friendly.

[duckslolsexy]

@andyot7777 Read my mind.

[theycallmedumb]

the oc for life <3

[mfancyketchup]

@theycallmedumb yess<3

[crystauldear]

This song positively means : with all the uncerteny there may be. hope take can lead us ...any where.

[lihubba]

this song makes me actually wanna go to California..

[RENEEVEE133]

I've lived in southern California my entire life and I love it (except for all the traffic), but I also love songs that regard it with such disdain.Sometimes I want to get away too. And hey, we DO have seasons!!

[cartoonzer0]

I've really gotta disagree with whoever said the guitar part sounds like "Norwegian Wood", I actually think it sounds more like the opening notes of that Little Mermaid song "Under the Sea". It's not like they're identical or anything, but there's definitely a similarity

[JESSIELECTRIK]

I discovered this song on Itunes Radio a while back. I love it so much.

[xototspotox12]

one of my favorites by rogue wave

[supermoose5]

The only thing i can say right now is OMG SO GOOOOD!!!!

[katarinajooo]

nip tuck <3

[worldpeace4bugs]

He has a nice voice

[crystalmccutie]

this song sucks your soul out, cleans it, and spits it back into you.

[thequeensofheartss]

when i lived in SD i felt this way a lot.

[Jules0x0rules]

Dana Point <3

[VirilityNow]

I like soft music, and I despise California (between Redding and LA, anyways.) Nice song. One of the best.

[byonicbeats]

@VirilityNow between redding and LA? that's the best part, foo.

[snugglewu]

@byonicbeats Whoa, heeeey! My grandparents live in Redding

[9889lizzy]

Real Quality Music...It Sets Me Free:) So Amazing..This Is One of The Best Songs By Them

[Wardmusic94]

one of their best songs no doubt about it

[CiceroCrane]

Outstanding voice.

[jewpoc]

Anyone else notice that "Light" rock is referred to as indie? I played with Rogue wave at SXSW 2010 and they are a great band. But since when is Indie rock just a new way of saying Light rock?

[d00deiloveyew]

but seriously. perfect song for the oc. 

[d00deiloveyew]

fuck yeah the oc. thumbs uppppp

[deryni21]

I just saw these guys live today... this song is so incredible live. They introduced simply as a song about California and it closed the set. A truly great performance.

[mastersaken]

Sounds a little like the beatles "Norwegian Wood" The guitar part anyway.. No?

[ChiefLinesider07]

@mastersaken How about Dave Mathews "crash into me". Or Nick Drakes "Pink Moon". ??? But i see what your saying.

[happythingshappenin]

cute song (:

[obunkystaind]

the 1st tune they made was "Lake Michigan"... thts ironic because thts in Chicago & I believe they made a tune about this city, too...

i think their home away from "home" is here :)

[cdubninetythree]

@obunkystaind

sorry to be a jackass. but its a coincidence. In no way ironic.

[obunkystaind]

@cdubninetythree, u aint being a jack-ass, but u dnt understand the way I see it as a Chicagoan/obunkystaind/music

[cdubninetythree]

@obunkystaind ahh. gotcha. Sorry i jumped on you like that.

[obunkystaind]

@cdubninetythree, its cool

[redrocklove]

California is my home, even though sometimes I get bored at home. One day I want to move to San Fran. Listen to Mason Jenning's "California"..I like it better.

[NOOBfacee]

I really love this song.

It's so soothing and calming, and always seems to make my day brighter.

[PinkCheeto]

california native <3

[theroskojenkins]

divine, sublime and keeps getting better with each glass of wine!!!

[BobDodgey]

Intricate yet serene; nice.

[jimbowelly]

The OC is amazing

But this songs just crap!

Phantom planet , so much better,

There's no life in this

It's just blank

No tune, no beat

It's just down right depressing !!!

[alexis56781]

Half agreed, love The OC, The song is very depressing, but also like soothing at the same time, right?

[HazzaPistheDocsBFF]

Because amazing guitar and singing with perfect rhythm certainly doesnt equate to tune or beat.

I respect that you don't like the song but its very obviously has both tune, and beat. And certainly isnt blank.

[alexis56781]

It's not that i don't like it, did i say that lol?

But i wouldn't say its my favorite type of music.

And your right, it does have all that, but it's not something I'd listen to daily.

But kudos to you, if you do=)

[Trip6oh3]

@HazzaPistheDocsBFF ... Troll

[Lunainnova]

Alexistoohot lick balls you racist cunt

[alexistoohot]

yea cali is nice but not anymore, cali was better in the 60's and 70's.

now its the worst, cool we have the beach and nice weather but it sucks.

(too many mexicans now)

go back to mexico

[saiisthebest]

@alexistoohot humans are humans.

stop classifying them differently.

we're all the same, with different charechteristics and a different image.

there's jokey racism and there's straight up racist shits like you.

[MrBloc7]

I love and hate Cali

[TheIrateGaemer]

Screw California!.... From RL,California! haha.

[pelleogmartin]

Love The OC - Insane show! The best ever!

[genaphir]

No one in CA calls Orange County OC ever. It is just a TV thing.

[jake9416967]

So true, used to live there

[Leiashack]

Tobe born and raised in California, you can't help but hate and love it. Right now, I despise this state.

Children of Cicero-"To be ignorant of what occurred before you were born is to remain always a child."

[NonMilkedGrapefruit]

nuff said.

[kiwicotton]

It's really hard to hate California when you live in the most beautiful city in wester USA...SAN FRANCISCO!

[IlyaKhleboyko]

There are cities much better than San Francisco. I can vouch for that. I've been to SA and they have a terrible downtown. Lol. Drunks, homeless, dealers, and drug addicts. They were mostly confined to one area, sort of like a ghetto.

[kiwicotton]

The tenderloin? Yes, it's crappy down there. But five years ago it was doubly worse. and five year before that it was ten times worse. It just shows how great it's becoming. The reason why we have more than the average amount of homeless people is because of our climate. it's not too hard to live outdoors here. i love my city because it is soooo beautiful almost everywhere, and the people are so kind and just almost everywhere. im sure you love yours for the same reasons <3

[Jimmybuddha]

Hes signing about the love and hate he has for cali. Anyone who lives in california knows that we're the shit, but at the same time, there is things that suck

[myprettylobster]

YOu don't have to hate California to love this song.

[OMGitzEdwin]

to be honest, i believe these lyrics to be taken in a double meaning. i mean, the band originated in oakland, ca. i doubt they'll really speak poorly of california.

[liyanam]

Maybe the song is just about...not feeling at home in the place you're meant to feel at home in...and being able to find happiness and home and family elsewhere, in someplace new. I know I hate my home a lot sometimes and just want to get away.

[taylor189]

@liyanam i know how you feel, but its about when he lived in California but then he got fired, quit his band, and moved to New York and made a band with his TRUE friends.(skipping a lot of details)

[obunkystaind]

@liyanam, YESSSSSSSSSS!

[Irispierus]

@liyanam you have said that beautiful.. hug for you when you feeling lonely!

[zomgSAMANTHA]

amazing song

[christinalmt]

this song is great......they put on a great show!!!

hahaha....screw California love the lyrics

[NoShaq09]

I looking for Big waves and his weark band keep coming up. I like music like this but this band blows.

[SebastianSolorzano]

One of my most beautiful songs ever. It's so soothing and charged with emotion at the time. Simply beautiful!

[SebastianSolorzano]

One of my all time favorite songs. It's so soothing and elating yet so filled emotion. Simply beautiful!

[SebastianSolorzano]

"filled with emotion"

[inbina93]

The OC ruins good indie songs

[SebastianSolorzano]

Totally agree

[sethbrody]

Bollocks, so indie songs aren't allowed to be heard?? And Rogue Wave has to stay a band with a small reputation??

It isnt ruined =/

[SebastianSolorzano]

Well, for that matter I totally agree with you. It's a good thing that the O.C featured the music of many great bands when they were starting and known by a small audience (so they gave a huge promotion to them) despite how artificial and mainstream the series is. Nevertheless it kinda suck to see some of our favorites songs joining shitty scenes on the series.

[josiahlemingrocks]

season 3 of the oc, the class picture

[ericvulpi]

Cool guitar tune !

Sounds like Nick Drake (which is always a good sign)

[SebastianSolorzano]

A little bit. Although I think Zach Rogue's vocals are different to Drake's. And I believe Rogue Wave have a thing all of their own despite their evident influences.

[mandychaplin]

jist seen this on someones profile on myspace, so thought i would come and find it. excellent song.xx

[makoto3838]

i love cali, born and raised, but i hate it with a passion at the same time.. this song is great, hits home real hard. screw california

[tibiasuckness]

Why do you hate Cali? :-P I'm from Sweden but I spent one month there, it was the greatest time of my life!

[makoto3838]

haha listen to the lyrics. they're spot on! =-P

[idiotwithaAK47]

Oh my I agree.... I love California....but at the same time I wanna get the hell outta here!

[NoShaq09]

stfu this song song is gay I LOVE LA

[zomgSAMANTHA]

same here

[Milo915]

This song is so good! I think it's kind of ruined by the fact that it's on television. My opinion though!

[blahhduhhx3]

I first heard this song on a tv show, and i was like "Holy crap i have got to know that song"

and now i listen it to calm me down, its very soothing

[tibiasuckness]

You probably heard it on Nip/Tuck, because I just heard it there, and I immediately wrote down some of the lyrics, typed it in the almighty Google and look where I am :)

[blahhduhhx3]

Hahaha it was Nip/Tuck!! The scene where Julia and Christian are dancing on the beach and where they .. you know! haha

I did the exact same thing! This song is amazing!

[zeebruhhx]

this song basically sums up

what my life was like when i used

to livee in cali...i lovee it

[WHOGlVSACHIT]

This song is so true on many levels.

[xGirlPlay]

LOL this song was sent to me from a hateful person, yet I happen to like this song. O_o

But I luv Cali (sometimes lol).

[japancalling]

what ru talking about the oc was the greatest!

[uberbass]

This song is too good for the OC

[BlackfyreRoy]

Holy crap.

This melody totally reminds me of Norwegian Wood by the Beatles.

[Zombien20]

Pah! This song is better suited for shows like Scrubs. Forget that teenage angsty drama

[unc511]

i wish i could find a correct tab for this!!!

[HaulinChoates]

im old greggg

[SGspoonmanCC67]

i got a mangina~

[orangerusti]

i like this song and im also really starting to like this band

[brionifitch]

whats all this about the OC? go out and live a real life...for reals

[iaotio76]

word to you man, fo real, who even cares

[guitarmanc]

shame they canceled the oc

it was one of my favorites

[heatherkuhl]

this video is about rogue wave, not your faggoty ass tv show

[DoodleofBoromir]

rofl

ahahahahhaahhhhhhhhhaaaaaaaaaa­aaaaaaaaaaaa

zomg

hahaahahahah

[ElotOdog]

good call

[OLGA9BX15]

i miss the oc.

[FlipPhonez]

not bad song, i like it.

in a month im gonna see this guy live cuz he's ft. on a concert tour im goin' 2 (Jack Johnson). ive heard this in The O.C.,

its dope :)

[BigEricCartman]

FANTASTIC!!!

[fineboymekius]

this is a fagget ass song!!!!

[thewhiteboy2008]

Awesome song.

[ajspike23]

There's a reason the shows canceled...Enough said, argument over.

[MrAnderson122]

the "OC" is with out a doubt one of the worst shows that could possibly be run on tv, like that show might actually be decent if they changed just about every aspect of it and had actually smart people having to deal with a real problem other than "oh no my girlfriend broke up with me what the hell am i to do"

[gabilt]

they don't do that. they are smarter people. probably smarter than you. obviously you haven't watched the show. it way better than some other shows you consider "decent".

[MrAnderson122]

no i have had to unfortunate happening of watching this show and i assure you they are not that smart in the head, oh and if youre saying that scrubs and mythbusters arent decent compared to watching pathetic people complain then ionno whats up with that but wutever

[FlipPhonez]

if you've only watched 1 episode of The O.C. how can u dis it?? Be4 i watched more than 1 episode hated the show, now i love it! The O.C. had great music, a pretty good cast, and good plots most of the time. so wut if some episodes were 'bout girlfriends braking up, it was a teen drama! btw mythbusters sucks!! And The O.C. was great :)

[MrAnderson122]

honestly i find you people both dumb as a stump if you actually enjoy teen drama you are freakin out of your mind

[FlipPhonez]

what!!! no no no, your dumb cuz besides comedy shows, teen dramas are the best shows of all!!! Degrassi, The O.C., Gossip Girl, all really amazin' shows!!

[Michalienka]

cool boys :D ... I love this song, really cute :)

[iloveemileh34]

well the oc is gay but this song is great.

:D

[barelyapianist]

i agree. oc is fucking shit

[HawaiiSurf10]

nonsense

ive never seen it though

[scocer]

You are dumb too :-)

[barelyapianist]

we are all idiots

[scocer]

Not me!

Screw you!

[scocer]

The OC is awesome and the fact that you talk about it like this tells me that you are a stupid itiot!

[JediKenobix]

My sentiments exactly

[LegallyChocolate]

I love Zach's voice, he can really sing.

[tbone3225]

reminds me of norwegian wood by the beatles

[markyj9361]

yea thats what i was thinking!

[flyinghoover]

the play this song all the time on the oc

love it

[Ryanan2]

they played this once on the oc and that was the third season when they got their grad pics taken

[wannabewinchester]

this song is awesome.

[rach123el]

Yea, awesome guitar,

and true, it's a fucking beautiful song.

[velocetric]

Amazingly beautiful guitar work. Great song.

[sookietex]

simple pleasures...thank you

[StrayXAngel]

i love this song, its so pretty