Leon Ware - Why i came to california

[mrmaoam]

what a voice

[soulfunkboy]

HAD THE PRIVELIGE AND HONOUR OF SEEING LEON PERFORM AT THE O2. A TRUE LEGEND.

[ruangostozao]

Kk

[steadyrocksyou]

nice song...

make me drunk...

:)

[chipscrunch]

Can someone post song lyrics?

[juntama100]

こん時のベース誰だっけかなぁ

[sutaminatengoku]

@juntama100

岸辺一徳

[howardtheman]

Leon Ware is underrated,He should be up there with the legends.

[lethlmynd]

@howardtheman some things are to be known only by those who KNOW dig it. i do agree that he is among the greats.Marvin Gaye would say the same

[WeaselOnCrack]

@howardtheman He is..

[redcreem]

hey, anyone know where i can get hold of 'Sacha Sacha' by Leon Ware, ...adrianjbsn@yahoo.co.uk

[aishaxoxobela]

LA and OC have become so overrated, San Diego is where its at nowadays

[smash44556677]

For some reason I daydream myself cruising through L.A at night with a Black SLR showing the reflections of city lights on the hood with this song playing.

[crazyroon10]

sampling this



[smash44556677]

@crazyroon10 No bull

[crazyroon10]

@smash44556677 what lmao as in "are u serious" or "wow dude no one cares"

[smash44556677]

@crazyroon10 As in this is a good ass song to sample

[crazyroon10]

@smash44556677 word up was so smooth and simple

[xxx6920032003]

@crazyroon10 word same here

[madness17111]

"Aint no party like a west coast party!!!" Adina Howard

[jody808]

great song! a nice, jazzy vibe

[sebbbo77]

"Zooma ......

Oh I'd like to fuck some hos on Zooma ...

Banging all those tight snatches ...

Vennnnice ....

It gets really strange walkin' thru Venice ...

Theres a lot of dominatrix girls...."

[MsGigique]

Thankx Leon to take me back to the eighties and to Cali!

[alfiejames11]

Real Sunshine soul Perfect !

[imafanofmyself2day]

sly boogy ft crooked i -keep on....they sampled this too

[CheckMate657879]

Definitely ridin' in Cali music - freest grove I've ever known - you know - out west where it's best.

[port2344chester]

An all time MOUNTAIN moving trax.... this tune just touches your soul & makes you feel all warm inside... both artists voices hit that eargasim spot which all fans of this trax understand my feelings.

[foxforcegirl]

DId he say, "far away from Compton"?

[nubihotepamun]

Leon Ware is an Incredible under appreciated Legend. Such an incredible concepts withiun his music theory arrangements. Obvious Jazz influenced structures with Latin and Avante Garde type of R&B grooves. So sweet.

[bigmoe5th]

rip 2pac he samples this jam 

[onepiecefunk14]

wow nice song and singer.. my new find ")

[TimmyAndEmma]

@onepiecefunk14 Yeah we been smokin this sick joint since the 80s. Welcome!

[Sendmommy0524]

"That is why I came to California. It's the strangest groove I've ever known." Wow, this was a wonderful song...the album ain't bad either. But this was just such a mellow groove. You could just picture the places in California while listening to this. Leon Ware, so underrated!

[dj4u2100]

Still got this on a mint elektra 12". open to offers?

[247365DJ1]

anyone have a mint original copy? LP or 12" will do!! many thanks...:-)

[cdeb64]

all time favo!!!!!!

[247365DJ1]

just luuurrrrrrrve it!!!!

[247365DJ1]

what a TUUUUNE!!! just seen the 12" promo for sale for $550!!!

[TheHerbmanSkank]

@dj4u2100 How much ?

[dj4u2100]

@TheHerbmanSkank make me an offer?

[247365DJ1]

@dj4u2100 original copy you got???

[orangeroughy]

Great song, obscure album. One of my all time favorites!

[steinski123]

great tune with a lot of memories, San Francisco during the the 80ies. thanks

[phileustace]

A sleazy pimp tune ...

but I like it ...

OHHH YEAH ...

[DJBonseye]

It's just the best funk ever!

[BomberSoul1]

Love it.

[SpotOnMusic1]

Anybody knows who the lady singer is ? Sounds like Angie Bofill.....

[luoseno]

Janis Seigel

[SpotOnMusic1]

@luoseno Thanks !! :-)

[rozieez]

great stuff..

[1861cj]

Nice and smooth,awsome and jazzy song

[sebbbo77]

Zooma ...

Oh I'd luck 2 fuck some snatch on Zooma ...

Fuckin all those chubby sluts

Venice .... drillin hos all nite on da town in Venice ... They got some tight pussies

[phileustace]

"Zuma ...

Oh I'd like to fuck the sluts on ... Zuma ..

Fuckin' all those pretty girlz ...

Venice ..... it gets really strange walkin

through venice ... theres a lot of hos on ice"

[treeZon1]

lOOOOOOOL

[marmjah]

true love.. reminds me of tania marias come with me... in... a strange way

[DominantThought]

Love it....

[luoseno]

nearly impossible to find on any media format seems more known and popular now than when it originally came out back then

[jebrilus]

You can find it in the Mastercuts collection, in the 80 Rare Groove CD. :)

[Tom3030]

@luoseno

Quite eaysy to find the album where this is taken from on CD :-)

Google is your friend ;-)

[luoseno]

the CD is scare but i was talking about the 12" single promo only VINYL that still sells for $300-$500 comes up for sale on ebay maybe once every two years if that

[crysr007]

Remarkable ... yeah this is why I came to Cali too... still feels good.

[sebbbo77]

The ultimate sleaze jazz tune.

Many evenings were spent at

Central Park fucking pussy 2 the

beat of this song when I was homeless

in the 1970s.

[treeZon1]

ooooooooooo

we be funkin it up like aint noooooooootttthhiiinnn

[Kemp0504]

Hey thanks Mcleanmuir. I would have never guessed Janis Siegel from Manhattan Transfer.

What a great combination!!!!

[Kemp0504]

Anybody know who is singing with Leon on this great song???

[mcleanmuir]

Janis Siegel, she is in Manhattan Transfer. I think she co wrote it.

[atugami]

London Jazz Classics No1の曲に入ってた俺の思い出の一曲

本当にRare Grooveに浸っていた

[Kemp0504]

Great song...almost as good as "Rockin' You Eternally".

[BoneGfunk]

Aint no place like CALI!

i luv it

[247365DJ1]

@BoneGfunk brilliant track...!!!

[MsGigique]

@BoneGfunk

[STRICTLY187mUrdA]

in my top ten Jams of all times

my father used to listen ta it every day back in summer 83.

[frescomasterfiesta1]

Sampled for "Keep On" by Sly Boogy, Crooked I & Kam ; )

[etx1979]

my drunk at 6 in the morning tune

[secretsquirrel76]

Bought the 12" version of this back in the day, cost a small fortune, but worth every penny. Classic!

[phileustace]

I love when they both sing together in the end "Watching all those pretty gurls ..... it gets really strange in Venice ...... there's a different attitude". This would be a great song for a 1 night stand at a place like "San Tropicana Resort" in sleazy Mexico where all the fugitives are.... "I can feel the road is leading to the TREASURE that will guide me"..... "it's the free-est groove that I have ever known."

[HardWarUK]

Never made me move to California, but it made the Texas Sunsets look better back in the day!

[phileustace]

I used to bang my wife to the beat of this song. We were doing it doggy style all nite long - to the beat of this amazing porno music tune. And now, 20 years later I own a strip bar, and each girl who comes to work here gets "initiated" when I bang them to this song. If they do it, they get the job of their dreams - providing service to our customers - and banging me for a pay rise - but only if this song is on in the background. EACH BEAT - EACH THRUST.

[taxi4lacey]

hey i know the bar, Rude Nude Dudes on 34th right?

[powermann9]

really thats wow thats good

[neeetah]

Totally fly. Words that cannot describe the pride of being a Californian. It the baddest groove that I have ever known. EVERY day is SUNSHINE, dreams, and joy!

[slapmyfunkybass]

great track... i'm on my way

[BornTV]

its why i moved to ca...plus i killed them rhodes.

[Jayo151]

Found this 6 years ago on vinyl 12"

[bornintheusa1974]

tune

[ajohnson5fc]

Super, tremendous, it took me ten years to track down the original vinyl!

[Zephonic]

I'm gonna jump on a plane right now!

[airjor1]

Thank you for posting this song! It reminds me when I lived in San Diego. I was born and raised in Ventura and lived in Oxnard, California.

[KenPHD]

Thanx for this post....man this is 80's L.A. when you could go out clubbing and didn't have to worry about all the maddness. Leon was brilliant on this cut!!!!!!!

[247365DJ1]

@KenPHD seen this seliing for $550 at the moment..... brilliant tuuuune!!

[destituteillusion]

great melody and groove

[tokopee]

This song is one of my favorite song.

Thank you.

[benjalong]

perfect!thanks.