4) I Hate California- Jonathan Coulton 9-12-07

Recorded at the Paul Gleason Theater 9-12-07

I hate California
There's something out there I just don't get
I know your friends out there must think I'm pretty strange
Because I dress as if the weather's gonna change
But it never does
I hate California

I hate California
The sun goes down the wrong side
Something in the water, maybe something in the sand
Maybe some west coast thing I'll never understand
Maybe just because
I hate California

I don't blame the Beach Boys
I don't blame Hollywood
I don't blame L.A.
Although I probably should
I don't blame the sky for its careless shade of blue
Lord knows I don't blame you
Lord knows I don't blame you

I hate California
One more beach day come and gone
And by the time you've finished gazing at the sea
3,000 miles away there's nothing left for me
If there ever was
I hate California

I don't blame the Beach Boys
I don't blame Hollywood
I don't blame L.A.
Although I probably should
I don't blame the sky for its careless shade of blue
Lord knows I don't blame you
Lord knows I don't blame you
Lord knows
I hate California

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[hamsteralliance]

The Paul Gleason Theater IS in California. :P

[Orbitvanfold]

whenever someone uses the words "and hun" it is always, ALWAYS received as bitchy. even if there is a cutesy:) behind it... hun:)

[DukeButtwater]

Oh my god.

There's someone else who hates that fucking bastard blue sky.

[drpeppa2357]

This guy is the king of lyrics, no contest.

[mexicanwhoreatkmart]

I live in California and I hate California!!! I hate that you make excuses for your song.

Once a great place to live, now a wretched pos! I'm leaving this dumping ground for human trash and will never look back! Good riddance! I'm not alone, the demographic shift spells longer term, certain trouble.The educated people are leaving Ca. in droves. The long term forecast for the entire state of California is dismal at best.

[jedihunter176]

1 of the 66 likes are from Francis.

[sierrakennedy]

@aubree5821 He just said, its not about California. When people think "California" or "Hollywood" they think celebreties, and comercialism. He's talking about that, not the state of California.

[TheTrueYodaMaster]

@TyMan210 He did. :D And it was pretty awesome.

[TyMan210]

This would be like if he played "Over There" in Europe.

[deviledtoast]

@aubree5821 I live in California, and you're a prick

[therohanicelf]

@aubree5821

Look up "unreliable narrator" kid.

It's a storytelling device.

I'm sure you've had to read a book with this strategy in school, assuming you're old enough to read.