Dave Alvin - King Of California (Lyric Video)

Taken from 'King of California 25th Anniversary Edition'
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Craft Recordings is pleased to announce the 25th anniversary reissue of GRAMMY®-award winning artist Dave Alvin’s King of California. Available at streaming services and on CD, and for the first time on vinyl, the album was originally released in 1994, to critical acclaim on Hightone Records. The remastered, expanded edition includes a previously unreleased instrumental studio track, “Riverbed Rag,” along with bonus material
Music video by Dave Alvin performing King Of California (Lyric Video). © 2019 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
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[@broozebrothers]

I seen more beauty of California in this 4 minute video than I’ve seen years of traveling around the country .. and Dave’s song just adds to it .. Absolutely Majestic

[@BarbaraNitsche]

YES 🥰 🔸you just have to love 🔸I do anyway 🔸BEAUTIFUL SONG ‼‼‼

[@markdess4813]

Great lyrics, great guitar and a great voice … Dave Alvin is top class … love the variety of music he plays

[@MrKeyboardCommando]

When I first listened to Dave Alvin, both of us were a damned sight less grizzled than we are now‼️

[@fenatic7484]

So true sir!

[@johnsommerhauser2319]

agreed. same here!

[@johnsommerhauser2319]

If there's such thing as a perfect match between song and video, the audio and the visual, this is it. Simply stunning! There are several to choose from, but "King of California" has to be my single favorite DA song; and the video elevates it to a new height.

[@pgg0024]

A true classic. Wish more people could experience this music

[@msg36093]

Great song. At once majestic and soft.

[@giovannimazzucchelli7487]

that's what I call a magnificent song

[@killrmillr]

Makes you feel nostalgic for the days when people wanted to come to California instead of get out.

[@laurenflowers76]

People who disliked this song, explain yourself. This is brilliant. In every way. I’ve seen him several times live now. He’s amazing.

[@myezecky7422]

Eh. More for us. 😊

[@markscott2026]

It struck me yesterday, listening to Naci Griffith's cover of "Boots of Spanish Leather," that this song is like that one. Anyone else?

[@Moykel]

Not heard this the mid-90s. What a song. Thank you Dave

[@fenatic7484]

This is a great song and I hope it gets into the National Archive right next to Sam Stone, by John Prine.

[@terryblankenshipmusic1322]

Saw and met Dave in Nashville, class act and just a superb entertainer and one of my all Time Favorites

[@stevedexter-ns7qj]

Great song Dave!

[@stevedexter-ns7qj]

Absolutely beautiful! Thanks Dave A!

[@SevenBears1]

Really enjoyed that one. Great pickin , nice flow and tempo..

[@anilomd]

I always thought it was "HER father said we'd never wed."

[@Moykel]

Also 'me no gold' sounds more like 'neither gold', to my ears.

[@cowboyhomembanda]

Great Job👏👏👏 🤠 From Brasil

[@122099]

Beautiful, but shouldn't it be 'her father'? Always thought it was this way.

[@toddster2656]

While I hate the corrosive political atmosphere in this state, there's a reason California is the most populous state in the Union. We have 10 million more people than the second most populous state. It is a gorgeous and diverse state. Where else can you surf and snow ski in the same day? I love how this song pays homage to my beloved state.

[@larking1555]

Hey- my name is Laurel Lynn- do I know you?

[@Serit0nin]

Matt Colville sent me.

[@Houston1VanHorn]

Love this song but at 2:51, there ain't no saguaro cactus in California.

[@myezecky7422]

From Wikipedia: "The saguaro (/səˈwɑːroʊ/,[5] Spanish pronunciation: [saˈɣwaɾo]) (Carnegiea gigantea) is a tree-like cactus species in the monotypic genus Carnegiea that can grow to be over 12 meters (40 feet) tall. It is native to the Sonoran Desert in Arizona, the Mexican state of Sonora, and the Whipple Mountains and Imperial County areas of California. "

[@Houston1VanHorn]

@@myezecky7422 "In fact, the species' range covers about two thirds of the state of Sonora, Mexico, and the southwest third of the state of Arizona, and that is pretty much it excepting one small population in California's Whipple Mountains, in the easternmost part of the state, and an even smaller population in Imperial County.By "an even smaller population" I mean there's one confirmed wild saguaro in Imperial County." - www.kcet.org/redefine/the-hunt-for-the-westernmost-saguaro

[@anilomd]

The narrator is traveling to California from the east...so, likely passed through Arizona?

[@LazyIRanch]

It's hard to tell if those are saguaro or if they're cardon cacti without seeing them close up.