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Riff: U2 – “California (There is No End to Love)”

Sep 16, 2014

Bar-Bar-Barbara, Santa Barbara/Bar-Bar-Barbara, Santa Barbara/Bar-Bar-Barbara, Santa Barbara/Bar-Bar-Barbara, Santa Barbara

Following two decent tracks, we get our first legit bomb. “California…” fetishization (because RHCP haven’t given us enough of that) and re-appropriating the hook from “Barbara Ann” are the only memorable points in this “Whoa-Oa-oa-Oa-oa”-laden track;

Riff by Karl Ernest

Karl is a Seattle-based musician and writer at SONGLYRICS; a veteran of both east and west-coast scenes, he has performed with the likes of The Ying Yang Twins, David Arquette, Wynton Marsalis, among others. But he's no stranger to seedy dives or house shows, either.

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