This was one song I loved to crank up very loud.
Not a big fan of her style of music, but it was easy to see she was a brilliant talent. Even Tony Bennett recognized her brilliance. Too bad she left so soon.
You mean the Hollies? Take the credit. Itās a great song.
One of my all-time favorite songs. The lyrics hit me every time I hear it. I love everything about this song. A big reason why S&Gās music will always be with me.
I always loved S&G. Iām gonna look up the lyrics.
Here they are. The lyrics alone donāt do the song justice.
Let us be lovers, weāll marry our fortunes together
Iāve got some real estate here in my bag
So we bought a pack of cigarettes and Mrs. Wagnerās pies
And we walked off to look for America
Cathy, I said as we boarded a Greyhound in Pittsburgh
Michigan seems like a dream to me now
It took me four days to hitchhike from Saginaw
Iāve gone to look for America
Laughing on the bus, playing games with the faces
She said the man in the gabardine suit was a spy
I said, be careful, his bowtie is really a camera
Toss me a cigarette, I think thereās one in my raincoat
We smoked the last one an hour ago
So I looked at the scenery
She read her magazine
And the moon rose over an open field
Cathy, Iām lost, I said though I knew she was sleeping
And Iām empty and aching and I donāt know why
Counting the cars on the New Jersey Turnpike
Theyāve all come to look for America
All come to look for America
All come to look for America
Yeah, no kidding.
Did you like that album? I didnāt. And I love the old Beach Boys stuff.