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These are songs with lyrics that mention female Californians known as "California girls," or use that phrase, or refer to a woman from California in some other way such as a "Malibu Barbie," an "L.A. woman," or a "valley girl," etc. Some singers even express their disdain for the stereotype, such as in the Magnetic Fields song with its chorus "I hate California girls." The songs on this list are all from the main list of songs that mention California. I haven't found enough songs about "California boys" to make a list yet, but I will if I do.
The phrase "California girls" was popularized by the hit 1965 Beach Boys song "California Girls," but the cultural concept had roots earlier in Hollywood and surf culture, which idealized the archetype of a carefree, sun-loving young woman from California.
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(Numbers are on top. Ignore any article at the beginning such as "The" or "A" except for non-English languages.)
(Artists name + band name combos are filed under the artist's last name.) |
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| Artist (with links to comments and lyrics) |
Song Title (click the link to listen to the song)
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A |
| The Adolescents |
L.A. Girl |
| Gary Allan |
She's So California |
| Dave Alvin and the Guilty Men |
Highway 99 |
| The Andrews Sisters |
The Lady From 29 Palms |
| The Avett Brothers |
Pretty Girl From San Diego |
| Hoyt Axton |
California Women |
B |
| Bag of Toys |
California |
| The Beach Boys |
California Girls |
| Beach Bunny |
Ms. California |
| Blontourage |
California Country |
| Billy Bragg |
Help Save the Youth of America |
| Tituss Burgess |
Boobs in California |
| Jeremiah Burnham |
A Place In California |
C |
| Calvin & Juls (featuring Tobey Nize) |
California Diva |
| Camper Van Beethoven |
Northern California Girls |
| Rafael Casal & Daveed Diggs (featuring Chinaka Hodge) |
Foxy Girls (Candy Store) |
| Cayucas |
California Girl |
| Cayucas |
California Inn |
| Cheap Trick |
California Girl |
| Chilliwack |
California Girl |
| CHUNG HA |
California Dream |
| Rodger Collins |
Foxy Girls in Oakland |
| Cracker |
Miss Santa Cruz County |
| Crash Adams |
California Girl |
D |
| Daddy Yankee & Katy Perry (featuring Snow) |
Con Calma Remix |
| The Dictators |
California Sun |
| DJ Serg & Simon Blaze (featuring Rashon J) |
Miss California |
| The Doors |
L.A. Woman |
| Dounia |
Coolest Girl in California |
E |
| Eazy-E & Ron-de-vu |
L.A. is the Place |
| Melissa Etheridge |
Miss California |
F |
| Jared Farrell |
California Smile |
| Fever Tree |
San Francisco Girls (Return of the Native) |
| Eddie Floyd |
California Girl |
| Miya Folick |
Malibu Barbie |
| The Four Dandies |
Frisco Kate |
G |
| A Great Big World |
Hey California! |
| Adam Gregory |
She's So California |
H |
| HAIM |
Summer Girl |
| Lee Hazlewood |
L.A. Lady |
| The Hellp |
California Dream Girl |
| Matty Hugo |
Just Another Song 'Bout California |
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J |
| Jack's Mannequin (featuring Pras) |
Miss California |
| Jah Cure |
Made in California |
| JAHKOY |
California Heaven |
| JAHKOY & ScHoolboy Q |
California Heaven (Medasin Remix) |
| Jan and Dean |
The Little Old Lady From Pasadena |
| Joe Jones |
California Sun |
| JRAFFE |
California |
| Ju$to |
California Girl |
K |
| The Key of Awesome! |
Katy Perry California Gurls Parody |
| Krooked Treez |
So In Love With California |
L |
| Robyn L |
Malibu Barbie |
| Kendrick Lamar (featuring Dr. Dre) |
The Recipe |
| Lana Del Rey |
Venice Bitch |
| Lechuza |
California Dream Girl |
| Lil Peep (with Nedarb featuring Craig Xen) |
California World |
| Lil Pluto |
California Girl |
| Lil Wayne (featuring Tyga) |
California Love |
M |
| The Magnetic Fields |
California Girls
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| The Mamas & the Papas |
Twelve Thirty (Young Girls Are Coming to the Canyon) |
| Sergio Mauve, Danny Ives & GBliz |
California Girls |
| Joni Mitchell |
Ladies of the Canyon |
| Mötley Crüe |
Girls, Girls, Girls |
| Shawn Mullins |
Lullaby |
N |
| Willie Nelson |
(I Don't Have a Reason) To Go To California Anymore |
| Jerrod Niemann |
Bakersfield |
| Fjaere Nilssen |
California Dream Girl |
| NoMbe |
California Girls |
| NoMbe x Sonny Alven |
California Girls |
O |
| Oh, Hush! |
California Christmas |
| Oingo Boingo |
California Girls |
| Olivia Ooms |
California Country |
| Caswell Lee Orr |
California Eyes |
P |
| Pacific Dub |
California Girl |
| Papa Roach |
Hollywood Whore |
| Jon Pardi |
California Sunrise |
| Jon Pardi |
Honkytonk Hollywood |
| Katy Perry (featuring Snoop Dogg) |
California Gurls |
| Pope Suburban |
California Beauty |
| Tristan Prettyman |
California Girl |
| Dory Previn |
Mary C. Brown and the Hollywood Sign |
| Charlie Puth |
L.A. Girls |
Q |
R |
| Radical Something |
California |
| Ramones |
California Sun |
| Rascall Flats |
She'd Be California |
| The Rebelution |
Santa Barbara |
| Red Elvises |
Girl From Malibu |
| Red Hot Chili Peppers |
Around the World |
| Rivieras |
California Sun |
| Destiny Rogers (featuring Kalan.FrFr) |
West Like |
| David Lee Roth |
California Girls |
| Russ & G-Eazy |
California Girl |
| Tom Russell |
The Rose of the San Joaquin |
S |
| Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band |
Hollywood Nights |
| Stephen Sharer |
Malibu Barbie |
| Shark? |
California Grrls |
| Simpletones |
California |
| Nancy Sinatra |
California Girls |
| Sonic Youth |
Expressway to Yr Skull |
| Sonic Youth |
Swimsuit Issue |
| Sonic Youth |
Tunic (Song For Karen) |
| The Steve Miller Band |
Rock'n Me |
| John Stewart |
Gold |
| Stone Temple Pilots |
Hollywood B**ch |
| Supertramp |
Breakfast in America |
T |
| Dante Thomas |
Miss California |
U |
V |
| Pong Vang |
Nco Nkauj Hmong California |
W |
| M. Ward |
Girl From Conejo Valley |
| The Weeknd |
Escape From L.A. |
| Weezer |
L.A. Girlz |
| Gretchen Wilson |
California Girls |
| Stevie Lee Woods |
California Girls Have Gone Country |
X |
Y |
| Jesse Colin Young |
California Child |
| Nicky Youre |
Eyes On You |
Z |
| Frank and Moon Zappa |
Valley Girl |
| Warren Zevon |
Carmelita |
| Zola |
California Girl |
