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Culver Moon


I lived in Culver City for 28 years. Jackson Browne lived up in the hills in an area called Culver Crest and wrote this song about the town. 

Big Studio town. MGM, SONY, Selznick/Culver Studios.

It was three miles from the ocean which is the same distance I am now. They filmed Gone With The Wind and the Wizard of Oz there.

Great Bluesy Song

I live in a small town . . . deep in LA
About five miles north of where the Lakers play
Everybody here's from someplace else
Working all together just like Santa's elves
Baby, Culver me
And I'll Culver you
When the streets are shining with the smoggy dew
When the lights are glowing with the mists of June
And the whole world is lit up by the Culver Moon
Baby don't worry 'bout Angelyne
She ain't the prettiest thing I've ever seen
Nothing she wears ever fits her right
And her complexion is just a little too tight
And the way she looks down from so high above
Makes me think the poor child's never been in love
Baby, Culver me
And I'll Culver you
When the streets are shining with the smoggy dew
When the lights are glowing with the mists of June
And the whole world is lit up by the Culver Moon
Baby I'm going to love you 'til the stars come down
'Til they park their limos and they walk to town
'Til the L.A. river overflows its banks
'Til the whole alternative nation bows its knobby head in thanks
'Til the fish are jumping in Ballona Creek
'Til the earth is inherited by the meek
Baby, Culver me
And I'll Culver you
When the streets are shining with the smoggy dew
When the lights are glowing with the mists of June
And the whole world is illuminated by the Culver Moon
Under the rainbow and behind Versailles
From the aisles of Fedco to the 405
From MGM to Veteran's Park
Way down at Chippendale's fumblin' in the dark
Where the ghostly specter of Howard Hughes
Hovers in the smoke of a thousand bar-b-ques
Baby, Culver me
And I'll Culver you
When the streets are shining with the smoggy dew
When the lights are glowing with the mists of June
And the whole world is lit up by the Culver Moon

The video I originally posted just disappeared. Here's another link

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indingrl
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CONGRATS living in a famous city for 28 years- ❤

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Well, that isn't why I lived there.

It had a small town feel, good schools and it was on the cool side of LA because it was near the ocean.\

The temperature jumped 15 degrees at a place called the Helms bakery. 

I never liked too much heat. 

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Giulia
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I'm not able to see the video.  

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sweetplt
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Me either not able to view...Dale sounds like a neat town...~ Colleen 201 DOF 

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Bonus track

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sweetplt
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Love this song Dale...peeked some good memories...hubs and I listen to old rock often...just can get ups and dance...Happy Day...good start for me....

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elvan
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LOVE his music, listened to it all the time...still get really excited when it comes on the radio.  I have Sirius in my car and it is set for "Classic Vinyl" so his stuff plays.

Ellen

try try again

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see above

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