Yea and that was just one of the run of the mill pop songs that we took for granted back then. Like they were going to keep coming and getting better. By the late 70s analogue was sounding so damn good.
It's a fair point but if you look at my channel, it's fairly Stevie-dominated/focused. I was highlighting her contribution to the song, because I love her voice. That said, most of the YT videos for the song that I have seen do not seem to have pictures of John Stewart, usually just lyrics. I may have to do a John Stewart video at some point.
@@johntoomey357 Now that's a stretch . Stewart was an accomplished singer/ songwriter /guitarist before anyone ever heard of Buckingham / Nicks. Do you think they would want to work with some beginner schmuck?
@@markyac I know that he was also in the Kingston trio But Buckingham played lead and Nick's did back up vocals on that album and they had Nick's background vocals loud so you could clearly hear her Stewart knew putting these two on this album would give him a hit and it did I don't understand how he got Buckingham and Nick's to work on that album together seen there was some bad blood between them at the time This album was after the rumors album I also think Mick Fleetwood Made a guest appearance on this album I could be wrong but you had Stewart lead Vocals guitars Lindsey Buckingham guitars Stevie Nick's background vocals I don't know who played bass or who played drums But I'm not knocking John Stewart at all he actually made a smart move adding Buckingham and Nick's to this album Gold was the biggest tune on it and you can hear Buckingham's lead guitar and Nick's voice on it and yes Stewart also played some lead guitar on the album too as well as lead vocals sorry I rambled but I just wanted to let you know about these sessions I don't know everything and you probably know more about Mr Stewart but I figure I would tell you what I know anyways Have A Great Day Sir
Was this Stevies first big thing, I think I was listning to this before I was 12, in the car in Colorado. I was born in 58. Loved the song, turns out the music was priceless.
ONE BIG ANSWER: GREED! Instead of a president, we now elect a Financial Leader... someone to decide how our tax dollars are to be wasted! Prices began to skyrocket in the late 70s and 1980s, bacause workers wanted paid more, investors wanted more return on the money and CEOs were suddenly being paid MILLIONS of dollars per year! .... Instead of putting the USA First in everything, our tax dollars began going overseas! Foreign Workers began pouring into the US and senring 95% of their earningd home, instead of spending it Here! That's why the US Dollar is now the world's main currency! .... GREED sent millions of good paying US Jobs to countries where workers are paid in pennies! I remember how sad I felt when I saw a photo of "The LAST U.S. Made Television", at the Zenith Electronics plant! The US now has few "true manufacturing" jobs that don't involve the harvesting of our Natural Resources! We now cut our trees and send the lumber to other countries to be made into furniture, which is sold back to us! HOW can it be cheaper to send lumber around the world, than to make furniture here? The same ideal applies to metals, glass and plastics! These and others ideals have changed our country and not for the better! ..... Immorality has been a mainstream issue for several decades! Remembering when you couldn't say "Damn" on TV? Now you can say nearly anything you want, EXCEPT for "God snd Jesus"! I often see movie scenes where those two words are bleeped or silenced! We WORRY about offending those whom hate us.... how stupid is that? .... Let's BUY U.S. and bring our jobs home! Let's worry more about us, instead of the poor people of Country X! Let's stop bleeding our economy by allowing Billions to be sent overseas every year! Let's stop the flood of illegals, pouring across our border and stop supporting those that are here already! Let's make the USA Number One on our list again!
@@jamesbaird8574 This was well after Stevie was established. It came out after the white Fleetwood Mac album and Rumours in the same year as Tusk (1979). Unless you are talking outside of Fleetwood Mac. Even then, Walter Egan's Magnet and Steel with Stevie was a hit prior to this song. It does predate her solo albums though.
As a long time fan of Johnny Stew l do appreciate the attention he is getting.. ..but shouldn't he at least be pictured at least once.???..All hail Stevie????..I love her work..but this is in fact Stewart's song ...so how about a little love for him
OMG this brings back memories: Late 1970s, WBLM (107.5, Maine) on the car stereo and hearing that same haunting voice I'd heard in "Rhiannon," but back then I was a child and didn't know I was hearing Stevie Nicks. Love Stevie still.
Been listening to this song since it first came out and my Dad loved it- I was around six years old! Really good music never gets old and I’m still jamming on this in late 2023!
I loved Fleetwood Mac and Stevie Nicks my whole life, but I had never heard this song until I was in the grocery store over the weekend lol. I recognized Stevie’s amazing voice
The same! My daughter and I were in Lowe’s last month and this came on. We recognized Stevie Nick’s voice and thought it had a little Fleetwood Mac influence but had no idea what song it was so we shazamed it. Such a great song.
Omg I heard this in the grocery store too!!!! Just last night. I have loved Stevie forever and never heard this. I stood there and thought this is Stevie! I know it! Stevie is trending!!!! 😂
As someone who has been a SICKLY OBSESSED Stevie fan for decades now (lol), sometimes I get sad to think that in the next 20 years I’ll sit down to listen these old jams and Stevie will have moved on to the next life. But so glad she got to grace the world with her voice on this go around.
Wow...listening to these great songs during the pandemic, always loved this tune! Stevie's vocals added so much on this. So many good memories. Used to play it down in California when it came out. A friend of mine's band did a cover of it as well and had added an extended jam in the middle. Decided to add it to our version too-Am-F for awhile (ha ha) , just nice and tasteful in the beginning and built it into a nice climax. The audiences always seemed to dig it and it didn't detract from the song.
@@imoldgreggboosh3467 Oh really? Cool-"Gold" does lend itself to doing a good jam. As I recall this was a pivotal song for John Stewart, he told his wife if the song didn't chart well he'd quit the music business. We know how that turned out!
This song came out at the end of my 8th-grade school year, and was popular that summer before my freshman year in high school. What an exciting time to come of age --- truly.
Me 1979 LA 18 years old kid hauling ass on the Kannan Agoura pass on my Kawasaki Z1 at 120 through the tunnel on to Mullholland. Maybe the nice lady at The Old Place will serve me a beer ;) Fast forward 2022 still here loving life at its fullest thank you Stevie, John et al but for you my life is well lived!
Great song with a great beat to it and having the beautiful and talented Stevie Nicks singing back up with Lindsay Buckingham on guitar makes it a classic.
Happened to be working overnights at a local grocery store the other night, when this song came on. I have never heard it before. But man had me hooked!
loved this one when it 1st came out & still do. Saw John on Solid Gold performing this song. Never realized Stevie was singing on this. Man, time flies so fast.
Holy crap this was in my recommendations, and for once they hit gold!! Literally. Haven't heard this song in decades...65 yrs. old now. But I remember hearing it on the old FM car radio. Excellent song for the times, I miss them so. Still have the music and the memories. Memories fade but the music lives on.
John Stewart, Sniff 'n' the Tears, Flash in the Pan...at the time all presumably one hit wonders got me through high school....turn it up and break off the knob.
John Stewart made over 30 albums and wrote way over 300 songs. One hit wonder? He wrote "Daydream Believer" (no. 1 for Monkees), "Runnaway Train" (no. 1 for Roseanne Cash), and had 2 other top 40 hits himself. Also Billboard put his album "California Bloodlines" on one of their top 100 lists. He had (and still does) a loyal 'cult' following. I went to 23 of his concerts in the 70s cause I couldn't get enough of his guitar work (in concert he would do long complex guitar solos that never appeared on his albums). He was a total axemaster. How I miss him . . .
@@imoldgreggboosh3467 songwriter for the Kingston Trio in the 60s so obviously not a one hit wonder....he's credited for the guitar riffs in that song even though Lindsay Buckingham also collaborated...sounds a lot like LB
Haven't heard this song in it's entirety in since it was on the radio. Every once in a while it just pops in my mind for some odd reason. Bever knew who the actual artist was until now. I still hear Stevie Nick's voice. She has true passion for music and you could hear it in the voice. Glad I looked the up the song
Hey stevie I really am feeling a bit sad today listening to this song I'm dancing and singing this cool as song you rock I like your voice too thank you for cheering me up stevie you are my idol 4 life 🎉
Being a "California Girl" myself, we have been in many tunes over the years. Used to see Jon and his wife at Masetros Restaurant & Lounge in San Ramon, California.
Awesome song for Stevie Nicks and John Stewart...guessing 1979...she has a dynamic range and has influenced many...she's a gem ...this song is also a gem
People out there , turning their music into gold . Absolutely in the 70’s they were . Writing their own music and singing them. No computers etc make them sound great . Raw pure talent
One of the best one hit wonders of 1979 but you need the whole story. John Stewart was a member of the Kingston Trio before leaving and going out on his own. I have the original 45 rpm record. Won a contest bet with this info. Great song. Thx for the clip.
This song debuted when I was with my mom and brother. We were crossing a large bridge from Illinois to Iowa. Not sure what bridge but it was over the mighty Mississippi River. I was 9 years old.
When the lights go down in the California town People are in for the evening I jump into my car and I throw in my guitar My heart beat time with my breathin' Drivin' over Kanan, singin' to my soul There's people out there turnin' music into gold Well my buddy Jim Bass past he's a-workin' pumpin' gas And he makes two fifty for an hour He's got rhythm in his hands as he's tappin' on the cans Sings rock and roll in the shower Drivin' over Kanan, singin' to his soul There's people out there turnin' music into gold Ah the California girls are the greatest in the world Each one a song in the making Singin' right to me I can hear the melody Story is there for the takin' Drivin' over Kanan, singin' to my soul There's people out there turnin' music into gold (ooh) Drivin' over Kanan, singin' to my soul There's people out there turnin' music into gold When the lights go down in the California town People are in for the evening I jump into my car and I throw in my guitar My heart beat in time with my breathin' Drivin' over Kanan, singin' to my soul There's people out there turnin' music into gold Flyin' over Kanan, singin' to my soul People out there turnin' music into gold People out there turnin' music into gold People out there turnin' music into gold (ooh, yeah) People out there turnin' music into gold, into gold People out there turnin' music into gold, into gold People out there turnin' music into gold, into gold (yes they) People out there turnin' music into gold, into gold Rockin' on the radio People out there turnin' music into gold, into gold slippin' down the back road People out there turnin' music into gold, into gold (yes they do) People out there turnin' music into gold, into gold
Wow! I liked this song so much back when it was released, but never knew the artist, nor the Buckingham/Nicks connection. Hearing it again (2024) was like unlocking part of my brain; sure am glad you posted this!
Same here! I loved it but had not a clue as to who sang it. I'm 57 and am a total classic rock lover. Stevie has always mesmerized me! Thank God for this collaboration! They were turning music into Gold!❤❤❤
Stevie only sang on three of John's songs, and the other two ("Midnight Wind" and "Odin (Spirit of the Water)") don't have anything like this chemistry.
Oh there's a story told on the coastline 'Bout a star eyed girl and her man of the sea He was a sailor Assassin on the sea wind She told him Oh let the whale go free . . . And then one dark day in February say on the twenty eight maybe the nine You know the ship sailed in with nary a man on the deck there to hold the line And then lashed to the mast like a ghost from the past Was the man who had christened the crime He said the battle is done and the whale has won It's the last time I'm taking the line Odin Odin Spirit of the water Odin Odin God of the sea Odin Odin Spirit of the water Odin Odin OH LET THE WHALE GO FREE . . ." This recording always gives me chills . . .
John Stewart wrote Daydream believer, which was a number one hit for the Monkees in 1967 and a number three hit for Anne Murray in 1979. He also wrote Runaway train, a number one county hit for Roseanne Cash in 1988.
Wow, that's amazing, never knew. I think lots of one hit wonders had songs behind the scenes. Would love to hear him sing daydream believer by the way :D
Added this one to my favorites . The Pics of the Queen of Rock are some of the Best. Stevie stole my heart years ago. Nothing but Love for The Stevie Nicks.
This song calls me to listen and remember. California girls are the greatest in the world. Peace to all my sisters and brothers. God Bless America!!!🇺🇸
This song is such a classic that I will always enjoy. As bad as Stevie Nick's is, John Stewart makes this song, stevie is the beautiful ribbon on the cake, just beautiful together!!! 😊
Sounds a lot like Lindsey on guitar but it is John Stewart...I had to look it up myself...undoubtedly some influence from the fingertip style of the iconic LB
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Had this in my head for 2 days running now. GAWD I MISS THE GOOD OLD DAYS when music had SOUL!!!!!!!
Back when there WAS music ay ? Oooof they think hitting play and rewind makes an artist these days I see.......lol
Hell yeah that's where it's at brother!🤟
It has been in my head 7 days now~ glad not to be alone on this.
It is so true !!!! And this is such a great song!!!
Yea and that was just one of the run of the mill pop songs that we took for granted back then. Like they were going to keep coming and getting better. By the late 70s analogue was sounding so damn good.
Loved this when it came out. I think their voices complement each other very well. It’s a shame that they didn’t collaborate more.
Stevie could harmonize with anyone she's just that talented. But yeah it would have been nice to hear more from these two.
There is Don Henley and Tom Petty of course...I agree this song is so well done.
And then Stevie comes in...... adore this 40 year old gem 💎
Me too!
Try Warm Ride Graham Bonnet
Played it over so many times my mom hide the 45 she was done lol
How about Magnet and Steel .
@@vernonsteedman6933 Hilarious....love it 😀
I like Stevie as well as the next guy, but do you think you could have placed a few pictures of the author and singer, John Stewart?? RIP ,John
It's a fair point but if you look at my channel, it's fairly Stevie-dominated/focused. I was highlighting her contribution to the song, because I love her voice. That said, most of the YT videos for the song that I have seen do not seem to have pictures of John Stewart, usually just lyrics. I may have to do a John Stewart video at some point.
@@MusicFan1977 awe absolutely love these pics of her . Stevie was out there turning music into GOLD.
The only reason this song was big because Stevie Knicks is in it and Lindsey Buckingham's playing lead guitar
@@johntoomey357 Now that's a stretch . Stewart was an accomplished singer/ songwriter /guitarist before anyone ever heard of Buckingham / Nicks. Do you think they would want to work with some beginner schmuck?
@@markyac I know that he was also in the Kingston trio But Buckingham played lead and Nick's did back up vocals on that album and they had Nick's background vocals loud so you could clearly hear her Stewart knew putting these two on this album would give him a hit and it did I don't understand how he got Buckingham and Nick's to work on that album together seen there was some bad blood between them at the time This album was after the rumors album I also think Mick Fleetwood Made a guest appearance on this album I could be wrong but you had Stewart lead Vocals guitars Lindsey Buckingham guitars Stevie Nick's background vocals I don't know who played bass or who played drums But I'm not knocking John Stewart at all he actually made a smart move adding Buckingham and Nick's to this album Gold was the biggest tune on it and you can hear Buckingham's lead guitar and Nick's voice on it and yes Stewart also played some lead guitar on the album too as well as lead vocals sorry I rambled but I just wanted to let you know about these sessions I don't know everything and you probably know more about Mr Stewart but I figure I would tell you what I know anyways Have A Great Day Sir
There will never be a Decade like The 70's, unbelievable....
Great times. Great music. What the hell has happened to this world.? 'They' sucked the fun out of it!
JD
I can relate...where is the fun indeed!
Was this Stevies first big thing, I think I was listning to this before I was 12, in the car in Colorado. I was born in 58. Loved the song, turns out the music was priceless.
ONE BIG ANSWER: GREED! Instead of a president, we now elect a Financial Leader... someone to decide how our tax dollars are to be wasted! Prices began to skyrocket in the late 70s and 1980s, bacause workers wanted paid more, investors wanted more return on the money and CEOs were suddenly being paid MILLIONS of dollars per year!
.... Instead of putting the USA First in everything, our tax dollars began going overseas! Foreign Workers began pouring into the US and senring 95% of their earningd home, instead of spending it Here! That's why the US Dollar is now the world's main currency!
.... GREED sent millions of good paying US Jobs to countries where workers are paid in pennies! I remember how sad I felt when I saw a photo of "The LAST U.S. Made Television", at the Zenith Electronics plant! The US now has few "true manufacturing" jobs that don't involve the harvesting of our Natural Resources! We now cut our trees and send the lumber to other countries to be made into furniture, which is sold back to us! HOW can it be cheaper to send lumber around the world, than to make furniture here? The same ideal applies to metals, glass and plastics! These and others ideals have changed our country and not for the better!
..... Immorality has been a mainstream issue for several decades! Remembering when you couldn't say "Damn" on TV? Now you can say nearly anything you want, EXCEPT for "God snd Jesus"! I often see movie scenes where those two words are bleeped or silenced! We WORRY about offending those whom hate us.... how stupid is that?
.... Let's BUY U.S. and bring our jobs home! Let's worry more about us, instead of the poor people of Country X! Let's stop bleeding our economy by allowing Billions to be sent overseas every year! Let's stop the flood of illegals, pouring across our border and stop supporting those that are here already! Let's make the USA Number One on our list again!
@@jamesbaird8574 This was well after Stevie was established. It came out after the white Fleetwood Mac album and Rumours in the same year as Tusk (1979). Unless you are talking outside of Fleetwood Mac. Even then, Walter Egan's Magnet and Steel with Stevie was a hit prior to this song. It does predate her solo albums though.
globalism takeover mate
"Californian girls are the greatest in the world,
Each one a song in the making ".
One of my all time fav lyrics !
I liked the one about the guy working in the gas station.
I grew up, literally, on The Kingston Trio featuring John Stewart. Much love. He’s a legend.
As a long time fan of Johnny Stew l do appreciate the attention he is getting.. ..but shouldn't he at least be pictured at least once.???..All hail Stevie????..I love her work..but this is in fact Stewart's song ...so how about a little love for him
John Stewart wrote one of the best songs!--Daydream Believer!💗
KOOL 😎
God damn.. mother really showed me some bad ass music in her party days lol. Forever grateful.
OMG this brings back memories: Late 1970s, WBLM (107.5, Maine) on the car stereo and hearing that same haunting voice I'd heard in "Rhiannon," but back then I was a child and didn't know I was hearing Stevie Nicks. Love Stevie still.
I always loved the "ooh yeah!" at 3:16
Me too!!!
Listened to this about a week ago and it was the first time I heard it in many years now I can't get out of my head love it
One of my favorite driving songs...
Flashback to 79 when I graduated from Wildwood High School and cruised the beach and boardwalk.
Been listening to this song since it first came out and my Dad loved it- I was around six years old! Really good music never gets old and I’m still jamming on this in late 2023!
A big hit for John reached number 4 on Billboard pop singles chart in 1979 Stevie backup vocals RIP John
I remember hearing this in grade school God has it been that long. Thankfully I'm still a child of the 70s.
I think I was in grade 7 when it came out.
@@MusicFan1977 I was in First. Still makes me feel old though.
I loved Fleetwood Mac and Stevie Nicks my whole life, but I had never heard this song until I was in the grocery store over the weekend lol. I recognized Stevie’s amazing voice
better late than never
What, you didn’t recognise Lindsey Buckingham’s guitar as well?
The same! My daughter and I were in Lowe’s last month and this came on. We recognized Stevie Nick’s voice and thought it had a little Fleetwood Mac influence but had no idea what song it was so we shazamed it. Such a great song.
Omg I heard this in the grocery store too!!!! Just last night. I have loved Stevie forever and never heard this. I stood there and thought this is Stevie! I know it! Stevie is trending!!!! 😂
@@davidsteer8142 It's not Buckingham.
As someone who has been a SICKLY OBSESSED Stevie fan for decades now (lol), sometimes I get sad to think that in the next 20 years I’ll sit down to listen these old jams and Stevie will have moved on to the next life. But so glad she got to grace the world with her voice on this go around.
Not anytime soon. She takes pretty good care of herself now
Wow...listening to these great songs during the pandemic, always loved this tune! Stevie's vocals added so much on this. So many good memories. Used to play it down in California when it came out. A friend of mine's band did a cover of it as well and had added an extended jam in the middle. Decided to add it to our version too-Am-F for awhile (ha ha) , just nice and tasteful in the beginning and built it into a nice climax. The audiences always seemed to dig it and it didn't detract from the song.
John used to do extended jams live . . .
I did that during the pandemic too ❤️. I binged on ABBA!
@@imoldgreggboosh3467 Oh really? Cool-"Gold" does lend itself to doing a good jam. As I recall this was a pivotal song for John Stewart, he told his wife if the song didn't chart well he'd quit the music business. We know how that turned out!
One of my all time favorite songs!!
I've no heard this in many years I had forgotten just how good it is wot a great song
Alway's was fond of this song i can listen to it over and over never get tired of it
This song came out at the end of my 8th-grade school year, and was popular that summer before my freshman year in high school. What an exciting time to come of age --- truly.
I was nearing the end of 7th grade myself.
@@MusicFan1977 Actually, I messed up in my calculation --- I was at the end of 7th grade too. I didn't begin high school until fall of 1980.
@@issues9828 me too; high school same year.
This song stayed in the top 10 for weeks here in Australia.
Me 1979 LA 18 years old kid hauling ass on the Kannan Agoura pass on my Kawasaki Z1 at 120 through the tunnel on to Mullholland. Maybe the nice lady at The Old Place will serve me a beer ;)
Fast forward 2022 still here loving life at its fullest thank you Stevie, John et al but for you my life is well lived!
Ya can't argue that this song is just plain happy as all Hell. I can be pissed off as shit, and put this on and I smile. 😏😂🤭😎🤓😉🤫
I am sorry to hear that John Stewart has passed from our lifeline,if it is TRUE thanks John for the Music. DOBIE WAN KANOBIE❤
This is 2022....this is my preference for music, this newer stuff doesn't measure up.
Great song with a great beat to it and having the beautiful and talented Stevie Nicks singing back up with Lindsay Buckingham on guitar makes it a classic.
Buckingham on rthymn guitar, John Stewart lead.
I used to think I dreamed this great song...then I found it again!
Same here🤣
A big hit for John in 1979 no you weren't dreaming Paula.
Happened to be working overnights at a local grocery store the other night, when this song came on. I have never heard it before. But man had me hooked!
I been listening to GOLD for two days running now . There are people out there turning music 🎶 into GOLD. I absolutely love this beat ♥️♥️🎼🎼
loved this one when it 1st came out & still do. Saw John on Solid Gold performing this song. Never realized Stevie was singing on this. Man, time flies so fast.
Some of the greatest Stevie photos of all time.
And Lindsey's guitar is murder.
That's Dean L. Adds the photos in time with the music, don't know where he gets them...Subscribe he does an incredible job!.
She gives Tom Petty a look in the video for Stop Dragging My Heart Around that is one of the sexiest things I've ever seen.
That is not Lindsey on guitar......sorry.
Yes Liddy's rthymn guitar is great, but listen to John's lead guitar - it's even greater!
@@imoldgreggboosh3467 Heck yes John Stewart's guitar is awesome...
Holy crap this was in my recommendations, and for once they hit gold!! Literally. Haven't heard this song in decades...65 yrs. old now. But I remember hearing it on the old FM car radio. Excellent song for the times, I miss them so. Still have the music and the memories. Memories fade but the music lives on.
EVERYONE in the 70's had a crush on Stevie...fans and musicians!
Stevie Nicks best female singer too♡♡♡♡♡
1979 and I just got my license. This was on the radio; KZEW and KTXQ, Dallas Fort Worth
John Stewart, Sniff 'n' the Tears, Flash in the Pan...at the time all presumably one hit wonders got me through high school....turn it up and break off the knob.
Flash In The Pan is a name that I haven't heard since high school. Came right back to me though. Wow.
John Stewart made over 30 albums and wrote way over 300 songs. One hit wonder? He wrote "Daydream Believer" (no. 1 for Monkees), "Runnaway Train" (no. 1 for Roseanne Cash), and had 2 other top 40 hits himself. Also Billboard put his album "California Bloodlines" on one of their top 100 lists.
He had (and still does) a loyal 'cult' following. I went to 23 of his concerts in the 70s cause I couldn't get enough of his guitar work (in concert he would do long complex guitar solos that never appeared on his albums). He was a total axemaster.
How I miss him . . .
Kingston Trio
@@johnmatanes3135 So? Your point?
@@imoldgreggboosh3467 songwriter for the Kingston Trio in the 60s so obviously not a one hit wonder....he's credited for the guitar riffs in that song even though Lindsay Buckingham also collaborated...sounds a lot like LB
Stevie...everybody's crush
I was 12 when this came out... Adore Stevie
I was 13.
@@MusicFan1977 So was I
Was 14.
This is one of the only two things that calm my 1yr old down when he’s upset or sick
The other is the Sixx sense with Nikki Sixx podcast
A time where REAL music existed !!
Too bad John didn't get a few pictures thrown in, its his song
Their attempt to make him "disappear"
Haven't heard this song in it's entirety in since it was on the radio. Every once in a while it just pops in my mind for some odd reason. Bever knew who the actual artist was until now. I still hear Stevie Nick's voice. She has true passion for music and you could hear it in the voice. Glad I looked the up the song
priceless, Californian girls are the greatest in the world, each one a song in the making !
I was in high school when this came out . It was a HUGE AM Radio hit here in Chicago (really one of the last ones on WLS).
I was about 9 but I remember it.
That story is soo hetero.
Yes, it was. Grew up listening to WLS.
This song has been one of my favourites for over 40 years now I still remember where I was when I heard it first Good Times
Stevie Nick's is one great vocalist and song writer.
She didn't write this....
Great tune, brings me back to summer 79.
Hey stevie I really am feeling a bit sad today listening to this song I'm dancing and singing this cool as song you rock I like your voice too thank you for cheering me up stevie you are my idol 4 life 🎉
beautiful woman who has devoted her life to music....
She sure did .
She has said that is why she never married.
I'm sure their were offers.
Being a "California Girl" myself, we have been in many tunes over the years.
Used to see Jon and his wife at Masetros Restaurant & Lounge in San Ramon, California.
Awesome song for Stevie Nicks and John Stewart...guessing 1979...she has a dynamic range and has influenced many...she's a gem ...this song is also a gem
I heard this today on my Apple Radio station and I thank God for music algorithms 🙏
People out there , turning their music into gold . Absolutely in the 70’s they were . Writing their own music and singing them. No computers etc make them sound great . Raw pure talent
Love this song, hadn't heard it in a long time, just heard it on radio and looked it up here!
Stevie Nicks = WOWZER!!!
Great song by a great singer/song writer. I could lister to his "The Phoenix Concerts" live album all day. Absolute classic. So sorry he's gone.
Wonderful collage of photos.
Awsome tune!
Great song , love the beat ,
Great set of pictures. Super
Courtesy Dean L.
Been Years since I heard this and it comes back quickly and strong !!
I agree with you Mark Yac!! For real.....and Stevie is my girl! Love her to pieces but she's not the only one singing this one!!
Lots of great memories!
Stevie oh Stevie that voice
California girls are the greatest in the world each 1 a song in the making.....God i love this song..Being real young..It is in my brain..LOVE
Listen to Midnight Wind. Even better
Yes...find midnight wind by john stewart...nicks is all over the background on that song...
Checkin it out in a few. Thx 4 letting me know. Tght I knew jst abt all of her stuff) not tht one
@@focusedfreebird thx kind sir
And this compilation is thanks to Dean L!
One of the best one hit wonders of 1979 but you need the whole story. John Stewart was a member of the Kingston Trio before leaving and going out on his own. I have the original 45 rpm record. Won a contest bet with this info. Great song. Thx for the clip.
I knew that also, Jon had great song writing skills.
Finally found this song thanks r
Great Song!
Love this song.her voice is punched up and john stewart adds a johnny cash like voice.hes gotta great voice too btw
I have said before the same thing another John Stewart sounding Johnny Cash like and also not in this song but that Stevie can sound Dolly Pardonish.
'I think that SeXy is keeping yourself .. mysterious.... ' * Stevie Nicks *
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Collaboration between voices of amazing distinction
Such a great song!! Stevie was so beautiful back in the day!!
To me it's as beautiful as it always was
Great Tune .............
This song debuted when I was with my mom and brother. We were crossing a large bridge from Illinois to Iowa. Not sure what bridge but it was over the mighty Mississippi River. I was 9 years old.
Great song
I love this song. It took decades to learn the name of the song and artists.
When the lights go down in the California town
People are in for the evening
I jump into my car and I throw in my guitar
My heart beat time with my breathin'
Drivin' over Kanan, singin' to my soul
There's people out there turnin' music into gold
Well my buddy Jim Bass past he's a-workin' pumpin' gas
And he makes two fifty for an hour
He's got rhythm in his hands as he's tappin' on the cans
Sings rock and roll in the shower
Drivin' over Kanan, singin' to his soul
There's people out there turnin' music into gold
Ah the California girls are the greatest in the world
Each one a song in the making
Singin' right to me I can hear the melody
Story is there for the takin'
Drivin' over Kanan, singin' to my soul
There's people out there turnin' music into gold (ooh)
Drivin' over Kanan, singin' to my soul
There's people out there turnin' music into gold
When the lights go down in the California town
People are in for the evening
I jump into my car and I throw in my guitar
My heart beat in time with my breathin'
Drivin' over Kanan, singin' to my soul
There's people out there turnin' music into gold
Flyin' over Kanan, singin' to my soul
People out there turnin' music into gold
People out there turnin' music into gold
People out there turnin' music into gold (ooh, yeah)
People out there turnin' music into gold, into gold
People out there turnin' music into gold, into gold
People out there turnin' music into gold, into gold (yes they)
People out there turnin' music into gold, into gold
Rockin' on the radio
People out there turnin' music into gold, into gold
slippin' down the back road
People out there turnin' music into gold, into gold (yes they do)
People out there turnin' music into gold, into gold
Stevie Nicks rocked it. I've seen Stevie Nicks in concert. Awesome
Wow! I liked this song so much back when it was released, but never knew the artist, nor the Buckingham/Nicks connection. Hearing it again (2024) was like unlocking part of my brain; sure am glad you posted this!
Same here! I loved it but had not a clue as to who sang it. I'm 57 and am a total classic rock lover. Stevie has always mesmerized me! Thank God for this collaboration! They were turning music into Gold!❤❤❤
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Damn Stevie was gorgeous back in the day!!! ❤❤❤
My thoughts too.
We all had a crush on her
amazing been buzzing around my head for a week too!!!!!!!!!
great song can't believe I just hear of this great duo
Stevie only sang on three of John's songs, and the other two ("Midnight Wind" and "Odin (Spirit of the Water)") don't have anything like this chemistry.
Oh there's a story told on the coastline
'Bout a star eyed girl and her man of the sea
He was a sailor Assassin on the sea wind
She told him Oh let the whale go free
. . .
And then one dark day in February say on the twenty eight maybe the nine
You know the ship sailed in with nary a man on the deck there to hold the line
And then lashed to the mast like a ghost from the past
Was the man who had christened the crime
He said the battle is done and the whale has won
It's the last time I'm taking the line
Odin Odin Spirit of the water
Odin Odin God of the sea
Odin Odin Spirit of the water
Odin Odin OH LET THE WHALE GO FREE . . ."
This recording always gives me chills . . .
Thank You!
Stevie Nicks is one of my favorite female singers LOVE HER VOICE
RASPY VOICE BEFORE IT WAS THE NORM!
Same with me! Always loved her voice since i first heard of her since I was a child. Stevie is a favorite singer of mine also.
This song still sounds so good.
On vacation and digging GOLD right now .
Love Stevie Nicks
John Stewart wrote Daydream believer, which was a number one hit for the Monkees in 1967 and a number three hit for Anne Murray in 1979. He also wrote Runaway train, a number one county hit for Roseanne Cash in 1988.
Wow, that's amazing, never knew. I think lots of one hit wonders had songs behind the scenes. Would love to hear him sing daydream believer by the way :D
Brilliant
And a member of The Kingston Trio!
@@jacknewman9256 It's on his 1971 album "The Lonesome Picker Rides Again."
Added this one to my favorites . The Pics of the Queen of Rock are some of the Best. Stevie stole my heart years ago. Nothing but Love for The Stevie Nicks.
John was the MAN!!
You NEVER hear this on mainsream radio.....
I heard it all over the radio when it came out.
@@lorendunn9309 Have you heard it since??
iHeart's stranglehold on much of radio means the playlist is very limited. It's more like Top 40 used to be, and true AOR is dead.
It's very difficult to find.
They play it here in MN all the time. Just heard it again this morning on the radio..
John Stewart : The Kingston Trio , yes he was part of the Trio .
Lindsey Buckingham plays guitar on this as well.
@@ericlove7321 Yes he does
Well, the second incarnation, after Dave Guard left.😁
This song calls me to listen and remember. California girls are the greatest in the world. Peace to all my sisters and brothers. God Bless America!!!🇺🇸
Peace to you too from Australia (communist Australia)
This song is such a classic that I will always enjoy. As bad as Stevie Nick's is, John Stewart makes this song, stevie is the beautiful ribbon on the cake, just beautiful together!!! 😊
Good tune, good audio, good art...Nicely done.
Lindsey Buckingham on guitar on this song!
Thank you! I knew it wasn't Lindsay's voice but at the time it sure did have a Fleetwood Mac sound. Even the bass and drums.
Yes he is!
@@philmontejano5971 No, he's not!
Sounds a lot like Lindsey on guitar but it is John Stewart...I had to look it up myself...undoubtedly some influence from the fingertip style of the iconic LB
This was my First Cover Song. In 2004 ad Austin Texas North Cross Mall Recording Studios Of America. Thanks Stevie. LOVE YA. DOBIE WAN KANOBIE.
This is by far the best display of Stevie pics I've seen ever. And I don't think any pics are repeated. Thanks man!