Dewey Bunnell, the song's vocalist and writer, has said that the lyric "alligator lizards in the air" in the song is a reference to the shapes of clouds in the sky he saw in 1963 while his family was driving down the coast from Vandenberg Air Force Base near Lompoc, California, where they had a flat tire. While his father changed the tire, he and his brother stood by the side of the road, watched the clouds, and saw a road sign for Ventura.
America is a band with some great songs that are very smooth and have excellent vocals. Some of the lyrics in the songs didn't mean anything but were just used to rhyme when Dewey Bunnell wrote them. Another great song from 1974 is Tin Man, where Bunnell used lyrics that had no meaning. Sometimes, music is just meant to be enjoyed and not dissected or contributing the lyrics to drugs.
He's walking down the road going to a better place(Ventura California on the coast), strolling at his leisure, enjoying the sun sky and cloud formations(aka "Alligator Lizards in the air"). A simpler, slower attitude apprieciating his time in beautiful nature. This is a popular road song.
Summer nights stronger than moonshine I always took as the nights were intoxicatingly beautiful but hey that’s me. Remember songwriting was a lot more poetic in the time ☮️
Many of their lyrics are metaphors for other things. Alligator lizards refer to real lizards. The sky looked like those lizards. This group is a bit of a rabbit hole.
More America, most excellent! Alligator lizards in the air…gonna have to put it in context with the rest of the song. lol, they may have experienced with some hallucinogens
I do believe the line about alligator lizards in the air is talking about how clouds sometimes look like other things
Dewey Bunnell, the song's vocalist and writer, has said that the lyric "alligator lizards in the air" in the song is a reference to the shapes of clouds in the sky he saw in 1963 while his family was driving down the coast from Vandenberg Air Force Base near Lompoc, California, where they had a flat tire. While his father changed the tire, he and his brother stood by the side of the road, watched the clouds, and saw a road sign for Ventura.
Alligator lizards in the air refers to the shape of clouds in the sky.
"A horse with no name" is another dope one. Like your vids! Stay hydrated!
Yep. This is A great road trip summer song. Smooth as silk. Good job.
Tin man and this one are some of favorites songs FEEL GOOD MUSIC !
Check out their songs, "Tin Man" and "Sister Golden Hair".
The line is "alligator lizards in the air" they are a kind of flying lizard that lives in the desert of the south west
America is a band with some great songs that are very smooth and have excellent vocals. Some of the lyrics in the songs didn't mean anything but were just used to rhyme when Dewey Bunnell wrote them. Another great song from 1974 is Tin Man, where Bunnell used lyrics that had no meaning. Sometimes, music is just meant to be enjoyed and not dissected or contributing the lyrics to drugs.
The line is "alligator lizards in the air." He's describing some interesting cloud formations that look like alligator lizards.
Thanks for doing this great song, I remember listening to it on the radio as a kid
America is another great easy listening music from the '70s and they were really big and I have seen them live in concert too.
There are 3 songs that take me to California. This has always been one. Aint never been there but this makes me feel like I have.
A great song from 1972 .
America is still an outstanding band to see in concert !
Janet Jackson sampled that riff in one of her songs...very cool.
This is a convertible top down, cruising on a warm day, down a long stretch of highway kind a song.
Imagine driving in a convertible down a highway in America during the evening with this song playing
He's walking down the road going to a better place(Ventura California on the coast), strolling at his leisure, enjoying the sun sky and cloud formations(aka "Alligator Lizards in the air"). A simpler, slower attitude apprieciating his time in beautiful nature.
This is a popular road song.
Alligator lizards is referring to cloud formations.
That was a fun review. And this guy's attention to detail was stellar.
Summer nights stronger than moonshine I always took as the nights were intoxicatingly beautiful but hey that’s me. Remember songwriting was a lot more poetic in the time ☮️
I love watching your expressions! I believe you will like Pave Paradise (put up a parking lot) and One Tin Soldier if you haven't heard those.
I love the song "Horse with no Name" by America also.
Many of their lyrics are metaphors for other things. Alligator lizards refer to real lizards. The sky looked like those lizards. This group is a bit of a rabbit hole.
Excellent choice sir. ❤
This is one of the best bands ever
One of my favorite bands. You should listen to Sister Golden Hair.
If you go to the South west the sun light and the moon light is very intense and strong, stronger than "moon shine" and just as intoxicating
👍👍💯
Sister Golden Hair is a good song.❤
More America, most excellent! Alligator lizards in the air…gonna have to put it in context with the rest of the song. lol, they may have experienced with some hallucinogens
Cloud watching is lost on most!
Alligator lizards in the air refer to his cloud gazing as a child
No lsd only clouds that looked like alligators
Wrong version of this track this is a later remix. The original version is a thousand times better
MUCH better
Love this song.
Love my eyes too because jfc you’re beautiful