I was a senior in high school and Lindsey was a junior. And we went to a Young Life meeting, which was a religious meeting that simply got you out of the house on Wednesday nights... And, he was there, and I was there, and we sat down and sang California Dreamin'. I thought he was darling. I didn't see him again for two years, and he called me up and said, "would you like to be in a Rock n'Roll band"?
Stevie Nicks, The Stevie Nicks Special, The Source, 1981
California dreamin' gives me eerie vibes. I cant describe the exact feeling but its just so strange yet homely. It feels like missing the place you can't go back to or the memories of the past that hurt when you think about it. It also feels like when you've been through hell, the darkest in your life but now the sun is shining again you can be happy but it's not the same you were before all this. It's like moving on with a heavy baggage of emotions, scars and trauma. The flute part just hits. Man i dont know what i am saying. The song is weird