Pre-Notes archive here.)Ī long-time reader, Adam Feiges, floats an idea: (And the City and County of San Francisco is named after the Bay, not the other way around.) Although neither city name is mentioned, just the Bay. (As a matter of fact, they do some other fantastic covers you should consider as well.)Īs a former San Franciscan, I’d like to point out that “Dock of the Bay” is not a San Francisco song but a Sausalito song-another city on the “Frisco” Bay.
Update from a reader in Oregon, Brian:Īs an unabashed Pearl Jam fan, I have always been partial to their version of “Sittin on the Dock of the Bay” from several different live shows. If you have any reflections on a song about a specific place in California (real places-no Hotel Californias), drop us a note.
But as you can see from this playlist I made when I was moving back to California a few years ago, songs about California are kind of a dime a dozen (and I barely scratched the surface) … Yesterday we had Georgia on our mind, and in today’s track, from Otis Redding, he “left my home in Georgia, headed for the Frisco Bay.” Here’s a reader in San Francisco, Doug:įor me, “Sittin’ on the Dock of the Bay” captures so much of the San Francisco experience (or at least the SF experience I’ve idealized): carefree, sitting overlooking the water, relaxing and listening to some amazing music.