America member Dewey Bunnell wrote this song. In an interview with the Los Angeles Times October 1, 2006, he explained: "It was 1963 when I was in seventh grade, we got a flat tire and we're standing on the side of the road and I was staring at this highway sign. It said 'Ventura' on it and it just stuck with me. It was a sunny day and the ocean there, all of it."
Regarding the lyrics, "Seasons crying no despair, alligator lizards in the air," Bunnell said: "The clouds. It's my brother and I standing there on the side of the road looking at the shapes of clouds while my dad changed the tire."
There's no official "Ventura Highway," but Ventura is a county in California, and Highway 101 runs through it.
Actually, around Ventura the 101 is referred to as the "Ventura Freeway" nowadays. And I believe back in the 60's it actually was called the Ventura Highway. Just had its name changed to freeway when it got bigger.
Actually, around Ventura the 101 is referred to as the "Ventura Freeway" nowadays. And I believe back in the 60's it actually was called the Ventura Highway. Just had its name changed to freeway when it got bigger.
I think its state hwy 126 that runs from roughly piru, ca to ventura through fillmore and santa paula -- the 101 wouldn't be ventra hwy since it runs up the entire california coast, and you cant locate "ventura hwy" with google now, maybe, because a few years ago it was renamed -- now it's called "korean war veterans memorial highway", which obviously does not do so well in lyrics, haha
I think its state hwy 126 that runs from roughly piru, ca to ventura through fillmore and santa paula -- the 101 wouldn't be ventra hwy since it runs up the entire california coast, and you cant locate "ventura hwy" with google now, maybe, because a few years ago it was renamed -- now it's called "korean war veterans memorial highway", which obviously does not do so well in lyrics, haha
America member Dewey Bunnell wrote this song. In an interview with the Los Angeles Times October 1, 2006, he explained: "It was 1963 when I was in seventh grade, we got a flat tire and we're standing on the side of the road and I was staring at this highway sign. It said 'Ventura' on it and it just stuck with me. It was a sunny day and the ocean there, all of it."
Regarding the lyrics, "Seasons crying no despair, alligator lizards in the air," Bunnell said: "The clouds. It's my brother and I standing there on the side of the road looking at the shapes of clouds while my dad changed the tire."
There's no official "Ventura Highway," but Ventura is a county in California, and Highway 101 runs through it.
Actually, around Ventura the 101 is referred to as the "Ventura Freeway" nowadays. And I believe back in the 60's it actually was called the Ventura Highway. Just had its name changed to freeway when it got bigger.
Actually, around Ventura the 101 is referred to as the "Ventura Freeway" nowadays. And I believe back in the 60's it actually was called the Ventura Highway. Just had its name changed to freeway when it got bigger.
The title prompted me to look at an atlas and find it. It didn't stop after that.
The title prompted me to look at an atlas and find it. It didn't stop after that.
I think its state hwy 126 that runs from roughly piru, ca to ventura through fillmore and santa paula -- the 101 wouldn't be ventra hwy since it runs up the entire california coast, and you cant locate "ventura hwy" with google now, maybe, because a few years ago it was renamed -- now it's called "korean war veterans memorial highway", which obviously does not do so well in lyrics, haha
I think its state hwy 126 that runs from roughly piru, ca to ventura through fillmore and santa paula -- the 101 wouldn't be ventra hwy since it runs up the entire california coast, and you cant locate "ventura hwy" with google now, maybe, because a few years ago it was renamed -- now it's called "korean war veterans memorial highway", which obviously does not do so well in lyrics, haha
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Aha! Clouds! So thats what alligator lizards are! thx Great tune for driving around in the summer with the windows down.
Aha! Clouds! So thats what alligator lizards are! thx Great tune for driving around in the summer with the windows down.