As I watched the history minute video from outsidelands.org yesterday, I heard a mention of the Richmond in the song that opens the clip. OMG! A song mentions our neighborhood?! Stop the presses!
So I reached out to the artist, Richard March, who was kind enough to send along the entire song, “Golden Gate” for all of us to hear:
[audio:https://richmondsfblog.com/dloads/march_goldengate.mp3]Here are the choice lyrics:
Lived in “Sunsetâ€, in the “Richmond†too.
Guess I ain’t that cool
Fog rolls thick here.
I like it fine that way, it keeps my mind at ease
Night time streetlights glow so silver screen.
Like some movie filmed in ‘48
Romantic in the Golden Gate
Summer’s late here. It hardly holds
We ain’t got but three long seasons, that’s “windy,†“wet†and “coldâ€
March was born in San Francisco at Kaiser Hospital on Geary, lived and grew up in San Francisco and around the Bay Area, then played at SF clubs for ten years before moving to Sacramento where he now resides.
March also has other songs that make reference to the city, including one titled “San Francisco” (listen) and another called “High on a Mountain” which makes reference to the South San Francisco sign near 101.
You can listen to and purchase March’s songs on his MySpace page; full albums are available at his online store. Better yet, go see him live this this Sunday, October 4th at the Glen Park Station Bar at 9pm (he’ll also be there on November 22).
Oh and for the record, Richard, living in the Richmond IS cool. Who’s with me!?
Sarah B.