America - 'Ventura Highway'. In the Sunshine.

Ride along, to the song (x2). 03/04/2022
Not a native Southern Californian, I live in Western New York. So it was a rare opportunity to be traveling throughout California on business for a few months in 2022. As a fan of the band America, and this song, for 50(!) years, it was a treat to be able to travel this famous highway. In my own vehicle and with a GoPro mounted on the windshield, no less.
And by the way, I wasn't driving quite as fast as it appears. In order to fit most of the drive within two playings of the song, the video is sped up by 25%

[TC-eoeb]

I am 65 and have been a fan of America from the very beginning, especially this song and A Horse With No Name. A few years ago my wife and I flew from Wisconsin to L.A. with the specific plan to make this drive on the Pacific Coast Highway (PCH) from Santa Monica to Big Sur. I took my America CD and played this song in our rental car as we traveled this stretch of road. Traveling the PCH listening to America is the best anti-depressant there is. I wish I lived there.

[restlessmind]

Bucket list. Don't die without renting a convertible Corvette and drive this coastal gem with this piece of musical art playing loud.. California Ventura Highway.

[jimtonimarin]

I think my wife, now in heaven, put all this together to remind me of the LOVE we had travelling Ventura Highway. We met in high school in 1972 in Santa Monica and went to UC Santa Barbara together from 74 to 78. We went back to Santa Monica on weekends on Ventura Highway. So I know every off ramp every overpass. This song played on the radio; replayed with this video it kindles memories as a gift from my wife in Heaven. Together We had five kids and (now) ten grandchildren. She passed away two years ago.

[Seal]

I will be 70 this year and always dreamed of driving this highway. Sadly dreams should always come true. Never wait for yours to come true, go out and do it.

[shauncorless]

As long as people play music, ,they will play this 😊

[SANAMLOT]

Chewing on a piece of grass, walking down the road
Tell me, how long you're gonna stay here, Joe?
Some people say this town don't look good in snow
You don't care, I know
Ventura Highway, in the sunshine
Where the days are longer
The nights are stronger than moonshine
You're gonna go, I know
'Cause the free wind is blowin' through your hair
And the days surround your daylight there
Seasons crying, no despair
Alligator lizards in the air, in the air
Wishin' on a falling star, watching for the early train
Sorry boy, but I've been hit by purple rain
Aw, come on Joe, you can always change your name
Thanks a lot, son, just the same
Ventura Highway, in the sunshine
Where the days are longer
The nights are stronger than moonshine
You're gonna go, I know
'Cause the free wind is blowin' through your hair
And the days surround your daylight there
Seasons crying, no despair
Alligator lizards in the air, in the air.

[misselanys]

Elderly in NJ here. I always dreamed of going to California. Tried twice and was met with obstacles both attempts. We can no longer drive distances and I miss being in the car on a highway at 65-70 mph on a warm day windows open, radio blaring. Thank you for this upload. Allowed me to visit California and see the Pacific Ocean vicariously through your windshield and reminiscing flying down the highway the way we used to plus hearing my favorite song by America! ❤

[twistedtrails]

i get a lil teary eyed and homesick every time i hear this song. miss my home town of Ventura...

[keithvanhouw]

Carpinteria south heading into Ventura --- one of the most beautiful drives in America

[micheletauriello]

Non mi stancherò mai di ascoltare questa canzone.

[tracymiller]

What an amazing song. It just gets better the older I get.

[activistgranny.]

What a great video. People have no idea how beautiful the ride is.

[allenhamm]

I live in Santa Barbara. I drive to Ventura at least once a month, just to experience this drive!

[terryforster]

I lived in Carpinteria in 1977 and had a buddy who lived in Seacliff in a beach front house. We used to BBQ on weekends on his deck on the sand 🙂

[joannaison]

Oh man that just takes me back to a beautiful time when I was a young teenage girl.

[karenward]

As a Brit now living in California, this track always meant so much to me as a youngster.

[jerryturner]

Patricia Lynn, America, and the summer of 72 best part of my life!

[christanner]

I'm from Kentucky, 48yrs old, I remember listening to this song on the radio when I was a kid. It was always one of my favorite songs, I'll never get to see it in real life but I showed my son this video, he said that is beautiful, he is 15.

[xxxYYZxxx]

Anyone road tripping in California and taking PCH should consider traveling south along the coast if possible, for a better ocean view and easier access to the coast. Conversely, Hwy 395 north is an ideal inland route through much of CA.

[toniemcfadden]

My home southern California Ventura Sherman oaks LA hollyweird LoL pretty much all over!! Malibu and Venice and all surrounding Beaches every weekend of my childhood and teenager year's..I miss home!!