Lost (Him) in the Sun

[sisterbean]

I was so pleased to turn on the radio this morning and hear an old song that I hadn't heard played in quite a while. They were playing John Stewart's Lost Her in the Sun and, as when I hear the gravelly voice of Warren Zevon, I had to listen to the entire song before I popped my slightly more modern, more hip cd onto the stereo.

Turns out that they

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[tsgeisel]

That's the most memorable and recognizable song he wrote. But he had a hit with "Gold":

When the lights go down in the California town
People are in for the evening
I jump into my car and I throw in my guitar
My heart's beating time with my breathing
Driving over Kanan, singing to my soul
There's people out there turning music into gold

http://www.californiabloodlines.com is a site for his lyrics and other information.