"Ventura Highway" America

"Ventura Highway" is a 1972 hit song by the pop/rock group, America, about cruising U.S.101 along the California Coast --- with alligator lizards in the air.

America's "Ventura Highway" is a cool classic tune that conjures up memories of open-road freedom during a simpler, more innocent time in the Golden State.

Nothing beats the free wind blowing through your hair, you know.

Ventura Highway in the sunshine.... 

Oh, yeah.  Back in '72, it was all about a little gas money, a little weed, and a little freedom to roam at 70mph.  Very boss and far out, man.

Evidently, though, somebody in the song had been hit by purple rain.  Woah, man.  That's heavy.  Seasons crying --- no despair. 

Can you relate?

Upon the first note, "Ventura Highway" instantly sets the mood to loose, mellow and free.  There's just such a natural feel to the song, and the feeling still holds up in the 21st century.

America's casually cool vibe permeates every ear that hears.  "Ventura Highway" is one of the group's timeless classics that is never 'dated'.  I dig America.

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