SFist: San Francisco's New Theme Song?

p940e

Sat, 10 Nov 2007 18:09:45 -0800

Spencer, Tony Bennett's SF song is a timeless classic. Fortunately for our city, it's sure to outlive this horrible tragedy of a song by miss Vanessa Carlton. Vanessa's music is a perfect example of the shallow crap that's putting the record labels out of business. Watch this video again and listen to how flat her intonation is. Tony would never do that. I'm guessing she owes her hit records to auto-tune. Thankfully, her bubbly voice already sounds dated. There are so many great SF songs out there that are sure to sound great even decades from now. Here's my vote for a recent SF song: 'Dolores Guerrero' by Sean Hayes.

Matt415

Fri, 09 Nov 2007 20:59:48 -0800

I like Steve Tannen - "San Francisco" http://www.theweepies.com/bottom.html?19

Spencer Williams

Fri, 09 Nov 2007 18:16:14 -0800

My testicles - they are staying. At least I have the balls enough to admit that I like her, she has talent and I like the song. It might not be the best song for SF but it's still a good song.

RinconHillSF

Fri, 09 Nov 2007 18:11:58 -0800

VC? No.

sangfroid826

Fri, 09 Nov 2007 17:53:41 -0800

I'm sure she does have talent. Like Jewel. Like Suzanne Vega. I hate to play the gender card, Spence. But your testicles have been revoked, effective immediately. Please proceed to the nearest station and surrender them forthwith. Even a town as Parisian as San Francisco has to draw the line somewhere. Vanessa Carlton. Sheesh.

daithi

Fri, 09 Nov 2007 16:44:57 -0800

agent510, you are a grump, I am not in love with the song, but that girl has talent oozing out all over

Jess Drake

Fri, 09 Nov 2007 15:30:48 -0800

Vanessa is definitely talented, but I don't *feel* San Francisco when I listen to this song, as opposed to, say, "I Left My Heart in San Francisco".

Spencer Williams

Fri, 09 Nov 2007 15:17:43 -0800

Talentless? You can't call the girl talentless if you don't like her music. She's got loads of talent as proven by her performance last night. She played the piano and sang beautifully for almost 2 hours. She's got talent.

Agent510

Fri, 09 Nov 2007 13:07:19 -0800

Tony Bennett's classic still sets the standard. I'll take I.L.M.H.I.S.F. over whiny, talentless Vanessa Carlton any day of the week and twice on Sunday.

arlette

Fri, 09 Nov 2007 12:25:56 -0800

How about Hello Saferide, "San Francisco? I think it'd be awesome if the city's theme song were written by a Swede.

Jenguin

Fri, 09 Nov 2007 12:16:32 -0800

Ingrid Michaelson has a San Francisco song in the works (she sang it at the Fillmore last week) - but it is pretty sad, not so much a theme song. I believe it's called Jumper.

auweia1

Fri, 09 Nov 2007 11:21:11 -0800

I'm Aways Drunk in San Francisco (But I Don't Drink At All) - Carmen Mcrae