I think he's being sarcastic about wanting to live in Sausalito. It's a rich republican town just north of San Francisco, if I remember correctly. It's the place where sold-out hipppies go to die after they've caved and used their Berkeley degrees for evil.
Ok. Definitely not. First of, Sausalito is one of the most liberal chill spots in the US. It is rich. But NOT republican.
Ok. Definitely not. First of, Sausalito is one of the most liberal chill spots in the US. It is rich. But NOT republican.
Also I don't think it is meant to be a sarcastic reference. Conor Oberst truly sees sausalito as an escapist paradise.
I live there. It kinda is. Easily the most beautiful and inspiring towns in the world. I may be biased though.
Also I don't think it is meant to be a sarcastic reference. Conor Oberst truly sees sausalito as an escapist paradise.
I live there. It kinda is. Easily the most beautiful and inspiring towns in the world. I may be biased though.
Here is a quote from Mr. Oberst about the song,
Here is a quote from Mr. Oberst about the song,
John Norris of MTV News commented to Oberst that he felt this was like a driving song, a little bit of a road song. Oberst...
John Norris of MTV News commented to Oberst that he felt this was like a driving song, a little bit of a road song. Oberst responded: "Yeah, it's definitely an escapist song. I think it makes a lot of sense, road trip... [Sausalito] is a very beautiful place. As much as it sounds romantic to live on a boat, I don't think I would like it that much. I'm kind of a solid-ground person."
I think he's being sarcastic about wanting to live in Sausalito. It's a rich republican town just north of San Francisco, if I remember correctly. It's the place where sold-out hipppies go to die after they've caved and used their Berkeley degrees for evil.
Ok. Definitely not. First of, Sausalito is one of the most liberal chill spots in the US. It is rich. But NOT republican.
Ok. Definitely not. First of, Sausalito is one of the most liberal chill spots in the US. It is rich. But NOT republican.
Also I don't think it is meant to be a sarcastic reference. Conor Oberst truly sees sausalito as an escapist paradise. I live there. It kinda is. Easily the most beautiful and inspiring towns in the world. I may be biased though.
Also I don't think it is meant to be a sarcastic reference. Conor Oberst truly sees sausalito as an escapist paradise. I live there. It kinda is. Easily the most beautiful and inspiring towns in the world. I may be biased though.
Here is a quote from Mr. Oberst about the song,
Here is a quote from Mr. Oberst about the song,
John Norris of MTV News commented to Oberst that he felt this was like a driving song, a little bit of a road song. Oberst...
John Norris of MTV News commented to Oberst that he felt this was like a driving song, a little bit of a road song. Oberst responded: "Yeah, it's definitely an escapist song. I think it makes a lot of sense, road trip... [Sausalito] is a very beautiful place. As much as it sounds romantic to live on a boat, I don't think I would like it that much. I'm kind of a solid-ground person."
The song is about escapism.