San Francisco (Open Your Golden Gate) - San Francisco, CA - Immortalized in Lyrics on Waymarking.com

The song "San Francisco" is from the 1936 American film of the same name.
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""Theme from San Francisco," also known as "San Francisco," was a song from the 1936 American film San Francisco. The song had music written by Bronislaw Kaper and Walter Jurmann, with lyrics by Gus Kahn. The film is set in San Francisco before and after the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. The song is sung by Jeanette MacDonald six times in the film, and becomes an anthem for the survivors of the earthquake.

The song is now a popular sentimental sing-along at public events such as the city's annual earthquake commemoration. It is one of two official city songs, along with "I Left My Heart in San Francisco."

Judy Garland included the song to her concert repertoire, with a new introduction that starts, "I never will forget Jeanette MacDonald; just to think of her it gives my heart a pang. I never will forget, how that brave Jeanette, just stood there in the ruins and sang. A-a-a-and sang..."[2] Judy opened a late 1950's concert at San Francisco's Cow Palace with her version. It was so well and tumultously received that she sang it again as an encore.

It was also sung by the cast of Beach Blanket Babylon at Candlestick Park prior to Game 3 of the 1989 World Series on October 27, 1989, ten days following the Loma Prieta earthquake.

The song is played after every score by the NFL's San Francisco 49ers at Candlestick Park."

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Musician: Judy Garland Name of Song: San Francisco Relevant Verse: I never will forget, Jeanette Macdonald Just to think of her, it gives my heart a pang I never will forget, how that brave Jeanette Just stood there in the ruins and sang, and sang San Francisco, open your golden gate You'll let nobody wait outside your door San Francisco, here is your wanderin' one Sayin' I'll wander no more Other places only make me love you best Tell me you're the one in all the golden west San Francisco, I'm coming home again Never to roam again San Francisco, right when I arrive I really come alive And you will laugh to see me Perpendicular, hanging on a cable car San Francisco, let me beat my feet Up and down Market street I'm gonna climb Nob hill, just to watch it get dark From the top of the mark There's Brooklyn bridge, London bridge And the bridge of San Louis Rey But the only bridge, that's a real gone bridge Is the bridge across the bay to San Francisco, I'm coming home again Never to roam again, by God San Francisco, I don't mean frisco San Francisco, here I come Location website: [Web Link]

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