Ventura Highway

I was five-years old and my dad picked up a hitchhiker in downtown Phoenix where we lived and drove him all the way to Scottsdale. That was 1975 and this song was on the radio. My dad and the hitchhiker talked the whole way and became lifelong friends. Our friend the hitchhiker passed this last year. This will always remind me of you, Bill Graveman. RIP, sir. 🙏🏼

I was hitchhiking from Dallas in May 1985. I ended up in LA. I was praying 'cause I didn't know where to go from there, then I heard this song on the radio. I took it as a sign from God to go to Ventura. I walked with my thumb out all day and only got as far as Thousand Oaks, then as the sun was going down a guy picked me up. I told him my story and he said I shouldn't go to Ventura because they don't like the homeless there, that I should go to Santa Barbara where he was going. I ended up living and working, worshipping and marrying in Santa Barbara. 29 years I lived there. God was with me in the journey, and still is today.

It’s 2024 and this song never gets old!

One of the best songs ever. How is America not in the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame? Amazing timeless band.

I’m African American born in the late 60’s..This song brings you to that beautiful decade of the Fabulous 70’s it was summer you can feel the breeze while walking in the sun. Ohh! How that song just makes you happy.. love love!

50 years on and this song is still as fresh as it was in 1972. Takes me back to a simpler time. The 70's weren't perfect, but I'm glad that I experienced them.

I’m fine with being old now, because I was young then.

I'm an African American and this song is reason 1,000,001 why I miss growing up in The 70s.

This sounds how you feel when you were a kid laying in the grass looking up at the clouds on a sunny warm day

My mom listened to them all the time when I was little. It reminds me of camping with her. I just lost her this fall but I'll never forget how hard she tried to give me the best life she could. She was always so caring with everyone she encountered. She had a good heart and I wish I could be more like her.

I’m a 67 yrs old English dude and I think this one of the best tunes ever luv to all you good people out there ❤❤❤xxxxxxxxxxxx

50 years and this song still touches my heart.. Makes me feel young and free

Who's listening to this classic with me in 2020?!!

Some songs are perfect. This is one of them.

I'm 27 and I went to see them live yesterday in Tunica, Mississippi. Man they've still got it. Opening it with "Tin Man" and closing it with "Horse with no name". just wow!!!!!! We used to listen to them in a Radio speaker back in India with my brothers and seeing them live yesterday was just the dream man!!!. Probably me and my friend were the only one's in our 20's when the whole crowd was 50,60+ lol. The beer was good and so was the music!!!!!

76er here!! I still love this song...puts me in Zen mode everytime. Things were so much simpler back then!

I have a bucket list. On that list is to drive the California coastline in a convertible, rockin out to the classics. This song is on the playlist

I'm an urban Black girl who grew up in the suburbs in the 70s....and this music just catapults me back in time! So yeah, say what you want about me.... There's absolutely nothing like 70s soft rock....

This song always reminds me of Summer. ❤

One of those songs from the era that just sticks in your memory. You can go 35 years without hearing it, then hear it again and start singing all the words, like no time has passed.