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Re: Kokomo - where is this Beach Boys place? Posted on: Mon, 18 Apr 2005 17:37:35 +0000 (UTC)


Juliana L Holm wrote:
> j. sterling wrote:
>
> > I think they made it up. The words in the song are,
"In the
> > Florida Keys, there's a place called Kokomo....." I live in
Florida and
> > have spent quite a bit of time in the Keys, and, so far as I know
there is
> > no Kokomo in the Keys (though I think there may be a bar by that
name,
> > possible in Key West?)
>
> It matters not. The song is a dedication to all those beautiful
tropical
> white sand beaches. I
[snip]

FWIW, the kinds of images the song invokes are found roughly between
Key Largo and Marathon.

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