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Songs about LA and California

bunnyman
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Songs about LA and California June 28, 2006 at 04:39 PM UTC #
I need everyone's help…I'll start:

X - Los Angeles
Elliott Smith - L.A.
Frank Black - Los Angeles

Got any more?
andyrichter
Joined: September 17, 2001 at 05:01 AM UTC
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Re: Songs about LA and California June 28, 2006 at 04:41 PM UTC #
Bad Religion-Los Angeles is Burning
ggw
Joined: December 16, 2001 at 06:01 AM UTC
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Re: Songs about LA and California June 28, 2006 at 04:46 PM UTC #
Why You'd Want To Live Here - Death Cab

L.A. Blues - Stooges

L.A.X. - Q And Not U

Los Angeles, I'm Yours - Decemberists

Losing California - Sloan

California One / Youth & Beauty Brigade - Decemberists

California - The Hissyfits

California - Rogue Wave

California - Lucero
ggw
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Re: Songs about LA and California June 28, 2006 at 04:48 PM UTC #
California Sun - Ramones

L.A. Woman - Doors

Going to California - Led Zeppelin

Californication - Red Hot Chili Peppers

Estimated Prophet - Grateful Dead
Rhett Miller
Joined: November 15, 2001 at 06:01 AM UTC
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Re: Songs about LA and California June 28, 2006 at 04:50 PM UTC #
What inspired this thread? Was there an earthquake while I was at the gym?
sonickteam2
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Re: Songs about LA and California June 28, 2006 at 04:51 PM UTC #
Phantom Planet - california
buddha
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Re: Songs about LA and California June 28, 2006 at 04:53 PM UTC #
Kings of Leon - California Waiting
Local H - California Songs

Is Elliott Smith's "Angeles" about LA?
kcjones119
Joined: May 04, 2004 at 05:01 AM UTC
Posts: 499
Re: Songs about LA and California June 28, 2006 at 04:54 PM UTC #
Luna - California (All the Way)

Tom Petty - California
"California's been good to me.
Hope it don't fall into the sea."

Isn't every Red Hot Chili Peppers song about California (or at least having sex there)?
bunnyman
Joined: November 19, 2001 at 06:01 AM UTC
Posts: 5542
Re: Songs about LA and California June 28, 2006 at 04:54 PM UTC #
I just need ideas…keep 'em coming. Thanks!

Here are a couple more:

Social Distortion – Highway 101
Frank Black – Calistan
dfmcpete
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Re: Songs about LA and California June 28, 2006 at 04:55 PM UTC #
Low - California

Dead Kennedys - California Uber Alles

Edit: dammit, slow on the trigger finger, removed repeats.
you be betty
Joined: February 28, 2005 at 06:01 AM UTC
Posts: 1920
Re: Songs about LA and California June 28, 2006 at 05:06 PM UTC #
Rufus Wainwright - California
Art Brut - Moving to L.A.
Rilo Kiley - Glendora

also, in Death Cab's "Tiny Vessels," there is a line about Silverlake + California…

"California 2005 (No Whistling)" by Phantom Planet is a prettier acoustic version of the original…you'll like it better if you're sick of the other…

others were mentioned…
vansmack
Joined: October 04, 2001 at 05:01 AM UTC
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Re: Songs about LA and California June 28, 2006 at 05:10 PM UTC #
Not as obvious, but always made me miss home when I was in DC:

A Long December - Counting Crows
vansmack
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Re: Songs about LA and California June 28, 2006 at 05:12 PM UTC #
Garden Grove - Sublime
blinksaar
Joined: June 05, 2005 at 05:01 AM UTC
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Re: Songs about LA and California June 28, 2006 at 05:13 PM UTC #
Originally posted by kcjones119:
Luna - California (All the Way)

Tom Petty - California
"California's been good to me.
Hope it don't fall into the sea."

Isn't every Red Hot Chili Peppers song about California (or at least having sex there)?
pretty much
ratioci nation
Joined: November 22, 2002 at 06:01 AM UTC
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Re: Songs about LA and California June 28, 2006 at 05:13 PM UTC #
Tool - Aenima
vansmack
Joined: October 04, 2001 at 05:01 AM UTC
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Re: Songs about LA and California June 28, 2006 at 05:17 PM UTC #
Hollywood Babylon - The Misfits
vansmack
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Re: Songs about LA and California June 28, 2006 at 05:22 PM UTC #
Originally posted by Alec:

Isn't every Red Hot Chili Peppers song about California (or at least having sex there)?
pretty much [/QB]

Try not to confuse shooting heroin and having sex…
vansmack
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Re: Songs about LA and California June 28, 2006 at 05:27 PM UTC #
Some LA Niggaz - Dre
Straight outta Compton - NWA
vansmack
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Re: Songs about LA and California June 28, 2006 at 05:34 PM UTC #
You can stop me at anytime….

Valley Girl - Frank Zappa
Walking in LA - Missing Persons
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