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Songs about Los Angeles

ggw
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Songs about Los Angeles November 07, 2014 at 02:08 PM UTC #
My sister is moving to Lalaland and I am making her a mixtape.  I've got the obvious ones (Missing Persons, X, Decemberists, Death Cab, NWA), but I need some more suggestions for songs about LA.  Thanks.
showlistdc
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Re: Songs about Los Angeles November 07, 2014 at 02:14 PM UTC #
Soul Coughing, "Screenwriter's Blues"
Sidehatch
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Re: Songs about Los Angeles November 07, 2014 at 02:47 PM UTC #
Lana Del Ray - Radio
"No one even knows what life was like -  Now I'm in LA and it's paradise"
grateful
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Re: Songs about Los Angeles November 07, 2014 at 02:48 PM UTC #
Doors LA Woman
Arlo Guthrie Coming into Los Angeles
America Ventura Highway
Sheryl Crow Santa Monica Blvd
Bob Seger Hollywood Nights
Neil Young LA
The Mamas and the Papas California Dreamin' (If I was in LA…)
The Mamas and the Papas Creeque Alley (McGuinn and McGuire just a-gettin' higher in L.A…)
grateful
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Re: Songs about Los Angeles November 07, 2014 at 02:49 PM UTC #
"City of Angels" by 10,000 Maniacs
"City of Angels" by Thirty Seconds to Mars
"City of Angels" by Cactus World News
"City of Angels" by The Distillers
"City of Angels" by The Generators
"City of Angels" by Jay Ferguson
"City of Angels" by The Miracles
"City of Angels" by Nik Kershaw
"City of Angels" by Red Elvises
"City of Angels" by Ozomatli
"City of Angels (Dumb Ol' Country Boy) by 10 City Run
"City of Devils" by Yellowcard
"City of the Angels" by Bill Withers
"City of the Angels" by Dave Dudley
"City of the Angels" by Fred Astaire
"City of the Angels" by Gowan
"City of the Angels" by Journey
"City of the Angels" by Linda Hargrove
"City of the Angels" by Wang Chung
grateful
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Re: Songs about Los Angeles November 07, 2014 at 02:49 PM UTC #
Wait - you didn't want good songs, did you?
jrpa
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Re: Songs about Los Angeles November 07, 2014 at 02:50 PM UTC #
grateful wrote:
Sheryl Crow Santa Monica Blvd
Isn't that called "All I Wanna Do"?
grateful
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Re: Songs about Los Angeles November 07, 2014 at 02:58 PM UTC #
Julian, wrote:
grateful wrote:
Sheryl Crow Santa Monica Blvd
Isn't that called "All I Wanna Do"?


I bow to your encyclopedic knowledge of all things Sheryl Crow
jrpa
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Re: Songs about Los Angeles November 07, 2014 at 03:01 PM UTC #
grateful wrote:
Julian, wrote:
grateful wrote:
Sheryl Crow Santa Monica Blvd
Isn't that called "All I Wanna Do"?


I bow to your encyclopedic knowledge of all things Sheryl Crow
Encyclopedic knowledge? Because I know the actual name of a song that went to #2 on the pop charts for the better part of two months, won Grammys in 1995 for Record of the Year and Best Female Pop Vocal, and was pretty much mainstream America's first introduction to Sheryl Crow?

That's like calling someone a U2 fanboy for knowing the words to that Pride for the Name of Love song. Come on, man!
grateful
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Re: Songs about Los Angeles November 07, 2014 at 03:03 PM UTC #
True, true.  I guess I made a mistake and you were trying to make me eat crow.
ggw
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Re: Songs about Los Angeles November 07, 2014 at 03:04 PM UTC #
grateful wrote:
Wait - you didn't want good songs, did you?


I said this was for my sister, not my grandmother.

Bob Seger?  Really…?
Sidehatch
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Re: Songs about Los Angeles November 07, 2014 at 03:45 PM UTC #
^dang kinda takes the fun out of asking people for songs about X
but that is quite a list
I was getting ready to add this "Born in East L.A." by Cheech Marin….but that's there too
jrpa
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Re: Songs about Los Angeles November 07, 2014 at 03:49 PM UTC #
ggw wrote:
Bob Seger?  Really…?
You can hate me no big deal, but crap on the Silver Bullet Band and you'll have all of southeastern Michigan rising in confederacy against you.
ggw
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Re: Songs about Los Angeles November 07, 2014 at 04:22 PM UTC #
I think of Bob Seger as the Michael Bolton of his day.  Apologies to southeastern Michigan. 
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Re: Songs about Los Angeles November 07, 2014 at 04:23 PM UTC #
No mention of Frank Black - Los Angeles yet?
vansmack
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Re: Songs about Los Angeles November 07, 2014 at 05:34 PM UTC #
First, post a photo.

Second, which part of LA?
ggw
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Re: Songs about Los Angeles November 07, 2014 at 05:44 PM UTC #
vansmack wrote:
First, post a photo.


She's on the right:



vansmack wrote:
Second, which part of LA?


Playa del Rey
jrpa
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Re: Songs about Los Angeles November 07, 2014 at 05:47 PM UTC #
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