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bearman🐻

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Songs about LA and California
« on: June 28, 2006, 12:39:00 pm »
I need everyone's help...I'll start:
 
 X - Los Angeles
 Elliott Smith - L.A.
 Frank Black - Los Angeles
 
 Got any more?

andyrichter

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Re: Songs about LA and California
« Reply #1 on: June 28, 2006, 12:41:00 pm »
Bad Religion-Los Angeles is Burning

ggw

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Re: Songs about LA and California
« Reply #2 on: June 28, 2006, 12:46:00 pm »
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
« Reply #3 on: June 28, 2006, 12:48:00 pm »
California Sun - Ramones
 
 L.A. Woman - Doors
 
 Going to California - Led Zeppelin
 
 Californication - Red Hot Chili Peppers
 
 Estimated Prophet - Grateful Dead

Re: Songs about LA and California
« Reply #4 on: June 28, 2006, 12:50:00 pm »
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
« Reply #5 on: June 28, 2006, 12:51:00 pm »
Phantom Planet - california

amnesiac

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Re: Songs about LA and California
« Reply #6 on: June 28, 2006, 12:53:00 pm »
Kings of Leon - California Waiting
 Local H - California Songs
 
 Is Elliott Smith's "Angeles" about LA?

kcjones119

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Re: Songs about LA and California
« Reply #7 on: June 28, 2006, 12:54:00 pm »
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)?

bearman🐻

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Re: Songs about LA and California
« Reply #8 on: June 28, 2006, 12:54:00 pm »
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
« Reply #9 on: June 28, 2006, 12:55:00 pm »
Low - California
 
 Dead Kennedys - California Uber Alles
 
 Edit: dammit, slow on the trigger finger, removed repeats.

Vas Deferens

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Re: Songs about LA and California
« Reply #10 on: June 28, 2006, 12:58:00 pm »
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Re: Songs about LA and California
« Reply #11 on: June 28, 2006, 01:06:00 pm »
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...

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Re: Songs about LA and California
« Reply #12 on: June 28, 2006, 01:10:00 pm »
Not as obvious, but always made me miss home when I was in DC:
 
 A Long December - Counting Crows
27>34

vansmack

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Re: Songs about LA and California
« Reply #13 on: June 28, 2006, 01:12:00 pm »
Garden Grove - Sublime
27>34

blinksaar

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Re: Songs about LA and California
« Reply #14 on: June 28, 2006, 01:13:00 pm »
Quote
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