Songs About Los Angeles

We ve mapped out a small selection of tracks that reference los angeles and teased out their back stories.

Songs about los angeles. There is no where in the world like the city of los angeles. The song is what matters. Caribbean queen no more love on the run billy ocean billy ocean s caribbean queen was also recorded as european queen and african queen for release on those continents. In a 2006 los angeles times interview lead singer michael stipe explained that la was the ideal backdrop for this song because nowhere seemed more perfect than the city that came into its own.

These 25 sure fire classics from joni mitchell to 2pac boomer rock and early gangsta rap are essential songs about our city from 1969 to 2003. Thousands of songs have been written about l a. X s debut los angeles is considered by many to be one of punk s all time finest recordings and with good reason. Songwriters have weaved imagery of its boulevards into odes turned a critical lens on its darker corners and crooned about moments birthed within the county s boundaries.

Yet another song about leaving behind a lover for los angeles west coast tells a tale of separation and heartbreak that arises from goin back home to the west coast although la natives may leave the city these travels are transient while love for la is forever. Songfacts category songs about los angeles. 25 songs that define los angeles. By the late 70s punk rock and hardcore were infiltrating the los angeles music scene.

This is a list of songs about los angeles california. Such bands as black flag the germs and especially x were the leaders of the pack prompting an avalanche of copycat bands and eventually signing record contracts themselves. Both the great and the not so great. This wasn t one of lee s bigger hits she s best known for fever but it s about as good a big band tribute as any to.

These are the songs that capture what it really feels like to live in l a.