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Old 06-14-2010, 10:53 AM
 
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Rancid - Brad Logan

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Old 06-14-2010, 10:59 AM
 
Location: Los Angeles, CA
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Gram loved the desert and died there. Chris Hillman and his beautiful voice, still performing to this day.

Yep..he sure did. Thanks for the comment!
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Old 06-14-2010, 01:26 PM
 
Location: So Ca
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"L.A. proved too much for the man..."

YouTube - Gladys Knight & The Pips - Midnight Train To Georgia
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Old 06-14-2010, 02:06 PM
 
Location: Fort Bend County, TX/USA/Mississauga, ON/Canada
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"California Gurls"~Katy Perry
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Old 06-14-2010, 02:35 PM
 
Location: Los Angeles, CA
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Ah yes....never thought about that given it is moslty about GETTING out of LA and returing to Georgia. Great song, great vocal, etc.
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Old 06-14-2010, 03:42 PM
 
Location: So Ca
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Ah yes....never thought about that given it is moslty about GETTING out of LA and returning to Georgia.
The lyrics seem appropriate for so many (including those who post on this forum) who may not realize how hard it is to make it in L.A.:
"He kept dreamin'
That someday he'd be a star.
But he sure found out the hard way
That dreams don't always come true.
So he pawned all his hopes
and he even sold his old car
Bought a one way ticket
To the life he once knew..."
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Old 06-14-2010, 03:54 PM
 
Location: Las Flores, Orange County, CA
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Just about anything by this LA band


YouTube - Rage Against The Machine - Bombtrack
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Old 06-15-2010, 10:52 PM
 
Location: Mt Washington: NELA
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Well, there are LOTS of Waits songs, but this is one of my favorites, especially the 'Ben Franks' and St. Moritz Hotel references. I still drive by the 'hotel' every once in awhile- I doubt its changed in 50 years.

The One That Got Away

The jigolo's jumpin salty
ain't no trade out on the streets
half past the unlucky
and the hawk's a front row seat
dressed in full orchestration
stage door johnny's got to pay
and send him home
talking bout the one that got away

could a been on easy street
could a been a wheel
with irons in the fire
and all them business deals
but the last of the big time losers
shouted before he drove away
I'll be right back as soon as I crack
the one that got away

the ambulance drivers don't give a ****
they just want to get off work
and the short stop and the victim
have already gone berserk
and the shroud tailor measures him
for a deep six holiday
the stiff is froze, the case is closed
on the one that got away

Jim Crow's directing traffic
with them cemetery blues
with those peculiar looking trousers
and them old Italian shoes
the wooden kimona was all ready
to drop in San Francisco bay
but now he's mumbling something
all about the one that got away

Costello was the champion
at the St. Moritz Hotel
and the best this side of Fairfax
reliable sources tell
but his reputation is at large
and he's at Ben Frank's every day
waiting for the one that got away

he's got a snake skin sportshirt
and he looks like Vincent Price
with a little piece of chicken
and he's carving off a slice
but someone tipped her off
she'll be doing a Houdini now any day
she shook his hustle
the Greyhound bus'll
take the one that got away

Andre is at the piano
behind the Ivar in the Sewers
with a buck a shot for pop tunes
and a fin for guided tours
he could of been in Casablanca
he stood in line out there all day
but now he's spilling whiskey
and learning songs about the one that got away

well I've lost my equilibrium
my car keys and my pride
tattoo parlor's warm
and so I huddle there inside
the grinding of the buzzsaw
whatchuwanthathingtosay
just don't misspell her name
buddy she's the one that got away

courtesy of Tom Waits | Songs
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Old 07-08-2010, 09:05 AM
 
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Was listening to Don Henley yesterday. "Down At the Sunset Grill"
DON HENLEY "Sunset Grill" (live) - LiveVideo.com
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Old 07-12-2010, 07:57 PM
 
Location: Ohio
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Default jan & dean

Do these count?
Deadman's Curve
Surf City
Little Old Lady from Pasadena
The Anaheim, Azusa and Cucamonga Sewing Circle and Timing Association
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