List of songs about Los Angeles

This is a list of songs about Los Angeles, California: set there, named after a location or feature of the city, named after a famous resident, or inspired by an event in Los Angeles.

ongs

* "Hollywood Kill" by Hollywood Kill
* "In Hollywood" by [Hollywood Kill]
* "...and a Song for Los Angeles" by She Wants Revenge
* "3rd Base, Dodger Stadium" by [Joe Kevany [Rearranged by Ry Cooder]
* "99 Miles from L.A" by Art Garfunkel
* "A Long December" by Counting Crows
* "Ænema" by Tool
* "All I Wanna Do" by Sheryl Crow
* "All the Gold in California" by The Gatlin Brothers
* "American Girl" by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
* "Andres" by L7
* "Angeles" by Elliott Smith
* "April 29, 1992" by Sublime
* "Babylon Sisters" by Steely Dan
* "Bad Sneakers" by Steely Dan
* "Barrio Viejo" by Ry Cooder
* "Beautiful in Los Angeles" by Garrison Star
* "Because, It's Midnite" by Limozeen
* "Beverly Hills" by The Circle Jerks
* "Beverly Hills" by Micky Dolenz
* "Beverly Hills" by Weezer
* "Bi-Coastal" by Peter Allen
* "Big Dumb Town" by Stan Ridgway
* "Billy the Mountain" by Frank Zappa
* "Black Planet" by The Sisters of Mercy
* "Blue Jay Way" by The Beatles
* "Born in East L.A." by Cheech and Chong
* "Brother L.A." by Daniel Lanois
* "Burn Hollywood Burn" by Public Enemy
* "California" by Joni Mitchell
* "California" by Rufus Wainwright
* "California Rain" by Silvertide
* "California" by Metro Station
* "California" by Phantom Planet
* "California" by The Rentals (often mislabelled as Weezer)
* "California" by Wax
* "California Blows My Mind" by Mr.Criminal
* "California Dreamin'" by The Mamas and The Papas
* "California Vacation by The Game, Snoop Dogg & Xzibit
* "California Love" by Tupac Shakur featuring Dr Dre
* "Californication" by Red Hot Chili Peppers
* "Camera One" by the Josh Joplin Group
* "Car Phone" by Sheeler & Sheeler
* "Carmelita" by Warren Zevon
* "Celebrity Skin" by Hole
* "Celluloid Heroes" by The Kinks
* "Christmas In Los Angeles" by Lawrence Welk and the Rockettes.
* "Christmas in Hollywood" by Hollywood Undead
* "Ciclon" by Sick Jacken Vs. DJ Muggs
* "City of Angels" by 10,000 Maniacs
* "City of Angels" by the Distillers
* "City of Angels" by Ozomatli
* "City of Devils" by Yellowcard
* "Come a Long Way" by Michelle Shocked
* "Comin' into Los Angeles" by Arlo Guthrie
* "Corrido de Boxeo" by Ry Cooder
* "Cowboys From Hollywood" by Camper Van Beethoven
* "Cracked Actor" by David Bowie
* "Cruiser" by Red House Painters
* "Culver Moon" by Jackson Browne
* "Day After Day (It's Slippin' Away) by Shango
* "Dead Man's Curve" by Jan and Dean
* "Desperados Under the Eaves" by Warren Zevon
* "Deez Hollywood Nights" by Snoop Dogg
* "Diary of a San Fernando Sexx Star" by Butch Walker
* "Do You Know the Way to San José" by Dionne Warwick
* "Dodgers Song" by Danny Kaye
* "Does the Wind still blow in Oklahoma?" by Reba McEntire and Ronnie Dunn
* "Dogs of L.A." by Liz Phair
* "Dope Show" by Marilyn Manson
* "DTLA" or Down Town Los Angeles by Gary Jules
* "Drinking in L.A." by Bran Van 3000
* "Drive By" by Duran Duran
* "Earthquake Song" by Little Girls
* "East L.A." by War
* "Echo Park" by Ryan Cabrera
* "Electrolite" by R.E.M.
* "Everyone Is Someone In L.A." by Felix Da Housecat
* "Face of L.A" by The Game
* "Fallen Angel" by Poison
* "First of the Gang to Die" by Morrissey
* "Forgotten (Lost angels) by Lamb Of God
* "For the Movies" by Buckcherry
* "For What It's Worth" by Buffalo Springfield
* "Fountain and Fairfax" by Afghan Whigs
* "Fourth of July" by The Blasters
* "Fourth of July" by X
* "Free Fallin'" by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
* "Freeway Flyer" by Jan and Dean
* "Fuck Compton" by Tim Dog
* "Garden Grove" by Sublime
* "Glamour Profession" by Steely Dan
* "Glory of the '80s" by Tori Amos
* "Girl on TV" by Lyte Funky Ones
* "God is a Bullet" by Concrete Blonde
* "Going Back to Cali" by LL Cool J
* "Going to Live in L.A." by Roger Waters
* "Goodnight L.A." by Counting Crows
* "Goodnight L.A." by Strangeways
* "Gone Hollywood" by Supertramp
* "Grey in LA" by Loudon Wainwright III
* "Harry Hippie" by Bobby Womack
* "Hell Looks a Lot Like L.A." by Less Than Jake
* "Here in L.A." by Roy Joseph
* "Holiday from Real" by Jack's Mannequin
* "Hollyweird" by Poison
* "Hollywood" by Boz Scaggs
* "Hollywood" by Collective Soul
* "Hollywood" by The Cranberries
* "Hollywood" by Orange
* "Hollywood" by Madonna
* "Hollywood" by The Monkees (covered by author Michael Nesmith)
* "Hollywood" by Red Hot Chili Peppers
* "Hollywood" by Rufus with Chaka Khan
* "Hollywood" by The Wallflowers
* "Hollywood City" by Carl Perkins
* "Hollywood Fix" by The Pink Spiders
* "Hollywood Freaks" by Beck
* "Hollywood Girl" By Drake Bell
* "Hollywood, I'm Coming" by Twiztid
* "Hollywood Nights" by Bob Seger
* "Hollywood Swingin'" by Kool and the Gang
* "Hollywood Town" By Manfred Mann's Earth Band
* "Holly Wood Died" by Yellowcard
* "Hooray for Hollywood"
* "Hooray for LA" by Juliana Hatfield with Some Girls (band) on album "Crushing Love"
* "Hot Box City" by Klaatu
* "Hot Fudge (Moving to L.A.)" by Robbie Williams
* "Hotel California" by Eagles
* "How to Survive in South Central" by Ice Cube
* "I Am, I Said" by Neil Diamond
* "I Buy the Drugs" Electric Six
* "I Gotta Go to L.A." by The Cribs
* "I Left My Wallet In El Segundo" by A Tribe Called Quest
* "I Love L.A." by Randy Newman
* "I Love L.A." by Rilo Kiley
* "I Loved The Way She Said L.A." by Spitalfield
* "I Remember L.A." by Celine Dion
* "I Sang Dixie" by Dwight Yokam
* "I'm from L.A." by Go Betty Go
* "In L.A." from the musical Fame
* "In This Lifetime" by Sick Symphonies
* "I'm So L.A." by MYNX
* "Icy Days in L.A." by The Temporary Thing
* "In California" by Neko Case
* "It Never Rains in Southern California" by Albert Hammond
* "It'll Chew You Up and Spit You Out" by Concrete Blonde
* "It's Just Work for Me" by Ry Cooder
* "I Want to Go Home" by Holly and the Italians
* "Jet Pilot" by System of a Down
* "Join Me in L.A." by Warren Zevon
* "Karma's Payment" by Modest Mouse
* "L.A." by Ana Johnsson
* "L.A." by Butthole Surfers
* "L.A." by Elliott Smith
* "L.A." by MURS
* "L.A." by Neil Young
* "L.A." by Patent Pending
* "L.A." by Sportsday Megaphone
* "L.A." by The Fall
* "L.A." by The Naked Brothers Band
* "L.A. Blues" by Lightnin' Hopkins
* "L.A. Blues" by Stooges
* "L.A. County" by Lyle Lovett
* "L.A. City" by Ahmad Jamal
* "L.A. Freeway" by Jerry Jeff Walker
* "L.A. Girl" by The Adolescents
* "L.A. Is My Kind of Place" by Barry White
* "L.A. Is My Lady" by Frank Sinatra
* "L.A. (My Town)" by The Four Tops
* "L.A. Song" by Beth Hart
* "L.A. State Of Mind" by Melanie B
* "LA LA" by Capone-N-Noreaga
* "L.A. Woman" by The Doors and covered by Billy Idol
* "L.A.P.D." by The Offspring
* "LAX" by Big D and the Kids Table
* "LAX" by Xzibit
* "LAX" by Snoop Dogg and Ice Cube
* "LAUSD" by Jurassic 5
* "Lazy Dayz" by Shwayze
* "La Cienega Just Smiled" by Ryan Adams
* "Life in the Fast Lane" by Eagles
* "Like They Say In L.A." by East L.A. Carpool
* "Los Angeles" by Adema
* "Los Angeles" by Atmosphere
* "Los Angeles" by Counting Crows
* "Los Angeles" by Frank Black
* "Los Angeles" by Jim's Big Ego
* "Los Angeles" by Lil Menace
* "Los Angeles" by Kill Hannah
* "Los Angeles" by Murray Head
* "Los Angeles" by Ozma
* "Los Angeles" by Sugarcult
* "Los Angeles" The 69 Eyes
* "Los Angeles" by X
* "Los Angeles Blues" by Lightnin' Hopkins
* "Los Angeles Daze" by People Under the Stairs
* "Los Angeles I'm Yours" by The Decemberists
* "Los Angeles is Burning" by Bad Religion
* "Los Angeles November 2019" by Vangelis("Blade Runner")
* "Los Angeles Poem" by Living Legends
* "Los Angeles Times" by Xzibit
* "Los Angeles Waltz" by Razorlight
* "Los Angelinos" by Billy Joel
* "Los Angelinos" by Defari
* "Lost in Hollywood" by System of a Down
* "Love Potion Number Nine" by The Searchers
* "Love Power" by Dionne Warwick
* "Lullaby" by Shawn Mullins
* "MacArthur Park" by Jimmy Webb
* "Malibu" by Hole
* "Manifest Destiny" by The Temporary Thing
* "Magic Johnson" by Red Hot Chili Peppers
* "Memories Of El Monte" by The Penguins
* "Men's Room, L.A." by Kinky Friedman
* "Moving to LA" by Art Brut
* "Moonlight Drive" by The Doors
* "More Bounce (In California)" by Soul Kid #1
* "Mr Flossangeles" by Basik
* "No.5" by Hollywood Undead
* "No Peace, Los Angeles" by Mike Doughty
* "No Se Vende La Calle" by Doc Gyneco
* "Nothing Like Cali Rollin" by Mr.Criminal
* "Nobody Walks in LA" by Missing Persons
* "Not a Dull Moment" by Bad Astronaut
* "Ode to L.A." by The Raveonettes
* "Old L.A. Tonight" by Ozzy Osbourne
* "Old School Hollywood" by System of a Down
* "Onda Callejera" by Ry Cooder
* "One in a Million" by Guns N' Roses
* "On My Way in L.A." by Phil Carmen
* "Open Up" by Leftfield
* "Out in L.A." by Red Hot Chili Peppers
* "Panic Zone" by N.W.A.
* "Paradise City" by Guns N' Roses
* "Peace Frog" by The Doors
* "Peace Treaty" by Kam
* "Pico and Sepulveda" by Felix Figueroa & His Orchestra (regularly featured on Dr. Demento's syndicated radio show)
* "Pico and Sepulveda" by Lee Press-on and the Nails
* "Picture Postcards from L.A." by Joshua Kadison
* "Poor Man's Shangri-La" by Ry Cooder
* "Powerhouse" by The Game
* "Pretty Tied Up" by Guns N' Roses
* "Qué Onda Guero?" by Beck
* "Redondo Beach" by Patti Smith, later covered by Morrissey
* "Revolution Blues" by Neil Young
* "The River" by Good Charlotte
* "Rockin' and Rollin' on the Streets of Hollywood" by Buddy Miles
* "Rock Show" by Paul McCartney and Wings
* "Rooming House in Venice Beach" by Jonathan Richman
* "Route 66" by many artists
* "San Fernando Valley" by Bing Crosby
* "Saints of Los Angeles" by Motley Crue
* "Santa Ana River Delta Blues" by Wiskey Biscuit
* "Santa Monica" by Bedouin Soundclash
* "Santa Monica" by Everclear
* "Santa Monica" by Savage Garden
* "Santa Monica" by Theory of a Deadman
* "Say Goodbye to Hollywood" by Bette Midler
* "Say Goodbye to Hollywood" by Billy Joel
* "Say Goodbye to Hollywood" by Ronnie Spector
* "Say Goodbye to Hollywood" by Eminem
* "Screenwriter's Blues" by Soul Coughing
* "Scene for Dummies" by Hollywood Undead
* "Shooting Star" by Poison
* "Sin City" by The Flying Burrito Brothers
* "Some L.A. Niggaz" by Dr. Dre
* "Song to the City" by The Temporary Thing
* "A Sorta Fairytale" by Tori Amos
* "Spectacular Views" by Rilo Kiley
* "Still in Hollywood" by Concrete Blonde
* "Straight Outta Compton" by N.W.A.
* "Stuck in a Pagoda With Tritia Toyota" by The Dickies
* "Sunken Waltz" by Calexico
* "Sunset Strip" by Courtney Love
* "Surf City" by Jan and Dean
* "Surfin' USA (song)" by The Beach Boys
* "Sweet Dreams My L.A. Ex" by Rachel Stevens
* "Sweet L.A." by The Bleeding Deacons
* "The City of Angels" by The Distillers
* "The City With Two Faces" (AKA "Fuck L.A.") by Goldfinger
* "The Day the Niggaz Took Over" by Dr. Dre
* "The Great Los Angeles Flood" by Woody Guthrie
* "The Greatest Los Angeles Disaster of Them All" by The Foremen
* "The Kids" by Hollywood Undead
* "The L.A. Song" by People Under the Stairs
* "The Little Old Lady from Pasadena" by Jan and Dean
* "The Promised Land" by Chuck Berry
* "The River" by Good Charlotte
* "The Under Assistant West Coast Promotion Man" by The Rolling Stones
* "The Vicodin Song" by Terra Naomi
* "This Is L.A." by Delinquent Habits
* "This Is Los Angeles" by WC
* "This Town" by The Go-Go's
* "Tiny Dancer" by Elton John
* "To Live and Die in L.A." by Wang Chung
* "To Live and Die in L.A." by 2Pac
* "Train" by Goldfrapp
* "Trouble in Tinseltown" by Royal Crown Revue
* "Twelve Thirty (Young Girls Are Coming to the Canyon)" by The Mamas and The Papas
* "Uncomfortably Numb" by Butch Walker
* "Under the Bridge" by the Red Hot Chili Peppers
* "Valley Girl" by Frank Zappa
* "Ventura Highway" by America
* "Walking in L.A." by Missing Persons
* "Walking in L.A." by Hagfish
* "Walking on Sunset" by John Mayall
* "War Within a Breath" by Rage Against the Machine
* "Watts Riot" by Kam
* "Welcome Home" by Kurupt
* "Welcome Me" by Indigo Girls
* "Welcome to the Boomtown" by David & David
* "Welcome to the Jungle" by Guns N' Roses
* "West L.A. Fadeaway" by Grateful Dead
* "West of Hollywood" by Steely Dan
* "What I Got" by Sublime
* "When Canyons Ruled the City" by Butch Walker
* "When Veronica Plays Her Harmonica" Kay Kyser
* "White Punks on Dope" The Tubes
* "Why You'd Want to Live Here" by Death Cab for Cutie
* "The World Began in Eden and Ended in Los Angeles" by Phil Ochs
* "Zoot Suit Riot" by Cherry Poppin' Daddies