I Love LA
Various Artists
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- The Basics
When Randy Newman wrote "I Love LA," he purposely glorified some of the city's less-exotic thoroughfares (Victory Blvd., 6th St., etc.) rather than going the Rodeo Drive/Sunset & Vine route. And how could, say, Rosemary Clooney wax poetic about the City of Angels without mentioning glorious Hollywood? She couldn't.
$8.73 The Basics
Parental AdvisoryName Artist Time Price 1 I Love L.A. Randy Newman 3:28 $1.29 View in iTunes 2 California (Tchad Blake Mix) Phantom Planet 3:14 $1.29 View in iTunes 3 Ode to L.A. The Raveonettes 3:15 $1.29 View in iTunes 4 ExplicitHollywood On Parade JOHN CARRADINE 3:04 $0.99 View in iTunes 5 California Sun Ramones 2:07 $1.29 View in iTunes 6 Ventura Highway America 3:31 $1.29 View in iTunes 7 Say Goodbye to Hollywood Billy Joel 4:37 $1.29 View in iTunes 7 Songs - Next Steps
The ever-elegant Nat King Cole not only lived in Los Angeles; he masterfully rendered Bobby Troup's celebration of Route 66, which ends in L.A. On the other hand, Bad Religion has captured a darker side of Los Angeles — the periodic local wildfires. It's a city of paradoxes, for sure.
$12.30 Next Steps
Name Artist Time Price 1 LA Song Beth Hart 3:55 $1.29 View in iTunes 2 Californication Red Hot Chili Peppers 5:29 $1.29 View in iTunes 3 California Soul The 5th Dimension 3:11 $1.29 View in iTunes 4 Hollywood Nickelback 3:04 $1.29 View in iTunes 5 99 Miles from L.A. Johnny Mathis 3:43 $1.29 View in iTunes 6 California Lady Velvet Brown 5:19 $0.99 View in iTunes 7 War Within a Breath Rage Against the Machine 3:36 $1.29 View in iTunes 8 Jesus in Los Angeles Marcus Hummon 3:29 $0.99 View in iTunes 9 Cuando los Ángeles Lloran (Live) Maná 7:05 $1.29 View in iTunes 10 Venice Beach Peter White 4:51 $1.29 View in iTunes 10 Songs - Deep Cuts
Now that you have traveled down these mean streets where a man (or woman) must go, it's time to move off the beaten path, to the hippie L.A. with Arlo Guthrie, or the jazzy with Brad Mehldau, or the soulful L.A. with Lightnin' Hopkins. We love it all!
$9.81 Deep Cuts
Name Artist Time Price 1 Weekend In L.A. Toasters, The 4:23 $0.99 View in iTunes 2 Santa Monica Theory of a Deadman 4:06 $1.29 View in iTunes 3 Los Angelenos Billy Joel 3:42 $1.29 View in iTunes 4 Venice Beach Asskickers 3:07 $0.99 View in iTunes 5 Little Miss Beverly Hills Cat Caspar 3:26 $0.99 View in iTunes 6 Theme from "Route 66" Joe Goldmark 2:33 $0.99 View in iTunes 7 Los Angeles Brad Mehldau 5:21 $0.99 View in iTunes 8 Los Angeles The Hippos 3:22 $0.99 View in iTunes 9 Hollywood Daniel Powter 3:34 $1.29 View in iTunes 9 Songs - Complete Set
Los Angeles is often thought (both by locals and foreigners) to be the "anti-N.Y." One got the snow; one got the sun. One built up; one built out. One took the subways; one built the freeways. But the city originally known as El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles de la Porciúncula has much more going for it than merely what it isn't. The music celebrates the many things Los Angeles is.
$30.84 Complete Set
Parental AdvisoryName Artist Time Price 1 I Love L.A. Randy Newman 3:28 $1.29 View in iTunes 2 California (Tchad Blake Mix) Phantom Planet 3:14 $1.29 View in iTunes 3 Ode to L.A. The Raveonettes 3:15 $1.29 View in iTunes 4 ExplicitHollywood On Parade JOHN CARRADINE 3:04 $0.99 View in iTunes 5 California Sun Ramones 2:07 $1.29 View in iTunes 6 Ventura Highway America 3:31 $1.29 View in iTunes 7 Say Goodbye to Hollywood Billy Joel 4:37 $1.29 View in iTunes 8 LA Song Beth Hart 3:55 $1.29 View in iTunes 9 Californication Red Hot Chili Peppers 5:29 $1.29 View in iTunes 10 California Soul The 5th Dimension 3:11 $1.29 View in iTunes 11 Hollywood Nickelback 3:04 $1.29 View in iTunes 12 99 Miles from L.A. Johnny Mathis 3:43 $1.29 View in iTunes 13 California Lady Velvet Brown 5:19 $0.99 View in iTunes 14 War Within a Breath Rage Against the Machine 3:36 $1.29 View in iTunes 15 Jesus in Los Angeles Marcus Hummon 3:29 $0.99 View in iTunes 16 Cuando los Ángeles Lloran (Live) Maná 7:05 $1.29 View in iTunes 17 Venice Beach Peter White 4:51 $1.29 View in iTunes 18 Weekend In L.A. Toasters, The 4:23 $0.99 View in iTunes 19 Santa Monica Theory of a Deadman 4:06 $1.29 View in iTunes 20 Los Angelenos Billy Joel 3:42 $1.29 View in iTunes 21 Venice Beach Asskickers 3:07 $0.99 View in iTunes 22 Little Miss Beverly Hills Cat Caspar 3:26 $0.99 View in iTunes 23 Theme from "Route 66" Joe Goldmark 2:33 $0.99 View in iTunes 24 Los Angeles Brad Mehldau 5:21 $0.99 View in iTunes 25 Los Angeles The Hippos 3:22 $0.99 View in iTunes 26 Hollywood Daniel Powter 3:34 $1.29 View in iTunes 26 Songs
Customer Reviews
Forgot Sugarcult
A lot of good songs but it's missing Sugarcult's "Los Angeles" a song that not only talks about the city but the angst that goes with it.
I love LA!
LA is awesome. This iTunes Essential is all about LA, which is great. I love it! The only reason I'm only giving it 4 stars is because there are 2 crucial songs about LA, Party in the USA and Hollywood (by Madonna), neither of which is included here. You may want to also get those 2 songs if you get this iTunes Essential. Thanks for reading my review!
Pretty Good :)
Thank you SO MUCH for putting the Red Hot Chili Peppers in here!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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