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.

Songs

• "...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
• "Beverly Kills (Freaks With Golden Heirs)" by Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti
• "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 Debby Boone
• "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 Sun" by Devon Werkheiser
• "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
• "California Love(Remix)" by Tupac Shakur featuring Dr Dre
• "California's Burning by Augustana
• "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 Back to Cali" by The Notorious B.I.G.
• "Going Back to Cali" by Top Dogg
• "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" by Jonas Brothers
• "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 Kill" by Hollywood Kill
• "Hollywood Nights" by Bob Seger
• "Hollywood Situation" by The Hudson Brothers
• "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 Young Dre the Truth
• "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 Yoakam
• "I'm from L.A." by Go Betty Go
• "I'm Sorry L.A." by The Suicide Denial
• "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
• "In Hollywood" by Hollywood Kill
• "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 The Naked Brothers Band
• "L.A." by Ana Johnsson
• "L.A." by Butthole Surfers
• "L.A." by Elliott Smith
• "L.A." by MURS
• "[L.A. (song)|L.A.]L.A." by Neil Young
• "L.A." by Patent Pending
• "L.A." by Sportsday Megaphone
• "L.A." by The Fall
• "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 L.A." by Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti
• "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 The Firebird Band
• "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 Other Place" 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
• "Out of L.A." by Jude
• "Panic Zone" by N.W.A.
• "Paradise City" by Guns N' Roses
• "Peace Frog" by The Doors
• "Peace Treaty" by Kam
• "Piano Man" by Billy Joel
• "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
• "Prophet" by Jude
• "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 Mötley Crüe
• "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
• "Slow Down" by The Academy Is...
• "So At Last" by Butch Walker
• "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 L.A." by The Briggs
• "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
• "To Live & Die in C.A" by Daz Dillinger
• "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
• "Westside" by Mr. Capone-E
• "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