[CaptainK]

NYC, Chicago and San Francisco inspire great songs. LA, never.

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It’s not even really about LA. There’s no specific LA detail. The Dude just loves his city. It might as well be Fresno.

Interesting credits on the song: “Writer(s): Quincy Jones, Marilyn Bergman, Alan Bergman, Peggy Lipton.” Did Peggy really contribute or did Q just want half the royalties?

[Fiji Hill]

NYC, Chicago and San Francisco inspire great songs. LA, never.

NYC: The Broadway Melody--Charles King (1929)

Chicago: Red Hot Chicago--Waring's Pennsylvanians (1930)

San Francisco: San Francisco--Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra (1936)

Los Angeles (suburban): Blue Hills of Pasadena--Al Benny's Broadway Boys (1929)

[Fiji Hill]

LA probably inspired this hit--

The City of Angels--The Highlights (1956)