{"id":977,"date":"2008-03-18T09:38:50","date_gmt":"2008-03-18T16:38:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sixsquare.com\/la-songs-this-town\/"},"modified":"2008-03-20T09:09:12","modified_gmt":"2008-03-20T16:09:12","slug":"la-songs-this-town","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sixsquare.com\/index.php\/la-songs-this-town\/","title":{"rendered":"L.A. Songs – “This Town”"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"The<\/p>\n

The Go-Go’s – “This Town”<\/a><\/p>\n

I really shouldn’t be doing this. I’ve got way too much packing to do. And I’ve still got many people to see before I hit Interstate 40, which, incidentally, was the scene of a major accident<\/a> yesterday as snow turned the stretch of asphalt into a shuffleboard. But here we are anyway, checking in with another song.<\/p>\n

Off of The Go-Go’s 1981 debut full length, Beauty and the Beat<\/em> is a keen, double-edged tune about Lotus Land. There’s some good, and some bad, just like anyplace. I guess it just depends where your eyes point. Yes, we’re all abut glamour and beauty, but look over there. A discarded human shell, washed up and abandoned on the shore of Hollywood.<\/p>\n

This town is our town
\nIt is so glamorous
\nBet you’d live here if you could
\nAnd be one of us<\/p>\n

Change the lines that were said before
\nWe’re all dreamers – we’re all whores
\nDiscarded stars
\nLike worn out cars
\nLitter the streets of this town<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I can’t wait to get back.<\/p>\n

And hey, I think Lotus Land is slipping from usage as a nickname for L.A. These days it seems to mean Vancouver<\/a> more and more. Anyone know where the story on that? Am I right in remembering that Lotus Land used to be another name<\/a> for L.A.?<\/p>\n

on the web:official site<\/a>, excellent fan site<\/a>, itunes<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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