Song · Randy Newman
“I Love L.A.” by Randy Newman
From the album Trouble in Paradise (1983)
“I Love L.A.” by Randy Newman appears on 3 radio countdowns from 3 stations between 2010 and 2021. It was first released in 1983 on the album Trouble in Paradise. Its best result is #415 on the WYEP 913 Countdown 2016. In the combined RockLists rankings it is #4,777 indie & aaa song of all time.
Randy Newman's big, bright salute to his hometown, "I Love L.A.", came out on Trouble in Paradise in 1983. After Born Again in 1979 he had spent the better part of four years loafing around the house, until he rented a studio in Los Angeles with no telephones to distract him and got back to work. The hook is nothing but the title, repeated over and over, with a crowd cheering its approval back at him every time: pure sunshine and bravado.
The supporting cast is stacked: Waddy Wachtel on guitar, Lindsey Buckingham and Christine McVie on backing vocals, Russ Titelman and Lenny Waronker producing, and Mark Linett engineering and mixing, with Newman writing the arrangement himself. The video put him in a convertible, cruising around Los Angeles with a model along for the ride.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 775 | WXPN | WXPN 885 Ultimate Road Trip Songs (2010) | 885 |
| 2016 | 415 | WYEP | WYEP 913 Countdown 2016 | 913 |
| 2021 | 700 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '80s | 909 |
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