L.A. ANTHEM!| FIRST TIME HEARING Randy Newman - I Love L.A. REACTION

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  • @darcyferrier775
    @darcyferrier775 3 месяца назад +239

    Gotta listen to his song "Short people" next! It's hilarious!

    • @jancw
      @jancw 3 месяца назад +3

      "peep peep peep" 😆

    • @ZeeDahktah
      @ZeeDahktah 3 месяца назад +4

      “No it’s not.” - Short people

    • @phila3884
      @phila3884 3 месяца назад +2

      Yeah, Short People was a radio hit. Heard it growing up in Pennsylvania.

    • @wendywoodruff2871
      @wendywoodruff2871 3 месяца назад +1

      You'll never get it out of your head. 😅

    • @lauriestarseed169
      @lauriestarseed169 3 месяца назад

      😅😄

  • @lt6134
    @lt6134 3 месяца назад +177

    Randy wrote & sang You Got a Friend in Me from Toy Story

    • @mkmstillstackin
      @mkmstillstackin 3 месяца назад +1

      Thanks!....I knew that voice sounded familiar!

    • @JB-kf2hu
      @JB-kf2hu 3 месяца назад +1

      I was just going to say that.👍

    • @ddgardner5671
      @ddgardner5671 3 месяца назад +4

      And the theme to the TV show "Monk".

    • @GetLostGames1
      @GetLostGames1 2 месяца назад +2

      And the song about “Cleveland” from the movie major league

    • @JustTanya.
      @JustTanya. 2 месяца назад +1

      Oh, I forgot. I never saw the movie Toy Story but I remember the song. Cute song.😊

  • @andyanderson3628
    @andyanderson3628 3 месяца назад +56

    Randy has been nominated for 22 Oscars and he has won two.

    • @donjackson5522
      @donjackson5522 3 месяца назад +4

      That's a crime that he has ONLY won 2.

    • @TheMkarr
      @TheMkarr 2 месяца назад +1

      Oscars ? I don't believe he's an actor.

    • @mrupright
      @mrupright 2 месяца назад +4

      @@TheMkarr Best Song. Maybe Best Score? He's done a lot of movie music.

    • @JustTanya.
      @JustTanya. 2 месяца назад +4

      @@TheMkarr Actors are not the only ones that win Oscars. Directors, producers, composers, musicians/singers, makeup artists, costuming, graphic effects, sound effects, etc. Even rappers i.e. Eminem. Lot more people in making movies, animations, short film and documentaries than just actors. LOL The end credits on most movies is practically a novel. 😂

    • @pjg58x
      @pjg58x 2 месяца назад +2

      @JustTanya Unlike the olden days when a movie ended it just said “The End”. Now there’s a half hour of credits.

  • @LibraAllWoman
    @LibraAllWoman 3 месяца назад +30

    Amber,
    I'm a native Californian who was born and raised in Los Angeles. I was a teenager when this song came out. We had such pride when Randy Newman released this song. Therefore, I can, confidently state that this video does, in deed, display the "Golden Era" of Los Angeles.

    • @felixmidas2020
      @felixmidas2020 2 месяца назад

      Hate to break it to you but this song is pure irony. Look at the bum over there. He's down on his knees. Look at these women. What do you make of that?

    • @davidd5407
      @davidd5407 2 месяца назад

      Satire song if ever there was one.

  • @ndlouder
    @ndlouder 3 месяца назад +84

    That's Jeff Porcaro on drums and Steve Lukather on guitar and David Paich on keys, all riding high as Toto at the time. He used them for the song because they were the cream of the crop of L.A. session musicians. It's also Christine McVie and Lindsay Buckingham of Fleetwood Mac on backing vocals, because other than the Beach Boys which are mentioned in the song there's nothing more L.A. than Fleetwood Mac.. Epic song!

    • @oaf-77
      @oaf-77 3 месяца назад +3

      Rip Jeff Pecaro. Died gardening.

    • @rattnroll84
      @rattnroll84 3 месяца назад +6

      @@oaf-77 .....It's just best they leave that unsolved

    • @markhagerman1837
      @markhagerman1837 3 месяца назад +3

      I haven’t seen this video in literally decades and I just now noticed them.

    • @johncampbell756
      @johncampbell756 2 месяца назад +3

      ​@@donjackson5522Mark K offer is not on guitar. That is Waddy Wachtel and Steve Lukather.

    • @buddry538
      @buddry538 2 месяца назад

      No shit?? That's awesome!

  • @djprideone1
    @djprideone1 3 месяца назад +95

    not sure if you guys noticed but the band playing for randy in the video is TOTO also this song gets played at all l.a sporting events

    • @williamgardner803
      @williamgardner803 3 месяца назад +7

      Some of the most talented guys in the history of American music. It seems like they played on almost every hit record of the 80s. The combined body of work of Lukather, Paich, and the Porcaros is staggering.

    • @bergiefbaby
      @bergiefbaby 2 месяца назад

      Dodgers and Lakers games this goes hard. Crowd pleaser for sure.

    • @wardogies
      @wardogies 2 месяца назад

      The background voices that say we love it are Lindsey buckingham and Christine movie from Fleetwood Mac

  • @Robsan40
    @Robsan40 3 месяца назад +7

    Add my vote for "Short People".
    P.S. - "Walking In L.A." by the band Missing Persons is FIRE!
    Amber, Missing Persons is fronted by an amazing female singer, so it's a perfect Female Friday new artist for you.

  • @marioserrano6333
    @marioserrano6333 3 месяца назад +55

    Toy story, "You got a friend in me" -Randy Newman

  • @unclebobunclebob
    @unclebobunclebob 2 месяца назад +6

    Randy Newman can be the darkest songwriter and the most lighthearted. He is a lyrical and melodic genius.

  • @BigC.
    @BigC. 3 месяца назад +42

    Born and raised in LA county. This song was a sense of pride back in the day.

    • @vision-gc4hy
      @vision-gc4hy 3 месяца назад +7

      Still is.They play it after every Dodger's victory.

    • @kevinminne1460
      @kevinminne1460 3 месяца назад +2

      in the day! LA has sucked for 15 years now. It's horrible. Do NOT be proud to be from LA!

    • @Rebel-cd6gc
      @Rebel-cd6gc 2 месяца назад

      ​@@kevinminne1460Dude it's home and some very good people. Save your hate for something that actually deserves it. Always be proud of where you came from and never ashamed. Damn good tune and proud LA native.

  • @phila3884
    @phila3884 3 месяца назад +4

    Amber, your glam would fit in perfectly in L.A. (I live there)! They play this song over the loudspeakers at the start of the L.A. Marathon every year.

  • @jgreen6772
    @jgreen6772 2 месяца назад +9

    I've been in LA for over 20 years now and - in spite of the problems we have here - I love LA!

    • @Rebel-cd6gc
      @Rebel-cd6gc 2 месяца назад +4

      Same! We damn sure got our problems but we also have some very good people and some beautiful places to visit.👍

  • @MustardSeedish
    @MustardSeedish 3 месяца назад +30

    As someone who was born and raised in LA, I'm pretty darn lucky. Yes, the 80's in LA was amazing.

  • @AndICanTalk2
    @AndICanTalk2 3 месяца назад +3

    Wonderful reaction. You both look amazing here as well. Loved it.

  • @Osprey850
    @Osprey850 3 месяца назад +73

    It's actually a sarcastic song that references some of LA's problems, like homelessness and shallowness, and names various streets that were not the nicer areas in the 80s. It's a bit of an inside joke for locals, whereas most everyone else will just think that it's praising the city. Newman wrote the lyrics to be ambiguous and taken either way, but he was definitely making a little fun of his hometown.

    • @OriginalCaliKitty
      @OriginalCaliKitty 3 месяца назад +20

      He wrote it as a satire. That's why it's so funny to us locals.

    • @SquirminHermanthe1eyedGerman
      @SquirminHermanthe1eyedGerman 3 месяца назад +2

      can honestly say I have never loved LA or Kalifornistan

    • @user-gt2uf8cq9y
      @user-gt2uf8cq9y 3 месяца назад +6

      It's satire but it's still love, like we can insult it but nobody else can. Even better example is Cheech & Chong's take on it in "Born in East LA".

    • @dandare42
      @dandare42 3 месяца назад +7

      Yep. Most of what Randy has written has been satire and so few people have gotten it in the long run. He sometimes had/has the ability shock when he writes from the mind of unsavoury characters. No one can write from the point of view of a flawed person quite like Randy. "Rednecks" and "Short People" aren't his own beliefs nor him trying to shock for the sake of it, but rather mocking bigoted types by exposing their viewpoint. "I Love L.A." is more on the light-hearted side, sarcastically praising his hometown much like how he portrays the square who's horrified by drug culture on "Mama Told Me Not To Come." It's what makes his serious, sentimental songs so jarring and brilliant. He can write touching material too.

    • @danieldistrola2873
      @danieldistrola2873 3 месяца назад

      ​@SquirminHermanthe1eyedGerman AND, nobody cares. Stay out. We don't want toothless, low IQ hillbillies here anyway.

  • @kolchak357
    @kolchak357 3 месяца назад +10

    Short People was the first Randy Newman song I ever heard. 👍

  • @felixmidas2020
    @felixmidas2020 2 месяца назад +5

    The first line: Hate New York City, It's cold and it's damp is a variation of a lyric from The Lady is a Tramp where it says: I hate California, it's crowded and damp. It's also a clue of what Randy Newman really wants to say about L.A.

  • @chrislaustin
    @chrislaustin 3 месяца назад +31

    I was born and raised in Los Angeles(Hollywood to be exact), and honestly with the traffic, high cost of living, over crowding, there isn't much left to love about LA. But this song always takes me back to my childhood and better times, when the city was one of the best in the world, and even if it wasn't, it felt that way. This song is just amazing, and I haven't heard it in awhile, and with the week I've been having, this is much appreciated.

    • @l-bird
      @l-bird 3 месяца назад +5

      Yeah, that's what I was thinking.

    • @kevinminne1460
      @kevinminne1460 3 месяца назад +5

      Yep, it used to be cool years and years ago but it sucks big time for years!

    • @twentyfiveyears5010
      @twentyfiveyears5010 2 месяца назад +4

      Another L.A. native here cosigning...

    • @donaldkennedy9573
      @donaldkennedy9573 2 месяца назад +3

      Great song. what i don't like now is the buildings that look like they re just boxes. I have been inside the Hollywood and Highland Complex. That is nice inside. But the outside of it is just wrong. It looks like a box. Terrible. Not very inviting.

    • @Rob-eo5ql
      @Rob-eo5ql 2 месяца назад +2

      This song nailed it. LA was amazing in the 80s. I hope it can make a comeback.

  • @T-Bone805
    @T-Bone805 3 месяца назад +17

    Major Toto sighting. I caught Steve Lukather, David Paich & Jeff Porcaro. They also play on the tune. No surprise.

    • @froggy5935
      @froggy5935 3 месяца назад +5

      I think some members of Toto were part of every top 40 rock song in the 80s.😅

    • @T-Bone805
      @T-Bone805 3 месяца назад

      @@froggy5935 Very true.

  • @Padbill1
    @Padbill1 3 месяца назад +8

    The music for this was used in the Naked Gun during the baseball game scene...which still makes me laugh still all these years later

  • @davidnelson9331
    @davidnelson9331 3 месяца назад +30

    This song was popular during the 1984 Olympics in LA and will no doubt be again during the 2028 Olympics in LA.

    • @johnbrowne2170
      @johnbrowne2170 3 месяца назад +2

      If LA is still standing.

    • @american_cosmic
      @american_cosmic 2 месяца назад

      @@johnbrowne2170why wouldn’t it still be standing?

    • @johnbrowne2170
      @johnbrowne2170 2 месяца назад

      @@american_cosmic California is a disgusting disaster area thanks to your moronic governor.

    • @aaronpincus6095
      @aaronpincus6095 2 месяца назад +1

      Fun Fact. The only two Olympics that turned a profit were the two that were held in Los Angeles.

  • @lcassamas
    @lcassamas 3 месяца назад +8

    Randy Newman is one of our greatest songwriters. You’ll know him from his scores for movies, notably the Toy Story movies. To get a very different side of him, try Sail Away (or anything else on that album) or Marie (or anything else on the album Good Old Boys).
    I Love LA was written to be the anthem for the 1984 Summer Olympics, which were held in LA.
    Finally, LA is as much of an experience as a city. There is no place quite like it. And, regardless of anything else good or bad, you can stand on a beautiful beach any day of the year and look across the water at tomorrow.

    • @dougieyou
      @dougieyou 3 месяца назад +1

      Yes indeed "Sail Away"...not a bad tune on that album...

  • @rrailguitar2211
    @rrailguitar2211 3 месяца назад +20

    Randy Newman has had a very very long career as a songwriter, starting out in the 60s. I was a fan of his in the 70s when he started performing as well as write. In the 80s he drifted more into movie soundtrack writing. That ran in the family; his uncles Alfred and Lionel were film composers.
    I loved "Simon Smith And His Amazing Dancing Bear" "Dayton Ohio 1903" "Louisiana 1927" "A Wedding In Cherokee County" "Baltimore" "It's Money That Matters."
    His biggest hit as a performer was "Short People." He also wrote hits for other artists like "Mama Told Me Not To Come."

    • @dandare42
      @dandare42 3 месяца назад +1

      He was never the most prolific at putting out albums in a time where major artists pumped out at least one a year. He did his first six between 1968 and 1979 but has put out just six ever since. But plenty of soundtrack work so he does stay busy. His records were never platinum hits, so he has probably made a lot more money by going the Hollywood route while the studio albums are ways to feed the artistic muse too.

    • @michelleb9808
      @michelleb9808 3 месяца назад

      Oh wow, didn't know he wrote Mama told me..

    • @ridleyclayburn4599
      @ridleyclayburn4599 3 месяца назад

      Don't forget 'Political Science'!

  • @albertsmith9315
    @albertsmith9315 3 месяца назад +53

    I was living in L.A. in '84 during the Summer Olympics and this was the unofficial theme song for that city at that time. You couldn't escape it and you could hear it being sung from cars all summer.

    • @alphajava761
      @alphajava761 3 месяца назад +3

      I went to the L.A. Summer Olympics at the L.A. Collusiem in 84' and this song was huge in L.A.. This video is totally 80s L.A. I moved out to Antelope Valley because the greater L.A. area is to crazy these days: crowded, dangerous and filthy. The tourist areas are still fairly safe in the daytime. I still love L.A. though, lots of great spots still.

    • @GirlWithAnOpinion
      @GirlWithAnOpinion 3 месяца назад +2

      Beat me to it! ❤

  • @cjen1959
    @cjen1959 3 месяца назад +3

    Long time Celtic fan but had Laker season seats in the 80’s and they would play this at every game. I would stand, smile and join my LA brothers and sisters in the sing-along…I Love it!!!

  • @anitastevens8134
    @anitastevens8134 3 месяца назад +2

    The entire Sail Away album is phenomenal.

  • @browntabproductions
    @browntabproductions 3 месяца назад +5

    Fun Song. I was Born in LA, grew up 60 miles East.
    It’s as gritty as it sparkly.

  • @cindy2252
    @cindy2252 3 месяца назад +9

    OMGosh, I lived in LA from '79 - '86. This song was released, MTV was launched, I lived at the beach, and I was in my 20's, What a time to be alive, thanks for the memories! ❤

  • @joetabor539
    @joetabor539 2 месяца назад +4

    I word of warning, Randy Newman is famous for satire in his song. Like the song "Short People" written by a Randy Newman who is a short person. Oh and Ventura Beach is part of Greater LA. As is Malibu, Long Beach, Huntington Beach and more.

  • @snowbirdlady7221
    @snowbirdlady7221 3 месяца назад +2

    Southern California native here. Born in Santa Monica and grew up in the 50's 60's. Every Beach Boy song was true back then. Now, it's a different world. You don't really want to go there. Love this Randy Newman song and I always think of Steve Martin's hilarious movie, L.A. Story. Very funny movie full of jokes- some of which only southern CA people get.

  • @jezebelle57
    @jezebelle57 3 месяца назад +10

    I live in L.A. , specifically Hollywood. I love L.A.!

    • @dggydddy59
      @dggydddy59 3 месяца назад +3

      I lived up Beachwood Canyon for several years but had to move away. It was the best time in my life and I really miss it.

  • @raymondohlsen5054
    @raymondohlsen5054 3 месяца назад +6

    Great artist, Randy Newman. Wrote all kinda different songs happy ones like this one, satirical like 'Short People' and thoroughly depressing (but great) songs like 'Baltimore'. Word of advice: If you go to L.A. stay north of downtown. I LOVED L.A. when I lived there (mid 1980's), I wish I could've found a decent job, I'd have stayed there. I lived on Bronson just a block north of Sunset Boulevard. I could see the "Hollywood" sign from my front door.

  • @cliffchristie5865
    @cliffchristie5865 3 месяца назад +2

    I live in Southern California and, some years back, when there was still such a thing as an end to a tv station's broadcast day, one local station here would play this video instead of the traditional recording of the National Anthem.

  • @trevorhope8447
    @trevorhope8447 3 месяца назад +3

    Randy is a genius. Nuff said.

  • @jessearmstead2237
    @jessearmstead2237 3 месяца назад +2

    This was a signature song from the 80s , the song, its lyrics, add in the video , it just captured the essence of what is was like to live and experience that era. I lived in SoCal during those years,, trust the 80s wre the best, n they still are❤

  • @zathmmo4346
    @zathmmo4346 3 месяца назад +3

    Randy Newman is one of our greatest American songwriters and also an amazing satirist. I Love LA was a heartfelt love letter, but songs like Short People are straight out satire. Randy is a treasure and I'm so glad you gave him a look. He has a big selection to choose from and I hope you'll continue to listen to and learn about him.

  • @ericanderson8886
    @ericanderson8886 3 месяца назад +9

    Early Randy songs were brilliant satire. Then he started doing movie scores and songs like Ragtime and The Natural and Toy Story. Still like early Randy the best.

    • @kenhoyer8601
      @kenhoyer8601 3 месяца назад

      Rednecks

    • @pjmurphy920
      @pjmurphy920 3 месяца назад +1

      Me, too!

    • @keitheiler8545
      @keitheiler8545 2 месяца назад

      He still does satire. Granted he doesn't release an album too often. But, semi-recent highlights are The Great Debate (about religion vs science), Putin, A Few Words in Defense of Our Country (about the war on terror), I'm Dreaming (when Obama got elected) and Stay Away (pandemic). All good satires.

  • @angelariebli4843
    @angelariebli4843 3 месяца назад +1

    YESSS!! I can't remember a time in my life where, when in LA, you call out the street signs -- and everyone shouts "WE LOVE IT!!"

  • @andybroer651
    @andybroer651 3 месяца назад +3

    LOL! I just drove back from LA about 5 hours ago! My daughter moved to Hollywood for her new job and we brought a bunch of her stuff to her! We saw the walk of stars and the usual LA sites in left over minutes 🙂 Saw cool cars, weird dudes and beautiful ladies! And even sang "I love LA" as we watched the 4th of July fireworks on Thursday 2024!

  • @markhickcox6142
    @markhickcox6142 3 месяца назад +19

    Many members of Toto are on this song

    • @timoteo950
      @timoteo950 3 месяца назад

      I noticed that too but didn't know they were involved in this song. Cool.

    • @MS-ro9dm
      @MS-ro9dm 3 месяца назад +2

      Christie McVie and Linsey Buckingham do the "We Love It".

  • @brypadilla
    @brypadilla 3 месяца назад +1

    I was working for an entertainment focused courier service in the mid 90's when I was dispatched to an address above Sunset Blvd "See Randy for a recording to be picked up" from the movie "Toy Story", from Randy Newman himself. Nice guy, offered me a coffee while I waited on his couch I said no thank you to which he replied "Good 'cuz I ain't got none!" 😁

  • @ashley192277
    @ashley192277 3 месяца назад +6

    Born & raised in Cali, & I love LA too!

  • @franksullivan1873
    @franksullivan1873 2 месяца назад +2

    He wrote ,”Mama told me not to Come” for Three Dog Night.

  • @jeffjames1341
    @jeffjames1341 3 месяца назад +3

    This song just epitomizes everything 80's!!!

  • @SurvivorBri
    @SurvivorBri 3 месяца назад +1

    Randy Newman rocks! This is a sleeper song from the 80's that doesn't get enough play. Thanks for bringing it back! It's just fun, unique and a true representation of MTV from the 1980's.

  • @flash218ily
    @flash218ily 3 месяца назад +4

    I'm surprised you guys didn't recognize this song from "The Naked Gun"....it was playing when Leslie Nielsen was frisking all players on the field for weapons!

    • @nikaltesla9400
      @nikaltesla9400 3 месяца назад +1

      That wasn't Leslie Nielson, that was the great Enrico Pallazzo

    • @flash218ily
      @flash218ily 3 месяца назад +1

      @@nikaltesla9400 YOU ARE RIGHT!.....My bad!!! 🤣

  • @mypl510
    @mypl510 3 месяца назад +7

    L.A. will sadly never be the same as it was during the time this song came out. It can still be fun, but so much is now gone. Come to San Diego, and then drive up to L.A.!

  • @you2449
    @you2449 3 месяца назад +3

    Near the beginning, Jay started playing the Air-Piano and looked away right as L.A.'s Iconic "Jesus Saves" sign came on the screen for a second. They really captured all the iconic Landmarks. (And, oh-no, it looks like Amber missed it too !! She had her eyes closed, feelin the music.)
    And speaking of L.A.s Golden Age - - this song came out the Year Before the Summer Olympics came to L.A. !! So it got replayed All Summer!

  • @bishdizzle67
    @bishdizzle67 3 месяца назад +3

    Lindsey Buckingham was a background vocalist on this as well.

  • @tlbrooks422
    @tlbrooks422 2 месяца назад +2

    This came out when I was about to graduate high school and move from Northwest Indiana to the L.A. area. I love it and still do. Now, four decades later, I live in Downtown L.A. and all of the streets mentioned are part of my usual routines. Feel free to reach out to me if you come here. There are the obvious things to do and then the ways to do them that us locals know, plus the special things to do and see that most people don't know. I ❤ L.A.!

  • @bigmaven
    @bigmaven 2 месяца назад

    LA born and raised here 🙋🏻‍♂️… Randy Newman is one of the greatest songwriters of the 20th century, Rock and Roll HoF’er and one of the best live performers around. He has done a lot of satirical songs, written for so many and is beloved. I love LA became an anthem in the 80s and plays even now after LA sports teams win

  • @lt6134
    @lt6134 3 месяца назад +4

    I lived in LA when this came out. (Worked at channel 9). It was huge!

    • @mydiytries6303
      @mydiytries6303 3 месяца назад +1

      This is definitely 80's L.A. ... unfortunately it's not the same today.

  • @clivenewman4810
    @clivenewman4810 3 месяца назад +6

    My first motorway driving was in LA.Terrifying!❤ From England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

    • @bradparnell614
      @bradparnell614 3 месяца назад +1

      I spent a week in LA with family. My uncle had gotten transferred out there in the late 70s/early 80s. He was one of the sweetest, calmest dudes you'd ever meet, but when he got out on the LA freeways he flipped a switch to beast mode which you basically have to do to survive.

  • @robertg7396
    @robertg7396 3 месяца назад +10

    You must have heard Randy Newman before but just didn't know it. He sang "You've got a friend in me" For the Toy Story franchise.
    😁🤠🤖🐷🦖

  • @pattyestrada6
    @pattyestrada6 3 месяца назад +10

    Yes, Venice Beach is in L.A…I love Venice, love walking down the boardwalk seeing all the cool stuff the merchants sell..riding bikes down the alley ways…watching the drum circles. Yall should definitely visit!

  • @nazztynatenugglife5891
    @nazztynatenugglife5891 3 месяца назад +4

    After every Dodger win, this is the 1st. song played! And just in case you missed it, that is ToTo as his band. They were everywhere in the 80's!

    • @tlt-ell1193
      @tlt-ell1193 2 месяца назад +1

      Same with Lakers games!😀🏀

  • @louiehernandez1477
    @louiehernandez1477 3 месяца назад +5

    This song instantly reminds me of The Lakers. My top 3 L.A songs are.
    1. Under The Bridge RHCP.
    2 To Live And Die In L.A 2Pac.
    3. I Love L.A Randy Newman.

    • @richardkint6531
      @richardkint6531 3 месяца назад +1

      Wang Chung also had a hit "To Live And Die In LA" from the movie of the same name.

    • @Robsan40
      @Robsan40 3 месяца назад

      "Walking In LA" Missing Persons?

    • @louiehernandez1477
      @louiehernandez1477 3 месяца назад +1

      @@Robsan40 Love walking in L.A, forgot about that one.

    • @Robsan40
      @Robsan40 3 месяца назад

      @@louiehernandez1477 - And as for movies, "City Of Angels" and "Escape From LA" were great.

    • @louiehernandez1477
      @louiehernandez1477 3 месяца назад +1

      @@Robsan40 City of Angels soundtrack is amazing. Really like that movie.

  • @shaunfoulk7049
    @shaunfoulk7049 3 месяца назад +1

    One of my favorite songs 🎶EVER!!! I live in Los Angeles, and they play this song every time the Lakers win a championship 🏀❤️🎶😊👍

  • @vizzini589
    @vizzini589 3 месяца назад +7

    '89 NBA finals, Game 7, they played this song so loud during a timeout you couldn't hear yourself think. It was amazing. I Love L.A.

    • @jacquiadams6741
      @jacquiadams6741 2 месяца назад +1

      Nothing better than Lakers games in the 80’s! I Love LA!

  • @ShannonR1969
    @ShannonR1969 3 месяца назад +4

    Randy has written a TON of songs, including "Mama Told Me Not to Come" from Three Dog Night!

  • @lisawhisper2504
    @lisawhisper2504 2 месяца назад

    That was indeed the golden era of LA. Up through the 90's it was the best place in the world to live.

  • @rachelpama6634
    @rachelpama6634 3 месяца назад +8

    Love This!! Cali Girl!!! Dodgers Play This Song Every Time After We Win At Home!!!💙💙💙💙 Awesome Thank You Jay And Amber!!!

  • @rudylopez9872
    @rudylopez9872 3 месяца назад +13

    Amber...you are right. L.A. is deff not the same. I was lucky enough to experience the beauty of Cali.

    • @texano1957
      @texano1957 3 месяца назад

      @@rudylopez9872 apparently Hollywood Bl ( we called it Hollyweird BL) is empty now

    • @suegreene7841
      @suegreene7841 3 месяца назад +1

      Yeah growing up in Southern California was awesome I grew up in Huntington Beach but the views look very similar and I used to go to LA to clubs and such

    • @manontherails4937
      @manontherails4937 3 месяца назад +1

      I wish they have theme songs like this for other states like here in Yorki and Texi, Flori, Zoni, Wisci, Illi, Monti, Indi, Oki, Penni, Loui, Tenni, Massi, etc.

    • @suegreene7841
      @suegreene7841 2 месяца назад

      @@manontherails4937 they do! How about New York New York by Frank Sinatra??

  • @ohrick8707
    @ohrick8707 3 месяца назад +1

    1983 LA… Golden time, indeed. The year before Governor Ronald Reagan took office. Still an anthem that is often sung at sporting events

  • @DannyD714
    @DannyD714 3 месяца назад +4

    i love that he included disneyland in the video even though it's in neighboring orange county (where i grew up and still live). you see the matterhorn ride ("look at that mountain") and the old marquee sign from the entrance. cheech marin (of cheech and chong) did a song/music video called "born in east L.A." which parodies this video near the end.

  • @DevInvest
    @DevInvest 2 месяца назад +3

    Boston loves this song
    Amber, since you enjoy his voice, Randy Newman is a flat out genius, don't let the vibe fool you.
    Watch some of his live performances
    The Stuttgart Jazz Open 2006 is a great start, it s avail on the plaform
    He's a masterful story teller.

  • @PeterZeeke
    @PeterZeeke 3 месяца назад

    so many randy newman songs. This man is THE GOAT

  • @finngirl1313
    @finngirl1313 2 месяца назад

    SoCal native, born & raised LA County, lived there '50s, '60s, '70s, '80s. those were the days, my friend, we thought they'd never end. thx for reacting to this vid, Randy nailed it.

  • @bjones2366
    @bjones2366 3 месяца назад +2

    Went to college in NorCal and blasted this from my dorm window right after Gibson’s HR in ‘88. Good times…

  • @roberthunter4884
    @roberthunter4884 3 месяца назад +1

    Randy has been around longer than Huey, plus he's written music for several movie soundtracks, he and Danny Elfman started in specific music genres and expanded into major composers. There were a couple of other people who evolved in the same way as well. The late 70's through the mid 80's produced a lot of talented individuals who are still unmatched. Anyway, loved the review, love you guys, take care and stay safe ❤️

  • @tomthomas2646
    @tomthomas2646 2 месяца назад

    Ha. Wow. What a SURPRISE... SO GLAD YOU VIEWED THIS ... WELCOME TO 1983 BABY.....

  • @ENDTIMEsVideoLibrary
    @ENDTIMEsVideoLibrary 3 месяца назад +1

    Randy is a Multi-Talented Song Writer, Producer extraordinare!!! He has writeen for a lot of other artists and performed himself in Movies, TV also. His song Short People was a hilarious song that some people took the wrong way and was a very Big Controversial Hit! Yes, and 80s-90s LA was the Time and Place you wanted to be! I grew up there myself..

  • @williamcarr7347
    @williamcarr7347 3 месяца назад +14

    We love it!!!

  • @stevehorn4680
    @stevehorn4680 3 месяца назад +1

    I was born in Santa Barbara county, just a smidge n of LA.
    Living in Mississippi when this one hit, I totally went back to LA, in my mind.

  • @rosemarywatson1231
    @rosemarywatson1231 3 месяца назад +1

    That’s our song!

  • @MrSteveLoucks
    @MrSteveLoucks 3 месяца назад +3

    I love I Love LA! Always makes me remember the LA Olympics in 1984. You should check out Randy’s breakthrough hit from the 70s: Short People. Wonderful satire of bigoted people.

  • @timothyherring3211
    @timothyherring3211 3 месяца назад +1

    Short people and friend in me are good songs but FYI it's still sunny ☀️ everyday in L. A. So don't hate appreciate the warmth ✌🏾

  • @txrojas
    @txrojas 3 месяца назад +1

    Born and raised in the city of Azusa in the great county of LA. Love this song especially when the Dodgers win a home game.

  • @MichaelJones-sh7nu
    @MichaelJones-sh7nu 2 месяца назад

    I think this is one of the most fun music videos in the history of American pop music.

  • @joetabor539
    @joetabor539 2 месяца назад +1

    Randy Newman wrote the title song for a quirky movie called "Cold Turkey" with Dick Van Dyke. The song is "He Gives You All is Love." A movie and song you should check out.

  • @jfarnsworth75
    @jfarnsworth75 2 месяца назад

    You're probably feeling that sort of way because he's done songs in Disney movies and you recognize his voice.

  • @TracyTame
    @TracyTame 3 месяца назад +1

    I was born and raised in L.A. Like any big city it has its problems. But I still Love L.A.!

  • @kallsop2
    @kallsop2 3 месяца назад +2

    The lead guitarist is Steve Lukather, the keyboardist is David Paich and the drummer is Jeff Pocaro all from Toto, Christine McVie and Lyndsay Buckingham from Fleetwood Mac are backup singers and Waddy Wachtel who played with Linda Rondstadt and Stevie Nicks is playing rhythm guitar.

  • @susanliltz3875
    @susanliltz3875 3 месяца назад +2

    You said it’s your first time hearing Randy Newman but what you don’t realize is he’s done a lot of songs for a lot of movies, so without even knowing it you’ve heard him!!
    “Toy Story “
    “You’ve Got A Friend In Me” that’s one of his songs!!

  • @salmanilla7943
    @salmanilla7943 3 месяца назад +1

    For me, the song will always be associated with Lakers championship parades in the 80s. Randy also performed it live at the Lakers ring ceremony in 2002.

    • @jacquiadams6741
      @jacquiadams6741 2 месяца назад +1

      Nothing better than Lakers games of the 80’s!

  • @TimothySmiths
    @TimothySmiths 2 месяца назад

    Southern CA native here, and this song was huge back when it came out, and we heard it every year the Lakers won a Championship during the 80's after it had come out. It was played constantly though when it came out.. I also recommend Short People, which is the first song i can recall hearing of his. Randy has had his music in numerous of movies, Toy Story, Major League and more.

  • @mildredpierce4506
    @mildredpierce4506 3 месяца назад +1

    I was surprised to find out that Randy was born in Los Angeles. So many people in L. A. are from somewhere else.

  • @1972mrgray
    @1972mrgray 3 месяца назад

    His song, “Louisiana 1927,” is about the flood of that year and my favorite Randy Newman song. Very moving.

  • @emcsquared8681
    @emcsquared8681 3 месяца назад +1

    I’m sure people already told you the songs he did for Toy Story and monsters inc. but he also wrote “you can leave your hat on” and Joe Cocker covered it.
    His song writing is unique because he usually write from someone else’s point of view.
    His parents were both college professors, and a lot of his songs are about actual history also. Check out his song “Louisiana 1927”.

  • @EricSmith-gx7lu
    @EricSmith-gx7lu 3 месяца назад +3

    This song and video came out in 1983. Randy Newman is almost known more of a songwriter than a singer, but he had a few hits of his own over the years. As others have mentioned, he did the song, "You've got a friend in me" from the Toy Story movie. "Short People" is a funny song. He has done music for numerous movies. Seven of his relatives, (mostly cousins), are professional conductors or classical composers.

  • @surlechapeau
    @surlechapeau 3 месяца назад +50

    Jay & Amber, you'll love his "Short People"!!!
    He also wrote and performed "It's A Jungle Out There", the theme song for the TV Show 'Monk' (season 2 thru 8, it won an Emmy Award).

    • @seanswinton6242
      @seanswinton6242 3 месяца назад +3

      Also, "You've Got A Friend In Me." Randy Newman comes from a family of musicians, mostly film composers that go back to the dawn of cinema.

    • @cliffchristie5865
      @cliffchristie5865 3 месяца назад +1

      Not to mention the very moving "When I'm Gone", that closed out the
      end of the last episode of "Monk".

    • @CPny65
      @CPny65 3 месяца назад +1

      Short People Got No Reason....

    • @DerekDominoes
      @DerekDominoes 3 месяца назад +2

      At the very least, it'll be interesting to see if they get slightly offended by the lyrics.

    • @bojangles713
      @bojangles713 3 месяца назад

      No they won't

  • @irenem3854
    @irenem3854 3 месяца назад +1

    L.A. of the 80's was beautiful. California was beautiful in those days. But honestly, San Diego is my favorite city. I'm a Californian native. I now live in Temecula, which I think is one of the last best places in Southern California. But once it was all wonderful. 😢

  • @richardtaylor8595
    @richardtaylor8595 3 месяца назад +1

    Randy is a great songwriter and musician. Ilike that he makes it fun sometimes like Short People. He is not a tall man, and I loved that song. This song is so true, and I love it.

  • @bradparnell614
    @bradparnell614 3 месяца назад +7

    I got to visit LA in 1982 just before my 17th birthday. Just like London in the 1960s, and New York City in the 1970s, LA was THE cultural center during the 1980s. Amber's right it was a golden era for the city. The Lakers had it going on, a lot of rock albums and music videos were getting made there and of course all the TV and movies being made as usual, though back in those days, most of the TV shows were actually set in LA because it's where everybody wanted to be. It's a far cry from that these days but I'm glad I got to go see it in its heyday.

  • @rubroken
    @rubroken 3 месяца назад +2

    WOW 2 reactors reacted to this today!! LA's unofficial(or maybe official) anthem. Great song, great reaction. Is today somehow special for Angelinos?

  • @raybernal6829
    @raybernal6829 3 месяца назад +1

    As some have said Randy did this tongue in cheek but those of us Southern Californians took it to the next level snd made it our anthem. This is just not about LA but the greater metropolitan area as it dhows the beaches as well as Disneyland which is in the neighboring county (Orange). 😊

  • @Trepanist
    @Trepanist 3 месяца назад +6

    Just realized he's playing with Steve Lukather and David Paich from Toto at 3:35!

  • @tommyc6066
    @tommyc6066 3 месяца назад +7

    I love LA too!

  • @Serai3
    @Serai3 3 месяца назад +1

    His song "Political Science" is one of my favorites. His early career was full of songs that were sarcastic, and that's one of the best. :)

  • @ohrick8707
    @ohrick8707 3 месяца назад

    Randy Neuman was better known as a writer of songs. His performances were often tongue-in-cheek! His “You got a friend in me.” Classic. Back when Disney was Disney.