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" Walking in L.A. " is a song by American new wave band Missing Persons. It was written by Terry Bozzio, with production by Ken Scott at Chateau Recorders, in Los Angeles, California. The song appeared on their debut studio album Spring Session M in 1982 and has been described as the pivotal song on the album. [1] .
1982 1 viewer 8.9K views. 7 Contributors. Walking in L.A. Lyrics. [Verse 1] Look ahead as we pass, try and focus on it. I won't be fooled by a cheap cinema trick. It must have been just a...
- Lipstick
- I Can’T Think About Dancing
- Surrender Your Heart
- Mental Hopscotch
- Hello, I Love You
- If only For The Moment
- Walking in L.A
- Windows
- Destination Unknown
- Words
Missing Persons 2020 album was a surprise release that will make you want to listen to it over and over again. Our number ten track in our list of the top ten Missing Persons songs is the track “Lipstick” which possesses an authentic sound that is of high quality. The song reminded us just how good Dale Bozzio’s vocals are. However, the song itself...
Coming in at number nine is the second track from one of the band’s second album entitled Rhyme & Reason. “I Can’t Think About Dancing” is a medium temp0 rocking dance style tune with a hook that features Dale’s addicting vocal phrasings. The keyboard horns blast in between the vocal lines adding a cool feel to the song. The song hit number thirty-...
After an incredible debut album, Missing Persons had a lot of pressure to deliver on the second album. “Surrender Your Heart” is the fourth song from Missing Person’s second studio album, Rhyme and Reason. The song was released as the third and final single from the album. This beautiful song was quite a masterpiece that showed what the band could ...
The number seven song in our list of the top ten Missing Persons songs is the track “Mental Hopscotch.” This is the track that turned so many people onto the band Missing Persons. ‘Mental Hopscotch’ is the single that put Missing Persons on the map in L.A. and was KROQ FM’s most requested song of 1981. This was a band of brilliant musicians who cre...
Coming in at number six in our countdown of the ten best Missing Persons songs is the sixth track from their 1986 album, Colour in Your Life. “Hello, I Love You” is a beautiful cover for The Doors 1968 hit song from their album, Waiting for the Sun, inspired by a girl Jim Morrison met at Venice Beach.
“If Only for the Moment” is the thirteenth track from Missing Persons 1984 album, Rhyme & Reason. The track is joyous, and the lyrics are very inspirational. “If Only for the Moment” is my personal favorite song from the album.
Although this song never performed exceptionally well on the charts, it got a lot of airplay on the radio and gave the city of LA a new unofficial motto, “Nobody Walks in LA”. Although Terry Bozzio didn’t have an agenda with pedestrians in the city, the city has still not been able to shake up its 30-year-old punchline.
The number three song in our list of the top ten Missing Persons songs is another one from Spring Session M. The song features outstanding work from Terry Bozzio on the drums. “Windows” is a fantastic song that is timeless. The melodies are beautiful, and Dale Bozzio shines in a way that probably inspired Lady Gaga.
This track was initially released as a single before being included in Missing Persons debut studio album, Spring Session M. The song has been covered by a couple of artists such as Replicants and The Smashing Pumpkins. The song was used as a soundtrack in the popular game GTA Vice City Stories on Flash FM. The track is one of the band’s highest-ch...
Coming in at number one is the track “Words.” This was the first single released from the Spring Sessions M album which was the band’s first full-length album. The song had originally been included on the Missing Person EPwhich contained only four tracks and were released in 1980. The song perfectly captured the typical Los Angeles rock scene of th...
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Four of the five band members have worked with Zappa, who knows a good musician when he hears one and their keyboard-based songs are sometimes as catchy as early Blondie. The witty 'Words' and 'Walking in LA ("nobody walks in LA, only a nobody walks in LA") sounded better there than they do in Camden Town but they are still good pop songs.
Jul 31, 2023 · The song "Walking in L.A." by Missing Persons is a satirical commentary on the car-dominated culture and lack of pedestrian activity in Los Angeles. The lyrics express the singer's observations and disbelief at witnessing someone walking in the city, as it is a rare sight.
Aug 15, 2013 · Alissa Walker documents her walks in Los Angeles. (Photo courtesy of Alissa Walker.) In 1982, the song “Walking in LA” by the new wave pop band Missing Persons quickly made Los Angeles the poster child for a national bad habit.
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Nobody's walkin', walkin', walkin'. You only see 'em drivin' cars out on the street. Nobody's walkin', walkin', walkin'. You won't see a kid walkin' home from school. Nobody's walkin', walkin', walkin'. Their mothers pick 'em up in a car pool. Nobody's walkin', walkin'. Walkin' in LA. Walkin' in LA, nobody walks in LA.
