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Butthole Surfers
"L.A." by 1996
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Wax
"Southern California" by 1995
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Death Piggy
"Whippin' Round the Bay" by 1986
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The Fall
"L.A." by 1985
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Flipper
"Southern California" by 1985
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Vandals
"Rico" by 1984
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REM
"California Dreamin'" by 1983
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The Freeze
"Boston Not LA" by 1982
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Tom Waits
"Heartattack and Vine" by 1980
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Circle Jerks
"Beverly Hills" by 1979
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The Stranglers
"Dead Loss Angeles" by 1979
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Paul Anka
"Brought Up in New York (Brought Down in L.A.)" by 1978
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Ramones
"California Sun" by 1977
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Brian Eno
"On Some Faraway Beach" by 1973
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Neil Young
"Out on the Weekend" by 1972
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Stooges
"L.A. Blues" by 1970
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Jimmy Soul
"Take Me to Los Angeles" by 1964