Los Angeles (Frank Black song)
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"Los Angeles" is a single
written and performed by Black Francis, it was the first track on his solo debut album Frank Black
, released in 1992. It served as the main theme song for the short lived but cult phenomenon VH1 talk show Late World with Zach
. It was also featured in the soundtrack
of Tony Hawk's American Wasteland
. Also, a music video
was made for this song featuring Black himself.
introduction. An electric guitar
riff
is heard after that. With an interlude
back into acoustic guitar music, it ends with helicopter
noises.
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
written and performed by Black Francis, it was the first track on his solo debut album Frank Black
Frank Black (album)
Frank Black is the first solo album from the American alternative rock musician Frank Black. The album was recorded in 1992 and released on 9 March 1993 via 4AD, after the breakup of the Pixies....
, released in 1992. It served as the main theme song for the short lived but cult phenomenon VH1 talk show Late World with Zach
Late World with Zach
Late World with Zach was a television show on VH1 during the spring of 2002, starring a young, beard-less Zach Galifianakis ....
. It was also featured in the soundtrack
Soundtrack
A soundtrack can be recorded music accompanying and synchronized to the images of a motion picture, book, television program or video game; a commercially released soundtrack album of music as featured in the soundtrack of a film or TV show; or the physical area of a film that contains the...
of Tony Hawk's American Wasteland
Tony Hawk's American Wasteland
Tony Hawk's American Wasteland, abbreviated to THAW, is a video game that was released for the PS2, Xbox, Xbox 360, Nintendo GameCube and PC on October 18, 2005. Part of the Tony Hawk series, the game was developed by Neversoft and published by Activision.The PC version of the game was ported and...
. Also, a music video
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
was made for this song featuring Black himself.
Composition
The song starts off with an acoustic guitarAcoustic guitar
An acoustic guitar is a guitar that uses only an acoustic sound board. The air in this cavity resonates with the vibrational modes of the string and at low frequencies, which depend on the size of the box, the chamber acts like a Helmholtz resonator, increasing or decreasing the volume of the sound...
introduction. An electric guitar
Electric guitar
An electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...
riff
RIFF
The Resource Interchange File Format is a generic file container format for storing data in tagged chunks. It is primarily used to store multimedia such as sound and video, though it may also be used to store any arbitrary data....
is heard after that. With an interlude
Bridge (music)
In music, especially western popular music, a bridge is a contrasting section which also prepares for the return of the original material section...
back into acoustic guitar music, it ends with helicopter
Helicopter
A helicopter is a type of rotorcraft in which lift and thrust are supplied by one or more engine-driven rotors. This allows the helicopter to take off and land vertically, to hover, and to fly forwards, backwards, and laterally...
noises.