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LA Song (Out of This Town)
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Wikipedia article
"'LA Song'" (subtitled "'LA Song (Out of This Town)'" on the single release) is a song by American singer-songwriter Beth Hart, released as the first single from her second album, 'Screamin' for My Supper', on July 20, 1999. While it reached only 90 on the US 'Billboard' Hot 100, it was an Adult Top 40 top-10 hit and reached No. 1 in New Zealand in February 2000.
Lyrical content
An alternate edit of the song on the US CD single replaces the lyric "She's got a gun / She's got a gun / She got a gun she call 'the lucky one'" with "She's so ashamed / She's so ashamed / She know heaven don't want her anyway". Beth Hart explained this change through a letter on the single's back cover:
Dear friend: The enclosed CD contains two versions of "LA Song" the first single from my new album, 'Screamin' for My Supper'. The original version of the song includes a line where, in the midst of a dark period in my life, I talk about having a gun. I wrote this song before the recent tragic shootings that have so shaken this country. In light of these horrible events, and especially out of respect for those who have been deeply & personally affected by them, I have chosen to record an alternate version with a new lyric which remains true to the essence of the song. Ultimately "LA Song" is about emerging from depression and self-doubt to the realization that who you are isn't about where you are or what's around you but that "THE GOOD LIFE LIES WITHIN." I don't want one particular lyric to prevent the song's positive message from reaching as many listeners as possible. As an Artist, I have the responsibility to not compromise my work. Thanks for listening! Love Beth.
Track listings
'US CD single'
# "LA Song (Out of This Town)" (alternate edit) 3:49
# "LA Song (Out of This Town)" (original edit) 3:49
'European CD single'
# "LA Song (Out of This Town)" (remix edit) 3:40
# "LA Song (Out of This Town)" (album version) 3:55
'Australian CD single'
# "LA Song (Out of This Town)" (album version) 3:56
# "LA Song (Out of This Town)" (remix edit) 3:56
# "Am I the One?" 6:37
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Weekly charts
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References
Category:143 Records singles
Category:1999 singles
Category:1999 songs
Category:Atlantic Records singles
Category:Lava Records singles
Category:Number-one singles in New Zealand
Category:Songs about California
Category:Songs written by Beth Hart
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