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In La La Land

by The Memories

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1.
La La Land 01:59
Sun is shining all the time, palm trees in a line The smog is just like the fog I smoke up with my dawgs Take me to the place I wanna go back home I wanna go to La La Land with you I packed my things, left my home, and I never looked back And when I got to LA I said this is right where it's at And when my friends ask I say it's a matter of fact That right here in LA's exactly right where it's at Sun is shining all the time, palm trees in my mind The smog is just like the fog I smoke up with my dawgs Take me to the place I wanna go back home I wanna go to La La Land with you I packed my things, left my home, and I never looked back And when I got to LA I said this is right where it's at And when my friends ask I say it's a matter of fact That right here in LA's exactly right where it's at
2.
I don't need a reason to crush on you I don't need to touch you, baby I don't lose a wink of sleep over you I don't even know you really I could tell you the reason why I feel like I do I could tell you the reason why but I'm not going to I don't need a reason to crush on you I don't need to touch you, baby I don't lose a wink of sleep over you I don't even know you really I could tell you the reason why I feel like I do I could tell you the reason why but I'm not going to
3.
The hottest girls in town The hottest girls in town The hottest girls in town You know what it's true what they say Hot girls live in LA And here they will always stay Here in LA So tell me friend, have you seen 'em? Other girls wanna be 'em Maybe tonight you might find The hottest girls in town The hottest girls in town The hottest girls in town So tell me friend, have you seen 'em? Other girls wanna be 'em Maybe tonight you might find The hottest girls in town The hottest girls in town The hottest girls in town
4.
I've been lurking, lurking for you I've been watching the things that you do I've been lurking, I'm lurking for you I've been lurking and watching your feed What you really need to feed is me I've been lurking, I'm lurking for thee Please feed me Lurking for you, what can I do? Lurking the day and the nighttime too Lurking the days and nights for you For you, what can I do?
5.
Not at the art show Not at the noise show Not at Los Globos It's hard to find love in LA Not at the bars Not at the raves It's hard to find love in L - A to B, skip C and go straight for the D You know it's true what they say It's hard to find love in LA Hard to find love in LA Hard to find love in LA Up Highland Park Way after dark No luck in the day It's hard to find love in LA The people are nice But take my advice It's hard to find love in L - A to B, skip C and go straight for the D You know it's true what they say It's hard to find love in LA Hard to find love in LA Hard to find love in LA
6.
Hey there little sister, you walk with your head in the clouds Tell me what do you see with your mind so far from the ground now Skies are blue and the birds are too But what happens when it rains? But you're on cloud nine and that's just fine all the same You walk around with your head in the clouds Your heart sits in a window frame, that's your game, girl Tell me what do you see from so high up above the world Skies are blue and the birds are too But what happens when it rains? But you're on cloud nine and that's just fine all the same
7.
Happy 02:51
Sometimes it's hard to say what's on your mind Try to put it in a song takes a long, long time Some blind ambition will get you so far You might be better off, my friend, wishing on a star Someday you'll be really happy I hope that it don't take too long so you won't feel alone Someday you'll be truly happy I hope that it won't take too long, so I write you this song See a rockstar walking down the street Quietly you tell yourself someday that will be me Friends before and friends no more, hard to explain Some say fame isn't real but we still play the game Someday you'll be really happy I hope that it don't take too long so you won't feel alone Someday you'll be truly happy I hope that it won't take too long, so I write you this song
8.
(Instrumental)
9.
Gettin' my chill time Gettin' my chill time in Gettin' my chill time Gettin' my chill time in Gettin' my chill time Gettin' my chill time in Mi uno momento Gettin' my chill time Gettin' my chill time in Gettin' my chill time Gettin' my chill time in Sometimes you just got to Gettin' my chill time Gettin' my chill time in Gettin' my chill time Gettin' my chill time in Mi uno momento Gettin' my chill time Gettin' my chill time in etc.
10.
5 Grams 02:02
11.
Hold me now closer The night's almost over I told her to listen There's something she's missing Oh no I'll never fall in love again I'll never fall in love again Oh no Fool me once, shame on you Fool me twice, nothing new It feels so lovely When they say the love me But love is so tricky It always ends sticky and cold I'll never fall in love again I'll never fall in love again Oh no Fool me once, shame on you Fool me twice, nothing new All the hearts play the game It's all the same, no one to blame Love is a squirt gun When it's full it's all fun But when your water dries out You'll know what I'm talking about Oh no I'll never fall in love again I'll never fall in love again No no
12.
Tequila please, sir You know I'm hurting, man I need a drop from ya Help me if ya can I'm begging on my knees Oh the pain I only need one drop to make it stop Tequila please, sir Tequila, por favor I need a little more Just like I said before I'm begging on my knees Oh the pain I only need one drop to make it stop Working all day Doing nothing at all Just sitting here Waiting for the sun to set Waiting for the night to fall Summer sun is hot When you've smoked up all your pot What have you got? Not a lot Tequila please, sir You know I'm hurting, man I need a drop from ya Help me if ya can I'm begging on my knees Oh the pain I only need one drop to make it stop Working all day Doing nothing at all Just sitting here Waiting for the sun to set Waiting for the night to fall Summer sun is hot When you've smoked up all your pot What have you got? Not a lot Please Tequila please, sir You know I'm hurting, man I need a drop from ya Help me if ya can I'm begging on my knees Oh the pain I only need one drop to make it stop Stop Stop Stop
13.
In a car going by Share a smoke, pour some wine Get so drunk I fell down Act a fool all over town In a room up the street Lights go off, I fall asleep And wake up in pain, it all feels the same I turn to my friend, "did I do it again?" The city can be so confusing to me But something feels right, there's nothing quite like An L.A. night Jitterbugs can never sit still I never could, they never will They never stop, cannot let go Drinking the stuff, snowing the snow Ladybugs sit on a couch Look at the phones fussing about Friday night and what should they do Whatever you do can I do it with you? City lights shining at night Throught my tequila and into my life Spilling around the streets of this town I feel most safe when there's no one around This city can be so confusing to me But something feels right when there's no one in sight On an L.A. night Helicopter flies overhead above of my bed Can't you see I'm sleeping? Your searchlights will not find me now So here I will lay, in this town I will stay Even though This city can be so confusing to me But something feels right when they turn out the lights On an L.A. night The city can be so confusing to me But something feels right, there's nothing quite like An L.A. night

about

February 14th, 2018; Los Angeles, Calif. - - - Happy Valentine's Day! Hi, it's me, Rikky; the singer and primary lyricist of this band, The Memories! Me and Izak, my good friend and fellow songwriter in The Memories, wrote and recorded this album throughout 2015 and 2016, while we were also writing and recording the 'Royal United Song Service' album, which came out on Burger Records last Summer. This is a loose concept album based around our experiences during the first couple years living in Los Angeles (2014-2015) when there was a lot of wild stuff going on and we were constantly going out into the city to see shows and party. We have been really stoked to show you these songs and for awhile we didn't know exactly how we wanted to release the album, and now it's 2018 (almost 3 years since we started recording this album) so we decided "fuck it, let's just give it to 'em" and here it is - a musical postcard that's been sitting in our outbox for years now in your hands, just in time for Valentine's Day. We had big grand plans to release this on gatefold vinyl (which I'm sure will happen eventually) with Teryn Brown's dope ass cover artwork all over the cover, but then we wrote and released the 'Song Service' and started working on yet another album, all on top of this, so we decided that there was no time to waste. It's yours now, free online on this Bandcamp thing, ready for your speakers. I hope that's enough information; I'm writing this off the top of my head while in the Gnar Tapes office smoking kush listening to the album. Much love! XOXO - Big Rik

PS - All lyrics are in individual track info here on this Bandcamp page!'

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released February 14, 2018

All songs & music by The Memories
All lyrics and vocals by Rikky Gage
All instrumentals by Izak Arida*
* Some additional drum programming added later on "North Figueroa Street" by Unkle Funkle.

Recorded at Studio G in Los Angeles, California, USA
Some vocals tracked in Rikky's Lincoln Heights Summer Room (RIP)

Cover artwork by Teryn Brown
Additional artwork by Rikky Gage

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Eccentric and eclectic DIY label based in Los Angeles. Founded in Portland, OR in 2008 by Rikky "Free Weed" Gage. Dedicated to documenting the weird and wonderful sounds of our time.

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