Song Parodies -> We're in L.A. (Or are we)- The Angels Song

Original Song Title:	"I Love L.A."
Original Performer:	Randy Newman

Parody Song Title:	"We're in L.A. (Or are we)- The Angels Song"
Parody Written by:	Larry Hensley

About the Los Angeles of Anaheim/Anaheim/California/Angels.

We don't like cities
Oh, we keep movin'
And all the people think it's silly
Let's leave Anaheim, now we like L..A.
That town's not a big enough market
For us to stay anymore

Rollin' down the California Highway
When a big nasty bonehead thought of this:
Let's call ourselves a really dumb long title
Normal days we now miss

We are now baseball's new laughing stock
Don't know where we come from now
And yet some fans still flock
We have to use it 'til we just can't use it no more

From the pond town to the Valley
Even we don't know where we play
Everybody's really angry
About the name of the team today
Some ask, "What's with that stupid name?"

We're in L.A. (Or are we)
We're in L.A. (Or are we)

Look at that t-shirt
Look at those caps
They just can't fit all those words
Not even our bats
Look at those hecklers
There ain't nothin' like 'em nowhere

The crazy traffic here (we hate it)
And changing our name twice (we hate it)
Gettin' lost on these boulevards (we hate it)
Our name (we hate it, we hate it)

We're in L.A.
We're in L.A.
(Or are we)

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Lorna Pitzer - August 30, 2005 - Report this comment

Excellent- so right on,they're such a confusing team nowadays! 555

John Jenkins - August 30, 2005 - Report this comment

I like most of what Arte Moreno is trying to do with the Angels, but I really dislike having "Los Angeles" in the team name. Well done, Larry.

carol - August 30, 2005 - Report this comment

good job keep them coming 5's

Larry Hensley - August 30, 2005 - Report this comment

Thanks Lorna, John, and Carol.

nally - August 30, 2005 - Report this comment

Nice job on the parody. Yeah, I agree that they should have kept "Anaheim" in their name; I feel that "Los Angeles" is a geographically incorrect designation; after all, they do play in the city of Anaheim, which is outside of L.A. County, for petes sake. However, I do agree with John Jenkins's comment. Personally I will refer to them as the Anaheim Angels from here on out; I see nothing wrong with that name. Also, I have lived in the Los Angeles area my whole life and have always cheered for the Dodgers (even when they've done horribly, like they're doing right now). Anyway, I vote 5-5-5 on this parody.

Larry Hensley - August 30, 2005 - Report this comment

Thanks nally.

Michael Pacholek - August 31, 2005 - Report this comment

It's gotten to the point where fans of the Bums (as they used to be known in the good old days) are calling their team "The Los Angeles Dodgers of Los Angeles." But I have the perfect solution: Move the Dodgers back to Brooklyn where they belong, and move the Angels (whose forerunners were the Los Angeles Angels of the Pacific Coast League) into Dodger Stadium. They can rename it Gene Autry Stadium to take the O'Malley stink off it. And the Brooklyn Dodgers can play at Shea on the Mets' off-days. I mean, when the Mets aren't playing. Then a new ballpark can open in Brooklyn in 2009, and the Dodgers and Mets can share it. Of course, this means The City won't be able to afford to build a new Yankee Stadium. Oh well. That's life.

Larry Hensley - September 01, 2005 - Report this comment

Thanks Michael.

Serafina - September 06, 2005 - Report this comment

I don't follow sports very much, but I do like baseball (to some extent), and since I live on the West Coast, I know all about the "name changes" that the Angels have undergone. I have to agree with nally, though; it doesn't make sense to incorporate two city names. Anyway, you've done a great job with this; here's a perfect 5-5-5 vote for ya.

Larry Hensley - September 07, 2005 - Report this comment

Thanks Serafina.

John Ayers - July 21, 2006 - Report this comment

I would rather have a team in Anaheim than a team named after Anaheim. The Angels have the same territorial rights as the Dodgers do (they paid the Dodgers $350,000 for territorial rights). To have the economic power of the Dodgers, they have to have a fan base the size of the Dodgers. To do that, you have to have a name representative of your entire territory. I grew up primarily in Orange County, including Anaheim. I want them to stay in Anaheim. And, I want a team who finishes over .500 more than two years in a row. To date, that has never happened. Anaheim will get plenty of props as the host city for the Los Angeles Angels. I hear it all the time by the media. But neither Anaheim nor Orange County have exclusive ownership of the Angels. I think the Angels are Anaheim's to lose. Hopefully they won't.

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Song Parodies -> We're in L.A. (Or are we)- The Angels Song

"I Love L.A."

Randy Newman

"We're in L.A. (Or are we)- The Angels Song"

Larry Hensley

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