The song lyrics were written by the band Van Halen, as they were asked to write a song for the 1979 movie "Over the Edge" starring Matt Dillon. The movie (and the lyrics, although more obliquely) are about bored, rebellious youth with nothing better to do than get into trouble. If you see the movie, these lyrics will make more sense. It's a great movie if you grew up in the 70s/80s you'll definitely remember some of these characters from your own life. Fun fact, after writing the song, Van Halen decided not to let the movie use it.
Hollywood is a breeding ground for assholes
Ego's get as big as Billy Corigan's
Skinny girl eat some more food
Muscle man you look like a fucking freak
Hollywood is a nice place for the weekend
Not a place for a nice person to live
Movie Stars, no one likes you
How did you learn to be so fucking mean
Take me home sweet West Bay
Big women Stinky's peep show's
This Thursday glamour pussy and some New York band
Los Angeles Uber Alles
Or at least that's what they like to believe
Boobzilla flattens out Dick Tokyo
Let's go
Ego's get as big as Billy Corigan's
Skinny girl eat some more food
Muscle man you look like a fucking freak
Hollywood is a nice place for the weekend
Not a place for a nice person to live
Movie Stars, no one likes you
How did you learn to be so fucking mean
Take me home sweet West Bay
Big women Stinky's peep show's
This Thursday glamour pussy and some New York band
Los Angeles Uber Alles
Or at least that's what they like to believe
Boobzilla flattens out Dick Tokyo
Let's go
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and I'm thinking about moving to LA....... doh
This song is about Hollywood.
haha this song is so hell!!! yeah nofx
This song kicks ass..... but then again.... any NoFX song does
that is true factor
isn't this by the gimme gimmies, and mike is also in that band and they are the ones who recorded it? correct me if i'm wrong.
yeah you're wrong. its a nofx song off of Live Fat Die Young.
The ego bit's hilarious.
Well it's definitly by nofx (on 45 or 46 songs...).
Anyway, the 'Los Angeles Über Alles' bit might be a play on the Dead Kennedy song 'California Über Allies'...
And when it says 'And some New York band - (Let's Go) Let's Go!' - The Ramones were a New York band and their catch phrase was 'Hey Ho! Let's Go!'...
So theres something to put there that you guys might not have noticed...