Frank Black - Los Angeles - Cover

93/366 - My brother and I started a punk-pop duo called Pennie Earned when I was 16 and he was 10. He played drums and I played this Schecter guitar that I added a bass E string to. It was pretty ghetto, but also awesome. We played "Los Angeles" by Frank Black live one time in the middle of a skate demo. And when I say "middle" I literally mean we were set up on the floor in the middle of a skatepark with people flying all around us. Everybody got hype af when we played this song because it was Eric Koston's song in the video "Yeah Right!" which had just come out (this was like 2003). It was one of the raddest shows I've ever played.
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The 366 Project is a personal challenge to post a different song to UA-cam every single day in 2016, a leap year. The goal of the Project is to better myself by learning and performing music of many different genres, using the videos to hold myself accountable.
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Lyrics
I met a man, he was a good man
Sailing and shoring
Dancing the beta can-can
Making me foreign, oh yeah
I want to live in Los Angeles
Not the one in Los Angeles
No, not the one in South California
They got one in South Patagonia
I want to live in Los Angeles
Not the one in Los Angeles
They got a bunch down in Moleville
They got a bunch more still
I want to live in Los Angeles
Not the one is Los Angeles
They got one in twenty-five two five
With a church like a beehive
I want to live in Los Angeles
Not the one in Los Angeles
Counting helicopters on a Saturday night
The symphony of the fair light
I hear them saying Los Angeles
In all the black and white movies
And if you think they star-spangled us
How come we say Los Angeleez?
I'll wait in Los Angeles
I'll wait in the pouring sun
No way, for not anyone
No way
I met a man, he was a good man
Sailing and shoring
He got a betatron, man
Talking that foreign, oh yeah
I'll wait in Los Angeles
I'll wait in the pouring sun
No way, for not anyone
No way
I'll wait in Los Angeles
I'll wait in the pouring sun
No way, for not anyone
No way

[@jeremymullins1294]

Great job man! The chords sound exactly right. Best cover I've seen of this song.

[@justinarmstrongmusic]

Thanks a lot, Jeremy! Glad you like it.

[@lucaswb1433]

Nailed it.

[@martywhitevan]

That cover gave me goosebumps!

[@justinarmstrongmusic]

Thank you!

[@martywhitevan]

have you seen frank doing a spontaneous performance on the street in Brussels? if not check it out, your performance reminded me of it, great job!

[@SamWill1999]

Just wanted to say I listen to this all the time and love it, think you smashed it man!

[@norbertwohlstand7023]

Damn well done! Always loved that acoustic part of the original

[@pooshaw1893]

Damn that was the best cover I’ve seen probably ever! Nice job brother

[@justinarmstrongmusic]

Thanks dude!

[@ExplorewithSetro]

Absolutely fire 🔥💯

[@MrSixxguns08]

This acoustic version is amazing! It's going right on my Playlist! Great job Justin🤘

[@jaypaul6784]

Great cover! The official Frank Black Cover tab doesn't feature the verse tabs like yours does, so It's nice to have such a clear video where I can see what you're playing. Nicely done.

[@justinarmstrongmusic]

Thanks man. So glad you enjoyed it! Are you learning to play it?

[@SaturnTypeBeat]

I am. Definitely a lot easier with your cover... which is also a lesson in itself!

[@marcelloparlatore901]

Awesome cover and really really nice voice, keep going😀

[@justinarmstrongmusic]

Thanks Marcello

[@AztecViking79]

Fantastic

[@johnc1280]

Terrific cover boss. Solid

[@justinarmstrongmusic]

Thanks man

[@iLLuMNaTi]

I was going through some old music that I listened to back in the late 80's early 90's. This song came up and I was looking for a heavy metal cover of it I heard back in the day. Anyway, I could not find it, but I did find your guitar cover. Wow, you nailed it man.
I can't believe how good your video is you made back in April 2016 and it only has 9k views. The guitar work is excellent and your vocals are spot on ... so damn good. Wishing you the best my friend and thanks so much for this blast from the past.
This is going into my playlist, I like it just as much as Frank Black's original, and for being an acoustic version ... even better.

[@justinarmstrongmusic]

Thanks so much dude!

[@salvatorelipari227]

I know this is from a while ago but that’s a great cover. Loved it!

[@stevedean17]

That’s an awesome job!!

[@el_duderino_man]

Oh hell yeah!!!

[@davidg8626]

Good job!!.. Black Francis would be proud!! I saw Frank on Cult of Ray, FB & the catholics, Pixies reunion. He rules!!

[@justinarmstrongmusic]

Thanks man!

[@blickberg8404]

You smashed it. Brought back some good memories seeing this song played live in LA. I hope to play this song on my guitar as good as you. Thanks for posting this video.

[@justinarmstrongmusic]

Thanks man I'm so glad!

[@booksterpbm]

Nice work, one of my favorite songs, you've done it justice 👍👍

[@justinarmstrongmusic]

Thanks!

[@alfredosira975]

Que perfecto man

[@dannyfingersmusic]

Audacious well done cover!!!!!!!!!!!! kick ass!!

[@justinarmstrongmusic]

+dannyfingersmusic Thanks brother!

[@martywhitevan]

frank black would be proud

[@justinarmstrongmusic]

wow thanks!

[@walkingmonument]

Excellent cover. Pleasure hearing you out

[@justinarmstrongmusic]

Thank you

[@andyblue415]

beautiful

[@marisnoviks295]

Such a great job! Bravo!!!

[@justinarmstrongmusic]

Thanks!!

[@WastelandPsycho]

This is amazing!

[@justinarmstrongmusic]

Thank you!

[@LouieGonzalezGolf]

Great cover dude, so badass

[@georgesanchez4950]

Excellent

[@justinarmstrongmusic]

Thank you, George

[@martywhitevan]

why isnt this viral?

[@FanFanBessie2]

Holy Crap!😀🤘

[@francisarsenic9371]

Great

[@coleleblanc2722]

good job mate

[@jasonhawkins4639]

great cover

[@justinarmstrongmusic]

Thanks Jason

[@hddhubya]

awesome cover Justin!

[@justinarmstrongmusic]

Thanks so much!

[@milamilouch8055]

good job

[@justinarmstrongmusic]

Thanks!

[@nickzed661]

nailed it

[@CharliesMaidenCovers]

epic

[@evaneffertz16]

Nice

[@LouieGonzalezGolf]

Imagine you’re at the campfire and the homie breaks this out, it would feel like concert cause I’d start moshing

[@justinarmstrongmusic]

Haha hell yeah!

[@hoobool]

Great cover!

[@justinarmstrongmusic]

Thank you!

[@stewartmcjinnon6034]

I came here to better hear the lyrics. Takes alot of talent to play this song I think which you have.

[@justinarmstrongmusic]

Thank you, Stewart

[@degenerate82]

well done bro

[@justinarmstrongmusic]

Thanks dude!

[@Gravehop187x]

Tabs?

[@plasterwagon5907]

Fuck yea dude

[@lazaroignus]

You rocks mfc!!!!!!

[@boofisgod]

I’ll be friends with you cus of this

[@justinarmstrongmusic]

The pleasure is all mine

[@jutstar181]

perfect, good job man

[@CuyToro]

great cover

[@justinarmstrongmusic]

Thank you