L.A. Songs: Walking in L.A.

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Listen to those shouts of joy. I promised Dale would show up, and here she is! Oh, you didn’t think I meant my buddy Dale Watson, did you? Different genre, different gender. We’re strictly 80s new wave today as we head to Los Angeles. Walking in L.A. - Missing Persons No, not country Dale, but new wave Dale Bozzio, the vocalist for the 80s band Missing Persons. You may not know this, but Missing Persons was formed by a couple of members of Frank Zappa band. Terry Bozzio, Dale’s then-husband, and Warren Cuccurulo formed the band with Dale as the lead singer and one of the songwriters. Dale has had an interesting life. She was a member of Zappa‘s band, she was a Playboy bunny, and she posed nude in Hustler. While you guys run off to find those pictures, I’ll continue. she was thrown out of a hotel window in 1976, causing near-fatal injuries. The song “Destination Unknown“ is partially about that incident. Cuccurulo was inducted with other members of Duran Duran into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and Terry Bozzio is in the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame. Dale is suffering lingering medical issues caused by her breast implants. This song was inspired by the late-night jokes about L.A.’s car obsession. I remember Carson once saying that L.A. was the only place that had a traffic jam that moved at 60 miles per hour. I’m proud to say that I proved this song wrong, because I DID walk in L.A. when I was there in 1983! I’m also proud to say that I still love this song. Walking in L.A. Written by Terry Bozzio Recorded by Missing Persons From Spring Session M, 1982 L.A. LYRICS: title Would it be the smog’s playing tricks on my eyes: