Randy Newman's 1983 Hit Has Become An Anthem For the City As It Deals with the aftermath of the Devastating Wildfires
Randy Newman's 1983 Song “I Love La” Has More Than A Hit of Irony in the Lyrics, But the 67th Annual Grammy Award Kicked Off With A Totally Sincere, Even Moving, Version of it from A One-Time-Only Supergroup: Dawes Backed By Sheryl Crow, Brittany Howard, Brad Paisley, John Legend, and St. Vincent. Taylor and Griffin Goldsmith of Daws Both Lost Their Homes in the Wildfires, and they've Been Very Active in Relief Efforts.
The Grammy Awards Ceremony was Nearly Postponed When the Full Extent of the California Wildfires Became Clear Last Month, but the Organizers decide to Stick with the Original Date and Shift Some of the Focus of the Evening to reief efforts. They alo wanted the event to become a celebration of los angeles itself.
“Postponing the show for me Didn'T Feel Like the Right Thing For the City of Los Angeles,” Grammy Awards Head Harvey Mason Jr. Told The New York Times. “We Wanted To Make Sund That We Showed a Resilience and Strength and Unity in A Time When I Thought We Were Going to Really, Really Need it.”
“I Love La” Originally an appearance on Newman's 1983 LP Trouble in Paradise. “There's sor of an aggressive ignorance to it that like,” Newman Told The New York Times In 2021. “You Know, He Likes The Redhead. I do Too – and the beach boys and riding in an open car. Maybe People in La Have To Apologize For Those Kinds of Basic Joys in Life, but I Don't Know Why. “