Missing Persons - Walking In L.A. Lyrics






Look ahead as we pass, try and focus on it
I won't be fooled by a cheap cinematic trick
It must have been just a cardboard cut out of a man
Top-forty cast off from a record stand

Walkin' in L.A.
Walkin' in L.A., nobody walks in L.A.
Walkin' in L.A.
Walkin' in L.A., nobody walks in L.A.

I don't know could've been a lame jogger maybe
Or someone just about to do the freeway strangler baby
Shopping cart pusher or maybe someone groovie
One thing's for sure, he isn't starring in the movies

'Cause he's walkin' in L.A.
Walkin' in L.A., nobody walks in L.A.
Walkin' in L.A.
Walkin' in L.A., only a nobody walks in L.A.

Walkin' walkin' walkin' walkin' walkin'
Nobody's walkin' walkin' walkin' walkin' walkin'
Nobody's walkin' walkin' walkin' walkin' walkin'
Nobody's walkin' walkin' walkin' walkin' walkin'

You won't see a cop walkin' on the beat
Nobody's walkin' walkin' walkin' walkin' walkin'

You only see 'em drivin' cars out on the street
Nobody's walkin' walkin' walkin' walkin' walkin'

You won't see a kid walkin' home from school
Nobody's walkin' walkin' walkin' walkin' walkin'

Their mothers pick 'em up in a car pool
Nobody's walkin' walkin' walkin' walkin'

Walkin' in L.A.
Walkin' in L.A., nobody walks in L.A.
Walkin' in L.A.
Walkin' in L.A., nobody walks in L.A.

Could it be that the smog's playing tricks on my eyes
Or is it a rollerskater in some kind of headphone disguise
Maybe somebody who just ran out of gas
Making his way back to the pumps the best way he can

Walkin' in L.A.
Walkin' in L.A., nobody walks in L.A.
Walkin' in L.A.
Walkin' in L.A., nobody walks in L.A.
Walkin' in L.A.
Walkin' in L.A., nobody walks in L.A.
Walkin' in L.A.
Walkin' in L.A., only a nobody walks in L.A.

Nobody's walkin' walkin' walkin' walkin' walkin'
Nobody's walkin' walkin' walkin' walkin' walkin'
Nobody's walkin' walkin' walkin' walkin' walkin'
Nobody's walkin' walkin' walkin' walkin' walkin'
Nobody's walkin' walkin' walkin' walkin' walkin'
Nobody's walkin' walkin' walkin' walkin' walkin'

Nobody walks in L.A.





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  1. E.... J....

    Women used to be so beautiful

  2. K.... S....

    My wife used to wear stretch pants and Candies heels! So hot! That's why I married her! Love and miss you J! Big Sexy.

  3. D.... ....

    1:15
    Worse drum fill I’ve ever heard. Shocked laughter filled the room I’m sitting in.

    D.... ....

    DjDigitalGhost hes one of the best drummers to ever grace set. Terry Bozio, jazz trained

  4. M.... T....

    What a fun kickass song!!!

  5. �.... N....

    1:17 😂 what the fill?

  6. g.... s....

    Its Lady Gaga, its a man!! Lmao

  7. R.... T....

    She looks like she would be walking in L.A. current day....... on Skid Row.

  8. T.... T....

    Once... I visited LA for the first time.
    I did a lot o walkin.
    But never went to El Segundo.

  9. S.... N....

    "cocaines a hell of a drug"

    -R. James

  10. C.... B....

    I was a teen in the 80’s and Dale definitely made me feel tingly sensations down there!

  11. K.... B....

    Imagine a world with cool music and no cell phones

  12. b.... t....

    A bad time the eighties.

  13. T.... T....

    Gwen Stefani Ripped this chick off

  14. B.... G....

    People do walk in la though

  15. B.... A....

    Damn she was hot, hot enough to make one of the worlds best drummers throw away his talent and play pop music.

  16. L.... S....

    Awesome awesome greetings from the super ancient megalithic city of TIAHUANAKU BOLIVIA 🇧🇴 thanks for posting

  17. R.... C....

    Ah yes Warren C. with the Carvin half stack amps, classic.

  18. M.... P....

    I was 21 in 1980 yep seen it all lived it wow im getting depressed now

  19. p.... ....

    eating in L.A nobody eats in L.A they all hide behind the salad xxx

  20. T.... ....

    no dale bozzio, no lady gaga. end of story

  21. S.... F....

    She got a nice lil set of nibblers

  22. M.... X....

    This is actually pretty sad...might be good on an album, though, but the performance and the crowd are sad, embarrassing even. Just LMAO @ 1:33 and 2:00 xD

  23. G.... f....

    Born in 1961 and still listening in 2020

  24. D.... L....

    That drummer is not too shabby,

  25. P.... J....

    More synthesizers!

  26. B.... S....

    They look weak and out of place for that outdoor daylight venue, wrong costumes. They're dressed for a medium sized indoor venue with stage lighting. The people like their dance beat.

  27. S.... C....

    Best use of tinfoil ever.

  28. A.... y....

    "nobody walks in L.A", but they do get boob jobs.

  29. G.... M....

    I am in that crowd somewhere.

  30. J.... m....

    Dude at 1:40 doing the bus driver dance

  31. P.... B....

    So sad this doesn't happen every generation The 80's were good.

  32. m.... ....

    Another great Frank Zappa band.

  33. E.... D....

    Lady Gaga

  34. T.... L....

    Life of innocents...... they didnt the honry icecream truck driver...haha

  35. k.... L....

    After each gig, they all take turns to go through her like a choo choo train!

  36. G.... B....

    These guys sure could pack the house. Sexy Dale and hubby boz percussin the hell out those drums.

  37. K.... G....

    I was in the parking lot that night, Waiting for morning heavy Metal day. 1983 hot day too, I remember hearing the New wave music that night..

  38. R.... G....

    ha.. only thing whiter than all the white people here at this festival is the cocaine..

  39. S.... G....

    That time was so fun.
    No judging ,no worries no bs

  40. E.... H....

    Real voice, real boobs, real hair......well, 2 outta 3 ain't bad.

  41. E.... S....

    It's a fun song but you can't compare Dale to GaGa. Ever hear her sing Sound of Music? Bosio would murder it.

  42. R.... C....

    Terry Bazio is an ok drummer but Dale Bazio is hot.

    R.... C....

    Terry Bozzio is an amazing drummer. He got much better. Check out is work with Zappa.

  43. G.... H....

    I cant believe thats the same stage Judas Priest kicked ass on. This music is shit.

    G.... H....

    Oh please, different day of the festival, different genre. I'm not a big fan of 80's new wave but this song is good.

    G.... H....

    Its crap.

    G.... H....

    Everyone has their own opinions, just like I think Maiden blows Priest out of the water. It's still stupid to compare a new wave band to a metal band, your comment is inane.

  44. c.... ....

    Some classic white people dancing.

  45. E.... T....

    While I was DJ back in the day I met her backstage. I am 6'3", she is 4'11".... AWKWARD!!

  46. E.... S....

    1:15 a not so slight timing error. I'm quite certain no one in that audience noticed.

  47. L.... W....

    Chrissy from Three's Company?

  48. J.... P....

    Older video from past artist is followed by obligatory comments on the artists compared to todays artists and general musings on how people used to be overtly better than they are today. Right or wrong, nostalgia is a hell of a drug.

  49. r.... p....

    Thank goodness for the past. Let it stay there...

  50. X.... M....

    I saw them, as a young kid, in a club off of State St in Santa Barbara. The stage was just a 1' riser or so. I was right in the front. All night, Dale's, ummm . . . bustier, was right in my face, (I'm still in love). Terry was pounding the fucking drums so hard that they had no right not to fall apart. I think Warren was wearing assless slacks(?) or something. Phew! What an evening that was!!!!

  51. c.... d....

    Wait why is there no one walking in L A are they riding a scooter a bike or taking the bus?

  52. i.... ....

    Hey that was a great take! Nice job missing people! 👥

  53. T.... ....

    Somebody stop those white people from dancing..or whatever they're doing, that's embarrassing.

  54. r.... ....

    What’s with the black tarps

  55. L.... S....

    Terry sounds off without 16 more China cymbals

  56. S.... W....

    I saw them in a small club in Orlando called Spit. They were amazing.

  57. N.... B....

    One day I was singing and sounded just like her, then I realized I had the hiccups.

    N.... B....

    Nonya Buzness <<<< lol 😂

  58. D.... C....

    The most 80s thing I have ever seen

  59. B.... B....

    You can see why this band didn’t succeed!😂

    B.... B....

    All image no substance.

  60. D.... C....

    I saw this band in the early 80’s. It was at the boarder of Fontana and Rialto in the Inland Empire at the back of the Colton Piano Factory store. It also was my first concert. They were for sure just getting started by branching out from LA. I think 50 people were there. We heard this lady fronted a band and wore a see through top. So, we went. I bought their cassette tap. I liked them.

  61. F.... O....

    Missing music , T Bozio throwing his talent on the garbage heap

  62. T.... ....

    Saw Dale Bozzio sitting on a bench outside of a Hardrock Cafe in LA in 85 or 86. I nodded, and smiled as I walked in, and she looked sad that I didn't make a big deal about who she was. She is a rock icon, and should get the props she deserves!

    T.... ....

    Ha ha, so you know for a fact that's why she looked sad?

  63. 8.... ....

    Erik Estrada :48 getting down.

  64. T.... J....

    Drummer is killin it

  65. b.... ....

    I remember owning the Penthouse magazine she was in.

  66. S.... M....

    Not from the 80’s, you won’t get it . . Enough said. She was a big deal.

  67. A.... W....

    Absolutely hilarious........tell me this is a spoof band. They weren't serious, right?!

  68. N.... P....

    I got her to squeal like that.

  69. F.... r....

    Dale wasnt the Gaga of the 80's. Gaga is the Dale of the 2000s. Dale was hotter.

  70. h.... 7....

    Wasnt dale in hustler mag?

  71. K.... P....

    Here for Warren!

  72. Z.... 2....

    Extremely kinky for the times Dale even wore a see through plastic dress with breast`s & quiche painted on the outside of it in Hawaii 1982. I was there serving in the United States Navy.

  73. E.... C....

    Lady Gaga RIPPED OFF this band

  74. E.... D....

    saw'em in Atlanta this tour....my gut pressed up against the stage with my elbows on the stage like you'd lay against a brick wall. It's been years and years since they'd let you get that close to a band. Right in front of Terry Bozzio who had a personal vendetta against his drums. Patrick O'Hearn and Warren Cucorillo all of 'em veterans of Frank Zappa. Killer show...think I still got the tickets...

  75. �.... �....

    Lady who?Gaga?cmon....

  76. j.... w....

    Shortest shorts on dudes ...glad that time is past.
    Only the homeless walk in LA

  77. 7.... h....

    Nobody is walking away, from this performance!

  78. M.... C....

    80s No Doubt

  79. F.... H....

    She looks like lady ga ga but also sounds a bit like Gwen stefani lol

    F.... H....

    No. They sound like her.

  80. d.... h....

    What is that thing that guy is playing? I heard it is a called a guitar or something,

  81. T.... C....

    I saw them at 1st avenue when Prince owned it in downtown Mpls. I still have the cassette

  82. S.... P....

    Dale is a moron

  83. D.... E....

    I’m addicted

  84. P.... T....

    Dale Bozzio . . . what a hottie! Anybody else remember that she provided the voice of Rhonda in Frank Zappa's THING-FISH triple album? And wasn't she the 'Catholic girl' girlfriend in JOE'S GARAGE who became the 'crew slut' beforehand? And her brother Terry was drumming for Zappa during that time, too.

  85. D.... ....

    I went to see the Metal bands.... Awesome

  86. r.... ....

    Ppl in the 80’s in general were much more happier and care free

    r.... ....

    retrogamer82 yes because we had no internet or stupid smartphones. We spent time together 😀👍

    r.... ....

    ...lots of decent quality cocaine too. And people made more money relative to inflation.

  87. R.... z....

    She kind of reminds me of Nina Hagen

  88. M.... 5....

    Is that lady gaga mom?🤔

  89. R.... ....

    Leuke tietjes

  90. R.... ....

    Kut muziek

  91. J.... C....

    Cocainium!

  92. R.... ....

    2:52 homeless time traveler from 2019

  93. P.... K....

    I think the drummer thinks he’s in a metal band!

  94. T.... R....

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  95. C.... A....

    I thought my fan belt was slipping.

  96. J.... K....

    Holy shit I saw this band 30 years ago when I lived in Portland Oregon ,I'm so old