Welcome to the Boomtown
| "Welcome to the Boomtown" | ||||
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| Single by David & David | ||||
| from the album Boomtown | ||||
| B-side | "A Rock for the Forgotten" | |||
| Released | 1986 | |||
| Recorded | 1985 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 5:30 | |||
| Label | A&M Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | David Baerwald David Ricketts | |||
| Producer(s) | Davitt Sigerson | |||
| David & David singles chronology | ||||
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"Welcome to the Boomtown" is the Los Angeles themed debut hit single by David & David from the album Boomtown.[1][2]
The single reached #37 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1986, #8 on the Billboard Top Rock Tracks chart.[3] and peaked at number 27 in Australia.[4]
Lyrics content[]
The song tells the story of people living in LA, focusing primarily on the wealthy "Miss Christina", an upper-class woman who has a fancy car, a marble-floored mansion, and a serious cocaine addiction. Her supplier is Kevin, a college dropout who spends most of his waking hours hanging out at the local Denny's. The song ends with the revelation that Christina dies of an overdose before an ambulance can arrive on time to save her.
References[]
- ^ "David and David, a Couple of Musical Moralists Who Look at L.A. from Down the Up Staircase". People. January 12, 1987.
- ^ "Welcome to the Boomtown". 45cat.com.
- ^ AllMusic.com
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 82. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
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