Interpretations:Back In Los Angeles

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Vandersnipe Boulevard

As an LA resident, this song tracks. Vandersnipe Blvd is not a real street, but it makes fun of the "[European surname] Boulevard"s that we have, eg Wilshire Blvd, Crenshaw Blvd... -Oldpinebox^Talk 14:58, 19 April 2026 (EDT)

I'm thinking Vandersnipe is inspired by the name Vanderslice, like the indie rock singer John Vanderslice (and I used to know a Lauren Vanderslice too). From what I've heard, the name was originally "van der Sluis", meaning "from the canal", but it was given a more English spelling when the Dutch immigrants moved to America.--Mandaliet (talk) 06:28, 21 April 2026 (EDT)

I'm so tired of Instagramming everything

This is a classic, ironic Linnell lyric paired with an instrumental track that is both languid and bombastic. The narrator is not, in fact, thrilled to be back in Los Angeles. Maybe he would be, if not for having to keep up appearances. Oh we have to do this! We must go there, and do that! Hang out with the cast of Hags? How could I say no? I'm so tired. I'm so drunk. Are we doing this? We're still doing this? Okay, let's do this. I'm so tired.--WhatTheHeckLinnell (talk) 19:35, 19 April 2026 (EDT)

Good interpretation. It's very LA to say "you have to do this hip thing" and everything is an hour away from the next thing. -Oldpinebox^Talk 12:22, 1 May 2026 (EDT)

A la My Weekend as a 28-Year-Old in Chicago —Bluef00t (talk) 15:51, 1 May 2026 (EDT)

Things I learned from this song

• There's a beer or soft drink called Mrs. Angry that's made in LA or thereabouts. It's available in other parts of the country but it's expensive and comes in big bottles and the waiter or bartender pours it into a glass. However, in LA you can get it in cans. I wonder what Mrs. Angry is so angry about. Probably some bullshit.
• In Los Angeles there's a big street called Vandersnipe Boulevard. (See below or above for my interpretation on that name.) There are often snakes who hang out there, presumably metaphorical ones. When you encounter these snake-like people, you might need to fight them, or it might be better to befriend them. Giving them food is a good way to befriend the snakes, but that might be a metaphor too. One thing is certain though: You can't be spineless with these guys.
• In the City of Angels there's a restaurant called Stand On One Leg (for a change). You can get some fries named after a guy named Fred.
• There's a motel called Kil-Mor. This could also be based on someone's name, but it could be they decided they wanted to be known for more killing. Perhaps there was a spate of murders in the motel and they wanted to lean in to that reputation. Maybe there was an infestation of rats (or perhaps even snakes) in the area and they wanted it to be known that they weren't shy about killing pests.
• Other establishments in the place once known as El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles del Río de Porciúncula: Tipsy Topsy Turvy, The Choke Hut, 55 Knives, The Crawl Space, The Last Chance Muscle Pig. Sounds right to me.
• Arnold Shouldn'tberg? Well, I guess he did.
• Ludicrously capacious hats are the latest fashion trend, or they were at some point.
• There was a theater production called Hags, or maybe it was a movie or a TV show, I can't remember. It's likely that the cast consisted of no more than two people. Maybe they were old women, or maybe they were middle-aged gay men.
• There's a movie called Chrome Raccoon. It's about someone whose brain is replaced by a raccoon. The raccoon is made of chrome. No word on whether this was an improvement. (This reminds me of Ratatouille but with a raccoon. That is to say, it reminds me of Everything Everywhere All At Once.)

--Mandaliet (talk) 07:20, 21 April 2026 (EDT)

Wrong Place

All the things described in this song aren't fictitious, nor barely coherent misremembered ramblings a la Purple Toupee. The narrator just mistook Los Banos for Los Angeles. --Mel 09:32, 24 April 2026 (EDT)