Born in East L.A. (song)

"Born in East L.A."
Single by Cheech & Chong
from the album Get Out of My Room
ReleasedSeptember 1985
GenreComedy
Songwriter(s)Bruce Springsteen, Cheech Marin[1]

"Born in East L.A." is a single by Cheech & Chong, released in September 1985.[2] It is a parody of Bruce Springsteen's "Born in the U.S.A.", with references to the song "I Love L.A." by Randy Newman. The song reached No. 48 on the Billboard Hot 100.[3]

Written by Cheech Marin, the song's lyrics deal with a Mexican-American from East Los Angeles who is mistaken for an undocumented immigrant and deported. The song served as the basis for the film of the same name, directed by Marin.

  1. ^ Chong, T. (2008). Cheech & Chong: The Unauthorized Autobiography. Gallery Books. ISBN 9781416959465.
  2. ^ "The Hot 100 Chart". Billboard.
  3. ^ "The Hot 100 Chart". Billboard.