Hollywood
Junkyard / L.A. Guns Lyrics


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Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Don't you like me, won't you invite me
Take me on back to your home
Do you think I'm easy,

Would you like to please me
Next time you're all alone
Would you say you care, rough my hair
Do whatever I please

Will you keep me in style,
'Cause you know all the while
That I'm the Hollywood Tease
Oh, what a lonely person you are

Oh, without me you couldn't get far
Let me be rude, do you mind if I'm crude
I'll insult all of your friends
Never reprimand me,

Say you won't demand me
Promise that you like all my trends
Will you run my bath, make me laugh
Get right down on your knees

Stare in amazement at my Hollywood basement
I'm the Hollywood Tease
Oh, what a lonely person you are
Oh, without me you couldn't get far,

Oh hot dog
Want to abuse you, I'm out to confuse you
Suck your blood and leave you for dead
Hey I'm sarcastic, I'll treat you like a spastic

Ignore every word that you say
Gonna snore in your ear, spit in your beer
Do whatever I please
When I've broken your heart, I'll quickly depart

'Cause I'm the Hollywood, I'm the Hollywood




I'm the Hollywood,
I'm the Hollywood ha, ha, Tease

Overall Meaning

The song "Hollywood Tease" by Junkyard/L.A. Guns is a sarcastic commentary on the superficiality and shallowness of Hollywood and the people who inhabit it. The lyrics address a person who is trying to impress the singer, someone who wants to take them home and show them a good time. However, the singer sees through this charade and calls the person out, claiming that they are just using them for their own benefit.


Throughout the song, the singer demands that the person cater to their every whim and desire, insisting that they are the "Hollywood Tease" and that the other person is nothing without them. The chorus captures this sentiment perfectly, with the singer asserting that "without me you couldn't get far."


The sarcastic and biting tone of the song serves as a commentary on the emptiness and fakeness of Hollywood culture, where people are constantly trying to one-up each other and impress those around them. The song suggests that beneath the glitz and glamour of the Hollywood lifestyle lies a world of shallow, self-absorbed individuals who care more about themselves than anything else.


Line by Line Meaning

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
The singer is greeting the listeners energetically.


Don't you like me, won't you invite me
The singer is asking the listener if they like their personality and if they would like to hang out with them.


Take me on back to your home
The singer is asking the listener to invite them to their home.


Do you think I'm easy,
The singer is wondering if the listener perceives them as a person who is easily influenced.


Would you like to please me
The singer is asking the listener if they would like to make them happy.


Next time you're all alone
The singer is suggesting that the listener should spend some alone time with them.


Would you say you care, rough my hair
The singer is asking the listener if they express their love and affection towards them by messing up their hair.


Do whatever I please
The singer is demanding that the listener should always let them do what they want.


Will you keep me in style, 'Cause you know all the while That I'm the Hollywood Tease
The singer is asking the listener if they will keep them well-maintained because they are a Hollywood Tease who likes being in the spotlight.


Oh, what a lonely person you are
The singer is taunting the listener that they are a lonely person without them.


Oh, without me you couldn't get far
The singer is boasting that the listener cannot achieve anything without them.


Let me be rude, do you mind if I'm crude I'll insult all of your friends
The singer is asking the listener if they are okay with them being rude and insulting to their friends.


Never reprimand me, Say you won't demand me Promise that you like all my trends
The singer is asking the listener to never criticize them, and promise to always support their interests.


Will you run my bath, make me laugh Get right down on your knees
The singer is demanding that the listener should pamper them and make them laugh, even if it means they have to kneel down for them.


Stare in amazement at my Hollywood basement I'm the Hollywood Tease
The singer is asking the listener to be impressed with their luxurious lifestyle because they are a Hollywood Tease.


Oh hot dog
The singer is expressing their excitement or surprise.


Want to abuse you, I'm out to confuse you Suck your blood and leave you for dead
The singer is revealing their true intentions of wanting to harm and trick the listener.


Hey I'm sarcastic, I'll treat you like a spastic Ignore every word that you say
The singer is warning the listener that they are a sarcastic person who will mock and insult them, and won't listen to anything they say.


Gonna snore in your ear, spit in your beer Do whatever I please
The singer is threatening to do annoying and disrespectful things to the listener, because they always want to have their own way.


When I've broken your heart, I'll quickly depart 'Cause I'm the Hollywood, I'm the Hollywood I'm the Hollywood, I'm the Hollywood ha, ha, Tease
The singer is bragging about their ability to break people's hearts without feeling any remorse, and reminding the listeners that they are the Hollywood Tease.




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Comments from YouTube:

Jay Frehley

Still sounds great to this day! Junkyard was one of the most underrated bands from that time. Real rock & blues with a whole lot of attitude!

marcus salisbury

0ne of the best damn overlooked bands in the 80s era. Their debut rocked!!

ZK Attack

No doubt! And they still sound amazing today

Josh, yep.

Not overlooked

Terk-131

Definitely not overlooked.

Heather Samara Reed ( HEATHER 🤘 METAL)

Agree 🤘

tommaso selvetti

Man those two first records were AMAZING. Real no frills R&R. I'll keep returning there for the rest of my life!

Eric Heckenkamp

I got this song on a single cassette or something back then. Then the video came out and I thought they were gonna be huge. I love this song!

Mad Dad

I loved these guys , Theres nothin more powerfull than simple heavy rock , played loud with an attitude , no digital modern bullshit , like a garage band from anywhere across the USA ....True Rock & Roll

patton303

I saw this band open for Guns N Roses at Perkins Palace in Pasadena in 1987.
I was 17 and in town visiting relatives for Christmas and my cousins took me. Best show ever. Never forgot it or this band.

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