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Cheech & Chong - Born in East LA (1985) (www.youtube.com)
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"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.[2]

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.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Born_in_East_L.A._(song)

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFUFw1GH6ic

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[–] Sergio@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 day ago

Yeah the wikipedia article says Cheech wrote the song, then when he took it to Chong he got mad and didn't want to be on it, but they put it on their album under both their names anyways.