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“Going Back To Cali” was LL Cool J’s second top 40 hit in the US and UK. Originally featured on the soundtrack to the film Less Than Zero and released as a (platinum) single, it was later included on his third album Walking With A Panther.
On Aisha Tyler’s podcast Girl on Guy episode #195, LL talke...
[Hook]
I'm going back to Cali, Cali, Cali
I'm going back to Cali... hmm, I don't think so
I'm going back to Cali, Cali, Cali
I'm going back to Cali... I don't think so
[Verse 1]
Going back to Cali, stylin', profilin'
Growlin', and smilin', while in the sun
The top is down, on the black Corvette
And it's fly, 'cause it's sittin' on Daytons
Nardi steering wheel, plushed out, gold-leaf phantom top
And three girls waiting
VRRRROOM engine's blowin', the chrome, is shinin'
Passing all the cars on the way
Movement of the wind, back wheels spin
Pop in a cassette and push play
[Hook]
I'm going back to Cali, Cali, Cali
I'm going back to Cali... hey y'all, I don't think so
I'm going back to Cali, Cali, Cali
I'm going back to Cali
[Verse 2]
I'm going back to Cali, shakin' 'em, bakin' 'em
Takin' 'em to spots they never before hung
I know a place, off Sunset it's a trip
Where the A.C.'s cold, but the girls still strip
The record skipped, but this girl kept dancin'
Prancin', grindin', grinnin,' romancin'
I asked her to the barn, so we could hit the hay
I wanna do this, Brutus, but I don't wanna pay
[Hook]
I'm going back to Cali, Cali, Cali
I'm going back to Cali... man, I don't think so
I'm going back to Cali, Cali, Cali
I'm going back to Cali
[Verse 3]
I'm going back to Cali, risin', surprisin'
Advisin' realizin', she's sizin' me up
Her bikini - small; heels - tall
She said, she liked, the ocean
She showed me a beach, gave me a peach
And pulled out the suntan lotion
Now I thought that was fast, but this girl was faster
She's lookin' for a real good time
I said, "Close your eyes, I got a surprise"
And I ran away with the bottle of wine
[Hook]
I'm going back to Cali, Cali, Cali
I'm going back to Cali... I don't think so
I'm going back to Cali, Cali, Cali
I'm going back to Cali... I don't think so
{*saxophone solo*}
Going Back to Cali was written by Rick Rubin & LL COOL J.
Going Back to Cali was produced by Rick Rubin.
LL COOL J released Going Back to Cali on Wed Jan 27 1988.
LL told Entertainment Weekly that he wasn’t originally a fan of “Going Back To Cali”:
This was a strange one. I went out of my comfort zone. It’s funny, because Rick Rubin always hated ‘I Need Love,’ and there was a time when I hated ‘Going Back to Cali.’ It ended up being something really special,...