In Popular Culture
I-405 was the location for the short film 405.
The opening lines to "Superman" by Lazlo Bane (featured in NBC's Scrubs as the opening theme song) are: "Out the door, just in time / Head down the 405 / Gotta meet the new boss by 8 AM."
Terra Naomi sings the following at the beginning of "The Vicodin Song" from her album Under the Influence: "You can drive you can drive you can drive/ down the 405/ to the 101 to my house/ and these highways are in so many songs/ I couldn't count them all/ I tried/ so much sad history described in a ride."
The Jimmy Eat World song "If you don't, don't" contains the line "Don’t you know I’m thinkin’, drivin’ 405 past midnight."
Lisa Marr's song "In California" refers to "another suicide on the 405". Neko Case covered "In California" and it is featured on the album Neko Case - Live From Austin TX.
The Death Cab For Cutie song "405" on their second studio album, We Have the Facts and We're Voting Yes, is often incorrectly associated with California's I-405. The song is actually referring to I-405 in Seattle, Washington. The band is from Bellingham, and is referencing the songwriter's drive south to Seattle to visit a girlfriend at the time of writing.
The Carbon Leaf song "Miss Hollywood" on their album Nothing Rhymes with Woman makes a reference to I-405. "But you can check out all the detours off the 405".
The Tupac Shakur song titled "Stay True" makes a reference to I-405 by saying, "Rollin down the 405, gettin high.."
The Gin Blossoms' 2010 album No Chocolate Cake contains the song "Dead or Alive on The 405".
Those Chosen recorded a rap song and music video as an ode to the closing of I-405 entitled, "Carmageddon"
Read more about this topic: Interstate 405 (California)
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