"Freeway" Aimee Mann

"Freeway" is a 2008 pop song written and recorded by Los Angeles singer-songwriter Aimee Mann.

While many songs about Southern California life are happy and upbeat, Mann's "Freeway" confronts things that seem illogical about California society and culture.

According to Aimee Mann, "Freeway" is a song that was inspired by a drug-addicted pal who came to Los Angeles in hopes of getting clean, breaking with the past, and starting a new life.

Mann is famous for her clever, witty takes on emotional sabotage.  The L.A. songwriter has a fascination with "the freaks who could never love anyone".

"When I write about them --- the narcissists, performers, eccentrics, know-it-alls --- it helps me recognize some truths about the world and about myself," says Mann, who is Sean Penn's sister-in-law of 13 years.

The songwriter gets into the thoughts of characters in her songs, and "Freeway" communicates a newcomer's reactions to the sometimes nonsensical Southern California mentality.  It's one of those slightly critical songs about California, for sure.

Aimee Mann has come a long way since her first '80s hit single, "Voices Carry", when she was an MTV staple with her popular group, 'Til Tuesday.

The Oscar-nominated and Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter, now at age 50, has a huge international following today --- and on her own independent terms.  Aimee Mann totally rocks, in an Adult Contemporary way.

While cruising down life's highway, be sure to check out Aimee Mann's album, @#%&*! Smilers, and her great song about California...

"Freeway"