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| Type = Single | | Type = Single | ||
| Artist = Scott & Rivers | | Artist = Scott & Rivers | ||
| Released = [[January 16]], [[2013]] (iTunes)<br>[[February 20]], [[2013]] (CD single) | | Released = [[January 16]], [[2013]] (iTunes)<br>[[February 20]], [[2013]] (CD single) | ||
| Format = digital, CD | | Format = digital, CD | ||
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:''This page is for the song by Scott & Rivers. For the Green Album demo, see [[Homely]].'' | :''This page is for the song by Scott & Rivers. For the Green Album demo, see [[Homely]].'' | ||
'''"Homely Girl"''' is the | '''"Homely Girl"''' is the second track and lead single from the [[スコット と リバース (Scott & Rivers)|eponymous debut album]] by [[Scott & Rivers]]. | ||
===Appearances=== | ===Appearances=== | ||
*''[[スコット と リバース (Scott & Rivers)]]'' (2013) | *''[[スコット と リバース (Scott & Rivers)]]'' (2013) | ||
*"Homely Girl" single (2013) | *"Homely Girl" single (2013) | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
"Homely Girl" was co-written by Rivers Cuomo and Japanese songwriter Shusui in November 2009. Cuomo released the original, mostly lyricsless demo on the music collaboration website | "Homely Girl" was co-written by Rivers Cuomo and Japanese songwriter [https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shusui Shusui] in November 2009. Cuomo released the original, mostly lyricsless demo on the music collaboration website Indaba Music, offering $208 to the person who would produce a better demo.<ref>"Rivers Cuomo's Session #1" ''Indaba Music''. Archived by ''Wayback Machine'': https://web.archive.org/web/20091223071411/https://www.indabamusic.com/sessions/riverscuomo/342194</ref><ref>"Weezer’s Cuomo Calls On Fans to Help With New Song “Shusui”" ''Rolling Stone''. 21 December 2009. https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/weezers-cuomo-calls-on-fans-to-help-with-new-song-shusui-186429/</ref> The winner was American musician Barak Shpiez (under the moniker "Beware Fashionable Women"). On [[December 23]], [[2009]] Cuomo posted "We've decided to roll with the version by "Beware Fashionable Women". Next I'll write the lyrics and we'll record the song for real. Look for the finished product on my debut Japanese language solo album next year."{{Citation needed}} The planned solo album, which would have been titled ''[[ザ クマモトキッド (The Kumamoto Kid)|The Kumamoto Kid]]'', never materialized, instead morphing into the [[Scott & Rivers]] project after teaming up with musician [[Scott Murphy]]. | ||
==Track listings== | ==Track listings== | ||
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==Video/Audio== | ==Video/Audio== | ||
<youtube>D_tBv1Pu9ok</youtube> | <youtube>D_tBv1Pu9ok</youtube> | ||
==Personnel== | ==Personnel== | ||
*[[Rivers Cuomo]] – vocals, guitar | *[[Rivers Cuomo]] – vocals, guitar | ||
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==Lyrics== | ==Lyrics== | ||
<poem> | {{Cleanup section}} | ||
Kami sama kara moratta | <poem>Kami sama kara moratta | ||
Kono karada to kokora ha | Kono karada to kokora ha | ||
Minna sorezore chigau | Minna sorezore chigau | ||
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{{Tab box|[[Tablature:Homely Girl (Chords)]]}} | {{Tab box|[[Tablature:Homely Girl (Chords)]]}} | ||
*[[Scott & Rivers]] | *[[Scott & Rivers]] | ||
*[[List of Rivers Cuomo songs]] | |||
[[Category:Scott & Rivers songs]] | {{References list}} | ||
[[Category:Scott & Rivers songs]][[Category:Rivers Cuomo songs]] | |||
[[Category:Songs in languages other than English]] | [[Category:Songs in languages other than English]] | ||