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{{Featured song code|songname=L.A. Girlz|spotify=https://open.spotify.com/track/0U6QHjAcifZLGrVsFObjEK|youtube=|image=Weezer The White Album.jpg}} | |||
"'''L.A. Girlz'''" is the eighth track from ''[[Weezer (The White Album)|The White Album]]''. Though not an official single, it was released two month's ahead of ''The White Album'' and promoted with a music video. | |||
The song was originally written by [[Weezer]] guitarist [[Brian Bell]], and later revised by Cuomo. Musician [[Luther Russell]], who has frequently produced and co-written songs for Bell's band [[The Relationship]], is also credited as a co-writer. On [[June 18]], [[2019]], Bell posted a clip of his original demo to his Instagram account. | |||
{{PN|Rivers Cuomo}} lyrics for the song contain several references to literature and pop-culture, including Lewis Carroll's ''{{Wiki2|Jabberwocky|Jabberwocky}}'' poem ("gyre and gimble in the wabe"), the [[2014]] film ''{{Wiki2|Whiplash_(2014_film)|Whiplash}}'', and the characters of Dante and Beatrice from ''{{Wiki2|Divine_Comedy|The Divine Comedy}}''. A lyric from the song's bridge ("Does anybody love anybody...") had been incorporated into several different Weezer demos before ending up in "L.A. Girlz," and is sourced from a [[Does Anybody Love Anybody|2015 Cuomo song sketch]]. The "mixing ammonia and bleach" lyric was based on a real incident from Cuomo's first job at Jonathan's, a fast-food restaurant formerly on campus at the University of Connecticut. | |||
"L.A. Girlz" was premiered on Zane Lowe's ''Beats 1'' show on [[February 17]], [[2016]], and Weezer debuted it live on [[March 22]] at a [[Weezer concert: 03/22/2016|KROQ Red Bull SoundSpace]] private radio show. | |||
{{Featured song links|L.A. Girlz}} | |||