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"'''L.A. Girlz'''" is the eighth track from ''[[Weezer (The White Album)|The White Album]]'' | "'''L.A. Girlz'''" is the eighth track from ''[[Weezer (The White Album)|The White Album]]''. It was the fourth song to be officially released prior to the album's release. | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
"L.A. Girlz" is a | The melody for "L.A. Girlz" was originally written by Weezer guitarist [[Brian Bell]]. 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. The song aired for the first time on the [https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/news/latest-news/weezer-share-new-track-la-girlz Zane Lowe's Beats 1 show] on [[February 17]], [[2016]]. The song debuted live on [[March 22]] at the [[Weezer concert: 03/22/2016 - Los Angeles, CA|KROQ Red Bull SoundSpace]] private radio show. | ||
[[Rivers Cuomo]]'s lyrics for the song contain several references to literature and pop-culture, including Lewis Carroll's ''Jabberwocky'' poem ("gyre and gimble in the wabe"), the [[2014]] film [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2582802/ Whiplash], and the characters of Dante and Beatrice from ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divine_Comedy The Divine Comedy]''. | |||
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The music video was directed by Scantron and premiered on February 17, 2016. | The music video was directed by [http://www.scantronfilms.com/ Scantron] and premiered on [[February 17]], [[2016]] and stars actress and bodybuilder [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2193053/ Jill Rudison]. | ||
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The kids are asleep | The kids are asleep | ||
We're haunting their dreams | We're haunting their dreams | ||
And some women swear it's more painful than | And some women swear it's more painful than labor | ||
To die with your sins on your head | To die with your sins on your head | ||