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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. | 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]''. The lyric used in the bridge strongly resembles [https://www.weezerpedia.com/wiki/File:Lagirlzlyric2010.jpeg | [[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]''. The lyric used in the bridge strongly resembles [https://www.weezerpedia.com/wiki/File:Lagirlzlyric2010.jpeg a tweet] posted by Cuomo on [[October 5]], [[2010]]. | ||
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