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| | The her in this song is Katy Goodman of the band La Sera. Her and Rivers have hung out in Santa Monica on at least one occasion, which is the basis for this song. | | | The her in this song is Katy Goodman of the band La Sera. Her and Rivers have hung out in Santa Monica on at least one occasion, which is the basis for this song. | ||
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||Truetone salesman | |||
| | “[[Mexican Fender]]” | |||
| | “<small> Met her at a guitar shop on Santa Monica and 7th Street <br> The salesman tried to get my attention to sell me a Mexican Fender </small>” | |||
| | While it is unknown who this is, if they are even real, it is known they are an employee at [https://www.truetonemusic.com/ Truetone Music], as this is the only guitar shop on Santa Monica and 7th street . | |||
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| | [https://www.instagram.com/totally_tod/?hl=en Todd Wisenbaker] <br> [[Image: Todd Wisenbaker.jpg|100px]] | |||
| | “[[Mexican Fender]]” | |||
| | “<small> She came to get her 10,000 steps and hang out with her boyfriend <br> But I was only trying to get to know her so I took her out to the ocean </small>” | |||
| | Todd Wisenbaker is the guitarist for La Sera and was Katy Goodman’s boyfriend at the time. They are now married. | |||
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| | Heartbreak DJ | |||
| | “[[Mexican Fender]]” | |||
| | “<small> And the trash overflowed out on the street <br> The heartbreak DJ stepped to me but I just couldn't get enough</small>” | |||
| | It is unknown who the heartbreak DJ is, or even if they are a real person. | |||
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| | [[The Beach Boys]] <br> [[Image:Beach Boys 1967.jpg|100px]] | |||
| | “[[Beach Boys]]” | |||
| | The whole song | |||
| | This song is both named after the Beach Boys and has several references to them such as interpolating quotes from Murry Wilson, the father of Brian and Dennis Wilson as well as the manager of the band at one point. | |||
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| | June bride | |||
| | “[[Feels Like Summer]]” | |||
| | “<small> June bride, shine so bright <br> Flowers in her hair, but it just ain’t right <br> June bride, shine so bright <br> Flowers in her hair, we look good together </small>” | |||
| | It is unknown who the June bride is | |||
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| | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stevie_Ray_Vaughan Stevie Ray Vaughan] <br> [[Image: SRV.jpg|100px]] | |||
| | “[[Happy Hour]]” | |||
| | “<small> I’m like Stevie Ray Vaughan on the stage <br> High on music </small>” | |||
| | Stevie Ray Vaughan was an American blues guitarist known for being the frontman of the band Double Trouble. He is considered one of the best blues guitarists of all times. In [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLAGF9LbEjo&ab_channel=Billboard an interview with Billboard] Rivers talks about watching DVD’s Stevie Ray Vaughan shred while backstage, which was the inspiration for this lyric. | |||
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| | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monty_Python Monty Python] [[Image: Monty Python.jpg|100px]] | |||
| | “[[Happy Hour]]” | |||
| | “<small> But then my boss calls and she’s crushing me with a 20-ton weight <br> Just like in Monty Python </small>” | |||
| | The 20-ton weight in the lyric is most likely referring to the 16-ton weight, a recurring gag in several Monty Python sketches such as [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4PZXuk3TsM “Self Defense Against Fresh Fruit.”] | |||
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| | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Ponce_de_Le%C3%B3n Ponce de Leon] [[Image: PDL.jpg|100px]] | |||
| | “[[Happy Hour]] | |||
| | “<small> I’m like Ponce de Leon Sailing on a ship for the new world <br> Checking out the birds and flowers </small>” | |||
| | Ponce de Leon is a Spanish explorer known for being the first explorer to reach Florida as well as settling Puerto Rico. | |||
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| | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/God God] | |||
| | “[[Weekend Woman]]” | |||
| | “<small> When God made her he threw away the formula </small>” | |||
| | God, in monotheistic religions, is seen as the creator of all. Rivers is saying that when God made this Weekend Woman, he broke the mold and made someone truly unique. | |||
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| | Weekend Woman | |||
| | “[[Weekend Woman]]” | |||
| | “<small> All I want is to see her <br> All I want is to reach my weekend woman </small>” | |||
| | Rivers has said that the Weekend Woman is not a specific person but rather an amalgamation of several people. | |||
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| | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary,_mother_of_Jesus Virgin Mary] [[Image: Virgin Mary.jpg|100px]] | |||
| | “[[Sweet Mary]]” | |||
| | “<small> My sweet Mary comes <br> To help me to find my way </small>” | |||
| | Rivers has hinted at Sweet Mary being a reference to the Virgin Mary. This would certainly not be the first, nor last time religious figures would be referenced in Cuomo’s lyrics, explicitly or otherwise. | |||
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| | Diane | |||
| | “[[Any Friend of Diane's]]” | |||
| | “<small> Any friend of Diane's is a friend of mine <br> Any friend of Diane's is a friend of mine </small>” | |||
| | Like with the person in “[[Weekend Woman]],” Diane is not based on a single woman but instead on several important women throughout Rivers’ life. | |||
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==''[[Weezer (The Black Album)]]'' (2019)== | ==''[[Weezer (The Black Album)]]'' (2019)== | ||
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