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"'''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. | "'''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== | ||
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 ''[ | [[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 ''[[Wikipedia:Divine_Comedy|The Divine Comedy]]''. The lyric used in the bridge strongly resembles [[:File:Lagirlzlyric2010.jpeg|a tweet]] posted by Cuomo on [[October 5]], [[2010]]. | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[List of Weezer songs]] | *[[List of Weezer songs]] | ||
[[Category: Weezer songs]] | *[[List of Rivers Cuomo songs]] | ||
*[[List of Brian Bell songs]] | |||
[[Category: Weezer songs]][[Category:Rivers Cuomo songs]] | |||
[[Category:Songs on Weezer (The White Album)]] | [[Category:Songs on Weezer (The White Album)]] | ||
[[Category:Weezer songs produced by Jake Sinclair]] | [[Category:Weezer songs produced by Jake Sinclair]] | ||
[[Category:Cuomo-Bell collaborations]] | [[Category:Cuomo-Bell collaborations]] | ||