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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 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 Zane Lowe's ''Beats 1'' show on [[February 17]], [[2016]].<ref>Goodman, Jessica. "Weezer fire off new cut “LA Girlz” on Zane Lowe’s Beats 1 show" ''The Line of Best Fit''. 18 February 2016. https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/news/latest-news/weezer-share-new-track-la-girlz</ref> The song debuted live on [[March 22]] at the [[Weezer concert: 03/22/2016|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 [ | [[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 [[Wikipedia:Whiplash (2014 film)|''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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*[[List of Rivers Cuomo songs]] | *[[List of Rivers Cuomo songs]] | ||
*[[List of Brian Bell songs]] | *[[List of Brian Bell songs]] | ||
{{Reference list}} | |||
[[Category: Weezer songs]][[Category:Rivers Cuomo 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]] | ||