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American Girld (single)

by Shoefiti

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American girls With American faces It gets on my nerves Cause I got no chances American boobies Over the top booties No I can’t get enough No I can’t get it – Alright! American girls With American faces It gets on my nerves Cause I got no chances The blown out boobies The bouncing booties Walking on sidewalks As if it was a catwalk (I) Don’t dare to look up Since I’ve been struck Cheeky cheeks Manky make up tips No I’m not good enough No I’m not good – Oh no! You look good she said You talk well she said Come on and dance I don’t care for my friends Make me scream she said Get me drunk she yelled Take me home And I’ll give you head I can’t blame you For your blowjob knowledge Cause there was a time When I didn’t care Make me scream she said Make me cum she begged The bargain of lust Should we never trust The bargain of lust Should we never trust The bargain of lust Should we never trust Should we never trust Should we never trust Should we never trust The bargain of lust American girlies Created fantasies Bring out the cuffs I’m calling the bluff Does it have to be dirty Does it have to be trashy Do I have to act manly For you to feel horny When I look up Or turn it on Or flip the pages Or walk downtown When I look up Or turn it on Or flip the pages Or walk downtown – Oh no! I’m so lost Right now I’m so lost Right now I’m so lost right now I’m so lost right now American girls With American faces It gets on my nerves Cause I got no chances It gets on my nerves Cause I got no chances

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American Girld is the first single of Shoefiti's album CityT error.

WATCH MUSIC VIDEO HERE: youtu.be/a6480cDGxF4

Released on LE CEPE RECORDS, FLIPPIN' FREAKS RECORDS & INFLUENZA RECORDS.

ABOUT: (english below)
Afin d’éviter tout malaise ou ambiguïté par rapport aux paroles, nous pensons que cette chanson mérite quelques lignes pour être saisie dans sa véritable intention.

Il est question de la représentation erronée de la Femme au sein d’une société capitaliste, et particulièrement au sein de la société nord-américaine. L’industrie culturelle mainstream, à travers une multitude de médiums comme la publicité ou le porno, impose de manière insidieuse une représentation fantasmée et déformée des femmes. Standardisation de la beauté et des corps, hypersexualisation, pression pour coller à une prétendue "norme"… Ces processus sont à l’origine de grandes souffrances pour celles et ceux qui essaient, tant bien que mal, d’atteindre cet idéal créé par une culture dominante.
Les paroles d’American Girld témoignent d’une réflexion sur nos désirs et notre intimité. Dans notre rapport à notre sexualité, où se situe la frontière entre authenticité et idées inculquées par une éducation hétérosexuelle ? Sans réponse évidente, nous jouons le jeu selon les règles apprises. Et, à l’image des paroles de la chanson, ces règles peuvent être crues. Si elles sont choquantes, c’est peut-être que nous pouvons enfin embrasser la difficile déconstruction de notre conditionnement.

Un vaste programme pour une pop-song de 4’20 min, n’est-ce pas ? Si vous avez l’envie de nous questionner davantage, n’hésitez pas à venir nous en parler après les concerts.

ENGLISH :
In order to avoid any trouble or ambiguity in relation to the lyrics, we believe this song deserves a little description for it to be understood with its true intention.

This song is about the way Women are wrongly depicted in a capitalist society, and particularly in the North-American society. The mainstream cultural industry, through its multitude of mediums such as advertisement or porn, imposes a fantasied and deformed representation of women in an insidious manner. Unrealistic standards of beauty and bodies, hyper sexualization, pressure to belong to a so-called “norm”… These processes are at the origin of many sufferings for those who try, to some extent, to stick to these ideals created by a dominant culture.
American Girld’s lyrics show a reflection on our desires and our intimacy. In our relationship to our sexuality, the lines between genuine desires and ideas implanted by a heterosexual education feel blurred. So, we all play the game the way it was taught. And, just like the lyrics of the song, the rules of this game are coarse. If they appear shocking, it’s perhaps because we can finally embrace the difficult deconstruction of our conditioning.

Quite a feat for a 4’20 min long pop-song, right? If you want to ask us more about it, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us at the end of our gigs.
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released December 2, 2022

- CREDITS -
Shoefiti is Henri d'Armancourt, Charles Bourdon and Lucas Lopez.
Additional keyboards: Nicklaus Rohrbach.

Song & lyrics by Henri d'Armancourt.
Music by Shoefiti.

Produced, engineered and mixed by Henri d’Armancourt at the Velvet Underground Studio Paris. Mastered to tape by Mathieu Bameulle at SoundBox Mastering.

Artwork by Ekaterina Rusnak.
Design by Julien Ysebaert.

Info: www.shoefiti.net | www.instagram.com/shoefitiband |
www.facebook.com/shoefiti
Contact: shoefitimusic (at) gmail (dot) com

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What if Shoefiti was France's indie scene’s best kept secret?

Never quite garage, not completely psychedelic or shoegaze, borrowing from noise without being totally so, Shoefiti is resolutely an indie rock band, sometimes pop and under control, sometimes abrasive and unbridled like a San Francisco ice cream truck whose brakes would have broken. ... more

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