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American Girld

from CityT error by Shoefiti

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WATCH MUSIC VIDEO HERE: youtu.be/a6480cDGxF4

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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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

credits

from CityT error, released February 3, 2023
Henri d’Armancourt: vocals, guitar.
Charles Bourdon: bass, backing vocals, guitar.
Lucas Lopez: drums, percussions.
Nicklaus Rohrbach: keyboards.

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.

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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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