Lefty, also known as left… Read Full Bio ↴There are multiple artists with this name.
Lefty, also known as leftgxze on social media, creates shoegaze inspired music. The first single 'false lover' being released 17th February 2023.
Lefty appears on single 'body parts' alongside artist 'mishikui'.
The southern California's punk-pop quartet Lefty consists of guitarists Dennis Hill and Larry Giovani, bassist Scott Somers, and drummer Kenny Livingston. Friends since grade school, Hill and Somers began playing music together in late 1997; Giovani joined them after hearing one of their early rehearsals, and they began playing gigs in early 1998. A year later they issued their self-released debut album, Sound Secretion Dub, and replaced their original drummer with Livingston. By spring 1999 the word of mouth about their album and energetic live shows caught the attention of Interscope Records, who signed Lefty that fall and released their second album 4-3-2-1 in mid-2000.
The portuguese pop rock quartet Leonor Andrade (voice), João Nobre (bass), Pablo Banazol (guitars) and Dani (drums) .
Girls
Lefty Lyrics
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When you least expect
Where you most regret it
Girls they don't understand
Why I love my friends
More than them
I don't mean to say it but somebody
I don't mean to say it but somebody
Needs to put an end to girls
Girls decorate the house
With flowers and cows
And pictures of the family
Girls think their misunderstood
But I know goddamned well
All the things they do
They do to nerve me
They'll never understand
Wish I didn't need them
These lyrics from Lefty's song "Girls" paint a picture of a complicated and difficult relationship between the singer and the women in his life. He seems to have a deep frustration with them, both with their actions and with his own feelings towards them. The opening lines speak of how girls will "hit back" at unexpected moments, and in ways that leave the singer regretful. This sets a tone for the rest of the song - that the singer sees women as unpredictable and difficult to understand.
The second verse continues this theme, with the singer suggesting that women are overly emotional and prone to misunderstandings. He takes issue with their decorating choices and seems to resent the things they do to try and make him happy. Ultimately, he concludes that he wishes he didn't need the women in his life, although he doesn't explain why he feels this way.
Lefty's lyrics are striking in their honesty and raw emotion. They give voice to a frustration that many people may feel in complicated relationships, whether with romantic partners or family members. The song is both relatable and uncomfortable, challenging listeners to think about their own relationships and the dynamics at play within them.
Line by Line Meaning
Girls hit back
Girls will retaliate when you provoke them.
When you least expect
Girls will strike unexpectedly.
Where you most regret it
Girls will make sure to hit you where it hurts the most.
Girls they don't understand
Girls often fail to comprehend things.
Why I love my friends
Girls question why I value my friendships over them.
More than them
Girls feel neglected when I prioritize my friends over them.
I don't mean to say it but somebody
I do not intend to be offensive, but someone needs to act.
Needs to put an end to them
Girls need to be stopped from causing trouble.
Girls decorate the house
Girls embellish their homes with ornaments.
With flowers and cows
Girls decorate their homes with flowers and animal figurines.
And pictures of the family
Girls put up photos of their family members.
Girls think their misunderstood
Girls believe that they are often not correctly understood.
But I know goddamned well
But I am fully aware.
All the things they do
The activities that girls partake in.
They do to nerve me
They do these activities intentionally to irritate me.
They'll never understand
Girls will never comprehend my perspective.
Wish I didn't need them
I wish I did not have to rely on girls for certain things.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Dennis Hill, Scott Somers, Lorenzo Giovanni, Ken Livingston
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orbitalmech
Probably the most underrated song of the last 2 millennia.
Dave T
They entered the scene at the same time as New Found Glory and sound incredibly similar. One signed to Interscope the other to MCA. At the time another band signed to MCA was being thrust down everyone's throat on MTV and the like and had blown up to the top of the media world... Blink 182. A similar band could ride the rapids with them and suck in some of that success and as it turns out one band blew up and the other didn't. Life is a bitch sometimes.
arry a
Saw these guys open up for Goldfinger and Mest at the Key club in LA back in 2000. Pop punk galore! Not bad for my first show. I was 13.
M
Discovered this on Sugar & Spice soundtrack. Such a great song, reminds me why I used to be a fan of California rock.
Alex
Alone of the best of poppunk.
M. R. Abbink-Gallagher
Really thought these guys and Trippin' Daisy were gonna rule the world, but they still rock mine on a pretty regular basis. (I saw a band on the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk main stage called Tripyn Lefti, and they played this one and I Gotta Girl and were then bum-rushed outta there 'cause I guess they weren't supposed to be there, they'd just snuck in and set up. And now Metallica were waiting to go on, and getting impatient. I heard Lars whine about how tiny the buffet's sandwich bread was. Later I spotted James at Arby's and just had to gush, Gee I'm glad you guys reunited and are touring again. How's Manchester? Man, isn't life a gas?!
Jeremy
saw these guys at six flags with mxpx. my god im sooooooo old.
davep413
Saw them at 6 flags new England with mxpx and another local band. Knowledge I believe was the band.
MomsAgainstCatboys
Headcannon:
This is the theme for the Love Shockers.
Gren
Putting my two cents on this song since it keeps circling in my mind along with the band itself, but it bums me out that Lefty had potential with songs like "Takes So Long", "Everything" (which comes from the same album as "Girls"), and "Up 'til Now". However, they decided to rely on an ultimately corny song about girls as their major single instead of the aggressive, aforementioned song, "Everything", which probably would've done much better with a casual audience at least.
Things didn't work out in the end since it seems like Interscope let them go in 2001 or sometime shortly after as they never released anything under them again. To make things even more ironic or sad or whatever, in an interview they said they would record a song called "Boys", basically a reflection of this song, for their next album and that never came to be. I can only wonder what could've been of this band if they never recorded this song or just changed up the content of the lyrics to it and where they would be nowadays...