Single I Erja Lyytinen – Last Girl
ERJA LYYTINEN NEW SINGLE – “LAST GIRL”
TAKEN FROM NEW ALBUM
“WAITING FOR THE DAYLIGHT”
RELEASED FRIDAY 7 OCTOBER 2022
“Last Girl deals with the subject of bullying in schools and the feeling of being left out of a friendship group, says Erja. “This song is for those who feel as if they are outsiders, which is a current topic as the new school year is about to start. A lot is happening in the song, and it is quite intense and energetic, just like the school world is.”
“Continues Erja, “Making the music video for Last Girl felt essential because it’s such an important topic to me. A young girl features in the music video, and at the end, she is playing an electric guitar with me as part of the group and having a good time. The song speaks out on many levels.”
“It was fascinating to create guitar parts for Last Girl. It has some vibes from rock bands like Iron Maiden, but I also wrote twin-part guitar harmonies to the C – part in the style of an Allman Brothers Band. I wanted to create a song with an old classic rock feel but executed with modern sounds and techniques.”
“The intro has pull-offs and some fast licks and flute notes combined which creates the main guitar theme for the whole song. This song has probably one of the most challenging guitar parts I have written so far.”
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LAST GIRL:
This song features my most developed and well-rehearsed guitar chops! Perhaps you could say it’s like Joe Satriani meets Iron Maiden. I wanted this song to be like one of those 80´s guitar hero songs, and I pushed myself to play differently. It is a very up-tempo song with a lot of intensity and funky elements. The song talks about bullying in schools and how you can be left out of a friendship group. I always put something of my own in the songs as well, so it became a very important song on many levels.
“LAST GIRL”
When I was a little girl, didn´t care much ´bout the pearls
I was always one of the boys, playing with toys
Running, fighting with my brothers
Giving a hard time to my mother
Just a happy child being carefree, climbing up the trees
Then came my first year in school, all was so exciting and new
Didn´t care that I was the last girl, waiting for my turn
Unwritten rules who´s skipping rope
Why these girls let down my hopes
Was no single thing wrong about me
but I got bullied around, bullied around
So I thought they´re no better
Someday I will be one who´s strong and free
Play with me before school is over
Alone in a full room
Waiting for someone to notice you
Play with me before the day is over
See I´m strong enough to stand here
I´m the last one, last girl in the queue
When I went to high school
Changing places, changing rules
Had a feeling that everything might turn out right
Got new friends on – and off-line
Having good grades, I did fine
Didn´t waste my time on schoolboys, too much noise
Oh, but I got butterflies
Each time he passed me by
Did not see all of the bad signs in front of my eyes
He gave me promises
And I gave him what he needs
Soon I found out I wasn´t the only one
he was fooling around, foolin´ around
So I thought I can do better
Someday I will be one who´s strong and free
Play with me before school is over
Alone in a full room
Waiting for someone to notice you
Play with me before the day is over
See I´m strong enough to stand here
I´m the last one, last girl in the queue
I´ll be strong
I´ll be free
I´ll be strong
And free
Play with me before
Alone in a full room
Waiting for someone to notice you
Play with me before the day is over
See I´m strong enough to stand here
I´m the last one, last girl in the queue
Play with me before school is over
Alone in a full room
Waiting for someone to notice you
Play with me before the day is over
See I´m strong enough to stand here
I´m the last one, last girl in the queue
