Local Girls
| "Local Girls" | ||||
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| Single by Graham Parker | ||||
| from the album Squeezing Out Sparks | ||||
| B-side | "I Want You Back (Alive)" | |||
| Released | July 1979 | |||
| Recorded | Lansdowne Studios, London | |||
| Genre | Rock, new wave | |||
| Label | Arista | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Graham Parker | |||
| Producer(s) | Jack Nitzsche | |||
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"Local Girls" is a song by British rock musician Graham Parker, recorded with his backing band the Rumour. The song was released on his 1979 album, Squeezing Out Sparks.
Lyrically inspired by the girls in Parker's hometown, "Local Girls" was meant to capture life in English suburbia. The song was released as a single in the US in 1979, but did not chart. The song has since become one of Parker's most famous songs.