There She Goes

So, Gothamist was watching The O.C. (as stupid as Marissa is, Ryan is dumb...clearly, there was no television in Chino or else he would have known he was playing into Oliver's hands) when we were struck by the Ortho Tri-cyclen LO birth control ad. Mainly because it uses the song, "There She Goes," written by the La's, but this version of the song is sung by that chick from Sixpence None the Richer (blech). Now, the song is pretty much perfect, and the La's version is amazing. But having the Lilith Fair version on for a birth control ad...Gothamist wanted to vomit. And then we had to see it again during Law & Order!

information leafblower, who thinks the La's are the best band of our generation, have you seen this? We hope you haven't, but if you have, we imagine you to wished you were in a grave and would be turning there.

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By Jen Chung in Arts & Entertainment on January 23, 2004 2:13 PM

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Aaron

And how wierd is it that Sixpence None the Richer is a Christian band?

conan

Don't be stealing my 'babies' appelation now, Jen.

rob

sixpence are grave robbing cover artists. they can't cope with the fact they're one-hit wonders, so they cover other great songs. didn't they also cover "don't dream it's over" by crowded house?

Jen

Babies, I work in advertising - I have to watch commercials.

ert97

This entire post just made me listen to the following on Rhapsody:

-the La's

-Ash

-Supergrass

Someone stop me before I end up knee deep in Oasis...

Editor

Thank you, Gothamist. I had the following thoughts:

1) Skeevy!

2) At least Lee Mavers is making some dough.

3) Skeevy!

4) Damn, it's the wrong version.

5) Mavers better own the rights.

6) But he probably doesn't, else it wouldn't be here on this SKEEVY ad.

7) Skeeved again.

8) Sigh.

9) The La's were so overlooked. The Cast jus didn't make up for the loss.

jason

Get a TiVo. I promise you'll never have to watch another birth control, genital herpes or feminine hygiene product commercial again.

matt

yeah, I think the heroin connection is pretty well-known.

I was pretty skeeved out by the commercial, too. In fact, I'd successfully purged those moments from my mind until Gothamist brought them up. One wonders to whom the "she" in the song is supposed to refer? The trampy gal who can get around thanks to her low-dosage Pill? And down with the weird hibiscus woman. She reminds me of something else, but I'm not gonna bother to try figuring it out.

Meanwhile, I was listening to the Cast album not too long ago (the first one), and I was struck by how little of it I could stomach in one sitting.

brian w

I feel like taking up a collection to get you a TiVo so you won't have to watch commercials anymore.

Kurt

I never knew the song was about the old Horse...Is this a well-known fact? Am I oblivious?

Coolfer

I don't mind the Sixpence version too much. It's better than the Boo Radleys' version, I think.

Audrey

The only good thing about the Sixpence version is that you can sing it at Karaoke.

Have you seen the Guardian's "whatever happened to..." article about the La's?

http://www.guardian.co.uk/arts/fridayreview/story/0,12102,1099642,00.html

information leafblower

No I haven't and I'm very happy I haven't.

At least it was the cover version so some (but not much) of their cred is still intact.

It was bad enough to hear the La's in a Gap ad.