Gothamist: There She Goes

Aaron

Wed, 28 Jan 2004 23:11:03 -0500

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

conan

Sat, 24 Jan 2004 03:05:49 -0500

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

rob

Fri, 23 Jan 2004 19:15:10 -0500

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

Fri, 23 Jan 2004 17:54:46 -0500

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

ert97

Fri, 23 Jan 2004 17:23:37 -0500

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

Fri, 23 Jan 2004 17:14:11 -0500

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

Fri, 23 Jan 2004 16:41:52 -0500

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

matt

Fri, 23 Jan 2004 16:23:01 -0500

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

Fri, 23 Jan 2004 16:16:00 -0500

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

Kurt

Fri, 23 Jan 2004 16:13:19 -0500

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

Coolfer

Fri, 23 Jan 2004 15:52:18 -0500

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

Audrey

Fri, 23 Jan 2004 15:29:29 -0500

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

Fri, 23 Jan 2004 15:20:46 -0500

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.

jen h.

Fri, 23 Jan 2004 15:20:03 -0500

A song about heroin used for a birth control commercial? Maybe that explains the poppy-colored flower dancing.