Song 150 - There she goes by The Las

If you want to be a one hit wonder then the La's There she goes would be in the top ten of songs I wish I had written. After two unsuccessful chart attempts in the late 1980s, it would be the third time lucky for the Liverpool band The La's, when their single reached number 13 in October 1990. When the public and industry started listening to the song, they were convince the song was about about the use of heroin and some newspapers went as far to say the song was the band's ode to heroin. However, the band firmly denied this and said the song was a love song about a girl you like but never talk to. 

Structurally, the song is very simple and contains no verses, only a single chorus repeated four times and a bridge, which is perhaps why the song is so catchy and has remained one of the most popular indie anthems. The song also borrows sounds from The Velvet Underground. 

The single was followed up from their debut album which was met with critical acclaim and modest success. But despite this good start in the music world; the band would go into no man lands when John Power left the band to form Cast. (And yes, if you want to know this, they first formed in 1983). Since the band split in 1992, their song had continued to be re-released and chart throughout the decades since its first release.

In 1999, the song was covered by Sixpence None the Richer, an American band, who themselves are really only known for one song Kiss Me. This is an interesting cover as it is a female voice, which makes takes the song into acoustic love song. To let you have a listen to how different the two versions:

The La's There she goes
Sixpence none the richer's version


Written by Lee Mavers
Released: 1990
Album: The Las