Songs I'd Kill to Perform Live Before I Die (An Occasional Series)

From 1999, please enjoy Nashville-via-Texas-based alt-rockers Sixpence None the Richer and their utterly infectious version of The La's' sui generis power pop classic "There She Goes."

I had forgotten that the above actually became a hit after it was used on the soundtrack to the better than you'd expect teen comedy Snow Day, although if memory serves the video itself is a stand-alone. (I love the little girl on cello, BTW).

As for the song, what can one say? It's pretty much perfect on every level, as is the eponymous La's album it derives from, and part of its charm -- beyond that unforgettable guitar riff -- is the misterioso that lurks beneath its sunny melodic surface; to this day, nobody has come up with a convincing explanation for what the damn thing is about. Certainly, its auteur Lee Mavers ain't telling (and Mavers is a kind of a weird character himself, which only adds to the fun).

In any case, a really fabulous cover job (although not as good as the original). And as far as Sixpence lead singer Leigh Nash goes..well, in the immortal words of Steve Forbert, "she shore is purty."