‘There She Goes’ is a song by English rock band the La's, written by the band's frontman, Lee Mavers. First released in 1988, the song reached number 13 on the UK Singles Chart when it was re-issued in 1990. Predating Britpop by four years, the band's self-titled album was named one of the 40 greatest one-album wonders by Rolling Stone, with the magazine stating, "Whether about heroin or just unrequited love, the La's single 'There She Goes' off their self-titled debut has endured as a founding piece of Britpop's foundation." It was listed at number 22 on NME's "500 Greatest Songs of All Time". In 2007, NME had placed the song at number 45 in its list of the 50 Greatest Indie Anthems Ever.
The song contains no verses, only a single chorus repeated four times and a bridge. ‘There She Goes’ has gained a reputation for being about the use of heroin, possibly as a result of the lines: "There she goes again... racing through my brain... pulsing through my vein... no one else can heal my pain". Several newspapers ran articles about the La's and their apparent ode to heroin. When asked about the rumour in 1995, the group's bassist John Power replied: "I don't know. Truth is, I don't wanna know." However, in the book In Search of The La's: A Secret Liverpool (2003) by MW Macefield, ex-La's guitarist Paul Hemmings denied the rumour and added: "Jeremy Fisher, you don't know what you are talking about." In an interview with Les Inrockuptibles, Mavers admits to trying heroin in 1990. The song therefore predated his experience as it was originally released in 1988. Mavers himself has also emphatically denied that the song is about heroin. The band's guitarist John Byrne said of the song, "I thought it would be big, a lot bigger than it was, but then forgotten like a lot of pop songs. In retrospect, the opposite happened."
The first version of the song, produced by Bob Andrews, was released by the La's in 1988 and again on 2 January 1989. The 1989 release peaked at number 59 on the UK Singles Chart. Andrews' production of the song was remixed by Steve Lillywhite in 1990 for inclusion on their debut album The La's. This remixed version was issued as a single on 22 October 1990 and reached number 13 on the UK Singles Chart.
In May 2007, NME magazine placed ‘There She Goes’ at number 45 in its list of the 50 Greatest Indie Anthems Ever. In 2008, it was also re-released as a vinyl single for its 20th anniversary. A precursor to Britpop, the album was listed at number 13 in Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 40 greatest one-hit wonders. It was listed at number 22 on NME's list of the "500 Greatest Songs of All Time"
Label – Go! Discs
Songwriter – Lee Mavers
Producer – Bob Andrews
SONG LYRICS
[Chorus]There she goes
There she goes again
Racing through my brain
[Refrain]
And I just can't contain
This feelin' that remains
[Chorus]
There she blows (There she blows again)
There she blows again (There she blows again)
Pulsing through my vein (There she blows again)
[Refrain]
And I just can't contain
This feelin' that remains
[Bridge]
There she goes
There she goes again
She calls my name, pulls my train
No one else could heal my pain
[Refrain]
But I just can't contain
This feelin' that remains
[Chorus]
There she goes
There she goes again
Chasing down my lane
[Refrain]
And I just can't contain
This feelin' that remains
[Outro]
There she goes (There she goes again)
There she goes (There she goes again)
There she goes (There she goes again)