It is nowadays regarded as an indie-pop classic but hands up if you knew that it was the third time of asking before it become more than a cult hit……
November 1988 was the first attempt. Having considered it had been lost in the tradiotionally crazy way of record sales in the run up to any Xmas period, Go-Discs tried again in January 1989.
Then the track was given the remix treatment by star-producer Steve Lillywhite and in October 1990 this version was the one that propelled The La’s to a #13 hit:-
mp3 : The La’s – There She Goes
mp3 : The La’s – Freedom Song
Even after all these years, it still has the ability to sound fresh and fantastic.
THE NEW VINYL VILLAIN 