The La's mentions in media thread

[Gav]

Is Mavers the most famous Everton supporter (which isn't saying much as he's not exactly a household name)?

I know McCartney sort of claims he is, but he clearly isn't.

The La's could get a few extra royalty cheques this season

[Kev]

It's Tony Bellew now.

[Kev]

https://twitter.com/NevilleSouthall/sta ... 9981434880

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As Lee Mavers was never happy with the released version what’s the best version of There She Goes by The LA’s you heard? @_The_Las

[Tony]

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/ ... nest-songs

It’s Gonna Be Alright (1965)

Furiously thrummed acoustic guitars are again suggestive of the sea, and it’s a sound that looks forward to the La’s and, another decade on, the Coral. The minor chords and simplistic but the positive lyrics (“Now you’re here to stay, you’ll always hear me say it’s gonna be alright”) have a breeze-blown air of troubled innocence.

[Tony]

Random articles on the album

https://www.stereogum.com/2100739/the-l ... ing-board/

“There She Goes,” the composition rather than the recording, expanded the reach and lifespan of the La’s — and presumably helped Mavers make a living over the years. It’s been covered a ton, most notably by Christian-leaning light-rock outfit Sixpence None The Richer, who made it a worldwide hit — a modest hit, sure, but with far more reach than the La’s themselves ever found. In perhaps the ultimate indignity, the Sixpence version soundtracked a wide-reaching commercial for a birth control pill, Mavers’ lyrics drowned out by claims of “clinically proven effectiveness.” Mavers, uncharacteristically quiet on the issue, hasn’t had anything bad to say about Sixpence’s version. Maybe he thinks they nailed it, but that seems unlikely.

https://guitar.com/review/album/the-gen ... s-the-las/