Current location:	Studio
Current mood:	good
Current music:	Vonda Shepard: "Tell Him"

330: Vonda Shepard: "Tell Him"
Comp: origami 2
Genre: pop

I used to watch the show Ally McBeal. The romance or lawyerly aspects weren't my favorite parts, but I really liked the little animated bits, the ensemble cast, and the fact that everybody on the show was completely nuts. Also, the music. They had a woman named Vonda Shepard to sing songs in every episode, and the music was generally very important, like the time Barry White was on. Vonda would sing songs, some originals, some covers. This is easier for a show since for covers you only need to pay a mechanical royalty and don't need to get permission to use the songs (I think). This song was a cover; the original song was done by some band called The Exciters, way back in 1962.

Don't know if you ever saw the show, but in this part Ally was in love with this guy Billy (who she works with) and he was married to somebody else, kind of, and Ally's psychiatrist (Tracey Ullman) tells her that she needs a "theme song" so she picks this one. It's actually very good for that sort of thing, I think, although her infatuation with Billy is not so healthy. Check out these lyrics, though:

"I know something about love
You've gotta want it bad
If that guy's got into your blood
Go out and get him
If you want him to be
The very part of you
That makes you want to breathe
here's the thing to do...

Tell him that you're never gonna leave him
Tell him that you're always gonna love him
Tell him, tell him, tell him, tell him right now"

Very self-actuating! Confident! Take-charge! I like this sort of attitude, given my history... :) The music is excellent, too, I love the sound of this. Very catchy, especially the very beginning. I found tube video that has this song as the soundtrack, but it's not loading anymore. Not sure why not. It's got some anime visuals. If that one doesn't work, try House. Too bad I couldn't find any with Ally in them. That would have been nice and nostalgic, but I suspect they were removed by overzealous copyright lawyers.
-bill

PS Happy Thanksgiving!