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| From | "Stewart Mason" <craigtorso@verizon.net> |
| Subject | Re: Back to band talk...The Solids |
| Date | Wed, 16 May 2007 13:47:03 -0400 |
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From: "Christopher Kouzes" <Christopher.Kouzes@btol.com>
>Indeed, the 88 have been licensing fiends, with its music having been
>used in a TV teaser for the film "Little Miss Sunshine" and
>commercials
>from Sears, the NFL and Target. The band has even appeared in an
>episode
>of CBS series "How I Met Your Mother."
Speaking of which, I don't think anyone's ever mentioned the band that
provides the theme song for that show (probably the best-written
sitcom on the air, incidentally), The Solids:
http://www.myspace.com/wearethesolids
The song, "Hey Beautiful," is one of the better straight power pop
tunes I've heard in quite some time. And rather than have to license
their song to a TV show, the Solids took the more direct route of
making a TV show to go with their song: the creative core of the band
is singer/guitarist Carter Bays and drummer Craig Thomas, who created
and executive-produce the series.
Naturally, they're also behind that instant classic previously
discussed on the list, Robin Sparkles' minor Canadian hit from 1993,
"Let's Go To The Mall":
http://www.myspace.com/robinsparkles
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