Six Pence not any richer

[Mad Dr Jeffe]

NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Billboard) -- Christian band Sixpence None The Richer, famed for the pop hit "Kiss Me," is calling it quits.

In a letter to fans published in CCM Magazine, principal members Leigh Nash and Matt Slocum announced that the group is disbanding after 10 years together.

Nash recently had a baby and plans to devote time to her family. Slocum says he wants to travel and may go back to school.

Sixpence began its career in the Christian music community, then achieved mainstream success with the singles "Kiss Me" (a No. 2 hit on the Billboard Hot 100) and a cover of the La's' "There She Goes."

Wrangling with a series of labels delayed the group's most recent album, "Divine Discontent," which was released in October 2002 on Reprise and Squint, a Word Records imprint.

Plans call for Word to issue an album in August containing B-sides from "Divine Discontent" and other material.

[Spriggan]

who?  and why should we care?

[Gemm: Rock & Roll Star; Born to Rock]

You know, that song that was playing to death. I believe Dawson's Creek used it.

"Kiss me, blah blah blah blah blah blah, Kiss me. So on and soooo forth. Kiss me, look the rest of the words up."

[Spriggan]

never watched that show, the article said they covered "There she goes", so is the band with the female singer that coverd that song?

[The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers]

that's the one. Their version of "there she goes" wasn't all that great. And "kiss me" was really only mediocre, though it had an innocent love/fun feel to it that made it successful, I think.

[Spriggan]

humm I've probaly heard Kiss me, just can't remember.  And I did like the original "There she goes" much better.  Had they done anything that was top-40 worthy in the past years?  There she goes came out a long time ago.

[The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers]

no. I'd forgotten they'd existed since "There She Goes" went off the air, and I didn't hear it that much. It didn't really get much play on the rock stations I listen to.

[Mad Dr Jeffe]

no, the irony was that they were a Christian band who got a huge amount of attention from one song, and coasted on that for as long as they could. But they never expected to be a top 40 band, so hey more power to em. Cnn seemed to think it was important.

[fuzzyoctopus]

I'm going to have to feel that this world will not be any poorer for the loss of this band.

[EUOL]

My goodness, that song was overplayed--especially on MTV.  They had like three different edits of the video.

[Mistress of Darkness]

Didn't they also do a cover of "Hey Now" for the movie How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days? So that would make two out of their three big songs covers.

I really like the La's version of "There She Goes" especially as it doesn't freak me out as much to hear a guy singing about a girl running through his brain. But I have to say that I liked their cover of "Hey Now" (if they are the ones who did it.)

[Mistress of Darkness]

Sorry, I meant "Don't Dream it's Over".

[fuzzyoctopus]

I was wondering who did that cover, (after having seen the movie).  However I can't remember whether I liked it or not.  How odd.