I adored this song, way back when; it was one of those one-hit wonders in the UK that you’d hear years afterwards in clubs and the reaction from everyone would be one of excitement and dancing and a weird “I remember when…!” despite the when being, at most, three or four years earlier. But it was wonderfully easy to sing along with (“Seee-thurrrrrrrrr!”), wonderfully easy to jump around to, and something that brought a smile no matter when you heard it.
Cut to last year, when I was saying something similar on Twitter, and Benjamin Birdie pointed out that there was, in fact, a sequel song by Veruca Salt. Considering the “Seether” reference is also a Beatles reference (It starts at 2:27), I couldn’t resist: