So this 2003 single came out at a time when I wasn't into new music. I felt the "alternative" wave that was being pushed was nothing more than power pop-rock repackaged as somehow outside the "mainstream".
Fountains of Wayne epitomized that for me.
But this song, about Stacy's clearly hot mom, was a cultural icon. Written by Adam Schlesinger and Chris Collingwood, the song owes a debt to "Just What I Needed" by The Cars, for sure - and they even tried to get Ric Ocasek's wife Paulina Porizkova to play the titular role in the video (they failed and instead cast band and song fan Rachel Hunter - who really was a good choice).
The band essentially broke up in 2013, but before that, they performed the song a lot. I find it endearing that they just look like normal guys and clearly have fun with this song.
Adam Sclesinger passed away at age 52 in 2020 from complications from COVID-19. It is a horrible loss and we hope you're taking this disease, which still persists, seriously.
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