Scouting For Girls are playing Glastonbury and they cannot wait
Yes, she is so lovely — but Scouting For Girls are tired of singing it.
Don’t worry, for those hoping to catch the 00s icons at Glastonbury alongside performers including Coldplay, SZA, Dua Lipa, Shania Twain, Seventeen and Cyndi Lauper,the band promises to play their biggest hit but that doesn’t mean it’s their favourite.
‘We love playing it in front of 10,000 or so people but I’m very happy never to hear that song again,’ lead singer Roy Stride told Metro.co.uk with a chuckle.
In 2007, childhood friends Roy, Greg Churchouse, and Peter Ellard released She’s So Lovely as part of their debut album.
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The track shot up the UK charts, peaking at number seven but cementing itself as a pop culture classic that was destined to be played at parties forever.
It’s one of a handful of songs Roy calls the ‘crown jewels’, alongside Elvis Ain’t Dead and This Ain’t A Love Song.
The Posh Girls star continued: ‘We joke but we’ve actually got a guitarist stepping in for our usual guitarist.
‘We rehearsed it with him and we were like, “By the way, Connor, you get this once. We do never need to play this song ever again.”
‘I love playing it but rehearsing it is like “why?” because that’s the song we played more than anything else. But the [fan] reaction is always the biggest reaction we get, so it’s always fun.’
She’s So Lovely has even taken on a life of its own and was part of the soundtrack to Angus, Thongs, and Perfect Snogging.
The British teen rom-com, starring a young Aaron Taylor-Johnson, features the tune as main character Georgia (Georgia Groome) runs around Eastbourne dressed as a stuffed olive.
The scene is so intrinsically linked to the song for a whole generation that Roy shared how they’d been trying to get ‘Angus fest’ over the line for the past five years.
Despite this connection, Roy confessed ‘none’ of Scouting For Girls have actually seen the 2008 Gurinder Chadha classic.
Scouting For Girls have enjoyed a stellar career for nearly 20 years (Picture: Dave Hogan/Hogan Media/REX/Shutterstock)
‘It’s aimed very certain… it’s aimed at teenage girls. We tried a couple of times to watch it but as a middle-aged group, I’m just like, “This is just weird. This is not for me to watch.”
‘I don’t even remember signing off the use of the song to be honest. But I’m really happy they used it because still, literally every gig, there’ll be somebody in an olive costume.’
While the festival, which would include live performances and a screening, has not managed to manifest, they are by no means giving up — maybe for the 20th anniversary.
Outside of their popularity with a certain generation of British women, the band continue to be firm favourites with over a million copies of their debut album sold in the UK.
The band recently played Isle of Wight Festival earlier this month (Picture: Dan Reid/Shutterstock)
Ever humble, Roy joked: ‘We had massive imposter syndrome all the way when we signed the record deal. We skipped out of Sony and went straight to the pub thinking we’d get out there as quickly as possible before they realised what they’d done.’
Despite these hesitations, Scouting For Girls actually played their first-ever live gig for Glastonbury through the unsigned competition in Froome in 2000.
He continued: ‘We had to do an actual show for Micheal Eavis and we didn’t have a band. We did, I think, three practices before we actually played any of those songs live together.
‘We were awful and we did not win the competition.’
However, the legendary founder took a shine to the James Bond singers and organisers offered them guest tickets in 2006, with the caveat that if they could get there they could play.
The Scouting lads lucked out with an early Glastonbury performance in 2000, and then again in 2006 (Picture: S Meddle/ITV/REX/Shutterstock)
Not one to miss the opportunity, the trio carried Greg’s entire drum kit to their tent in four trips long trips before playing a 20-minute set on stage.
‘We never thought it would take off,’ reminisced Roy, who has now returned to play the festival around five times, with number one hits under their belt.
‘Every time we’ve done Glastonbury, it’s been unforgettable. It really [is] magic.’
For Roy the magic isn’t about the performers though, it’s so much more than that.
He shared: ‘If you’ve never been to Glastonbury, it has to be on your bucket list. It is the most incredible mad crazy place you will go whether it rains or the sun shines it will be the most unforgettable thing.’
The trio are set to take to the Acoustic Stage at 8pm on Friday, so don’t forget to bring your olive costume.
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