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The Dandy Warhols
American alternative rock band
The Dandy Warhols are an American psychedelic/alternative rock band, formed in Portland, Oregon, in 1994 by singer-guitarist Courtney Taylor-Taylor and guitarist Peter Holmström. They were later joined by keyboardist Zia McCabe and drummer Eric Hedford.
Hedford left in 1998 and was replaced by Taylor-Taylor's cousin Brent DeBoer. The band's name is a play on the name of American pop artist Andy Warhol.
File card: The Dandy Warhols
named after: Andy Warhol
members: Courtney Taylor-Taylor, Zia McCabe, Eric Hedford, Brent DeBoer
formed in: Portland
labels: Capitol Records
genres: alternative rock
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Early years (1994–1995)
The Dandy Warhols were formed in Portland, Oregon in 1994 by Courtney Taylor-Taylor and Peter Holmström. Soon after, drummer Eric Hedford joined, and, following an unsuccessful experiment with Taylor-Taylor's girlfriend on bass guitar, Zia McCabe joined the band as keyboardist after Taylor-Taylor saw her working in a coffeehouse. Taylor-Taylor described the band's beginning as a group of friends who "needed music to drink to".
American alternative rock group founded in 1994 in Portland, Oregon.
Current line-up:
Courtney Taylor-Taylor (1994–present): vocals, guitar
Peter Holmström (1994–present): guitar
Zia McCabe (1994–present): keyboards
Brent DeBoer (1998–present): drums
Past members:
Eric Hedford (1994–1998): drums
Also known as: Dandy Warholds, Dandy Warhols, Dandy Warholz, The Band, The Dandy Warhol's
From Discogs (free to use). Their entryThe Glitch Weekly2000
Bohemian Like You
2000 single by the Dandy Warhols
"Bohemian Like You" is a song by American alternative rock band the Dandy Warhols. The song was written by frontman Courtney Taylor-Taylor after seeing a woman pull up in her car to the traffic lights outside his apartment.
It was released as the second single from the band's third studio album, Thirteen Tales from Urban Bohemia, on July 11, 2000.
Background
Lead singer Courtney Taylor-Taylor said the song was inspired when he saw a woman in a car stopped at the traffic light below his apartment window and began to fantasize about a relationship with her. He said, "My silly little brain ran amok with the dream of love and vintage motor malfunctions. It was only natural to weave it into a song on the spot."
Critical reception
Louis Pattison of NME called the song "the quintessential Dandy Warhols moment to date". In 2011, Robert Webb of The Independent called it "a defining song of the last decade".
In popular culture
The song has been featured in several movies, including The Replacements, Summer Catch, Igby Goes Down, Clockstoppers, Flushed Away, Little Nicky, Foolproof, Delirious and Man of the Year. Among the television series it has been featured on are Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Numb3rs, Six Feet Under, Daria, Fresh Meat, and Chuck. A very obvious variation of the song is used as the opening theme song for the American version of the game show Cash Cab. The song was also featured in season 7 of Dancing with the Stars for Cody Linley and Julianne Hough's tango performance. For many years it has been the theme music for the BBC Radio phone-in show 6-0-6. It has also been featured in the PlayStation game Test Drive Le Mans in 2000.
