Splendora
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Splendora was a post-grunge/alternative rock band, most notable for performing the theme to MTV
’s hit cartoon show Daria
, “You’re Standing on My Neck”. Two more of their songs were featured in the show, as the themes for the made-for-TV films, Is It Fall Yet?
and Is It College Yet?
The songs were “Turn the Sun Down”, and “College Try (Gives Me Blisters)”, respectively.
The lineup consisted of Janet Wygal (vocals, guitar), Tricia Wygal (vocals, bass), Delissa Santos (drums), Cindy Brolsma (cello) and Jennifer Richardson (violin).
Their first and only album is titled In the Grass, presumably a parody of the 1961 movie title Splendor in the Grass
. It was released by Koch Records in 1995.
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
’s hit cartoon show Daria
Daria
Daria is an American animated television series produced by Paramount Television, and created by Glenn Eichler and Susie Lewis Lynn for MTV. The series focuses on Daria Morgendorffer, a smart, acerbic, and somewhat misanthropic teenage girl who observes the world around her...
, “You’re Standing on My Neck”. Two more of their songs were featured in the show, as the themes for the made-for-TV films, Is It Fall Yet?
Is It Fall Yet?
Is It Fall Yet? is the first of two movie-length installments featured in MTV's animated series Daria.The two telemovies, Is It Fall Yet? and Is It College Yet?, chronicled, respectively, the summer hiatus between the school years of seasons four and five, and the second served as the show's...
and Is It College Yet?
Is It College Yet?
Is It College Yet? is the second of two movie-length installments featured in MTV's animated series Daria. The first music video for "Breaking Up the Girl" by Garbage premiered as part of the film, featuring a Daria montage, and the song was promoted as the "theme song" for College; the song used...
The songs were “Turn the Sun Down”, and “College Try (Gives Me Blisters)”, respectively.
The lineup consisted of Janet Wygal (vocals, guitar), Tricia Wygal (vocals, bass), Delissa Santos (drums), Cindy Brolsma (cello) and Jennifer Richardson (violin).
Their first and only album is titled In the Grass, presumably a parody of the 1961 movie title Splendor in the Grass
Splendor in the Grass
Splendor in the Grass is a 1961 romantic drama film that tells a story of sexual repression, love, heartbreak, and manic-depression, which the character Deanie suffers from...
. It was released by Koch Records in 1995.