The writer of [Veronica Mars] is a fan [of the band], and it apparently [“We Used to be Friends”] just works as lyrical content and the feel he wanted to have for the show. And it sounds kinda like that chick looks, you know? She’s got kind of a good New Wave-y haircut, and a good angular face, and she’s tomboyish but pretty and kind of a little exotic. You know, a little bit tomboyish, a little New Wave, a little bit rock, a little grungy. So, yeah, it just worked, and so he called up John, my manager, and said, “Here, I want to send this to Courtney,” and sent us the pilot episode and it was pretty fun. I mean, half the time I don’t know what the hell they’re saying. You know, it’s a barrage of clever dialogue, I’ll tell you that, with this really, really cute chick. And so we were like, “Great. Cool.”

—Courtney Taylor-Taylor