I've Never Been To Me - Appearances / References in Other Media

Appearances / References in Other Media

• In 1994, the film The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert opened with Hugo Weaving lip-synching this song while in drag. The song is also featured in the first act of the stage musical where it is mimed onstage by two Sydney female impersonators at the Imperial Hotel in Erskineville, Australia.
• In the sitcom Will & Grace, Jack McFarland comically performed this song during Just Jack, his first show in the 1998 1st season episode "Between A Rock And Harlin's Place".
• It was referenced on The Simpsons in the 15th season episode from 2004, "Catch 'Em If You Can", When Homer is told he has been to space, he replies "And yet I've never been to me".
• In episode 5 of season 3 of the series Absolutely Fabulous ("Fear", 1995), Eddie says, "Sweetie, I've been to paradise, but I have never been to me."
• It was sung by Edie Britt, a fictional character portrayed by Nicollette Sheridan on the hit TV show Desperate Housewives in the season one episode "Move On" from 2005.
• In the sitcom Black Books; Fran Katzenjammer realises her date is gay when he requests the song is played at a restaurant they are eating in.
• In 2006, the song was used in Toffee Pops biscuit commercials in New Zealand.
• In 2006, "I've Never Been to Me" was released as one of the songs on SingStar Anthems, one of the popular SingStar video games.
• In 2007, the song was used in the movie Shrek the Third.
• The Weekend Update segment of the September 25, 2004 episode of Saturday Night Live featured Rachel Dratch portraying Barbara Walters conducting an interview with herself (i.e. Walters): the routine ended with "Barbara" talk-singing the second chorus of "I've Never Been to Me".
• In the 2008 UK TV Series, Beautiful People, Simon's teacher Miss Prentice delivers the second verse and chorus as a farewell speech when leaving the school, replacing the word 'paradise' in the chorus with the town of Reading, where the show is set.
• Used in a montage for Tina Lord on One Life to Live.
• This song can be unlocked in Wii Music.
• The song was listed as the #3 worst song of all time in Jimmy Guterman's book "The Worst Rock n' Roll Records of All Time: A Fan's Guide to the Stuff You Love to Hate."
• A CNN poll listed the song as the #4 worst song of all time.