Monday, April 13, 2009
Last Night / Song Does Anyone Else Prefer Dizzee Rascal's Version of "That's Not My Name"?
Posted by Eric Grandy on Mon, Apr 13, 2009 at 5:10 PM
Because I do. Its effervescent ska lope and reworked lyrics are so much more fun than the oversung original. Observe:
Also, I don't at all regret skipping Ting Ting's at the Croc last night for this excellent show; I don't think I much care for the Ting Tings.
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No? Hopefully?
"That's Not My Name" was one of the best songs of last year, from one of the brightest albums of last year, but I still lean towards Prancehall's histrionically negative take on Dizzee's version.
"You will be pleased to hear that the shitty song Dizzee Rascal did with Calvin Harris is currently number one over in the U.K. I hate to slag off Dizzee Rascal because it's such an obvious thing to do at the moment -- it's like shooting an anaesthetised whale in a barrel -- but I can't help it. Safe in the knowledge that the worst song he has ever made has given him the most success, our man Dyl has decided to carry on making utter musical faeces. His latest output is a cover for Jo Whiley's Radio 1 show of "That's Not My Name" by the Ting Tings, who are almost indescribably bad. The only equivalent I can think of would be the Vengaboys. They are the Vengaboys of indie-pop. I'm not sure what that would now make Dizzee."
http://www.thefader.com/articles/2008/7/…
"That's Not My Name" was one of the best songs of last year, from one of the brightest albums of last year, but I still lean towards Prancehall's histrionically negative take on Dizzee's version.
"You will be pleased to hear that the shitty song Dizzee Rascal did with Calvin Harris is currently number one over in the U.K. I hate to slag off Dizzee Rascal because it's such an obvious thing to do at the moment -- it's like shooting an anaesthetised whale in a barrel -- but I can't help it. Safe in the knowledge that the worst song he has ever made has given him the most success, our man Dyl has decided to carry on making utter musical faeces. His latest output is a cover for Jo Whiley's Radio 1 show of "That's Not My Name" by the Ting Tings, who are almost indescribably bad. The only equivalent I can think of would be the Vengaboys. They are the Vengaboys of indie-pop. I'm not sure what that would now make Dizzee."
http://www.thefader.com/articles/2008/7/…
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