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Thursday, April 23, 2009

Conflict of Interest Good Song / Bad Musician : Tiga

Posted by Dean Fawkes on Thu, Apr 23, 2009 at 6:34 PM

Tiga - 'Shoes'

Part two! Of sort of a series.

A DJ and producer from Montreal, Tiga is usually irritating.

Tiga's the one that re-cooks middle-of-the-road dance and disco to inexplicably grateful audiences while stuffing his first full-length, 2006's Sexor, with four whole covers, including Talking Heads, Public Enemy, and Nine Inch Nails and then overkills it even more with an album sleeve recreating the one for Bryan Ferry's In Your Mind.

Ah, imagination.

But the worst is his version of Altern-8's "Infiltrate 202". It's been everywhere for the last few years and we can't stand the thing. A sin of being both too similar to the original and lukewarm and ordinary in itself, the song misunderstands one of rave's grandest moments and tries to get away with it with cheese and inverted-quotes irony.

On the other hand, there's "Shoes".

What's that?

I'd love to comb your hair,
Your hair is such a mess,
Now just take off that dress.

Good!

The shoes stay on my feet,
The shoes stay on my feet,
The shoes stay on my feet,
The shoes stay on my feet.

Better!

What's that sound?
I like that sound,
I love that sound,
It's the sound of my shoes.

Best.

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For some reason all this video made me think about was Tammy from the Kids in the Hall.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zr3E94fVi…

Posted by Jeff Kirby on April 24, 2009 at 1:30 AM

This song just makes me think about that other "Shoes" song, which I previously hadn't had to think about for a nice while.

Also, warmed-over cover versions or not, Tiga's rad.

Posted by Eric Grandy on April 24, 2009 at 9:04 AM

This is just like Tim and Eric, from the lyrics to the video effects, but with more attractive people.

Posted by TimHeidecker on April 24, 2009 at 9:13 AM

And with no subversive, funny ending. Good song.

Posted by EricWareheim on April 24, 2009 at 9:15 AM

tiga has his moments, but i agree there is something ambiguously annoying about him that makes me want to hate everything he produces.

but regardless this song is hotttt, thank you. the verse about her nails is my favorite.

Posted by brandon on April 24, 2009 at 4:58 PM