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Lady Sovereign “So Human”

Around the time this blog began, there were a lot of dancehall acts making amazing new songs out of the “Cure Riddim,” which was basically just a slightly modified version of the Cure’s “Close To Me.” On the other end of this decade, Lady Sovereign has released her own variation on the track, further proving its remarkable malleability. However, unlike Ce’cile and Tanya Stephens, both of whom virtually ignored everything from “Close To Me” aside from the sound of the music itself, Lady Sov integrates bits of Robert Smith’s lyrics into her verses, making it feel a bit like a cover at some points. The melancholy tone of the original also affects her lyrics and vocals, making her come off significantly more introspective, defensive, and low-key than she did on her earlier records.

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The Lonely Island “Incredibad”

Well, it looks like the best Beastie Boys song in eleven years was outsourced to three dudes from SNL. Stranger things have certainly happened, like, for example, when those same three comedians lost their virginity simultaneously to a guy from Mars.

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