I wanted to say I hate it. I wanted to say “WILL SOMEONE PLEASE ESCORT MIZZ PERRY OFF THE PREMISES? THE SOUNDS EMINATING FROM HER FACE CAVITY ARE MAKING MY BODY HURT.”
But in all honesty…I can’t.
This is Katy Perry‘s cover of Sam Sparro‘s masterpiece “Black & Gold,” which we all know and love already. I was ready for karaoke, or perhaps over-singing, or just plain awfulness a la her “rendition” of “Like A Virgin” from the VMA’s, but it’s just plain….good.
There. I said it, but I’m not going to say anything else that may be interpreted as praising, so here…Take it.
DL: Katy Perry – Black & Gold (Sam Sparro Cover)
Thanks to HardCandyMusic for the find!
Yes, it’s Sam Sparro. I know everyone’e been clamboring on about him for some time now, but they’ve simply got it all wrong. Sure, “Black & Gold” has a kind of understated genius lurking beneath its lengthiness, and “S.A.M. S.P.A.R.R.O.” is a small rock-n-vocoded masterpiece, but it’s all about the “Sick” for me.
Starting out with those flashing lights synths, the song is a sick, sick stomping massacre. I love how dark and degraded it is. The content is almost obsessive, like a stalker’s ode to his prey. I can imagine Sammy singing this one to his chained victim, prancing around in his skivvies Buffalo Bill style. I guess that’s not much incentive to listen to the song, but trust me, there’s an evil within that’s undeniably attractive.
Haven’t done a proper perusal of the peripheral in a while (tee hee), so let us embark on a musical journey of sorts, shall we? To the right, the first image that caught my eye when Google Image searching for “scraps.” And go!
ArjanWrites has some particularly luscious electro-pop brewing lately with the introducion of some new tunage from Electric Valentine, The Ultrasonics, and Neon Hitch! Head over to stream the new tracks now!
Raj of Electroqueer‘s got a sizzling review of Sam Sparro and Annie‘s performances at the iTunes Festival in London.
My friend Steve over at XOLondon has written up a fantastic interview with one of my favorite male pop stars, Darren Hayes. It’s incisive, entertaining, and rather comprehensive. An excellent example of “smart pop” at its finest, if you will. Please check that out at once!
The ever quirky It’s The Money Shot! has a nice amassment of links and news bites covering the past week. Which, now that I think of it, is a better version of what I’m doing right now. Check out his stuff! PS: Did you know he draws those pictures he includes in every entry? I know, right?!
HardCandyMusic‘s always seems to have the latest music first. Head over and check out what appears to be the first promotional remix of Lindsay Lohan‘s promo single, “Bossy.” It’s an absolutely vital warm synth repackaging of the original: Bigger bass, flashier lights! Literally, give it two seconds…you’ll be sold. Make sure to keep your eyes open for the Mike Rizzo mix as well according to Mike himself, which should be cropping up sometime soon!
D’Luv of Chart Rigger keeps going on about people who suck.
PopMuse is keeping the mixes spinning on and on, even though I’m still not over his fantastic Disco Globes 2008 compilation!
I’m bad for not posting this for so long. The song “Black & Gold” by Sam Sparro is currently leaping and bounding into a top charting position this week in the UK, and I have a feeling it’s going to be big. It’s a grower of a song, lacking a definite bang within the chorus. The vocals are like a more controlled style of Gnarls Barkley, and the electro beat underneath is really very sexy, a la Black Cherry Goldfrapp. The accompanying video is equally so. What starts out as a simple little limo-caressing exercise turns into sexy neon dream of top-hat-and-cane wielding sex pots. I’m in favor. As per usual, take and enjoy.
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