Lady Sovereign got you dancing for the first single from her forthcoming Jigsaw, then payed homage to Michael Jackson in the the track’s ghoulish video. Staying in the ’80s for the next piece of the puzzle “So Human” she samples sings along to the Cure’s The Head on the Door classic “Close To Me.” For those tired of the biggest midget in the game (as well as that catchphrase), maybe she’ll also replicate the original’s the wardrobe-over-the-cliff theme.
Jigsaw is out 4/7 via EMI.
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Fuck Lady Sovereign.
Dude you couldn’t spit like her if you tried so piss off!!
same goes for M.I.A, Santogold, James Murphy, Mike Skinner and any of those other girly bangers/n/mashtypes.
What are you stupid? They are some of the most original acts out there so don’t insult them. Go listen to your boring indie pop records..shmuck!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I wasn’t looking to make friends – or get input on my sweet-ass record collection. Just spittin’ the truth serum, lil’ sarahk.
who cares, but where is the amazon mp3 weekly deal? i really miss it.
This isn’t sampling, this is just awful. Straight to jail with her.
This song is sacred cow to me and she completely butchered it.
worst cover ever.
“biggest midget in the game” is less a catchphrase than it is a moniker
Plastic Little sampled this recently with much better results.
The Cure’s could be nominated for The James Brown/Bob James Award* this year, which recognizes the Most Sampled Artist.
(*made up)
its new, its old. this is a marketing ploy and sucks.
love her or hate her its still an obsession….hahah stupid people wasting there time bitchin on blogs
So why the hell are you commenting??
“payed homage to Michael Jackson” you totally misspelt the warriors….
nah, we spelled it right last time (http://stereogum.com/archives/video/new-lady-sovereign-video-i-got-you-dancing_041581.html). just pointing out another influence on the clip.
This made me throw up in my mouth a little bit.
I wish I could unhear this.
plastic little already did this, and did it better
I hate her
My goodness it’s not that bad. It basically sounds like a remix. It’s not like Korn got Robert Smith to sing “In Between Days” with them, it could be worse.
She used to be good, America broke her
THIS IS AN ABOMINATION. nasal cat not-dead-yet mouth sprays…
leave sporty spice alone, can’t you see she has enough problems!
BAD
I like the translation of the sacred cow into trashy farty synth lines. Her flow sounds assured. Its danceable. What’s the big problem? Its pop music.
really stereogum? really? people not only care about the cure, but lady sovereign too? really?
Jumpin’ jeezus on a rubber crutch. This is 17 different kinds of hideous.
I’ve had runny crap that sounded better than this coming out.
My ears have started bleeding
The video is a reference to the movie “the warriors” not MJ
regardless of if you like Lady Sovereign or not, no one can deny this is a completely butchered classic… white middle class rap should be outlawed!
“dude, you couldnt spit like her”
MATE GET A FUCKING GRIP
THIS BITCH CANNOT SPIT SHIT.
Christ what the fuck is wrong with people?
Shes just some stupid wee lassie that thinks shes a rude girl because she wears stussy t-shirts and new era caps.
She talks shite in all her songs which quite clearly took about two seconds to write.
And lets not forget the fact she actually looks like a mutant.
That burd wouldnt last 5 minutes in Glasgow.
And what the fuck are her teeth all about? WOULD SOMEONE PLEASE SEND HER TO THE DENTIST.
“dude, you couldnt spit like her”
MATE GET A FUCKING GRIP
THIS BITCH CANNOT SPIT SHIT.
Christ what the fuck is wrong with people?
Shes just some stupid wee lassie that thinks shes a rude girl because she wears stussy t-shirts and new era caps.
She talks shite in all her songs which quite clearly took about two seconds to write.
And lets not forget the fact she actually looks like a mutant.
That burd wouldnt last 5 minutes in Glasgow.
And what the fuck are her teeth all about? WOULD SOMEONE PLEASE SEND HER TO THE DENTIST.
Sampling is a part of the rap game…but I wouldn’t expect fans of The Cure to understand that. Don’t get me wrong, The Cure wrote a lot of great songs…just sayin’… I am sure that The Cure is not mad about her sampling. After all, they had to have given her rights.