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May 6, 2005

Is Bananas

While 'Gum readers ponder the merits of Conor Oberst's Leno curveball, a raging debate about Harajuku Girls continues on this six-month-old thread. I haven't listened to L.A.M.B. in a while, but "Hollaback Girl" still has that irresistible Toni Basil appeal. Even P-Fork adores it.

Anyway, the reason for this post: My guilty pleasure just got a little less guilty. Zach cut a brilliant boot of Gwen's gem with Cameo's '86 funk storm "Word Up!"

We've heard Gwen mashed with Gorillaz, Will Smith, Queen ... but this just kills it. Infectious. strike>Rightclick you! (MP3 link removed)

DJ Zax - "Hollaback Girl (Word Up Radio Edit)" (Gwen Stefani VS Cameo)

Did you read Gwen's interview in Russian GQ? Shit is бананы.

Posted at 6:21 PM
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could you give me a link to the mash of Hollaback girl with Gorillaz? please please pretty please?

Posted by: catherine at 05/06/05 8:33 PM | Reply
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Ochen khorosho with the russkii, Gum!

Posted by: normal at 05/06/05 11:19 PM | Reply
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...random question for Russian speakers... what the heck are sex cores? The thing under interpol.

Posted by: normal at 05/06/05 11:29 PM | Reply
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yes! i needed this in my life! thanks gummie.

Posted by: typ at 05/07/05 1:33 AM | Reply
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I was wondering the same thing, normal. It says sexcorrs without borders, whatever that means. And I'm also surprised to see Interpol on there(it's absolutely impossible to find anything about them anywhere here), it might be something different.

Posted by: Georgia at 05/07/05 6:52 AM | Reply
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I just noticed that the word right next to Gwen is Interpol. Well, phonetically at least. I dunno if it's talking about the police or the band. You know, it being in Russian and all.

Posted by: RSL at 05/07/05 8:58 AM | Reply
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Uh, no, Georgia, in this case they are not talking about the band Interpol. The thing is, the word "pol" in Russian means "sex" or "gender". So I'm guessing it has to do with something transgender. I've never heard anyone in Russia abbreviating "police" to "pol", because that's a whole different word. (And because there's no police in Russia, there is a militia). Don't ask me about sexcorrs, because the last time I've been to Russia, I was too young to know about that sort of thing.

Posted by: Dasha at 05/07/05 12:06 PM | Reply
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i hate gwen stefani. and that fucking stupid phrase "shit is bananas." i hope gavin never gives her any kids because we don't need any little gwens running around.

Posted by: guh at 05/07/05 12:11 PM | Reply
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uh dude, they had a kid like a year ago or something. try again.

Posted by: matthew at 05/07/05 1:28 PM | Reply
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very well done mash....i like it much better than the original track

Posted by: zeppelin at 05/07/05 1:28 PM | Reply
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matthew, methinks *you* need to try again. Where have you been? And what would make you think they had a kid?

Posted by: Dani at 05/07/05 3:45 PM | Reply
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I think he has a kid.They both just found out about the kid last year.

Posted by: andie at 05/07/05 4:29 PM | Reply
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gavin had a kid in the 80s with a girlfriend but didn't know it was his until she told him last year. he has yet to impregnate gwen. they'll make a pretty pretty baby though.

Posted by: suzann at 05/07/05 7:36 PM | Reply
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This "Hollaback" song is a blatant rip of Prince's "Housequake", but less creative.

Posted by: Julian at 05/08/05 12:19 AM | Reply
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Oh, d'uh me, Dasha. I was thinking about Pol as in floor.

Posted by: Georgia at 05/08/05 2:11 AM | Reply
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Gwen has surpassed Sting as exhibit a is "what's wrong with music today"

Posted by: some music snob at 05/08/05 4:07 PM | Reply
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Her red asymetrical fringed unitard w/ go-go boots from the Hollaback video is the stuff of dreams.

Posted by: noah at 05/09/05 7:43 PM | Reply
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Gwen is a hot mother fucker and I want to do her in the butt...btw what the fuck is the bananas shit about anyway? is there some sort of subliminal meaning im seriously confused?...im jealous of gavin, he gets to impregnate gwen and then leave her if he wants....cause he is a rich pimp...big pimping....spendin g's...lmao

Posted by: billyjoejimbob at 05/11/05 2:00 AM | Reply
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Here is Gwen vs. Gorillaz by DJ Einstein

Posted by: Einstein at 07/24/05 5:09 PM | Reply
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You rock, i love you and i am just us ing this e-mail address because its my sisters, i just wanna say you are so hot, peace out keep it sexy!

Posted by: Lucy Ochoa at 01/17/07 4:23 PM | Reply
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