New M.I.A. - "Bird Flu"
Back in August, Maya promised she'd soon post a song to her M.I.A.Space, and then explained the track's title: "I CALLED THIS BIRD FLU BECAUSE THIS BEAT GON KILL EVERYONE!!" Well "soon" meant "in a few months," but no complaints; she finally put up the song today, and the dholak-infused beat is nearly as killer as promised. Hear it at MayaSpace. As for the "Bird Flu" video, she said then:
WE DISCOVERED AN AMAZING BOY WHO CAN OUT DANCE ANYTHING I VE ever SEEN. HE INVENTED ME THE BIRD FLU DANCE.Who, this dude? M.I.A., he's already famous.
UPDATE: Maya tells no lies. That kid can out dance anything. Check the "Bird Flu" vid, shot on location in a village on the south coast of India. Makes us homesick for bhel puris and chaat.
Posted at 8:45 AM
Tags: M.I.A.
Oddly, that "this dude" link doesn't work for me.
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Ah, check the html. What should be 'href' is only 'ref'.
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song is a little underwhelming :(
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i love reading her m.i.a.space blogs. i feel it challenges my comprehension abilities. but jesus, i can't wait for this album. arular and piracy v.1 completely monopolized my ipod for months, and i'm really hoping this one does the same thing
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i somehow escaped this beat unscathed.
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it was nothing like id' expect for a first single off a second album, however i really enjoyed that.
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wow, cool video. i like that a lot.
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Aaah and the schoolboy crush begins again ... I love her ...
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those tie-dye watermelon shirts are rawww
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bird flu is fucking incredible!
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....what the fuck is she even saying....
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And I continue to be the only person in the world that cannot stand M.I.A.
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And I continue to be the only person in the world that cannot stand M.I.A.
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I looooove Arular but I feel a little underwhelmed by her new stuff. It's really, uh, odd....that doesn't say much, but it's just very different. Less melody and catchiness, more noise and squawking.
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Arular is the best. Best female rapper alive.
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I could have used more of the little kid. They flash him for a couple of seconds and then he's gone! And really, how's everyone going to start doing the bird flu dance if no one can tell what it is?
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i fucking love her
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I LOVE THIS GIRL!!!!!! All her stuff is raw...
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