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February 21, 2008

Rihanna And Klaxons' "Umbrella" Collaboration Is MDMAzing

No, we didn't expect to engage in so much midnight Brit blogging, either. But after teasing the award show's most headscratchingest song-meld ("Umbrella" + "Golden Skans"), we knew this, at least, would be something worth a post. The reigning Mercury Prize winners sported outfits by pill-poppers, for pill-poppers and merged their tune's backbeat and "oooh"s and "oh"s (down a key or two) with Ri's Song That Refuses To Die. The results? Better than her mesh with the muthafuckin Time, if only for that crazy laser prism pyramid stage set. Also, Rihanna is taller than you.

We like that she did something weird by performing with Klaxons. But she really needs to retire that song now.

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Hey! Do you know if theres anywhere to get an mp3 version of rihanna with the klaxons? The Klaxons did an amazing job with the song!

Posted by: Gabby at 02/21/08 1:38 AM  | Reply
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found the mp3 @
http://www.bibabidi.com/

just not the same without the lasers sadly.

Posted by: sunil at 02/21/08 1:50 AM  | Reply
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another shit artist ripping off Daft Punk's setup

Posted by: madonna at 02/21/08 2:00 AM  | Reply
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i kinda still like this song.

Posted by: David Blake at 02/21/08 3:28 AM  | Reply
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so it turns out that Klaxons can do a decent live show after all -- they just need to make sure they've got Daft Punk's set and Rhianna on vox in future.

Posted by: whatlofi at 02/21/08 3:44 AM  | Reply
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exactly my thoughts whatlofi
that was a good performance - surprised the fuck outta me!

Posted by: hw at 02/21/08 9:14 AM  | Reply
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fuck this song, fuck this band.

Posted by: d at 02/21/08 11:30 AM  | Reply
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stop saying mdmazing.
its kinda dumb.

Posted by: oystersrockefeller at 02/21/08 11:57 AM  | Reply
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seconded. no one with a bit of ear and brains gives a fuck about the Klaxons.

Posted by: Lucas at 02/21/08 12:02 PM  | Reply
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After the Manic Street Preachers debacle, I never wanted to hear this song again, but this wasn't bad.

Posted by: Johnnyboy at 02/22/08 2:30 AM  | Reply
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All they did was ripoff the M83 / Rhianna mash-up... very, very badly. Truly, one of the shittiest bands in the Milky Way.

Posted by: Frank Drebbin at 02/22/08 8:09 PM  | Reply
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Ripping off Daft Punk? Oh yeah that's right, they invented lasers back in 1998. You hipsters are going to shit your pants if you ever discover Pink Floyd.

Posted by: MK at 02/24/08 10:43 PM  | Reply
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