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Why does it have to be her "handlers" coming up with all the ideas? Don't you suppose she has a say?

That... actually sounded better than the concept of it did in my head. They just can't repel catchiness of Umbrella's magnitude.

It's a Trap!

@Chris N.: "They've got this funny idea of what our band sounds like and we've done three or four different versions," the band said. "Her people kept sending versions back going 'No, this sounds more like you.'"

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So, Umbrella is turning out to be her Irreplaceable right?

@Tauwan: No, I'd say "Umbrella" is Rihanna's "signature song", like "I Will Always Love You" is for Whitney, or "My Heart Will Go On" is for Celine, for example.

i didn't think this was particularly great but it was still pretty fucking cool. i mean this is what the grammy should be doing right? rihanna + paramore instead of rihanna + old ppl

With the pyramid and the lasers, I really was hoping the KLF were going to come out at some point.

WHAT TIME IS LOVE, RHIANNA?

I thought it sounded pretty bad. But maybe it's just the WOLF IN ME!

Patrick Wolf that is.

I found a version of Umbrella mashed up with Red Red Wine. It's awesome.

@Maura: Did the band all say it in unison?

@Chris N.: perhaps. or perhaps the reporter who transcribed the radio 1 interview didn't want to mix up his klaxons?

i liked it. then again, ever since that song dropped, rihanna has done no wrong in my eyes. she has gone from being a beyonce clone to kelis lookalike and i say that's a step up towards some semblance of originality, right?