Comments on: Rihanna’s Handlers Still Trying To Turn “Umbrella” Into The Ultimate Mash-Up Fodder

By: bess marvin, girl detective

bess marvin, girl detective — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 02:21:52 +0000

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?

By: Maura Johnston

Maura Johnston — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 07:07:48 +0000

@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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By: Maura Johnston

Maura Johnston — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 06:32:40 +0000

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

By: Defenestrated

Defenestrated — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 06:23:01 +0000

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!

By: Chris N.

Chris N. — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 05:41:52 +0000

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

By: The HZA. [member of the zombie nation]

The HZA. [member of the zombie nation] — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 05:38:05 +0000

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

By: Tenno

Tenno — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 05:31:05 +0000

Patrick Wolf that is.

By: Tenno

Tenno — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 05:30:47 +0000

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

By: Chris N.

Chris N. — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 05:29:43 +0000

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

By: Dan Gibson

Dan Gibson — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 05:11:35 +0000

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?