Idolator

When I first heard that an artist named Charlotte Sometimes had a new single named "How I Could Just Kill A Man," I hoped for a song that sounded like Evanescence produced by DJ Muggs. Instead, the track is just some sub-Regina Spektor (if not sub-Sara Bareilles) ditty whose chorus simply happens to end with "you can't understand / how I could just kill a man." Judging from lyrics like "sleeping tires, I'm told they never drive" and "I'm choosing to leave with your heart on my sleeve," she really would have been better off covering the original.

It was the last song that we wrote for the record. All the other songs were finished, and my producer came up to me and said, "'How I Could Just Kill a Man,' you know that Cypress Hill song? Play that song." And I was like, "Alright." I went into the other room and wrote it. I came out, and there it was. It's pretty hysterical, because again, it was just what was happening to me at the moment. I felt like I could just kill a man then. It was perfect. But it's really funny, people ask, "Is this a cover? Is this girl gangsta?" It's just a little pop song [laughs].

This girl is definitely not gangsta, but I can't complain too much about the lift, as it's inspired me to put on the first Cypress Hill album after far, far too long.

Hey, hardcore rap! Could you please sound like this again? And Charlotte Sometimes, could you sound more like this?

If not, please change your name to "Fidelity" or "Mother Mother" or something. I know you got your name from the novel, but c'mon, the Cure got there first. Truth in advertising.

Charlotte Sometimes - How I Could Just Kill A Man [YouTube]
Cypress Hill - How I Could Just Kill A Man [YouTube]
Charlotte Sometimes [YouTube]
Interview: Charlotte Sometimes [ARTISTdirect]