<![CDATA[Rihanna's Handlers Still Trying To Turn "Umbrella" Into The Ultimate Mash-Up Fodder - Idolator Comments]]> http://cache.gawker.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/idolator.com.png <![CDATA[Rihanna's Handlers Still Trying To Turn "Umbrella" Into The Ultimate Mash-Up Fodder - Idolator Comments]]> http://idolator.com Thu, 21 Feb 2008 21:21:52 EST Thu, 21 Feb 2008 21:21:52 EST http://idolator.com/358952/rihannas-handlers-still-trying-to-turn-umbrella-into-the-ultimate-mash+up-fodder <![CDATA[Rihanna's Handlers Still Trying To Turn "Umbrella" Into The Ultimate Mash-Up Fodder]]> http://idolator.com/358952/rihannas-handlers-still-trying-to-turn-umbrella-into-the-ultimate-mash+up-fodder#c4340838 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?

bess marvin, girl detective

]]> 33:358952:c4340838 Thu, 21 Feb 2008 21:21:52 EST <![CDATA[Rihanna's Handlers Still Trying To Turn "Umbrella" Into The Ultimate Mash-Up Fodder]]> http://idolator.com/358952/rihannas-handlers-still-trying-to-turn-umbrella-into-the-ultimate-mash+up-fodder#c4331818 @Chris N.: perhaps. or perhaps the reporter who transcribed the radio 1 interview didn't want to mix up his klaxons?

Maura Johnston

]]> 33:358952:c4331818 Thu, 21 Feb 2008 13:32:40 EST <![CDATA[Rihanna's Handlers Still Trying To Turn "Umbrella" Into The Ultimate Mash-Up Fodder]]> http://idolator.com/358952/rihannas-handlers-still-trying-to-turn-umbrella-into-the-ultimate-mash+up-fodder#c4330310 @Maura: Did the band all say it in unison?

Chris N.

]]> 33:358952:c4330310 Thu, 21 Feb 2008 12:41:52 EST <![CDATA[Rihanna's Handlers Still Trying To Turn "Umbrella" Into The Ultimate Mash-Up Fodder]]> http://idolator.com/358952/rihannas-handlers-still-trying-to-turn-umbrella-into-the-ultimate-mash+up-fodder#c4330207 I found a version of Umbrella mashed up with Red Red Wine. It's awesome.

The HZA.

]]> 33:358952:c4330207 Thu, 21 Feb 2008 12:38:05 EST <![CDATA[Rihanna's Handlers Still Trying To Turn "Umbrella" Into The Ultimate Mash-Up Fodder]]> http://idolator.com/358952/rihannas-handlers-still-trying-to-turn-umbrella-into-the-ultimate-mash+up-fodder#c4329994 Patrick Wolf that is.

Tenno

]]> 33:358952:c4329994 Thu, 21 Feb 2008 12:31:05 EST <![CDATA[Rihanna's Handlers Still Trying To Turn "Umbrella" Into The Ultimate Mash-Up Fodder]]> http://idolator.com/358952/rihannas-handlers-still-trying-to-turn-umbrella-into-the-ultimate-mash+up-fodder#c4329988 I thought it sounded pretty bad. But maybe it's just the WOLF IN ME!

Tenno

]]> 33:358952:c4329988 Thu, 21 Feb 2008 12:30:47 EST <![CDATA[Rihanna's Handlers Still Trying To Turn "Umbrella" Into The Ultimate Mash-Up Fodder]]> http://idolator.com/358952/rihannas-handlers-still-trying-to-turn-umbrella-into-the-ultimate-mash+up-fodder#c4329402 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?

Dan Gibson

]]> 33:358952:c4329402 Thu, 21 Feb 2008 12:11:35 EST <![CDATA[Rihanna's Handlers Still Trying To Turn "Umbrella" Into The Ultimate Mash-Up Fodder]]> http://idolator.com/358952/rihannas-handlers-still-trying-to-turn-umbrella-into-the-ultimate-mash+up-fodder#c4328058 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

jordan_s

]]> 33:358952:c4328058 Thu, 21 Feb 2008 11:21:40 EST <![CDATA[Rihanna's Handlers Still Trying To Turn "Umbrella" Into The Ultimate Mash-Up Fodder]]> http://idolator.com/358952/rihannas-handlers-still-trying-to-turn-umbrella-into-the-ultimate-mash+up-fodder#c4326613 @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.

Rob Murphy

]]> 33:358952:c4326613 Thu, 21 Feb 2008 10:22:09 EST <![CDATA[Rihanna's Handlers Still Trying To Turn "Umbrella" Into The Ultimate Mash-Up Fodder]]> http://idolator.com/358952/rihannas-handlers-still-trying-to-turn-umbrella-into-the-ultimate-mash+up-fodder#c4325768 So, Umbrella is turning out to be her Irreplaceable right?

Tauwan

]]> 33:358952:c4325768 Thu, 21 Feb 2008 09:40:12 EST <![CDATA[Rihanna's Handlers Still Trying To Turn "Umbrella" Into The Ultimate Mash-Up Fodder]]> http://idolator.com/358952/rihannas-handlers-still-trying-to-turn-umbrella-into-the-ultimate-mash+up-fodder#c4323620 @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.'"

[idolator.com]

Maura Johnston

]]> 33:358952:c4323620 Thu, 21 Feb 2008 02:07:48 EST <![CDATA[Rihanna's Handlers Still Trying To Turn "Umbrella" Into The Ultimate Mash-Up Fodder]]> http://idolator.com/358952/rihannas-handlers-still-trying-to-turn-umbrella-into-the-ultimate-mash+up-fodder#c4323320 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!

Defenestrated

]]> 33:358952:c4323320 Thu, 21 Feb 2008 01:23:01 EST <![CDATA[Rihanna's Handlers Still Trying To Turn "Umbrella" Into The Ultimate Mash-Up Fodder]]> http://idolator.com/358952/rihannas-handlers-still-trying-to-turn-umbrella-into-the-ultimate-mash+up-fodder#c4322824 Why does it have to be her "handlers" coming up with all the ideas? Don't you suppose she has a say?

Chris N.

]]> 33:358952:c4322824 Thu, 21 Feb 2008 00:29:43 EST