Single Ladies by Pomplamoose (orig. Beyonce) [download MP3]
Of course it’s better enjoyed in charming video format:
Here’s an analysis that explains the inherent weirdness of the song - a weirdness even more noticable in this cover version. The short version is that a lot of the singing is in E major but a lot of the music is in E minor, known as “polytonality… a technique normally reserved for highly esoteric jazz.”
More important, though, is that the woman from Pamplamoose looks a bit familiar. Don’t you think? I have given it some thought…
…maybe she looks a bit like Michael Cera, circa ‘Bleeker’ in Juno? Or, he looks a bit like her? With no offence intended to either party, of course - in fact, Cera gets to bask in Ms P’moose’s reflected hotness.
