In the words of the great Bowie himself, “I Am A DJ, I Am What I Play“. I like that lyric a lot, mainly because it’s your music that you use to help establish yourself with your friends, as well as make new ones.
Well that also gets to serve as our opening lyrics to this beautiful remix of Rebel Rebel. I know that lyric is out of place, as it was released 25 years after Rebel Rebel first hit the turntables, but dang is it fun to hear looped in there.
As most of you know I’m a sucker for some Soulwax, and I couldn’t NOT (double negative) post this contagiuous explosion of Bowie magic.
Ps. for those not aware of Bowie magic, you need to watch a lot more Flight of the Conchords.
How would you like to be in a Flight of the Conchords video? All you have to do is film yourself lip-synching “Hiphopopotamus vs. Rhymenoceros” and then upload the video to www.flightlipdub.com. They will then take the best clips and edit them together to create one final masterpiece that will be aired on HBO. In case you somehow don’t understand how to get in the video. Just watch this video and let Mel tell you what to do.
For those of you who haven’t memorized the song yet go ahead and get started here.
I was first introduced to these guys about three years ago by a friend of mine who had seen their live performance on HBO’s “One Night Stand.” It was a priceless performance that just got funnier the more you watched it. Which was great because with each friend that I showed, they then had another person they knew just had to see it. And trust me when I tell you that you have to see it as well. Unfortunately I’ve lost my video file that I had doesn’t work any more (something about the video codec is lost or something like that). But not to worry. A lot has happened since I first stumbled upon “New Zealand’s fourth most popular comedy folk duo.” Not only have they released an EP and a full-lenght album under Sub Pop, but they have also written and starred in the first season of their own comedic television show on HBO. The show is hysterical. It functions as a sort-of musical sitcom. I highly recommend you checking it out. From what I can understand, they are in the process of writing a second season, but I haven’t heard yet when that is supposed to air. For now, here is one of my favorite songs to come out of the first season.
In the words of the great Bowie himself, “I Am A DJ, I Am What I Play“. I like that lyric a lot, mainly because it’s your music that you use to help establish yourself with your friends, as well as make new ones.
