Red Light Company “Paper Planes (M.I.A. Cover)”
Honestly, we SHOULD all be sick to death of “Paper Planes” by now. After all of it’s various remixes and seemingly endless waves of re-popularizations, one more listen to the nearly two-year-old record’s Clash-sampling intro SHOULD have us ready to pop a cap into our respective domes. Yet every time “Planes” endures a new spin, it’s hypnotizing sway still manages to catch hold of the ear and make any resistance to it’s multi-hooks-galore presentation futile.
Arena-ready London alt-rockers Red Light Company provide the latest addition to “Planes”‘ deathless thrill on this new Live Lounge cover. The musicians’ live re-enactment is fairly solid (with special note going towards that steady kick-drum stomp), and while lead singer Richard Frenneaux’s wiry quivers aren’t the greatest substitute to M.I.A’s wispy sing-song chanting, hearing him utter “No one on the corner has swagger like us” in that weird, emo-vampire croon of his makes for an oddly entertaining listen.
I’m just tired of this song. And this cover is just pure fail.