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Usher Would Appreciate It If You Bought Dinner for Once
1. Usher, “Trading Placesâ€
In this leaked track from Ush’s upcoming Here I Stand, he switches roles with his girlfriend, asking her to take him on a date and “order Chinese food right before you do me.†[Boss Blue Music]
2. Lindsay Lohan, “Bossyâ€
On Lohan’s new track she claims, “If I want it, then I get it — now.†Mink-wearing club kids can probably back her up on this one. [Beeb Blog]
3. Rolling Stones, “I’m Free (DJ Shadow Chase Bank Remix)â€
First came the Nokia promotion, and now we find that Shadow took a crack at remixing the Stones for Chase, but they ended up using another version in the commercial. Does it count as selling out if they pay you for doing nothing? [Party Ends]
4. Middle Distance Runner, “Mommaâ€
Whoever handles Hallmark’s TV-advertising account will get really excited when they find out that MDR has created a Mother’s Day song, until they find out that while awesome, it’s more hilarious tantrum than sweet sincerity. [Pasta Primavera]
5. Everybody Was in the French Resistance … Now, “Hey It’s Jimmy Macâ€
Art Brut’s Eddie Argos paints Martha (and, presumably, her Vandellas) as melodramatic in this response to their classic “Jimmy Mac.†“If that’s your attitude,†he says. “I’m never coming back.†[Pitchfork]
—Ehren Gresehover