Hey, did you know that the Flaming Lips did a song with Ke$ha? I have to admit, when I first heard about this, I was really on the fence, because I don’t know if you’re with me on this, but to me, Ke$ha looks likes she smells like B.O. and barf, and I don’t find her to be that talented, and it seems like whoever is behind the Ke$ha phenomenon is just pretty savvy, so I was afraid that this collaboration was going to negatively affect the Flaming Lips’ brand equity (because they are cool and she is not, get it?). In case you're wondering, yes, that was the longest sentence in the history of the universe.
I’ve listened to the song a couple of times now, though, and I have to say it sounds like Wayne Coyle took control of the situation and that Ke$ha didn’t have a lot of creative control. Also, and I could be wrong about this, around the 3:35 mark, it does in fact sound like Biz Markie has surfaced again and is making a cameo. I’m sorry if you’re a Biz Markie fan, but I have always considered Biz Markie to be the rapper who is actually developmentally disabled to the point where his rap songs are songs he writes during structured activity time at the group home. Was that out loud? I know, it’s rude. It’s the way he sings, though—come on!! OK, let’s be fair. I feel like Ke$ha belongs in that same group home. Maybe that’s where they came up with the idea for the song, and then they Tweeted Wayne Coyne from the Flaming Lips and he came there with a four-track and they did an activity together and this is the result. Also, in case you now love the Flaming Lips, Wayne Coyne has been quite the collaborator lately. He’s produced tracks with Chris Martin from Coldplay, Neon Indian, Bon Iver, Nick Cave, and Yoko Ono (to name a few). You can check them out on this YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/SlowNerveActionBored?feature=watch
