music
may 7
2009

He's Got Swine Flu

I read somewhere that M.I.A. was making a song about swine flu, but I guess Mike Skinner beat her to it: He's Behind You, He's Got Swine Flu. The zombie thing is interesting, but what intrigues me is this kind of real-time media creation: songs around news events. New genre? [via]
5 comments

I'd rather get swine flu than listen to the terrible, overhyped M.I.A.

posted by Opinion at 2009-05-07 21:39:29

Not a fan of Mr. Skinner, but this is pretty cool. The video, not the song =)

posted by ShellMedia at 2009-05-08 11:49:16

Never heard about it

posted by Four at 2009-05-08 15:13:41

<em>songs around news events. New genre? </em><br /><br /> <br /><br /> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Topical_song" target="_blank">Not really</a>. Maybe it's time to start work on another collection of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/People-Warning-Ballads-Disaster-1913-1938/dp/B000ULQV20" target="_blank">these</a>.

posted by J at 2009-05-08 18:40:41

Composers get inspiration from anything and anywhere, including news. But these songs won't probably get good air play.

posted by Angela W. at 2009-05-13 04:32:56