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Listen: Santogold, Julian Casablancas, Pharrell collaborate for Converse
Posted: 09 Jun '08, 16:56
Despite the best efforts of ‘wagon jumpers everywhere, it seems that Converse’s cool will prevail ‘til the last, dead ends of time. Case in point: Dr. Who busts them. If there’s a chance you could wake up at any plotted point in this or any other universe’s spacetime continuum, it appears that Converse Allstars are a pretty safe bet for instant cred. Anyway, to celebrate their 100th birthday, Converse have brought together a host of names to collaborate on a series of pop songs – the first triumvirate comprising Santogold, Julian Casablancas of The Strokes, Pharrell Williams of N.E.R.D..
‘My Drive Thru’ is the first fruit to be plucked from the Three Artists, One Song campaign, which will also feature contributions from Bradford Cox, YACHT and members of Gallows, Fiery Furnaces, Does it Offend You, Yeah? and Care Bears on Fire. It’s out as a free download from Converse.com from tomorrow (10 Jun) but you can hear it streaming at NME.com, AllHipHop.com and Stereogum.com. Where are we going to send you? Click.
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That song is seriously fucking dull
It's especially disappointing after the first ten seconds, which make it sound like it could be good.
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As someone said on stereogum
it really does sound like a song for a shoe commercial
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bradford cox?
serious?
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It sounds like a Prince song...
that Prince would've never done 'cuz he'd realise it was shit.
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Bad shoes
Bad song.
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pretty
shit
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Pretty cool
I'll be interested to hear what the other songs sound like...
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"I get it all the time,
and they offer people a whole lot of money. Unfortunately I don't want to get on the bandwagon. You know, when a guy is singing to me about toilet paper - you may need the money but, I mean, rob a 7-11! Do something with dignity and save us all the trouble of peeing on your grave. I don't want to rail at length here, but it's like a fistula for me. If you subscribe to your personal mythology, to the point where you do your own work, and then somebody puts decals over it, it no longer carries the same weight. I have been offered money and all that, and then there's the people that imitate me too. I really am against people who allow their music to be nothing more than a jingle for jeans or Bud. But I say, "Good, okay, now I know who you are." 'Cause it's always money. There have been tours endorsed, encouraged and financed by Miller, and I say, "Why don't you just get an office at Miller? Start really workin' for the guy." I just hate it... The advertisers are banking on your credibility, but the problem is it's no longer yours. Videos did a lot of that because they created pictures and that style was immediately adopted, or aborted, by advertising. They didn't even wait for it to grow up. And it's funny, but they're banking on the fact that people won't really notice. So they should be exposed. They should be fined! [bangs his fist on the table] I hate all of the people that do it! All of you guys! You're sissies!"
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this would have been perfect had....
Julian Casablancas, 10th August 2003
appeared at the bottom.
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how processed are those vocals?
neither of them sounds like themselves
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