I have quite the knack for recognizing talents and doing spot on trendspotting, even if I do say so myself. And I can safely say that M.I.A. is the coolest gal in the world today. (Well, until my lady love La Amy Winehouse comes out with new material anyway -- now Amy, SIGH! she is my kinda gal!) M.I.A. does not give a toss about anything, has fun doing what she does and sings songs with lyrics so cool, it just elevates you to a very happy place!
The first time I heard M.I.A.'s song Paper Planes, I was totally blown away. And the song still blows me away every time I hear it. And the video is one of my favorites too -- so simple and effective. It is so cool, it hurts. Ouch!
And her performance at the recent Grammy's was stunning -- nine months pregnant and living it up gloriously on stage! Now there's a girl who knows how to have fun! Cyndi Lauper would be so proud. I mean, if it was just the four guys singing at the Grammy's, it would have descended to a performance that would have amounted to nothing more than a pathetic wank-job. But with M.I.A.'s presence amongst the four men (T.I. + Kanye West + Jay Z + Lil Wayne singing "Swagger Like Us")
-- the whole thing was elevated to an era defining moment. No wonder everyone was on the feet during this particular performance at the Grammy's!
Photo: Cool cat: M.I.A. a.k.a. Mathangi "Maya" Arulpragasam is a Brit lass unlike any you will ever come across!
Photo credit: http://blogs.villagevoice.com/statusainthood/mia.jpg
Photo: Top hat: top talent with a beehive-ior problem, La Amy WInehouse looking fab in a fetching yellow dress
Photo credit: Amy WInehouse photo from http://popularbiographies.wordpress.com/2008/03/28/amy-winehouse-biography/
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