Tuesday, March 23, 2004

Straight outta Gweedore

So in last night's channel surfing, we came across possibly the most bizarre musical ensemble ever. MTV Jams was playing a video with the credits Mario Winans featuring P. Diddy and Enya. We listened and watched for a couple of minutes to confirm that there was indeed some actual Enya content to the song -- her trademark haunting Celtic sound was evident. There is no mention of the song on Enya's official site and this news story provides more insight into how the song was put together -- it's based on a sample from one of her songs, so it would appear that she asked for, and got, a full "featuring" credit on the song, and not just the usual name buried in small print in the liner notes that samples usually get. There's not much else to say other than point to the obvious bizarreness of the Donegal lass teamed up with the bad boy impresario of East Coast hip-hop, P. Diddy, whose strongest connection to Ireland would be his actual first name, Sean. Can a low-riding craze in Letterkenny be far behind?

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