Paper Planes
With all this talk of MIA yesterday, it seems appropriate to revisit her, particularly since Paper Planes, the finest track off Kala has just been released as a single on tasty 12 inch, with more dodgy artwork. It’s possibly the best thing Maya Arulpragasam has ever done, what with its gunshots, cash registers, Clash sample and killer tune. This time it comes backed with the obligatory range of remixes, some of which are plain lazy with just a rap stuck on top, but others are better, none more so than James Murphy’s reworking. Honestly, everything this guy touches at the moment turns to pure gold. And this remix is no exception.
Download: MIA – Paper Planes (James Murphy Remix)
Buy Paper Planes from Rough Trade.
1Anonymous
wrote on 13 March 2008 at 7:33
its the DFA remix.
can we just leave it at that instead
of trying to make the mp3 seem
ultra special for your blog?
m.i.a.-paper planes (DFA remix)
thank you
2The Daily Growl
wrote on 13 March 2008 at 14:47
eh? I’m not trying to make it extra special or anything. The CD promo I got from XL says ‘Paper Planes (remixed by James Murphy of the DFA)’. I just left out the ‘of the DFA’ from the title. Sorry if that’s a problem. Are you saying it’s not by James Murphy?
3Woods
wrote on 7 July 2008 at 3:42
Wow such epic hatred on an otherwise innocuous blog entry. I think it’s safe to assume that anyone who’s reading blogs about MIA and DFA know that James Murphy’s half of DFA. Anonymous may be slightly out of line but it seems legia is missing the point. Is no one happy that daily growl just gave the song away for free?
4Anonymous
wrote on 4 August 2008 at 4:05
Saw this new cover version / remix song and video ” M.I.A - Paper Planes (Diss By DeLon)” has been done by Delon (http://www.myspace.com/delonrap)
M.I.A - Paper Planes (Diss By DeLon)
Ceylon Records - the label handling Sri Lankan Rapper Delon has released this controversial video -
M.I.A - Paper Planes (Diss By DeLon)
MIA Paper Planes (Diss by Delon)
Delon speaks about his Cover Version of “Paper Planes”
More from Delon….