I’ll assume you’ve all seen the new video for “Jimmy” by MIA by now. When I first heard the tune I thought it was a mix of the bass from The Gossip’s Standing in the Way of Control and that tune Madonna sampled Abba tune “Hung Up”. I soon found out it was neither of these things as the obvious Bollywood vibe was the source of the cover. Here is the original from a film called “Disco Dancer” featuring an enchanting dancer, a coward called Jimmy and a wall of disco lights.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sjam_ygv69Y[/youtube]
If you want the mp3, Justin can hook you up.
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That guy has hair just like me mate Nishad’s!
Man that movie looks quality. going by the plot synopsis on Wikipedia (
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disco_Dancer ), I’d guess that’s probably after
the evil bad guys have electrocuted Jimmy’s mother with 5,000 volts in a
booby-trapped guitar, leaving Jimmy with a deathly phobia of ever playing his
disco guitar again. Don’t worry, I think it all gets resolved in the end…
That guy has hair just like me mate Nishad’s!
Man that movie looks quality. going by the plot synopsis on Wikipedia (
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disco_Dancer ), I’d guess that’s probably after
the evil bad guys have electrocuted Jimmy’s mother with 5,000 volts in a
booby-trapped guitar, leaving Jimmy with a deathly phobia of ever playing his
disco guitar again. Don’t worry, I think it all gets resolved in the end…
Jimmy looks very conflicted.
She totally wants it.
Show it to her, Jimmy.
Jimmy looks very conflicted.
She totally wants it.
Show it to her, Jimmy.
Disco Dancer is hilarious. It was available to download recently enough.
Plot
Anil (Mithun Chakraborty), a street performer and wedding singer, is scarred by the memory of the rich P.N. Oberoi (Om Shivpuri) beating his mother (Gita Siddharth) in an incident during his childhood. When the manager (Om Puri) of current Indian disco champion Sam (Karan Razdan) is fed up and looks for some new talent, he happens across Anil who is dance-walking down a street. Rebranded as “Jimmy”, the rising disco star must take the throne from Sam and win the heart of Rita (Kim), P.N. Oberoi’s daughter. All seems to be going well until Oberoi hires men to connect Jimmy’s electric guitar to 5,000 volts of electricity, causing Jimmy’s mother to die in a tragic accident. With his legs broken by Oberoi’s goons and guitar phobia from the incident with his mother, Jimmy must claim first place for Team India at the International Disco Dancing Competition amidst strong competition from Team Africa and Team Paris.
Quotes
* “Don’t you know the difference between green room and bedroom?” – David Brown, Sam’s manager, later Jimmy’s manager
* “He’s got guitar phobia. A guitar killed his mother.” – P.N. Oberoi
* “Thirty six managers like you would appear upon just one of Sam’s dance movements, but a star like Sam is born only once every two or four centuries.” – Sam Oberoi to manager David Brown
* “Sam is the heartbeat of millions of girls. Now get out!” – Sam Oberoi
* “You ba-a-a-a-astard!” – P.N. Oberoi, Sam Oberoi
* “You dirty son of a gun!” – Sam Oberoi
* “Mr. Oberoi, this is the man. The bastard’s killed seven people in London. And there was a very famous singer… I don’t know his name, but he murdered him too. The bastard’s a top class criminal.” – Vasco, to P.N. Oberoi
* “These are the tears of a popular famous artist.” – Jimmy
* “Come, sing, and conquer!” – David Brown
* “Mother, I have my music. I will sharpen this music like a sword and stab the city’s heart with it.” – Jimmy
* “Oh! It is the most wonderful birthday, any young girl can dream of!” – Nikki Brown
Disco Dancer is hilarious. It was available to download recently enough.
Plot
Anil (Mithun Chakraborty), a street performer and wedding singer, is scarred by the memory of the rich P.N. Oberoi (Om Shivpuri) beating his mother (Gita Siddharth) in an incident during his childhood. When the manager (Om Puri) of current Indian disco champion Sam (Karan Razdan) is fed up and looks for some new talent, he happens across Anil who is dance-walking down a street. Rebranded as “Jimmy”, the rising disco star must take the throne from Sam and win the heart of Rita (Kim), P.N. Oberoi’s daughter. All seems to be going well until Oberoi hires men to connect Jimmy’s electric guitar to 5,000 volts of electricity, causing Jimmy’s mother to die in a tragic accident. With his legs broken by Oberoi’s goons and guitar phobia from the incident with his mother, Jimmy must claim first place for Team India at the International Disco Dancing Competition amidst strong competition from Team Africa and Team Paris.
Quotes
* “Don’t you know the difference between green room and bedroom?” – David Brown, Sam’s manager, later Jimmy’s manager
* “He’s got guitar phobia. A guitar killed his mother.” – P.N. Oberoi
* “Thirty six managers like you would appear upon just one of Sam’s dance movements, but a star like Sam is born only once every two or four centuries.” – Sam Oberoi to manager David Brown
* “Sam is the heartbeat of millions of girls. Now get out!” – Sam Oberoi
* “You ba-a-a-a-astard!” – P.N. Oberoi, Sam Oberoi
* “You dirty son of a gun!” – Sam Oberoi
* “Mr. Oberoi, this is the man. The bastard’s killed seven people in London. And there was a very famous singer… I don’t know his name, but he murdered him too. The bastard’s a top class criminal.” – Vasco, to P.N. Oberoi
* “These are the tears of a popular famous artist.” – Jimmy
* “Come, sing, and conquer!” – David Brown
* “Mother, I have my music. I will sharpen this music like a sword and stab the city’s heart with it.” – Jimmy
* “Oh! It is the most wonderful birthday, any young girl can dream of!” – Nikki Brown