This is odd yet great. Marina And The Diamonds collaborated with piano-whizz/ producer Gonzalez on a new full orchestral version of the song ‘Hollywood’ for an Estonian TV show. Marina’s latest newsletter also lets it slip that she is down to play Tripod on May 27th in Dublin and the Speakeasy, Belfast the night before.
The Hollywood single is out today. Here’s an MP3 of the above performance.
MP3: Marina And The Diamonds – Hollywood (Gonzalez version)
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Saw the Tripod date on the mail but didn’t look at the vid…definitely odd! I wonder what sort of drugs the former USSR used back in the day…not just a hit of 80’s in the vid but a hit of Eastern European 80’s which is surreal. Good version of the tune though!
Fucking great, a Florence & the Machine clone trying to mimic Fiona Apple. Please go away Marina & I hope your diamonds get nicked.
shes way to poptatsic for my liking
hey guys, there is nothing like GOOD pop. I like it.