Comments on: Song of the Day #30: ‘I’m a Lady’ – Santogold

By: Clay

Clay — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 21:46:46 +0000

I’d say her main influences are 80s New Wave and 00s hip-hop. So Aimee Mann in ‘Til Tuesday mode could fit into the former.

By: Dana

Dana — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 11:58:23 +0000

Good, but nothing that blows my mind. A bit of Ammie Mann infleunce, perhaps?

By: Clay

Clay — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 16:48:04 +0000

Just to clarify, this isn’t the official video for the song… it’s some weirdness perpetrated on YouTube by a random person. But it’s the only version of the song I could find.

By: Amy

Amy — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 16:32:48 +0000

I first read about her in New York magazine in a profile about the cover art of her album. This is the first time I’ve actually heard her voice. I like this song (the video is a bit much), but I don’t know that I like it any more than the many female artists that occupy my music collection that I don’t listen to nearly enough. Once again, I get overwhelmed by all the new music that’s out there, so I think I intentionally avoid seeking it out, leaving it to Clay to force the best of these new artists upon me

By: Kerrie

Kerrie — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 06:21:50 +0000

I think you were very clever to wait to unleash that comment about your parents being unhip about new music until they were on a cruise ship half way around the globe. Surely they won’t be able to comment on it and maybe they won’t even see it.
I appreciate the truly eclectic nature of your music collection. Thanks for sharing these “obscure” artists. Those of us who don’t read the NY Times Arts and Leisure section are grateful for what you do.