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December 9, 2016 by Clay

Song of the Day #3,080: ‘Shiny’ – Jemaine Clement

moanaMy final Moana selection comes courtesy of Flight of the Conchords’ Jemaine Clement, who plays a large blinged-out crab named Tamatoa.

‘Shiny’ is a glam rock song that Clement performs in full-on David Bowie mode. Lin-Miranda Manuel says that he was inspired to write the track after Bowie’s passing.

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