port o'brien: move bitch.

dl: PORT O'BRIEN - Move Bitch (Ludacris cover) (YSI)
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Back in December 2006, I fell in love with Port O'Brien's cover of "My Humps". This was prior to Alanis Morissette's viral cover video (probably the most amazing thing Alanis Morrissette she's done since Jagged Little Pill), so the novelty of a Black Eyed Peas cover was still fresh. Beyond that, their cover was tons more enjoyable to listen to than the Alanis version, though admittedly not as funny.

Well, the band decided to one-up itself. As promotion for their latest album All We Could Do Was Sing, they've recently provided a download of their cover of the Ludacris jam "Move Bitch". It appears that this cover has been a live favorite for over a year. It takes some of the best portions of Luda, I-20, and Mystikal's individual verses, though I'm still a little sad that they left out my favorite, very poetic line---" Oh, Oh, wassup? Gettin' my dick sucked, what are yoouu doin'?" At least the shouty tone of Port O'Brien's third verse matches the craziness of Mystikal, eh?

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happy new yearz.

I won't be interwebbin' for a couple of days as I celebrate the new year. I predict that 2007 will be the year of amazing. I strongly suggest that you get some champagne* in your face this weekend. I'll try to keep this going throughout winter break, but you'll have to wait until April for The Moneyshot! to be back in full gear. My thesis calls. Perhaps I will update with photos of my progress.

Before I head out, I'd like to thank Port O'Brien for the shout-out! AND I'd like to direct you over to scattermish to hear his remixes and mash-ups featuring artists such as M.I.A., Spank Rock, Three Six Mafia, T.I., and more.

* Sparkling cider for the under-age youth who may be reading this.

port o'brien: lovely lady lumps.

PORT O'BRIEN is old news in blog-time, but I liked their tunes enough to show them some love here at The Moneyshot. I discovered their music when looking up the west coast tour dates for Belly Boat, which you can view here.

I credit them for temporarily breaking my compulsion to listen to nothing but hip-hop and electro-indie biznass. Now, I shall embrace the delicate folksy sounds of the acoustic guitar. I suppose the sound isn't the only thing I love. Confession: I'm a sucker for bands with a good amount of self-awareness and humor. It all starts with their bio-- "Writing bios is so completely ridiculous because you are forced to write in the third person." FACT. Paired with a not-so-guilty pleasure involving Star Wars and a cover of "My Humps" by The Black Eyed Peas, I have fallen in love with this band. DOUBLE FACT. I am a bit sad that I'm not on the west coast. Otherwise, I would have loved to see them with Belly Boat. I would have learned all the words to "My Eyes Won't Shut" just for the occasion. If the music in this post sways you, check out more tour dates at their blog...perhaps you can learn all the words instead so I can live vicariously through you.

DOWNLOAD: PORT O'BRIEN- My Eyes Won't Shut
DOWNLOAD: PORT O'BRIEN- Don't Take My Advice (demo)
DOWNLOAD: PORT O'BRIEN- My Humps

BONUS TRACK: PORT O'BRIEN- My Eyes Won't Shut (live)

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