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Here Lies Love by David Byrne & Fatboy Slim reviewed by rollingstone — 6.0/10 | Wavelength | Wavelength

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Here Lies Love

Item: Here Lies Love
Rating: 6
Author: rollingstone

David Byrne & Fatboy Slim (2010)

6.0/ 10

“Here David Byrne turns an unwieldy premise — a musical dramatization of former Philippines first lady Imelda Marcos' early life — into dizzy fun by setting 22 songs to Fatboy Slim's lush and bustling dance beats. (Marcos was a clubgoer who had a disco ball in her New York town house.) Guests include Tori Amos, […]”

Here David Byrne turns an unwieldy premise — a musical dramatization of former Philippines first lady Imelda Marcos' early life — into dizzy fun by setting 22 songs to Fatboy Slim's lush and bustling dance beats. (Marcos was a clubgoer who had a disco ball in her New York town house.) Guests include Tori Amos, Cyndi Lauper and Santigold on the wah-powered funk single "Please Don't." The songs depict Marcos' outsize anxieties, desires and ambitions. Dig into that heady stuff if you like — or just surrender to the inexorable beats.

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pitchfork

The Talking Head and A-list dance producer gather 22 vocalists-- including Santigold, Tori Amos, and Florence Welch-- for a tribute to Imelda Marcos. Really.

5.0