Of Montreal, an American pop band with a penchant for covers rework M.I.A’s Jimmy tune which was nicked from “Jimmy Jimmy Aaja”, a Bollywood track. It was written by Bappi Lahiri and sung by Parvati Khan in Hindi. Lahiri was inspired to write it after listening to 80s disco band Ottawan’s irksome single “T’es OK”.

M.I.A says of the song “My mum used to hire me out when I was a kid. It was my track that I used to do my routine to.” Apparantly she wrote the song about an invitation she received from a journalist while working in Liberia, to meet him whilst covering a genocide.

Play: Jimmy - Of Montreal

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Play: Jimmy-M.I.A (Dan Carey’s radio remix)

Play: Jimmy Jimmy Aaja- Bappi Lahiri

Play: T’es Ok- Ottawan