The Rubettes - Plastic Christmas
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| The Rubettes - Plastic Christmas |
Release Date: Out Now
On paper, '70s pop combo try to make Christmas comeback on
the back of old song being used in Great British Back Off montage' is the kind
of sentence that should make me recoil with horror whilst simultaneously pressing
the play button at arm's length. Then you learn that it's a rip off of the
classic French tune 'Ca Plane Pour Moi' by Plastic Bertrand with some
ill-fitting festive lyrics and, well, if you're anything like me you don't know
whether to laugh until you can't breathe any more or cry for the death of
music. This tune may be an extraordinarily well pitched joke with a slow
burning punch line but I get the feeling this was a serious attempt to relaunch
a career that has long since gone the way of Rolf Harris Best Of. The best
thing about this song is that it reminded me to listen to Plastic Bertrand
again so, y'know, thanks for that but maybe go back to touring small town
festivals or see if Peter Kay is thinking of doing Phoenix Nights again.
Mental.
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Listen Here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=noPxWI_nmMk