Simian Mobile Disco - Hustler

Recap: I heard this song for the first time at work. No - I don't work at a bar or club (although that might be a better alternative to my current job). Basically, I look for errors in peoples' writing then fill out dull paperwork so the stuff will appear in the world. Anyway, I was jamming to Pandora's musical offerings and heard Simian Mobile Disco's "Hustler." 

The dirty techno blips and profound chorus, "I am a hustler baby. That's what my dad has made me," inspired me. I think everyone feels like a hustler since gangster rap has taken over the radio airwaves. We've adopted that mindset collectively. We are either hustling to make money, or we're hustling to get laid. Some of us are doing both. 

Being the good employee that I am, I stopped doing work and started investigating this song and group. It turns out this duo reports from Bristol, England and has a ridiculous sense of humor. My evidence: The "Hustler" video, which features a gang of meagerly clothed women dancing in a disco void stuffing their faces with french files, peanut butter, cake, and spaghetti. As milkshake flowed over one women's breasts, I couldn't help but enjoy the irony. To look as sexy as these women do, one wouldn't be able to stuff one's face with Twinkie. There's also an ironic link between hustling to feed one's self and the copious amounts of food found in the video. 

Regardless of all the underlying means or lack there of, the song sounds cool and makes me want to dance. It made me stop what I was doing and take notice. The more music I listen to the harder it is for me to be wowed like this. I guess that's what this blog is for, to remind myself of all the things people make that wow me and touch my life.