We've Got You Covered: Orba Squara and Lady Gaga
Orba Squara makes a delightful little romp of Lady Gaga's 'Poker Face.'
You remember Orba Squara from one of the first iPhone commercials with his catchy little ditty “Perfect Timing (Good Morning).” What you may not know, however, is that Orba Squara licensed out nine of the ten tracks on Sunshyness, making the 2007 release the most licensed album since Moby’s Play. Orba Squara knows how to cash in, and also knows how to construct a pretty solid cover song.
Lady Gaga’s “Poker Face” is catchy (but also sort of a terrible song). I didn’t know this until recently, but the song is actually about being a bisexual. “Poker Face” referring to whether or not Lady Gaga likes girls or boys. Gaga also stated to Rolling Stone that "bluffin' with my muffin" is referencing a guy going down on her. I’m guessing we will not be hearing this at the World Series of Poker.
Orba Squara takes the original and adds in some lazy (in a good way) guitars with some lighthearted bells. Unfortunately, we get no “pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-poker face.”
Posted by Wes Soltis on Jul 20, 2009 @ 12:00 am
