Being caught up the whimsical world of K-Pop has kept my ears preoccupied from songs the other foreign language countries. Belgian singer Stromae has on my to listen list for a while and I just got around to listening to his single "Papaoutai". The song was released in June It starts off with an endearing piano intro, transformed to a slight 90s riff that ultimately fuses with muted military drums, electric guitar and trumpet like synthwork. This is a choreographer's wet dream right here and that is best exhibited in the songs music, where there are krumpers, ballet dancers and contortionists giving some serious life. I'm guessing I'm not the only one who feels this way as the video has over 34 million views on YouTube! I would love if Stromae re-recorded this in English and brought his creepy ass stone faced choreography to the English speaking markets. People are eating up this alt-pop/dance stuff now with Avicii, Lana Del Rey and Lorde charting all over the place. Why can't he get a slice of that pie too?
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