Jonny Greenwood Collaborates with Israeli Singer

Jonny Greenwood Collaborates with Israeli Singer

On the list of people I wish Jonny Greenwood would collaborate with, Israel's Dudu Tasa is just above Enrique Iglesias and just below Tiny Tim's corpse. But, according to an interview with the Jewish sensation (?) on Israeli news site Ynet (via At Ease), the two buddies worked together on Tasa's new single, "What a Day". Stream the song-- which reminds Pitchfork news editor Amy Phillips of James Blunt-- here (it only works with Internet Explorer, apparently).

The track is sung in Hebrew and lyrics include lines like "I was already drunk/ Now I'm clever/ And again like an idiot/ I tend to argue" according to a free Hebrew-to-English translator I just Googled. Granted, Jonny is prone to unexpected musical moves like scoring movies about oil and milkshakes along with composing modern classical pieces. But still, this is pretty out of left field.

In other Radiohead news, the band's old label, EMI/Capitol, is currently planning all sorts of reissues for the near future: decked-out versions of their first three albums will hit stores March 24 and vinyl reissues of most of their singles are due April 21. They're playing shows in Mexico, Brazil and Chile in March.

Posted by Ryan Dombal on Fri, Jan 16, 2009 at 5:40pm