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What's That Song in the 'Pineapple Express' Trailer?

'Paper Planes,' by M.I.A.

Doesn't 'Pineapple Express' sound like a cute little kids' movie about Koko the talking tropical fruit, who feels like an outcast among all his popular apple, pear and raspberry friends? Well, that couldn't be further from the truth. Sony Pictures chose 'Paper Planes,' M.I.A.'s highly aggressive track to support the cutesy titled film trailer, but a song built around gunshots most definitely does not complement a kiddie flick.

This comedy, starring Seth Rogan and James Franco, centers around Dale (Rogen) who witnesses a murder while he's toking up. In a panic, he drops his Pineapple Express marijuana before leaving the scene. His drug dealer, Saul (Franco), informs him that this strain of ganga is so rare that it could in fact be traced back to Saul. The duo take off, running for their lives while a dirty cop and the city's most dangerous druglord are hot on their trail.

Born in London with the name Mathangi "Maya" Arulpragasam, her father moved the family back to Sri Lanka when she was just 6 months old, to continue the revolutionary work in his home country. Her father, Arul Pragasam, is an active member of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (informally known as the Tamil Tigers) -- a militant Tamil nationalist organization that has been conducting an often violent secessionist campaign against the Sri Lankan government. It's no surprise, then, that his daughter would compose a song about politics and governmental policies. 'Paper Planes,' the third single off M.I.A.'s second album, 'Kala,' addressed her feelings on state regulation of immigration.

The British singer's most recent single, 'Paper Planes,' features a catchy, upbeat chorus while still maintaining the edgy sound Sony Pictures was looking for its film trailer. This is not the first time M.I.A. has lent her music to accompany moving images -- her song 'Boyz' was featured in an episode of the ABC drama 'Heroes.'

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wat it do pimpin

sounds cute? lol aint nuthin cute bout that m.i.a song. im still dying to know who were those 2 nobodies who won so many awards last night. grammy's are def a ripoff. Album of the year? they arent even household names.

February 09 2009 at 8:07 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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Benjamin

not household names? are you f*cking kidding me? ok maybe alison krauss isn't but robert plant was the frontman to one of the greatest rock bands ever and he made this album because he wanted to do something he enjoyes not because he wanted a grammy, that just happens when you actually have talent and substance in your music. oh wait your name is wat it do pimpin, no wonder you don't know, you're most likely an ignorant ass nigglet who probably voted for obama whose doing so super awesome isn't, you'll get change alright. maybe if you listen to the album you'll see why they won so many awards

February 10 2009 at 2:03 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
marybliss3

yeah it does sound so cute.

February 09 2009 at 7:29 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
yellowcard713

the vido was nice but why is at gammy if she was due to give bath

February 09 2009 at 1:28 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply