The Sweptaways

Robyn’s Girl Gang Kinda Gives Me The Creeps

noah | May 19, 2009 3:00 pm
noah | May 19, 2009 3:00 pm


Swedish popnaut Robyn has assisted her countrywomen the Sweptaways with “I’ve Got Your Man,” a boastful song about snatching away a mate that was originally performed by Lady Saw. You’d think that my love for Robyn and her Max Headroomish styling in this clip–not to mention the similarly boastful Annie track “I Know Ur Girlfriend Hates Me,” which came out a year ago–would result in me thinking this track was pretty great. But instead, I came away from it shaking my head; the song was catchy enough, sure, but the whole girl-group-gone-gang aesthetic given off by the song’s sentiment and its a cappella instrumentation left me cold. More ยป


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