There's something thrillingly perverse about producer du jour Mark Ronson's decision not only to release a Motown-inspired cover of Britney Spears' Toxic but to feature somebody called Dirt McGirt on vocals. Remember Britney before the marriage, before her other problems, in her school uniform? Now imagine her being leered at by Ol' Dirty Bastard - for Dirt McGirt is he.
This track is being released on a limited 10" double-sided vinyl, with a doubtless similarly warped version of Coldplay's God Put A Smile On Your Face on the other side (but sadly not on the promo CD).
The single heralds Ronson's new album Version, due in April. Says Mr Prolific himself: "I've taken these songs that I love and turned them into Motown/Stax 70s versions... It's a great song and now I'm going to make it bounce." In truth, bounce isn't quite the word. Like a collision of Christina Aguilera in strumpet mode and Gorillaz in a black mood, this rather shimmies and sashays in a dark corner while letching at the pretty things on the floor.
