To lead off this cover, the band starts off by saying why they’re doing this. It’s simple:

“We can just do it better than Britney.”

They are not kidding! Not only do they do a great job musically, but these guys are so smart in the way they interpret this song…well, just see for yourself. And just when the song starts to get repetitive towards the end, they take it somewhere different. Like I said: smart.

Pwn? See here. 🙂

Over at the Moment Blog on NYTimes.com is Georgio Armani doing a stint at guest blogging. Like all famous people, it is difficult to know how much of it is his writing and how much of it is his staff. It does feel like a blog entry he might make. It has lots of small details that make for a fun read, including his mild rebukes of Americans for overdoing their pasta and dressing rather poorly in night clubs.

One pair of lines made me laugh. He says:

“I have an apartment on Central Park West, which makes me feel like a real New Yorker. It’s a penthouse with terraces all around.”

Yep, lots of New Yorkers have that! Still, he comes across well, and if you love fashion, it is worth checking out.