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Dolly Parton, the original Dumb Blond and the herald of this all-American cultural phenomena (preceding Paris Hilton by 40 years), will release her new Backwoods Barbie album this coming February 26th.
Not a big Dolly fan myself, I am however the biggest sucker for cover versions, and Dolly’s new album includes the craziest country rendition to Fine Young Cannibals’ 1989 hit She Drive Me Crazy.

Have a listen and take special notice to the funky fiddle riff:

Hat tip to Perez.

Dolly Parton - Drives Me Crazy Lyrics

Oh, you drive me crazy!

I can’t stop
The way I feel,
Things you do
Don’t seem real,
Tell you what I got in mind
‘Cause we’re runnin’ out of time,
Just turn loose and set me free
This waitin’ ’round is killin’ me.

Chorus:
You drive me crazy
Like no one else,
You drive me crazy
And I can’t help myself.

I can’t get
Any rest,
People say
That I’m obsessed,
You’re everything I want in life
But to me that’s no surprise,
And what I have I’d give to you
I hope you feel the same way too.

Chorus

I won’t make it
On my own,
No one likes to
Be alone,
You drive me crazy
Yes, it’s true,
I’d give it all up
Just to be with you.

Chorus x3

Oh, you drive me crazy
Like nobody else,
You drive me crazy
Can’t help myself,
I’m gonna hold you
All night long,
And I’m gonna love you
Till the cows come home,
You drive me crazy
Like a rock in my shoe,
I can’t keep
My mind off you,
You drive me crazy
And that’s a fact,
You’re the one that make me
Feel like that.

You drive me crazy!

You drive me crazy
I’m lunatic,
I’d do anything
For your sweet kids,
You drive me crazy
Can’t help myself,
You drive me crazy
Like nobody else.

You drive me crazy!
Oh, you drive me crazy…

His training is lethal
And his skills are legendary
But it was time for a change
This summer
He is leaving it all behind
Entering a new world
And pursuing his dream
Now
His old life
Is catching up with him

The trailer for Adam Sandler’s new movie ‘You Don’t Mess with the Zohan’ was recently released, and it looks like it is everything you would expect from a Sandler/Schneider film about an Israeli Mossad agent that fakes his death to become a hairstylist: lots of laughs, no need to think, your run of the mill summer hit.

The film features some Israeli actors (Ido Mosseri, Ori Pfeffer), some hot Israeli girls (Moran Atias, Yamit Sol), and some amazing Israeli scenery. You can check out the trailer here:

If you liked the music in the trailer you might be interested to know it is by Israeli funk band HaDag Nahash. You can check out the entire track here:

Chumbawamba is one of my favorite bands - always political, always relevant and always quick and precise in expressing their opinions in hot-button issues. With a career spanning 25 years, it is a real shame most people know only one of their songs, Tubthumping (’I get knocked down / But I get up again / You’re never going to keep me down’). The release of this song was, in my humble opinion, the worst public relations move they could ever do because most people now think of them as a cool-fun-one-hit-wonder-band and most do not bother to listen to any of their other songs.

After previously discussing issues as diverse as cultural imperialism, sweatshops, Tony Blair, the war in Iraq and Paris Hilton, they posted a new song on their MySpace page - this one is about Web 2.0 culture, I guess. For your listening pleasure, here are the lyrics:

Chumbawamba - Add Me - lyrics

There’s nothing young Israelis like better than to make a fast buck. That’s why when they are in their twenties, after the mandatory army service, many of them travel abroad to work mainly in two countries: Japan, selling paintings to wealthy Japanese, or to the US selling nail care products to soccer moms. The legitimacy of these jobs is borderline at best as the hiring company usually enrolls them in bogus college courses in order to get a work permit.

Rami Feinstein , a rising Israeli singer-songwriter, usually sings in Hebrew, but after he worked in the US selling manicure products to finance his debut album, he decided to take the script he worked off of to lure customers, and compose it into a song.

Here is the video for the song, called “Something Amazing“:

Something Amazing – Rami Feinstein - lyrics

Excuse me miss,
Can I…
Can I ask you a question?
Do you have natural nails?
Can I show you something amazing,
For only twenty seconds of your time?

Come closer,
Step into my office.
See it’s a
Professional buffer,
It has three sides:
The black is made out of diamond dust,
And the white is cotton,
And the grey…
The grey is the most magical side
It’s gonna make your nails shine for
Two whole weeks.

Come here,
Come close.

Chorus:
Let me show you something amazing,
Something amazing,
Something amazing,
Can I show you something amazing,
Something amazing,
For your nails?

See on a regular day
We sell it for
Thirty-nine ninety nine,
But, you know,
Thirty-nine ninety nine is
Also a good price,
Because,
You got…
You got… It’s a whole kit:
You got a lotion,
You got some cuticle oil inside,
It’s actually for all of your body,
But today,
Only today,
Only for you,
We have a special promotion going on
And it’s only twenty-nine ninety nine.

Here, come close,
Put some lotion on,
Put it on…
I know you want to,
I know you want to.

Chorus

Who? Me? I’m just…
You know, I’m not a salesman,
I just came here for a few months for Christmas.
I’m really a musician,
I wanna make some money for my
Album.

No, I’m not a salesman,
No, just…
Really,
This is my first time doing this.
If you can think of someone else
That would like this as a Christmas gift?
You know, if you buy two
You get a better price.

Chorus