A few mixes of the Midnight Juggernauts Into the Galaxy have surfaced on the back of its upcoming release as a single in a few weeks via Institubes — both on 12″ and via Itunes. It’s nice to see the attention thrown upon what was for me, the ‘thinking person’s dancy alternative to D.A.N.C.E.’ — oh so long ago in summer ‘07.

The Metronomy and Grandmaster Flash edits are nice though not blowing me away… I’m very curious to have a listen to some of the others, especialy French mystery man Danger, and Shy Child. Chateau Marmont and the always fun Architecture in Helsinki also contribute.

Such an epic original is always a challenge to improve upon, though, and i’ll always cast a wary eye at any new edit of the Juggs or Cut Copy.

Thanks to KidsBy and Rash on the hookups.

Midnight Juggernauts - Into the Galaxy (Metronomy Remix) [zshare] // Midnight Juggernauts - Into the Galaxy (Metronomy Remix) [ysi]

Midnight Juggernauts - Into the Galaxy (Grandmaster Flash Remix) [zshare] // Midnight Juggernauts - Into the Galaxy (Grandmaster Flash Remix) [ysi]

The Midnight Juggernauts have become the latest in a long long line of artists to cover the classic by Plastic Bertrand, Ca Plane Pour Moi. And, they give it a pretty good run. I thought it timely then to point out and share with y’all, a lesser known but infinitely more awesome version, by Elton Motello, that was release around the same time (actually before if i’m not mistaken) and uses the same backing track: Jet Boy Jet Girl. So much more awesome in fact that in the past several years I can’t even be bothered to play the Plastic version. Mabye it’s just the Kunkers suspect sexuality at work here… but seriously, how can you top lyrics like this?…

Can you tell what’s on my mind
She’s with him it’s driving me wild
I’d like to hit him on the head until he’s dead
The sight of blood is such a high
Ooooohhhh
He gives me head

We made it on a Ballroom Blitz
I took his arms and kissed his lips
He looked at me with such a smile my face turned red
We booked a room into the Ritz
Ooooohhhh
He gives me head

Jet boy jet girl
I’m gonna take you ’round the world
Jet boy I’m gonna make you penetrate
I’m gonna make you be a girl
Ooooohhhh
Jet boy jet girl

I know I’m only just fifteen
I like to kick I like to scream
And even if I had a kink or two in bed with him
You know it’s just a dream
Ooooohhhh
He gives me head

It was a rhetorical question — you can’t top those lyrics. Why this version of the track hasn’t been covered a million times is unbeknownst to me… (although i think the Damned did, so there’s at least one)

Midnight Juggernauts - Ca Plane Pour Moi [zshare] // Midnight Juggernauts - Ca Plane Pour Moi [ysi]

Plastic Bertrand - Ca Plane Pour Moi [zshare] //Plastic Bertrand - Ca Plane Pour Moi [ysi]

Elton Motello - Jet Boy Jet Girl [zshare] // Elton Motello - Jet Boy Jet Girl [ysi]

We’ve already written about the LP of Sebastien Tellier which is an ode to the bodily form of eternal love. One of the songs representing this eternal aspect on the album is Divine which is a funnily strange mixture of a stupid pop song, Pink Floyd and a rock opera. There’s a blogging buzz about a remix now made by Midnight Juggernauts from Australia. It completely restructures the original and blasts the whole song off to space. Soundtrack for the green, big-headed aliens lovemaking activities? Soundtrack to let God know how it feels to have passionate affections? Soundtrack for the International Space Station to grow a heart, eyes and shed some tears of loneliness? Another evidence of France and Australia having an affair? That’s for you to decide.

Sebastien Tellier - Divine (Midnight Juggernauts remix) (zshare)

Sebastien Tellier - Divine (Midnight Juggernauts remix) (y. s. i.)