Ciara “Gimme Dat (Femme En Fourrure Bootleg Edit)”
Although it’s something we rarely indulge in the pages of XLR8R, it’s somewhat of an […]
Although it’s something we rarely indulge in the pages of XLR8R, it’s somewhat of an open secret that at least half of our staff is in love with Ciara… and her music, of course. So we owe Finnish duo Femme En Fourrure a big ‘thank you’ for sending along this bootleg re-work of Ciara’s “Gimme Dat,” as it not only gave us an excuse to spend 20-plus minutes scrolling through Ciara photos online, but it also offers an interesting new spin on a track that we already liked to begin with. Apparently, Femme En Fourrure wasn’t so keen on Ciara’s vocals, so they began by stripping them out entirely before stepping up the 808-ish drums and putting the synths front and center. It’s not a radical overhaul, but it works. Plus, it’s Ciara! We’ll go back to quietly swooning now.
