![]() He's also "a go-to producer in Canada's urban music community" (who knew?). According to Googling, Munroe is working on his debut album with producer Dallas Austin (you might remember him from such hits as every TLC and Boyz II Men song you ever liked). ![]() Munroe's track also got the blessing of Big K, who posted the vid on his blog. Oh, and the video itself - like, the thing you're actually looking at - is pretty gorgeous as well. In the above video making its way around the Webs, Monroe not only screws West's beat into a funked-up down-tempo groovefest but also flips the central theme of the original track changing the chorus's hook to "When I'm alone and the lights go off/I'm never sure if I can make it that far/All that I know is/I want those flashing lights." Humorous riffs on the trappings of West's celebrity that Munroe doesn't have (girls, glitz, grades) follow. Its lush beat was as well-suited for dancing at clubs as it was for riding the subway home alone at night, and it contained my favorite West lyric to date: "Like a flight with no visa/First class with the seat back, I still see ya/In my past/You on the other side of the glass/Of my memory's museum/I'm just sayin', hey Mona Lisa/Come home, you know you can't roam without Cesar." It very simply encapsulates the desire for fame and glory while simultaneously decrying the things lost in search of it. ![]() I honestly thought it was completely perfect. ![]() Ever since I grabbed Kanye West's Graduation a few months back "Flashing Lights" has been hands-down my favorite track (108 iTunes plays and counting, not including mixtape versions). ![]()
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