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The lyrics were written by comedian Keith Allen. The song was originally written as a parody of football chants, but was adopted as one in its own right and became a classic. The song's name comes from the vindaloo, a type of very spicy Goan curry that is popular in the United Kingdom. [1]
Fat Les was a British band consisting of Blur bassist Alex James, actor Keith Allen, and artist Damien Hirst. Vocals on their singles were provided by Keith Allen (all), Alex James ("Vindaloo"), Keith's daughter Lily Allen ("Who Invented Fish & Chips?"), Andy Kane ("Who Invented Fish & Chips?"), Lisa Moorish ("Naughty Christmas (Goblin in the Office)") and various choirs ("Jerusalem").
A fact from Vindaloo (song) appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 14 June 2006. The text of the entry was as follows: Did you know... that the music video for the song "Vindaloo" was a direct parody of that of "Bitter Sweet Symphony" by The Verve, which was in turn a mocking recreation of the music video for "Unfinished Sympathy" by Massive Attack?
[1] The song is taken at midtempo, slower than the typical Ramones song. [2] The lyrics describe the singer's need to connect with the listener, and themes include ambivalence and anomie. [1] [2] Authors Scott Schinder and Andy Schwartz comment on the surprising rhyme of Second Avenue with chicken vindaloo. [2]
Even though the word aloo (आलू) means potato in Hindi, [8] traditional Goan vindalho does not include potatoes; the name is from Portuguese with no Hindi etymology. Some Indian versions do include potatoes due to the confusion with the Hindi aloo, [9] and vindaloo dishes outside India often include potatoes. Prawn vindaloo served with ...
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