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* NamesTheSame: No, "Bring The Noise" isn't a Public Enemy cover.
** M.I.A. also happens to be the name of a Californian HardcorePunk band from the 80's. Both acts also have songs called "Tell Me Why".

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* [[HeAlsoDid She Also Did]]:
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78wvvIYUABE A song]] for ''Film/SlumdogMillionaire'' along with the film's composer (it even scored her an Oscar nom!).
** A few years before releasing any of her own music, she designed the album cover for ''The Menace'' by BritPop group Elastica.
** Her song "Borders" plays during the credits of ''VideoGame/UnchartedTheLostLegacy''.

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* [[HeAlsoDid She Also Did]]:
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78wvvIYUABE A song]] for ''Film/SlumdogMillionaire'' along with the film's composer (it even scored
Did]]: In her an Oscar nom!).
** A few years before releasing any
days of her own music, graphic design, she designed the album cover for ''The Menace'' by BritPop group Elastica.
** Her song "Borders" plays during the credits of ''VideoGame/UnchartedTheLostLegacy''.
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* PromotedFanboy: She was a big fan of Indian composer A.R. Rahman, and when M.I.A. went to his studio to record ''Kala'', she discovered Rahman loved her debut album as he told "Cut this 'my idol' crap. You have to teach me." Both would eventually write [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78wvvIYUABE a song]] for ''Film/SlumdogMillionaire'', which he scored, even scoring an Oscar nom.
* RevivalByCommercialization: Her song "Borders" plays during the credits of ''VideoGame/UnchartedTheLostLegacy''.
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** M.I.A. also happens to be the name of a Californian HardcorePunk band from the 80's.

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** M.I.A. also happens to be the name of a Californian HardcorePunk band from the 80's. Both acts also have songs called "Tell Me Why".
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** Her song "Borders" plays during the credits of ''VideoGame/UnchartedTheLostLegacy''.
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* OlderThanTheyLook: Many people are genuinely shocked to find out that she's in her mid 40s.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: She initially wanted to be a producer rather than perform herself - at one point she tried asking Caribbean girls she met in clubs to sing over the music she'd written. Around the same time, she wanted to give "Galang" to Elastica, who were on the verge of breaking up at the time; Justine Frischmann was impressed, but encouraged her to perform it herself.

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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: She initially wanted to be a producer rather than perform herself - at one point she tried asking Caribbean girls she met in clubs to sing over the music she'd written. Around the same time, she wanted to give "Galang" to Elastica, who were on the verge of breaking up at the time; Their singer, Justine Frischmann Frischmann, listened to the demo and was impressed, but encouraged her to perform it herself.
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* StudioChatter: Laughter can be heard in the background of "Mango Pickle Down River."

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* StudioChatter: Laughter can be heard in the background of "Mango Pickle Down River.""
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: She initially wanted to be a producer rather than perform herself - at one point she tried asking Caribbean girls she met in clubs to sing over the music she'd written. Around the same time, she wanted to give "Galang" to Elastica, who were on the verge of breaking up at the time; Justine Frischmann was impressed, but encouraged her to perform it herself.

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* [[HeAlsoDid She Also Did]]: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78wvvIYUABE A song]] for ''SlumdogMillionaire'' along with the film's composer (it even scored her an Oscar nom!).

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* [[HeAlsoDid She Also Did]]: Did]]:
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[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78wvvIYUABE A song]] for ''SlumdogMillionaire'' ''Film/SlumdogMillionaire'' along with the film's composer (it even scored her an Oscar nom!).
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* [[HeAlsoDid She Also Did]] - [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78wvvIYUABE A song]] for ''SlumdogMillionaire'' along with the film's composer (it even scored her an Oscar nom!).

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* [[HeAlsoDid She Also Did]] - Did]]: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78wvvIYUABE A song]] for ''SlumdogMillionaire'' along with the film's composer (it even scored her an Oscar nom!).



* NamesTheSame - No, "Bring The Noise" isn't a Public Enemy cover.

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* NamesTheSame - NamesTheSame: No, "Bring The Noise" isn't a Public Enemy cover.



* StudioChatter - Laughter can be heard in the background of "Mango Pickle Down River."

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* StudioChatter - StudioChatter: Laughter can be heard in the background of "Mango Pickle Down River."
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** M.I.A. also happens to be the name of a Californian HardcorePunk band from the 80's.

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** M.I.A. also happens to be the name of a Californian HardcorePunk band from the 80's.80's.
* StudioChatter - Laughter can be heard in the background of "Mango Pickle Down River."
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* NamesTheSame - No, "Bring The Noise" isn't a Public Enemy cover.

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* NamesTheSame - No, "Bring The Noise" isn't a Public Enemy cover.cover.
** M.I.A. also happens to be the name of a Californian HardcorePunk band from the 80's.
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* [[HeAlsoDid She Also Did]] - [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78wvvIYUABE A song]] for ''SlumdogMillionaire'' along with the film's composer (it even scored her an Oscar nom!).
** A few years before releasing any of her own music, she designed the album cover for ''The Menace'' by BritPop group Elastica.
* NamesTheSame - No, "Bring The Noise" isn't a Public Enemy cover.

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