Malcolm Mclaren - "Double Dutch"

Malcolm Mclaren was the man who gave us the Sex Pistols and we thank him for changing the world. He was always on the lookout for new and exciting developments in music and popular culture. In 1983 he found something. With "Double Dutch" he introduced us to the skipping game that was popularised in New York at the time. The interesting thing about the song is that the roots of the Double Dutch rope jumping game are, without doubt, New York but the music sounds nothing other than South African.

Malcolm McLaren - "In The Absence Of The Parisienne"

Malcolm McLaren's 'Paris' album was a treat for jazz fans and francophiles alike.... however, just about everyone else, including respectable critics, thought it was cheesy, pretentious or didn't know what to make of it. But I come from the francophile side, followed by the jazz side, and I thought it was (mostly) fantastic. "In The Absence Of The Parisienne" is a great jazz track with Satie style piano and some sweet jazz percussion. But what does it for me is the looped strings (I presume it is looped strings) track. Even his voice can't ruin this one. Merci Monsieur McLaren.