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Start Wearing Purple
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Wikipedia article
"'Start Wearing Purple'" is a song by gypsy punk band Gogol Bordello, written by frontman Eugene Htz. The song was packaged as a double single along with "Sally", and released as the band's second single in February 2006. It appears on their third album 'Gypsy Punks: Underdog World Strike'. This version is a re-recording of the initial one which was featured in the band's first album, 1999's 'Voi-La Intruder'. It also appears in the soundtrack for the 2005 film 'Everything Is Illuminated', in which Htz stars as Alex.
Music video
The video starts with Htz wearing ladies shoes, and singing and dancing in the streets. This is followed by images of the band and many people dancing around while consuming copious amounts of alcohol.
Composition
Htz said in an interview, "It's one of the very few songs I wrote for a girl. I just moved in with my girlfriend in New York. We had a neighbour: an old woman who was always dressed in purple head to toe. She was clearly bonkers. So whenever my girlfriend and I had an argument and she would start screaming at me, I would say: you might as well start wearing purple now".
Cover versions
* Covered live by Vernian Process
* Covered by the James Madison University Pep Band,Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/Hbvz57PLfig Ghostarchive] and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20130325153619/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hbvz57PLfig&gl=US&hl=en Wayback Machine]: its full marching band Marching Royal Dukes,Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/wJkVkFeFqnw Ghostarchive] and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20170407035015/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJkVkFeFqnw Wayback Machine]: and has become a 'de facto' team song at James Madison Dukes sporting events.
* Has become a 'de facto' team song of Major League Soccer team Orlando City SC.
References
Category:Gogol Bordello songs
Category:2006 singles
Category:2005 songs
Category:Song recordings produced by Steve Albini
Category:Macaronic songs
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