What do Pussycat Dolls, Depeche Mode, Black Eyed Peas and Lily Allen have in common? That’s right, they’ve all recorded a song in Simlish. You know, the native language used by characters in The Sims? (It was news to us, too.) Electronic Arts has announced a contest for which Sims players are encouraged to record their own Simlish “Smile” at singshot.com. Lily Allen will pick the winner, who will receive a free videogame or something.
Says Lily in a press release: “The silly language and whimsy of The Sims games are a perfect fit for the song. I was laughing the entire time!” Uh huh.
Here’s your inspiration, gamers:
She’s much cuter in real life, really. See her live if you don’t believe us. Tour dates after the jump. Also, free Simlish lessons here.
3/14 – Austin, TX – Stubb’s BBQ
3/15 – Austin, TX – Waterloo Record Store
3/16 – Houston, TX – Engine Room
3/17 – New Orleans, LA – House of Blues
3/19 – Atlanta, GA – The Loft
3/20 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL – Culture Room
3/23 – Mexico City, Mexico – Salon 21
3/26 – Seattle, WA – Showbox
3/27 – Vancouver, BC – House of Blues (Commodore Ballroom)
3/28 – Portland, OR – Aladdin Theatre
3/30 – San Diego, CA – House of Blues
4/01 – Sacramento, CA – The Crest Theatre
4/02 – San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore
4/05 – Toronto, ON – Phoenix Concert Theatre
4/06 – Montreal, QC – Club Soda
4/07 – Boston, MA – The Roxy
4/08 – Washington, DC – 9:30 Club
4/10 – Philadelphia, PA – Electric Factory
4/11 – New York, NY – Irving Plaza
4/14 – Los Angeles, CA – Gibson Amphitheatre (KCRW’s “A Sounds Electric Evening”)
4/29 – Indio, CA – Coachella Festival
6/25 – Manchester, TN – Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival
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Wow that sucked…I do want to play the sims though…
For some reason I want to listen to Cocteau Twins and Sigur Ros now
this is the dumbest marketing strategy yet
Amazingly, she still sounds adorable.
Uhh… did I just eat some funny brownies?
I thought it said “Smilish Version” when I first glanced at it.
Do they still have arcologies like they did in Sim City?
vid is kinda bleh. but im totally stoked about seeing her on the 27th! <3
if you play the sims, arent you just admitting that you have nothing better to do in your own life?
Any news for On Sale dates? This is something that drives me crazy aobut NYC. Sometimes a venue won’t announce an on sale date until the day before, so it’s easy to miss. This show isn’t even on Irving Plaza’s calendar yet
I actually was playing the Sims 2 Pets last night and heard, “Free Radicals” by the Flaming Lips sung in Simlish. If you have it, try turning on the radio and switching to “College Rock.”
Okay.. a little nerdy, but at least I don’t waste my life playing Warcraft.
good tune!
here’s depeche mode in simlish
http://thesims2.uk.ea.com/content.php?i=72
I actually quite liked that version, it made me grin all the way through.
It’s funny, you can almost pick up some English sounding words…
I loved that it was well good i love da sim language it’s so sweet lol xx