Raymond Watts of <PIG> recently covered “That’s the Way (I Like It).” He did a version of the KC and the Sunshine Band’s hit 70s song with DJ, producer, and singer, Sasha Grey.
Watts said about the song, “dark and death-like in the disco.” He wanted it to relate to the current state of affairs in America. He and Grey re-did the song to make it sound like the 70s disco pop with a touch of rock. Watts described the cover of the song, “Under the seemingly glitzy, ‘good time’ vibes, it seemed to resonate with what is going on around us at the moment.”
The album, also titled That’s the Way (I Like It), was released on August 31st through Metropolis records. The collaboration was an unlikely pair up but the two seem to work well together. Watts said, “She has an intuitive understanding, a great sense of humor, and great delivery. She completely got the idea of the song working as duet and it is a true <PIG>/ Sasha Grey combination.
UPDATE (9/5): Along with the release of the new song, there is a NSFW music video to go along with it. The video is available to stream on PornHub. “Being on Pornhub puts us in the mainstream and will stop the stigma that has been attached to the secret and underground world of listening to <PIG>,” Watts said. “People can stop listening to us in darkened basements in constant fear of being exposed… Our fans have lived in the fear of discovery for too long!”
PornHub VP Corey Price said, “We’ve always been huge fans of Sasha’s work and are thrilled to be supporting her musical endeavors. <PIG>’s re-imagining of this timeless disco classic is made all the more sexy with Sasha’s vocals, and we’re so pleased to be premiering their music video here on Pornhub.”
Although many have covered this song before, Watts and Grey took the song and made it their own. Watts found that the song was not all bright and happy. He listened and heard in the song and the lyrics “in a way that wasn’t smutty or titillatingly suggestive but much darker and a little bit threatening.” The pair was able to come up with something that they both liked.
The new music video is a sultry and sensual black and white disco themed number. Watts said of the video, “The idea behind the video was how to bring a darker more sinister overtone and texture to what seems to be an initially ‘upbeat’ song.” With gleaming disco balls, the pair seem to be stating that, even though it looks like they might be having a good time, there are things that are certainly wrong here. Click below to watch the new video:
That’s the Way (I Like It) Tracklisting
Watts will also be going on tour with Killing Joke. Tour dates listed below: 09/05 – Los Angeles, CA @ Regent Theater **
09/07 – Denver, CO @ Oriental Theater **
09/08 – Merriam KS @ Aftershock
09/09 – Columbus, OH @ Skully’s Music Diner **
09/10 – Baltimore, MD @ Soundstage **
09/11 – Boston, MA @ The Paradise **
09/12 – New York, NY @ Irving Plaza **
09/13 – Richmond, VA @ Fallout
09/14 – Louisville, KY @ Trixie’s Entertainment Center
09/15 – St. Louis, MO @ FuBar
09/16 – Tulsa, OK @ The Vanguard
09/17 – Dallas, TX @ Granada Theater **
09/18 – Austin, TX @ The Mohawk **
09/19 – Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live **
09/21 – Tampa, FL @ The Orpheum
09/22 – Spartanburg, SC @ Ground Zero
09/23 – Philadelphia, PA @ PhilaMoca
09/24 – New York, NY @ Bowery Electric
09/26 – Lancaster, PA @ Chameleon Club
09/27 – Teaneck, NJ @ Debonair Music Hall
09/28 – Detroit, MI @ Smalls
09/29 – Toronto, ON @ TBA
09/30 – Chicago, IL @ Bottom Lounge
10/03 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge
10/04 – Las Vegas, NV @ Beauty Bar
10/05 – Los Angeles, CA @ Union Nightclub
10/06 – Tustin, CA @ Mary’s on Newport
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