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Karen O Covers A Marshmallow World For Target Ads

11/13/2014
. (Radio.com) In case you needed proof that the holidays start earlier each year, Target has already unveiled one of its holiday commercials: and it features vocals from Karen O.

The Yeah Yeah Yeahs frontwoman took on the seasonal classic "A Marshmallow World," which dates back to 1949 and was first made a hit by Bing Crosby, though Darlene Love revamped the song with Phil Spector's "Wall of Sound" help 20 years later on A Christmas Gift for You from Philles Records.

Perhaps not surprisingly, Karen O's rendition is a much janglier lo-fi affair. It's also much more childlike, with her nasally drawl, which is fitting for a children's ad that riffs on Alice in Wonderland. Read more and listen here.

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