M.I.A. PAPER PLANES LIVE on Letterman

[olegsokolov]

actually its better without the shots, that disturbed me a little when i heard them first to the point i thought, how'd they allow it? cuz it is really glamorizing the shots which acutally kill people, which is by no means a good thing

she shouldve gotten to jail by the end of her track, that would be a posituve message to society

[Jmuradin]

Yo where the gunshots at?????

[olegsokolov]

@Jmuradin gun shots will be at your bedroom at night if you dont shut the fuck up

juste kidinge

[Jmuradin]

@olegsokolov I'm not gay. so your barking at the wrong three

[olegsokolov]

@Jmuradin im not barking, im juste sayinge you betteur not playez with moi buddey

or i shoot you

[olegsokolov]

@Jmuradin im beign stupid

[p6subhrap]

TEAM UK!

[TheN00b4Lif3]

@p6subhrap what the hell does that have to do with this

[p6subhrap]

@TheN00b4Lif3 just reppin the fact she's from UK relax haha

[BinaryStar1986]

Not a live performer. I would rail the hell out her though.

[alexautopsyhXc]

Mia should change her rap name to "the girl Lady GaGa ripped off"

[covertgamer]

i would never go to see this shit live...album version is good though

[ardnega]

everyone complaining about her dancing needs a lesson in Dancehall and Ragga.

[vanillaaahh1]

I like paper planes but thats all so far. To all those people who think shes untalented she is the only artist in history to be nominated for an Academy Award, Grammy Award, Brit Award, Mercury Prize and Alternative Turner Prize ! She cant be that bad lol Shes worked her ass off as an Artist.

[blefarataftotita]

love her!

[rockstarrist]

THE MONEY THIS ILLITERATE BITCH MAKES BECAUSE THE DJ ADDED A FEW SOUNDS TO THE TRACK - MAKES ME PUKE AT MANKIND !

[bastardfingers]

@rockstarrist Her degree is from Central St. Martins for which she would have written a dissertation, and she makes her own music. You should check your ideas before you make yourself look such a prick.

[rockstarrist]

@bastardfingers and I have a degree from Harvard. SO? THat bitch is still an illiterate to me if the whore considers this kind of music art.

[bastardfingers]

@rockstarrist Not surprising that Harvard produces graduates that don't know what illiterate means.

[Platinum400]

@rockstarrist Bullshit there is no way you hold a degree from Harvard otherwise you would use the word illiterate properly and even if you do it’s sad that someone with that kind of education would be using the foul, detrimental language that you’re employing.

[rockstarrist]

@Platinum400 Oh, thou are such a genius.

[Platinum400]

@rockstarrist I didn't claim to be intelligent, you did. Also the phrase is “thou art,” Mr. Harvard graduate.

[ardnega]

@rockstarrist Its actually the opposite her preference was for production and songwriting not singing. also, prior to the music madness she was a painter, documentary filmmaker, etc.

no offense but what a waste of puke that would have been ... save it for now.

[LexiandDaron]

That was the weirdest dancing I have ever seen o.O

[SK8ONMEDIA2012]

@LexiandDaron her attempt at dancing is GREATLY degraded cuz' of the Indian in her. Plus, she's British so she sucks anyways. lol

[ghana5]

@SK8ONMEDIA2012 Um what? What's her being SRI LANKAN (not Indian) got to do with her dancing exactly?

[SK8ONMEDIA2012]

@ghana5 Sri Lanka is off the coast of india, that's why I said it Mr. Correction. I said it as a fuck-around. There isn't any relevant reasoning why her being of Sri Lanken affects her dancing. I said it all strictly outta boredom.

[dogamania117]

I find it funny that Martha Stewart and MIA were on the same show together

[MrPersia23]

she is bad



[wdsa8d]

the censorship is ridiculous

[tajikamman]

she did it wayyyyyyyyyyyy before the fabricated rihanna!

[LiLcrikKid]

Letterman pronounced Sri Lanka right. 

[killerlop3000]

Ilike very much er song because im from Peru

[MzChelxoxo]

@killerlop3000 i'm from there too but what does this have to do with peru?

[killerlop2000]

@MzChelxoxo Are you deaf bro? inmigration laws are fucked up there, it affects all people from different countries so you maybe are included.

[MzChelxoxo]

@killerlop2000 um no and i'm not a 'bro'. i have my u.s citizenship.

[javoneybaby]

she looks ashy

[HeatherWorkmanRios]

I have a stockpile of plastic toy guns that I bought from various toy stores in America. Toy guns for children to play with, use their "imagination" with, role-play, etc. Yes, and "cap" guns that make a loud "bang" so they seem more realistic. 

[darrenkills]

@HeatherWorkmanRios What?

[HeatherWorkmanRios]

@darrenkills that's right

[mediocrityrulz13]

this really fuckin' ruins the song.... wtf!!

[Morphindel]

MIA is one cool hot motherfucker

[kennymaze1]

join at 18 and if you hate it in honestly go somewhere else i do agree we over censor shit but we are the best country on the planet

[Alfadore]

1:14

Why invite her to a show if they are going to censor her? ¬¬

[BAMarcoux]

@winterstellar Europe, such a wonderful place. Just ask their Muslim immigrant population.

[prettytamil]

@BAMarcoux do you think mia is muslim becuz if u r well shes not she is hindu but if u r not thinkin of that then srry

[ekelly203]

I love how they were trying to censor them imitating shooting guns too.

[royalnaz1]

what does being ugly have to do with good music.

[infinitewaterfall]

After the first censoring Maya turns around and looks at the DJ. I guess she's all like "Wtf!?"

[50BurntIncenseSticks]

@infinitewaterfall i know.

[waza66]

WTF !! Censured... Pfff

Pac, Pac, Pac... Aïe..

BANG BANG BANG -> Cling! XDD

[OUWATZAHLE08]

ugley ass bitch

[BsophieeeB]

love the song, hate the censoring

[41jering]

i think is playback :DDD

[smellman88]

doublethink america

[KeElGonzo]

@smellman88 lol love the 1984 ref XD

[trooperjoe73]

gotta love the internet, where everyone has a fucking complaint!

[KAHLUT]

she went to start the some i murder line too and then stopped, they must've told her shes not allowed to say it and then she forgot, she always samples old punk shit but she doesn't have the balls to say fuck it im doing this song how i want to do it which sort of sucks

[Luizjrf]

ESPERO QUE ELA NÃO PERCA A ESSÊNCIA DA DEMOCRACIA DO TERCEIRO MUNDO!

[ursie1986]

@lionsome What? You just made no sense.

[raiki15]

Not a real performance if you don't bring a gun and actually fire at the ceiling during the refrain.

[ursie1986]

America this is bullshit. Have the gunshots or don't get her on your fucking show we'll have her back.

UK x

[jussara2851]

I LIKE THIS SONG!.

[scienceatheism]

if you a real music lover you will know the answer to this, what song and by what band does MIA sample for the beat and the melody of this song? Dont look at wikipedia and or google neither you cheating bastards just try guessing on your own.

[stanleykneecap]

@scienceatheism You think you're the only person who's heard the clash or summat? Smug cock. Thought the sampling debate finished 25 years ago. By your definition, the clash "stole" plenty.

I give her points for sampling the clash, suicide & playing with the specials.

[scienceatheism]

what the fuck is a summat? and no i didnt act like anything it was a simple question, if i was arrogant and smug i would say i bet you guys cant tell what song she sampled from because im the king of the world ruler of all things musical and i would specifically call you out saying stanleykneecap my dickface friend you probably dont know shit ho slut motherfuck cunty friend fuck, those words put together sounds wonderful by the way just sound it out loud.

[stanleykneecap]

@scienceatheism Destroyed my point there, using your powers of rational argument learnt from science. Or are you just making a tit of yourself?

[scienceatheism]

A bit of both really, i was inspired.

[EmmaBrownful]

COOL! =D

[hymenblood]

she aight lol

[leldux10]

She gotta work on singing,dancing and outlook and she'll be REAL STAR. It's just about learning cause she got most important thing-she's confident! :)

[wearesojoto1234]

@leldux10 wtf? go fuck yourself shes perfect

[wellingtoN25g]

the country where all is operation with gun , usa make joke censured when 16yr u can buy a gun , serious!! censure the sexe the country of porno !! hypocrite

[Ichvyenichalster]

Hey guys maybe they lost the sound effect... 

[zoomproductionro]

@Ichvyenichalster LOL

[theothermeisdead003]

1:16 "The fuck??"

[prettypreese]

MIA is such a bad live singer, only her cds are good

[gitanarosada]

@prettypreese yea really how bad can it be to rap live....she's not actually singing so it doesn't take THAT much talent. I can do a better job

[alfredoslth]

ESTADOS UNIDOS DE NORTEAMERICA.... OR U.S.A. .... LA NACION MAS ¡¡¡ HIPOCRITA DEL MUNDO !!! CENSURA HASTA A SUS PROPIOS ARTISTAS.... CUANDO ES EL MAYOR PRODUCTOR DE ARMAS, ERES UNA NACION HIPOCRITA, DISFRAZADA DE UNA MASCARA DE SANTIDAD. TE AMO MI, AND... FUCK YOU DAMM UNITED STATES!!!

[SuperVitaminTHC]

why didn't they censor the world "WEED" then???? :| why the fuck would u censor some gunshots? actualy make the whole song a huge BEEP!!! :|

[oSilasMendes]

@SuperVitaminTHC well, i understand them, i actually prefer weed than gunshots too lol

[SimulacronX]

They censored her because guns are taboo in the US - lol

[robin22391]

@SimulacronX

guns are taboo in the usa, hahaha.

can i buy guns?  yupp

can i put bullets in it? No, thats dangerous.

lol

[thagrammarnazi]

i like her but she needs to learn to project more

[SomeLittleShoe]

how has someone so marginally talented made it so far??

[Mattjblythe111]

@SomeLittleShoe I'm sorry? Why's she been singled out from the WAVES of mediocrity and homogeneity for ridicule? Who the fuck do you listen to?

[SomeLittleShoe]

@Mattjblythe111

You think she's good. thats good for you.

[Stewieg100]

I just noticed they wouldn't even let her say "murder". They made them dance and say random phrases. I would've walked off the set. So in America, we can have sex and violence and all types of crap on TV, but we still censor people. Oh okay. Is that what we do now?!

[juanmora19910209]

I feel embarrassed right now...I cannot believe they censored her...

[juanmora19910209]

Wow....I'm pissed just watching this....they censored her. That's like a mothafuckin paradox..an oxymoron. M.I.A. is like iconic as ant-censorship. She's constantly being suppressed by the Sri Lankan government & US...I would have been pissed the fuck off. My ass would have walked off the stage...apparently she didn't know she was gonna be censored by the way she turned around...I mean holy fuck...are you serious?!

[BigBen12120]

WOW SHE SUCKS LIVE

[ja0martina]

wtf??!

[dan11009]

so in america you can buy guns, sell guns , shoot guns, you can join the military at 16, drive at 15, but apparently hearing gunshots in a song which is steeped in irony is to offensive, this is why people hate america > hypocrisy

[ANeonTiger]

@dan11009 What does driving at 15 have to do with it?

[dan11009]

@ANeonTiger  abit young no?

[blueberry7honeypie]

@dan11009

true hypocrites is like the only word tht i can describe for america

[veranka3]

@dan11009

No question that this is ridiculously ironic censorship, but your response of practically embracing hatred isn't much better, either. America is also Walt Whitman, Lou Reed, Louis Armstrong, Martha Graham, Frank O'Hara, John Coltrane, Emily Dickinson, Zora Neale Hurston, Run DMC, Dorothy Parker, Paul Lynde, and Helen Levitt, too. No need to be so enthusiastic about the hate.

[macrent2]

@dan11009 I'm suprised they let her keep in the part about weed and bongs! Total hypocrisy!

[msblurgirl]

love MIA

[jazzblowin]

The audience had no clue neither did Dave...hahaha

[619gts619]

Americans feel the need to censor everything, my god.

[HolyShiiiXD]

damn thats fucked how they disrespected her song like that

[greetings05]

thay agreed to play not gunshots but something similar before the performancebut those fucking shit-heads hustled her...fucking david letterman

[greatestXhits]

i fucking hate samples write your own fucking music or fuck off

[laloali2]

@greatestXhits

Originaly music was just a bunch of samples. one would play a tune, and another would play their adaptation of that tune as a reply. its been there since the beginning of music, and will always be there. sorry.

[dannyrockme]

why the fuck they censor the gun shot fucking america tryna control everything

[eltoro032]

XD she got pissed when she heard the popping XD

[feralpriest]

considering letterman has a history on bending over backwards to appease his sponsors...they probably bullshitted her "during rehearsal"

[flybutshy]

have a sample pad with the gunshots? they sound shite on this

[MsBKgaming]

I love her hair like that !

[fobba101r]

video quality is FUCKING SHIT'!

[kalballey]

you can see dat shit caught her by surprise

[antontheanimal]

Shitty sound.

[BritRock93]

People can own as many guns as they want in the US, but they censor the sound of gunshots? hahhaa

[pokabeb]

@BritRock93 Yeah I know it's so hypocritical.

[FriendOFBieber]

well they won't be able to use real gun shots now would they! LUV her

[CloudyCloud011]

Why is the dj trying to make it look like hes doing all this work he just letting the song play out.

[lordblazer]

@CloudyCloud011

lol don't inform people on the secrets of the DJ.... the song is already finished work of art yea he's just showing off cuz he's on tv.

[RBDHSMBELI]

OMG the m.i.a.´s face when she hear thatt!!!

[troydmb1717]

singing to pre recorded music and back up vocals......oh, you mean karaoke!

[lynottlives]

@troydmb1717 because the song is just a looped sample of straight to hell by the clash!, she could have had a band play it though i guess

[lordblazer]

@lynottlives

she looped the beginning of Clash's song. Straight to hell is a good song I just listened to it, but MIA improvised the beat, slowed it down, have her own lyrics to the song that's meaningful. Simply put either you don't know music and how creativity stems from previous works(basic art 101), or you're just sipping on koolaid hatin'...

[DarkHumorist]

@lordblazer Thanks my thoughts exactly, sampling is the best part of hip hop

[savemeharpo]

This whole performance is just a huge *FACEPALM*

Sad.

[megan223355]

who the fuck is this bitch lmao she needs to go back where she came from shes qa joke. sooooooooooooo lame

[Fatalcamel]

shit fuck playback!

[xXshooter17]

I think its possible in my opinion that they censored it considering it sounds like an actual loud gunshot and someone could actually balst some hos!

[Kamelkatze]

If id be M.I.A. I wouldve screamed SHOOT YOU DOWN YEAH or BANG BANG BANG BANG instead of this censored shit.

Hey whats the only nation in the world where you can get guns at every corner but the sound of gunshots has to be censored?!

yeay welcome to the US

[Ichvyenichalster]

@Kamelkatze I love how americans think their gun laws are less restricted than other countries, when 60 percent of other countries in the world don't have much law at all.

[CONTROSTATO]

@Kamelkatze maybe gunshots are censurated because you can get guns at every corner no? nah, i think that you can get guns at every corner because gunshots are censurated.

[Kamelkatze]

whoa If I'd be M.I.A. I would have screamed SHOOT YOU DOWN YEAH or BANG BANG BANG BANG instead of those censored shit.

hey whats the only nation in the world where you can get guns at every corner but the sound of gunshots has to be censored ?!

yeay welcome to the US

[rafaripstein]

Why Interscope let this this happen?

[josh3mery]

Fuckin' Bullshit censorship

[MrUakala]

She's so hipster!!!!

[MCdahOOd]

ALTA ICH GLAUBS NICH wer zensiert den die ballergeräusche wo leben wir denn??? krass euch verkackten zensier wixxer sollte man erschießen

[rimskykorsakov08]

look at her face from 1:15 - 1:17

PRICELESS

as she did NOT know they were gonna blank out the gunshots lmao

[RogerRabbit94]

this a joke?

[boydegg]

Suck to the max. Took a great song and fucked it.

[cooldan11]

yeah they need to stop dat so they dont censor news about the war on terror and the violent things that the american soldiers do in iraq but they censor this song wich talks about how fucked up capitalism is

[Dea02LPM]

tamilachi!

[Canizo74]

USA is a country where you can have the gun you want but where the television can censure the gunshots in a song. It is Ridiculous. This country never stops surprising me.

[streethassled]

Americains

[666jack]

so much akwardnes in her performances!!

[comalley0130]

alright, if a network is not going to let you do your song the way you wrote it on tv, f*ck them! you are getting along just fine without the letterman deal, so dont change your music to get onto tv, yeahhhh

[NandyAhu]

Some rehearsing required; was awkward to watch her decide not to declare, "some, some, some I, some I murder"; though very entertaining.

[aeroplano]

@NandyAhu her mike was shut off during that part. she starts: some some...and realizes her mike is turned off...she just goes to the back and her girl is like wtf.

[minamu8]

Best part of the video is at 01:15, when she turns around looking at the DJ like WHAT THE FRICK, because he replaces the controversial sounds with gun sounds. Her look on her face is so funny, like obviously done without her permission.

[stickyfreshpurp420]

haha did anybody else see here give a thumbs down after the first set of weak ass gunshots?

[kiqxty]

que pedo estaba bien pacheca o que onda , luego ni canta una parte , esta bien que tenga su estilo y todo pero no mames presentarse y cagarla pues que no ensaya ó solo es un titere que la ponen a cantar, de todos modos pinche hueva con la que hace show , muy mal que decepcion . la otra tambien es que podria estar tan nerviosa que por eso salió como salió

bueno de todos modos la cancion en el video se escucha chingona

[boutiquetheband]

@kiqxty lo que pasó es que le sabotearon la rola. cambiaron los disparos por un ruidito pendejo. está cabrón que los estados unidos venda armas a todo el mundo pero no puedan transmitir los sonidos de disparos. es una contradicción.

[kiqxty]

@boutiquetheband aahh ok si se ve el sacon de onda , gracias por comentar

[Chinua3]

LAME! Why the F did they censor the gunshots?! Wtf is wrong with these people?!!!

[Lancemaker]

@Chinua3 this is kind of strange us sell lots of guns to the whole world, but they cant hear the sound of it?

[alojz300]

@Chinua3 why the fuck do you censor your comment?

[gt7365]

@Chinua3 cause america sucks

[100edwardrules]

@Chinua3 m.i.a. thought that was stupid too. but this song became a Controversy because it involves gunshots.

[999alex9991]

@Chinua3 yeah welcome to the censored country

[sexybanddork]

lawl. When they get to the "some I murder" part you can just see her like "Well, what the fuck do I do here?"

[TeeTownSounds]

Why are they dressed like UPS employees?

[skaterbomber]

@TeeTownSounds we pack and deliver like ups trucks

[rbmarius]

@TeeTownSounds No one on the corner has swagger like us

Hit me on my Burner prepaid wireless

We pack and deliver like UPS trucks... maybe that s why:D i don t know:D

[Spiritualseeker86]

@TeeTownSounds lol because she reference UPS in the song

[robbiegta]

cause they pack and deliver like ups trucks?

[mishi96]

she acting all gangsta

[Jam818]

They didn't sing this live. 2:55 and you will see one girl start singing and he other finishes but it is the same voice.

[fiercedudeman12]

lol its so obvious they sang it live cause they sang it horribly.

[Kitami1]

pirates, skulls, and bones!

[Metalgazer]

she's a true artist-

I love the song.

this sounds like crap though.<