A protracted-rumored collaboration between Tame Impala and Diana Ross is simply one of many treats lined up for the unfeasibly stacked soundtrack to Minions: The Rise of Gru. Their authentic tune “Flip Up the Sunshine” is joined by a bunch of covers of Nineteen Seventies classics: St. Vincent does Lipps Inc.’s “Funkytown”; Phoebe Bridgers does the Carpenters’ “Goodbye to Love”; Caroline Polachek does Nancy Sinatra’s “Bang Bang”; Brittany Howard does Earth, Wind & Fireplace’s “Shining Star” (with authentic bandmember Verdine White); and Kali Uchis does the bossa nova normal “Desafinado.”
Elsewhere, Weyes Blood takes on Linda Ronstadt’s “You’re No Good”; Thundercat covers Steve Miller Band’s “Fly Like an Eagle”; and Tierra Whack places her spin on Santana’s “Black Magic Lady.” Brockhampton, who’re on an indefinite hiatus, contributed a canopy of Kool & the Gang’s “Hollywood Swinging.” Take a look at the total tracklist beneath.
RZA contributes an authentic tune referred to as “Kung Fu Suite” and there are extra covers by Bleachers, H.E.R., and the Minions themselves, who interpret Simon & Garfunkel’s “Cecilia.” Jack Antonoff produced the soundtrack, which is out digitally and on vinyl, cassette, and CD on July 1 through Decca. The film opens the identical day.
The Tame Impala and Diana Ross collaboration was initially rumored to look on the Supremes singer’s 2021 album, Thank You, her first document in 15 years. As an alternative, it can get launched on Friday, Might 20.
Revisit “RIYL: Tame Impala’s The Gradual Rush” over on the Pitch, and examine Diana Ross’ “I’m Coming Out” in Pitchfork’s characteristic “50 Songs That Outline the Final 50 Years of LGBTQ+ Satisfaction.”
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Minions: The Rise of Gru (Unique Movement Image Soundtrack):
01 Diana Ross: “Flip Up The Sunshine” [ft. Tame Impala]
02 Brittany Howard: “Shining Star” [ft. Verdine White] (Earth, Wind & Fireplace)
03 St. Vincent: “Funkytown” (Lipps Inc.)
04 Brockhampton: “Hollywood Swinging” (Kool & the Gang)
05 Kali Uchis: “Desafinado” (Stan Getz & Joao Gilberto)
06 Caroline Polachek: “Bang Bang” (Nancy Sinatra)
07 Thundercat: “Fly Like an Eagle” (Steve Miller Band)
08 Phoebe Bridgers: “Goodbye to Love” (The Carpenters)
09 Bleachers: “On the spot Karma!” (John Lennon)
10 Weyes Blood: “You’re No Good” (Linda Ronstadt)
11 Gary Clark Jr.: “Automobile” (The Ides of March)
12 H.E.R.: “Dance to the Music” (Sly and the Household Stone)
13 Tierra Whack: “Black Magic Lady” (Santana)
14 Verdine White: “Cool”
15 Jackson Wang: “Born to Be Alive” (Patrick Hernandez)
16 The Minions: “Cecilia” (Simon & Garfunkel)
17 G.E.M.: “Bang Bang” (Nancy Sinatra)
18 RZA: “Kung Fu Suite”
19 Heitor Pereira: “Minions: The Rise of Gru Rating Suite”
