Lily Allen's latest single on her post-retirement, post-baby run, 'Air Balloon' is attracting negative attention amid claims of similarity to MIA’s 2007 'Paper Planes'.
But, we couldn't be arsed sifting through the merits of that debate — especially so soon after the excitement of yesterday's triple j / music homogenisation saga — but the clapping in Allen's offering did prompt us to dust off 'The Clapping Song' from The Belle Stars.
The Belle Stars were an all female British pop/rock band, founded in London in 1980 by former members of the 2 Tone ska revival band, The Bodysnatchers; and they dropped this party ditty a couple of years later which charted at #4 Australia and #11 UK.
And if you call in the next 60 seconds, we'll include these clapping songs at no extra charge.
Oh, and MIA's 'Paper Planes'
