Out of Touch with Simlish Singers

Ok, at the ripe old age of 29, I officially feel almost completely out of touch. EA have just announced the Simlish tracklist for their upcoming expansion “Late Night” and I don’t even recognise half the names of the singers.

[For the uninitiated, Sims don't speak English. They speak Simlish which has developed over the years into a full language, complete with (unofficial) Simlish fonts and a(n unofficial) Simlish dictionary.]

For The Sims 3 and the Late Night expansion, EA have somehow persuaded world-renowned artists to record a Simlish version of their hits. Here’s the tracklist for Late Night. I’ve bolded the singers that I’ve heard before:

• 3oh!3 – “Double Vision”
• Bryan Rice – “There for You”
• Chiddy Bang – “Here We Go”


Eliza Doolittle sings for Late Night

• Electrolightz – “Miss Outta Control”
• Eliza Doolittle – “Rollerblades”
• Foxy Shazam – “Unstoppable”
• Hadag Nahash – “Lo Maspik”
• Hadouken! – “M.A.D.”
• Jessica Mauboy – “Saturday Night”
• Junkie XL – “Live Wired”
• Kelis – “Brave”
• Kelly Rowland – “Rose Colored Glasses”
• King Fantastic – “All Black Ying Yang (The Party Song)”
• My Chemical Romance – “Na Na Na”
• Nikki & Rich – “Next Best Thing”
• The Ready Set – “More Than Alive”
• Soulja Boy – “Speakers Going Hammer”
• Travie McCoy – “Need You”

And I’m pretty sure I only know of Soulja Boy because there was a large poster of him in a Tube station on my way to work. Clearly I need to brush up on my music. Are you a fan of any of the singers listed? What’s their best song that I should check out? Tell me in the comments.