There are many things in life that I’ve given up on trying to understand. Like boys. English in Asian songs. Or UGG boots. This week, I’ve added one more item to the list: The Pussy Cat Dolls’ cover of A.R. Rahman’s “Jai Ho” song, notably famous for the ending dance scene in Slumdog Millionaire. What’s there to try to understand about it? I don’t understand why I like it so much — I’m not usually a PCD fan.

Since I’ve given up trying to understand, I can speculate that it’s for an upcoming covers album, since they’ve already covered the Chris Brown/Rihanna “Bad Girl” duet song which, given recent news, is not a good idea to be including on a covers album. Or any album, period.

So, since “Jai Ho” is most likely going to pick up the Academy Award for Best Song, why not cover it?

The Pussy Cat Dolls - Jai Ho (cover)

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A.R. Rahman - Jai Ho (original)

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What do you think?