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Dance — or I'll shoot. Pretty direct, right? Except when reggaeton brainiacs Calle 13 team up with singer Vicentico (former frontman for the Argentine alt party band Fabulosos Cadillacs — which, according to the band's website, is plotting a comeback with a new album and tour slated for next year), the "dance — or I'll shoot" chorus is not a command for fans to get down. Instead, it's a jab at good ol' U.S. imperialism — especially as represented by American pop culture and fast food. Get it? Dance to our iTunes, or you're dead.

Funny thing is, the song "El Combo Imbècil con Papitos y Refresco" (The Idiot Combo with Fries and a Drink) came about as part of a reality TV show called Fusion A2 (dear reader, I'm sorry I can't send you directly to the video on this flash site, but click around and you'll find it) produced by Sony Entertainment and sponsored by — get ready — Coca-Cola. Here's a sample lyric (my translation):

Thanks to us hanging Saddam HusseinThere's going to be more McDonald's and more Burger Kings in the world
You're going to hear a lot more Britney Spears
The girl who fucks the most
You'll be able to eat onion rings and fries
and smack down a Viet Namese for no reason.

Ouch! According to insiders, the show's producers were a little nervous when they got wind of the song, but corporate overlords Sony and Coke finally went with the wise adage that no news is no news: Why censor the song and make a story out of it. It's only being broadcast in Latin America anyway. So there's no need to worry about, say, Lou Dobbs picking it up. Plus, it's a pretty catchy tune.

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