Here is HP's Grammy ad remix of Lou Reed's Walk on the Wild Side, with new lyrics about your mobile lifestyle. Having replaced the subject matter of the original with discussion of tweeting your dreams and being built for an instant-on world, the singer's emulated vocal monotone acquires an exquisitely creepy Patrick Bateman quality. [via CrunchGear]
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