Much like when songwriters who lack an expressive command of the English language pen tracks in English anyway, it's always interesting to hear foreign artists' songs about the United States. Marina and the Diamonds "Hollywood" is awkward but endearing nonetheless, even though it's really a bunch of half-baked commentary (which is really the only type of commentary it's possible to fit in a three-and-a-half-minute pop song). Thank director Kinga Burza for trying to fill the video out by sticking an image of Marilyn, scrawny Elvis, and Obama into the clip. It's good to know that the image of the United States is so handily reduced into a few icons and images. Also, someone should let Marina know that she does, in fact, vaguely resemble Catherine Zeta Jones, though that Shakira thing is pretty baseless.

The "Hollywood" single is out Feb. 1 on 679/Atlantic, and Marina and the Diamonds' debut full-length, The Family Jewels, is out Feb. 15.