Monday, April 18, 2011

Gnarly!

I was watching the rerun of Saturday Night Live this weekend.  The musical guest was Cee Lo Green.  I knew this was a rerun, because I remembered the sketches, the song he performed, and because all of the weekend update news headlines were from four months ago.  I've got detective skillz.  ; )  haha

Before going solo, Cee Lo was part of a duo known as Gnarls Barkley.  There is so much good music out there, I don't have time to catch it all.  I think he's considered a rap artist, but it's great stuff!

The song he performed on SNL was a cleaned up version of his F*** You.  On the show, it was cleaned up, and he sang  Forget You.  It's a smooth, poppy, happy sounding tune.  It's a bit reminiscent of late 60s R&B/doo wop.  The song is basically about a guy who is snubbed by a girl he loves because he doesn't have money, so he's just telling her to just f*** off, but the music style neutralizes the vulgarity.  It makes me happy!  I'm listening to it now on YouTube and grinning like a damn fool. 

I think I need to check into other stuff by him.  Listening to Crazy (and other stuff) by Gnarls Barkley, I think I've found a new artist to keep track of.  (new to me anyway, I'm only about three years behind)

Update:  I have now listened to several Gnarls Barkley (and Cee Lo) tracks, and I love them all!

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