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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