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GReedDiamond

(5,549 posts)
29. Yeah, "ain't that some shit"...
Sat Mar 17, 2012, 10:18 PM
Mar 2012

...that was almost great!

I like his all-woman band, they were great in that clip.

Never listened to Cee-Lo before - isn't he the guy who changed the lyrics to Lennon's Imagine, thereby altering the entire underlying premise of the whole tune?

Not a fan of that...but for whatever reason, I liked the Fuck You song, and that performance (never heard the studio version before).

-an old punk rocker.

ON EDIT:

The fact that Cee-Lo performed Fuck You at an Obama event may well have been a poor political decision, but I doubt that the "Obama People" had anything to do with that.

In any case, whatever contrived outrage FUX NOISE spews over this, it will mean less than zero in about fifteen minutes.

I would not worry about that, as much as other things, regarding stuff that may hurt The Prez' re-election.

Cee-Lo may be big, but he ain't that big, and FUX is preaching to its own choir.

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Oh golly gee! Tobin S. Mar 2012 #1
That was even more offensive, yeah, like they have standards boston bean Mar 2012 #2
I find Fox & Friends way more offensive than that song ever is. Initech Mar 2012 #7
song doesn't bother me at all! boston bean Mar 2012 #13
Oh, I think it's better that you used the Fox News take Tobin S. Mar 2012 #10
But Ted Nugent is a "friend of the program" jsmirman Mar 2012 #43
I like the version he played on Colbert. Initech Mar 2012 #3
oh, find it if you can. I'd love to see it! LOL boston bean Mar 2012 #4
Here you go: Initech Mar 2012 #9
I watched, and it only showed the interview, then.. boston bean Mar 2012 #20
haha - the guy from Faux doesn't know who Cee Lo is?! Look at the bottom of the screen... jillan Mar 2012 #5
OK!!! greytdemocrat Mar 2012 #6
Here's another, full, performance, un-cut. Great voice!!!! NYC_SKP Mar 2012 #8
Yeah, "ain't that some shit"... GReedDiamond Mar 2012 #29
Yeah, Cee-Lo altered "Imagine" to say "and all religion is true". iris27 Mar 2012 #44
The sign language video is still my favorite version. woo me with science Mar 2012 #37
Love it! Here's "Respect" in ASL by the same student: NYC_SKP Mar 2012 #39
That was awesome. woo me with science Mar 2012 #48
Wow, that was incredible jsmirman Mar 2012 #42
LOL. woo me with science Mar 2012 #51
"makes you long for the days of Sinatra" stuntcat Mar 2012 #11
Cee Lo Green = Moron TlalocW Mar 2012 #12
I wouldn't be to worried about it. boston bean Mar 2012 #15
Why are you blaming Cee Lo for Faux News' ridiculousness? Live and Learn Mar 2012 #16
HAHAHA yea right.....Faux News is trying to connect Obama to anybody Cali_Democrat Mar 2012 #22
Guy is funny. Cee Lo performance at the 2011 Grammys. NCTraveler Mar 2012 #14
Post removed Post removed Mar 2012 #17
are you saying to me, directly, "fuck you"? boston bean Mar 2012 #19
because it is easier to be hostile than eloquent lol nt msongs Mar 2012 #47
As long as the no-talent twit doesn't sing Imagine... joeybee12 Mar 2012 #18
Was it on SNL that he did the version where he says "Fox News" instead? nolabear Mar 2012 #21
With 'friends' like this, who needs enemies? If this guy is an "artist", I'm the king of Persia. sikorsky Mar 2012 #23
Negative stereotype of who? marmar Mar 2012 #24
Bad entertainers. Or whatever you might imagine. sikorsky Mar 2012 #28
Que? marmar Mar 2012 #30
I really think you know what I meant, but I was warned about saying things like that here on DU sikorsky Mar 2012 #32
No, sorry I don't understand cryptic messages. marmar Mar 2012 #34
The song is about a bad relationship Tobin S. Mar 2012 #27
Yeah, well George Bush was nominated for a Nobel Prize... sikorsky Mar 2012 #31
Not the same thing Tobin S. Mar 2012 #33
Who nominated him? Nominees are secret for 50 years unless the official person or entity Luminous Animal Mar 2012 #41
Cee-Lo is a hypocritical and prejudiced creature of the past. Bluenorthwest Mar 2012 #25
What are yo blathering on about??? Pisces Mar 2012 #35
Maybe he's referring to a tweet from "cee-lo" to a music critic last year: ruggerson Mar 2012 #38
Nice to see he can get SOME lyrics right LadyHawkAZ Mar 2012 #26
This. 2ndAmForComputers Mar 2012 #36
I personally prefer Cee-Lo when he was in Goodie Mob. This is just another non-issue craigmatic Mar 2012 #40
Used to be on our local watering hole juke box.... Historic NY Mar 2012 #45
Fuck that song. Annoying. I don't get why it's used as campaign music. n/t ellisonz Mar 2012 #46
From a Guardian (UK) review frazzled Mar 2012 #49
ATL native, music lover. I hate that vulgar garbage. Mimosa Mar 2012 #50
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