Cee Lo Green's "Forget You"

[stepay]

Any of you play this song in your bands? Of course the "Forget You" title and lyric is for air play. The real title is "F*ck You".

 

I'm not a big fan of bad language or most current pop songs, but man I really like this musically simple song. C, D7, F, C pretty much throughout. Just curious if any of you play it and what the reaction is.

[stepay]

In case you aren't familiar with this song, here's the non-censored version, so not really work or kid safe:

 

[frogmonkey]

This song is good. Cee Lo is back!

 

I love it when the backup singers cheerfully echo "aint that some sh*t".

[Steve LeBlanc]

I like the og title and in this day and age, it should be allowed on the radio that way

 

my humble opinion

[Joe Muscara]

This song was discussed before though not in the "do you play it in your band" context. Admittedly, the subject of the older thread was rather indirect probably making it easy to miss.

[DanS]

I think it's cool because I thought Gary Coleman was dead.

[Bobadohshe]

Didn't see that original thread. I am playing that song tonight in fact with my project Skeetox.

 

I think this song would go over with most any group of folks, provided they're the type of folks who know what's on the radio and have heard the song before. I don't know if it would go over that well with people who don't know the song, even though the song is clever. It's the unique production and Cee-lo's one of a kind delivery that make the song so great. So if the crowd has heard that song before themselves then I say YHS. If they don't know it, I say NO because you'll just sound crass.

[stepay]

I think it's cool because I thought Gary Coleman was dead.

 

Ha!

[stepay]

I like the og title and in this day and age, it should be allowed on the radio that way

 

my humble opinion

 

If it weren't for little kids to hear, then I'd agree with you (because I'm not fond of censorship), but I don't really want my 10-year-old swearing like that or really thinking that's acceptable daily language (even though of course he hears all those words at school every day). Of course the argument to be made there is that the parents should teach them as they please because the temptations and bad things will always be out there.

 

I've told him that the big swear words should be reserved for certain moments...gotta have something to say when you smash your thumb with a hammer; if you say it all the time, it has lost some of the meaning.

[stepay]

Didn't see that original thread. I am playing that song tonight in fact with my project Skeetox.

 

I think this song would go over with most any group of folks, provided they're the type of folks who know what's on the radio and have heard the song before. I don't know if it would go over that well with people who don't know the song, even though the song is clever. It's the unique production and Cee-lo's one of a kind delivery that make the song so great. So if the crowd has heard that song before themselves then I say YHS. If they don't know it, I say NO because you'll just sound crass.

 

I agree with everything you've said. Is tonight the first time your band will have played this song?

[Geoff Grace]

In all the years I've been online, I can't think of a more discussed song.

 

I don't know how much of that discussion is translating into dollars, but Cee Lo obviously came up with a great idea.

 

 

 

And for that matter, so did Harry Nilsson. (Again, not safe for work:)

 

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Best,

 

Geoff

[Steve LeBlanc]

I like the og title and in this day and age, it should be allowed on the radio that way

 

my humble opinion

 

If it weren't for little kids to hear, then I'd agree with you (because I'm not fond of censorship), but I don't really want my 10-year-old swearing like that or really thinking that's acceptable daily language (even though of course he hears all those words at school every day). Of course the argument to be made there is that the parents should teach them as they please because the temptations and bad things will always be out there.

 

I've told him that the big swear words should be reserved for certain moments...gotta have something to say when you smash your thumb with a hammer; if you say it all the time, it has lost some of the meaning.

 

I let my 11 year old son hear the song, he memorized the whole lyric almost immediately. He gets it for the most part in context, parental guidance and all but he knows he can't go around talking like that. My son swears occasionally, mostly when appropriate like bumping his knee or messing something up but even then, he is more likely to use an alternative word than to swear.

 

Call the police!

 

heh, I try not to make a big deal out of words with my son, he seems to be doing ok...I often re-iterate my feelings on swearing with him. I personally think, more often than not, excessive swearing is a cop out for those without enough vocabulary to express themselves. I've explained it to my son and he seems to get it, fully.

[Jeff Klopmeyer]

I covered it once as a solo performer and my crowd loved it. And no, I didn't do the censored version; I was playing for a crowd of adults who presumably won't have a coronary at the F-word.

[Bobadohshe]

Didn't see that original thread. I am playing that song tonight in fact with my project Skeetox.

 

I think this song would go over with most any group of folks, provided they're the type of folks who know what's on the radio and have heard the song before. I don't know if it would go over that well with people who don't know the song, even though the song is clever. It's the unique production and Cee-lo's one of a kind delivery that make the song so great. So if the crowd has heard that song before themselves then I say YHS. If they don't know it, I say NO because you'll just sound crass.

 

I agree with everything you've said. Is tonight the first time your band will have played this song?

 

Actually Yep. First time we've incorporated it into our set.

[stepay]

I covered it once as a solo performer and my crowd loved it. And no, I didn't do the censored version; I was playing for a crowd of adults who presumably won't have a coronary at the F-word.

 

Cool. It's a very catchy simple tune.

[stepay]

I like the og title and in this day and age, it should be allowed on the radio that way

 

my humble opinion

 

If it weren't for little kids to hear, then I'd agree with you (because I'm not fond of censorship), but I don't really want my 10-year-old swearing like that or really thinking that's acceptable daily language (even though of course he hears all those words at school every day). Of course the argument to be made there is that the parents should teach them as they please because the temptations and bad things will always be out there.

 

I've told him that the big swear words should be reserved for certain moments...gotta have something to say when you smash your thumb with a hammer; if you say it all the time, it has lost some of the meaning.

 

I let my 11 year old son hear the song, he memorized the whole lyric almost immediately. He gets it for the most part in context, parental guidance and all but he knows he can't go around talking like that. My son swears occasionally, mostly when appropriate like bumping his knee or messing something up but even then, he is more likely to use an alternative word than to swear.

 

Call the police!

 

heh, I try not to make a big deal out of words with my son, he seems to be doing ok...I often re-iterate my feelings on swearing with him. I personally think, more often than not, excessive swearing is a cop out for those without enough vocabulary to express themselves. I've explained it to my son and he seems to get it, fully.

 

We're mostly in agreement.

[Geoff Grace]

Piano bar performers take note: you can do a really tender version of this song at the piano.

 

Make sure you use Major 7th and 9th voicings on the tonic and dominant chords and you're home free.

 

Best,

 

Geoff

[Steve Nathan]

I liked the Harry Nilsson song better

[Bill H.]

It's pretty much the same idea lyrically as Eamon's monster hit of a few years ago "F**k It I Don't Want You Back", which was a #1 single practically everywhere in the world except here in the radio airplay conservative US. I believe that one still holds the Guinness World Record for most "F" bombs in a #1 single.

 

I wouldn't call it inspired writing by any means, or even a great idea for that matter. But it has put Cee Lo on the map.

[Morizzle]

But it has put Cee Lo on the map.

 

After having a super hit with Gnarls Barkley

[Tomkeen]

Nothing to add here, except that they play the song in all supermarkets here in Holland (they all share the same radio channel). An not the censored verison, the original FY version.

[Joe Muscara]

I guess worldwide airplay of a song depends on how well you know English.

 

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[kanker.]

Nothing to add here, except that they play the song in all supermarkets here in Holland (they all share the same radio channel). An not the censored verison, the original FY version.

Yeah, I heard it while in a shop when I was in Europe this fall.

[kanker.]

Nothing to add here, except that they play the song in all supermarkets here in Holland (they all share the same radio channel). An not the censored verison, the original FY version.

Yeah, I heard it in a shop when I was in Europe this fall.

[frogmonkey]

I'm really glad Cee Lo got a hit with this one. "Cee Lo Green and His Perfect Imperfections" was such an incredibly badass album, but it didn't find the success it deserved, and I think he got a little cheezy for a while trying to find that hit.

 

I love this song, Super Chicken:

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[SHaka40]

I'm really glad Cee Lo got a hit with this one. "Cee Lo Green and His Perfect Imperfections" was such an incredibly badass album, but it didn't find the success it deserved

 

Love that CD! Damn shame it didn't connect with the masses the way it did with critics and hardcore hip-hop heads...but what else is new?

[Morizzle]

[video:youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17eSUnQ-_ek

 

Not the best live mix, but a nice contribution to the ever occuring discussion about female musicians in popular music.

[Jeff Klopmeyer]

But it has put Cee Lo on the map.

 

After having a super hit with Gnarls Barkley

 

Yeah, I think about the 10,000,000th time you heard "Crazy", you were pretty aware of Cee Lo.

 

I love his voice, by the way... I put it up there with Al Green, Marvin Gaye and any of the masters of soul.

[Kayvon]

Damn, that Voyager in the Jool's Holland performance sounds tasty. I was checking for a Model D. You reckon it is the Voyager?

[Bill H.]

But it has put Cee Lo on the map.

 

After having a super hit with Gnarls Barkley

 

Yeah, I think about the 10,000,000th time you heard "Crazy", you were pretty aware of Cee Lo.

 

Nope - and I've actually sung the song high "C" and all. It just about kills you.

 

I thought Gnarls Barkley was the singer. You learn something in this forum every day