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I see you driving 'round town with the girl I love....

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Real Estate Agent with Jameson Sotheby's International Realty

      I see you driving 'round town
      With the girl I love and I'm like,
      Forget you!

I don't know about you, but I'd never heard of Cee-Lo, before the recent episode of Glee, yes, I admit I'm a Gleek, I love that show.

Gwyneth Paltrow did a guest appearance on the show, and did a decent job.  She was cute, perky and could sing and dance too. (I wouldn't expect anything different from Blyth Danner's daughter, would you?)  Anyhoo, the Glee cast of teenagers (yeah right, teenagers with male pattern baldness, maybe?)... complained that Mr. Schu's set list was a bit too "old", and they needed to do some more contemporary stuff.

     I guess the change in my pocket
      Wasn't enough, I'm like,
      Forget you!   And forget her too!

That's when the students suggest some guy named "See-Low" (Cee-lo), and Gwyneth and her cute self breaks into a cute and kicky song called "Forget You"... which the missus and I really enjoyed.  It was an off-Broadway-esque, maybe theatre in the round song and dance routine... upbeat and perky... very "on"... fun and modern...

     Said, if I was richer, I'd still be with ya
     ha , aint that some shhhhh?
     ain't that some shhhhh?
     And although there's pain in my chest
     I still wish you the best with a...
     Forget you!

It turns out, it's a G-rated version of Cee-Lo Green's "F**k you"... (just substitute that title for "Forget You", and raunchy it up a bit).  I've since listened to and downloaded C-Lo's version... which is just as fun and funky, but maybe not quite as "over the top Broadway-esque" as Gwyneth's ... but Gwyneth's is the one that's getting some serious airplay, right now.

      Oo, oo, oooo

      Yeah I'm sorry, I can't afford a ferrari,
      But that don't mean I can't get you there.
      I guess he's an xbox and I'm more atari,
      But the way you play your game ain't fair.

My understanding is that Cee-Lo has garnered an Grammy award nomination, and as such he should be singing a live version of the song at the Emmys.  Of course the buzz is asking... which version... is he gonna sing "Forget You", or "F**k you!".  Cee-Lo says that he's going to sing the G-rated version, but that's the same thing that Rolling Stones told Ed Sullivan when they agreed not to sing "Let's spend the Night Together" on live national television (I guess that was racy back then)... and then purposely disobeyed him... 

Keep your eyes on the screen, and your hands on your ears.

Posted by

 ALAN MAY, Realtor®   
Specializing in Evanston Real Estate and North Shore Real Estate

Jameson Sotheby's International Realty, 2934 Central Street, Evanston, IL 60201
Office: 847.869.7300      Cell: 847.924.3313      Email: Almay@aol.com

Evanston Real Estate & North Shore Real Estate
Licensed in Illinois

   

Comments (14)

Peggy Hughes/pha logistix, inc.
pha logistix inc - San Francisco, CA
SF NYC LA

First I heard of him too, was at the Grammy Nominations announcement show on CBS a few nights ago. I'm not big into rapping/hip hop music so it will be interesting to see what happens in Feb. '11 when he appears live!

Dec 03, 2010 07:09 AM
Hilary Young
The Nines Team Realty - Lodi, CA
Team Assistant - The Nines Team in Lodi

Alan, here's to proof you can blog about anything! I really liked that Glee episode as well. I too had no idea there was a more racy version until I saw a Yahoo top story on the topic. What fun, thanks for sharing, too bad I'll be on the west coast feed, I am sure it will have leaked before I see it air "live".

Dec 03, 2010 08:55 AM
Chris Ann Cleland
Long and Foster Real Estate - Gainesville, VA
Associate Broker, Bristow, VA

Okay...you lost me at Glee.  I'll have to check out the song though.  Sounds like it might hit the spot on bad days.

Dec 03, 2010 09:05 AM
Alan May
Jameson Sotheby's International Realty - Evanston, IL
Home is where the hearth is.

Peggy - exactamundo.

Hilary - that's what DVR's are for.

Chris - Glee... you're either a Gleek or you're not...

Dec 03, 2010 10:03 AM
Jacqueline Phan
Alliance Group - San Diego, CA

I am also a Gleek! Glad to know a fellow AR friend shares my passion for Glee.

Dec 03, 2010 10:46 AM
Alan May
Jameson Sotheby's International Realty - Evanston, IL
Home is where the hearth is.

Jacquelne - I wouldn't exactly call it "passion".. but I do like the show.

Dec 03, 2010 11:11 AM
Alex Morris - Austin Real Estate Agent
Austin, TX

Fellow Gleek here.  Great episode.  Looking forward to the new movie with her about Country Music.  Looks pretty good, and her voice is getting better and better, since Duets.

Dec 03, 2010 03:56 PM
Alan May
Jameson Sotheby's International Realty - Evanston, IL
Home is where the hearth is.

Alex - welcome Gleek [secret handshake performed here]

Dec 03, 2010 04:12 PM
Jon Quist
REALTY EXECUTIVES ARIZONA TERRITORY - Tucson, AZ
Tucson's BUYERS ONLY Realtor since 1996

Glee, huh?

Alan, you're great, but some secrets should be kept secret.

Next you'll tell us you like American Idol.

Dec 03, 2010 05:22 PM
Larry Story ALC
Total Care Realty - Greensboro, NC
Beneath it all is the Land, Covering all of NC

Alan,

My wife is a Gleek but we actually missed this last episode.  I will have to go to Hulu and watch it. 

Dec 03, 2010 05:54 PM
Deborah "Dee Dee" Garvin
C2 Financial - San Diego, CA
C2 Financial

Alan,  Yup, Gleek here.  I think it is a great show and a welcome reprieve from the years of reality television.  Sometimes a little less reality is a good thing!!

Dec 04, 2010 01:25 AM
Alan May
Jameson Sotheby's International Realty - Evanston, IL
Home is where the hearth is.

Jon - shhhhhh

Larry - not sure if it was the last episode or not... but it was cute.

Deborah - I agree... give me a sit-com any day... I've had enough 'reality' television.

Dec 04, 2010 02:03 AM
Brent Wells
The LivingWell Team - Prosper, TX
Dallas - Fort Worth

Alan,

I am a manly man, I hunt, fish, drive 4x4s and wear wool shirts, but dang it I love Glee...

...hanging my head in shame and turning in my man card...

-Brent

Dec 04, 2010 04:13 AM
Alan May
Jameson Sotheby's International Realty - Evanston, IL
Home is where the hearth is.

Brent - no need to turn in your man card... we're allowed a handful of guilty pleasures... like an ocassional manicure... an ocassional professional massage (no happy ending)... the ocassional silk panties.. (what!  no?!  no silk panties.... but they feel so nice... no? are you sure... okay, never mind).

Dec 04, 2010 04:41 AM