Dynamic Range Radio After Hours: Cee Lo's "F**k You!"

The internet is all abuzz about the new single from Cee-Lo Green, best known to my listeners as the singer from Gnarls Barkley. I'm usually not one to jump on any internet fad, and I obviously can't play a song called "F*** You!" while so many of my listeners are tuning in from the office, so I resisted checking out the song until now. I'm home sick with extra time on my hands, so I succumbed to peer pressure and watched the video and, much to my surprise, the masses are on to something for a change.

Critics may point out that the song does rely on tired, predictable hip-hop cliches about gold diggers, but when he breaks down towards the end and starts crying like a two-year-old having a tantrum, it's hard for me to over analyze the song or label it misogynistic. And musically, the style is so unlike what I expected. It's a sunny, upbeat, tongue-in-cheek number along the lines of Lily Allen's "LDN".

The best way to watch the official video is by going to Cee-Lo's Facebook page here, but you have to press the "like" button first, which is a bit annoying, but you can always "unlike" it when you're done.

It's clearly not safe for work, so you've been warned. Either grab your headphones or wait until you get home, and enjoy.