Wednesday, May 11, 2011

In Which I Know Nothing About Pop Culture

It should be noted that I had not heard the original version of this song, only the Glee cover.

Boyfriend: Why is Gwyneth Paltrow singing "Forget You"? She's a girl
Me: So?
Boyfriend: It seems like a weird song for a girl to sing
Me: Isn't the original sung by a girl?
Boyfriend: No, someone named Cee-Lo
Me: Right, that's a girl
Boyfriend: No it isn't
Me: Sounds like a girl's name
Boyfriend: No, he sings that song "Crazy"
Me: That's Gnarls Barkley
Boyfriend: Are you sure?
Me: Yes, I listened to it a ton in college.  Definitely Gnarls Barkley.
Boyfriend: But it's still weird that it's a girl singing "Forget You"
Me: Why?
Boyfriend: Because the ex is a gold digger
Me: Boys can't be gold diggers?
Boyfriend: Usually it's girls
Me: Well maybe Cee-Lo is a lesbian
Boyfriend: Okay, that makes sense.

Turns out Cee-Lo is a man.  Also the lead singer of Gnarls Barkley, which is a band not a person.

3 comments:

  1. ...wow...
    Also you should listen to the original version.

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  2. This was a cool video with it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sv3tadz5Q3o

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  3. Haha this is pretty funny. Agreed that Cee-Lo sounds like a girl's night!

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