Cee-Lo and DMouse Have Me All in a Tizzy

New music addictions? Gnarls B is enough for me. The Odd Couple returned last Tuesday (I'm slacking okay) with the kind of dark, sadistic lyricism I live for (Go Cee-lo!) paired with the 60's neo-soul sounding beats of DJ Danger Mouse, coming up pure brilliance. Another amazing duo of the decades: the best of the revolutionary mod wave combined with all the greatness of indie self-deprecation.

"Who's Gonna Save My Soul" is all over the radio right now, which usually turns me off a single, but its just so gosh darn catchy its impossible to stay away from. But what's even better? Songs like "Whatever" that explain adolescence completely. Such simplistically honest lyrics both recognize the pain of high school and poke fun at it. More of the latter I'm sure. There's this realization most of us have in our twenties: Being a teenager felt like the shitiest time in life, but really we didn't have much to bitch about beyond shitty prom dates and bad hair days. And upon realizing that life can actually can get shitty when you have to do things like work, pay bills, support your deadbeat boyfriend, etc. we have to make fun of what moody little shits were in high school. We have a good laugh about our naive, douchebag selves. Even the track's title "Whatever" is one word we associate with the young degenerate; encapsulating in one statement how enthusiastically we felt about life.

I don’t have any friends at all
Cause I have nothing in common with ya’ll
So who’s gonna catch me if I fall
My backs always against the wall
I don’t have anything to say
I want everything to go my way
Shut up mom it is not OK
I’m alone almost every day

But it’s cool (it’s cool)
It could be better (could be better)
I don’t care (I don’t care)
Whatever (whatever)...

Went to my counselor bout how I feel
Everyone agrees I could use some help
I love my girl more than I love myself
She’s going steady with someone else
I don’t know what else to do
Said f**k me, well f**k you too
I know it sounds real sad but true
Being alone is nothing new

But it’s cool (it’s cool)
It could be better (could be better)
I don’t care (I don’t care) …huh
Whatever (whatever)

Gnarls Barkley - Whatever [ysi]

Gnarls Barkley - Who's Gonna Save My Soul? [ysi]

Peace, Love and Whatever (Teenage Angst)

Lydia