Am being totally serious when I say this is the perfect pop negritude song. Cee-Lo has successfully taken:

1. the classic "Motown" musical and phrasing aesthetic of the 60s and 70s
2. written a love song that's chock-full of pop-culture imagery that harks back to 1980s (Atari, Mr. T's "Pity The Fool")
3. and blended it all up with a FUCK YOU that tips the hat to the narrative tone of 90s rap and present day hip-hop.

The execution is flawless and actually quite elegant for what is a goddamn earwormy tune. I love what Amrit wrote at StereoGum, "It’s a sunshining piano soul kiss-off just a shade off from Cee-Lo’s Danger Mouse jaunts".

Truedat. I am seriously impressed.

Fuck You

I see you driving 'round town
With the girl I love and I'm like,
Fuck you!
Oo, oo, ooo
I guess the change in my pocket
Wasn't enough I'm like,
Fuck you!
And fuck her too!
I said, if I was richer, I'd still be with ya
Ha, now ain't that some shit? (ain't that some shit?)
And although there's pain in my chest
I still wish you the best with a...
Fuck you!
Oo, oo, ooo
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This comes from the Indigenous Democratic Network (INDN List):

Representative Woodie Salmon, former Chief of the Chalkyitsik Village Tribe, has spent his six years in the State House working for Indian communities and working families across Alaska. Representing the largest State House district in the country, he believes families in communities large and small deserve equal services from their government. Having a seat on the powerful Finance Committee, Woodie ensures that Alaskan Natives receive their fair share in the budget process.

Woodie is currently running for reelection for the Alaska State House of Representatives in District 6 against a Republican challenger.

Rep. Salmon co-authored an opinion piece (in 2005) discussing Equity in Education funding which reflects his approach to government. From that opinion piece:

Imagine an Alaska in which all students have a fair crack at a good education. In that Alaska, kids from all across the state would be able to read, write, and compute, and they would use those skills to get good jobs after graduation.

Unfortunately, this is not our Alaska. The distribution of education funds in Alaska is unfair, and as a result rural kids do not have access to a good education. The good news is that the Legislature has a chance now to correct this inequity.
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The "DREAM Now Series: Letters to Barack Obama" is a social media campaign that launched Monday, July 19, to underscore the urgent need to pass the DREAM Act. The Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act, S. 729, would help tens of thousands of young people, American in all but paperwork, to earn legal status, provided they graduate from U.S. high schools, have good moral character, and complete either two years of college or military service.  With broader comprehensive immigration reform stuck in partisan gridlock, the time is now for the White House and Congress to step up and pass the DREAM Act!

Dear Mr. President,
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Lizz Winstead, stand-up goddess, pundit slayer & co-creator of The Daily Show
Maegan Ortiz, poetry slam diva, education liberator and publisher of Vivir Latino
et moi

Invite you to The KUSH Lounge for meets and drinks and tapas.

191 Chrystie Street New York, NY
(212) 677-7328
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Seriously, I just saw this and my head exploded. Good job Jimmy Fallon. You should win one of those meta-EMMYS next year.

Diane Benson is one of the most amazing women I have ever met. Coming from extreme adversity to not only succeed but to help so many others, she is the embodiment of what is best about America. After meeting her one-on-one back when she ran for Congress, I was eager and proud to endorse her since she was undoubtedly one of the best candidates I had ever met. Of course she was beaten out by money and the old boy's network that is Alaska politics. But Diane Benson has never been someone to give up. So she is running for Lt. Governor and I eagerly and proudly endorse her for Lt. Gov. of Alaska.
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