Cee-Lo’s “Forget You”
2011 March 20
Which version of Cee-Lo’s song do you like better? The clean “Forget You” or the one featuring the f-bomb?
Last month while on a set break at the South Lyon Hotel, I argued for the f-bomb version. Nicole and Natalie told me the clean version was better. “It’s supposed to be shocking!” I said. “Censorship!”
After much hand waving, I felt I proved my point; however, I’ve recently had two encounters forcing me to reconsider their refutations. First, I played the song with Mikal at a cover gig, and today I heard the clean version while grading essays at Uptown Coffeehouse: “I see you driving ’round town with the girl I love, and I’m like ‘Forget You!'”
Crap, Nat and Nicole are right: the cadence sounds better with the three-syllable phrase!
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