Artist Cee-Lo sings ‘F**K You’ uncensored at Obama fundraiser

[boston bean]

Music superstar Cee-Lo provided a very colorful moment during a fundraiser from President Barack Obama Friday evening in Atlanta, Georgia, singing the uncensored version of his hit song “Fuck You.”

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/03/17/artist-cee-lo-signs-fk-you-uncensored-at-obama-fundraiser/

He sounded good up there on stage... not usually does someone sound so good live, singing at a podium.

[Tobin S.]

1. Oh golly gee!

The puritanical fuck wads at Fux News were subjected to cuss words. Well I never!

[boston bean]

2. That was even more offensive, yeah, like they have standards

with that fuck O'reilly and Hannity.

had to use it, though, that was the only video I could find. Even Raw Story had to use it.

[Initech]

7. I find Fox & Friends way more offensive than that song ever is.

[boston bean]

13. song doesn't bother me at all!

even sung at an Obama fundraiser.

People just do things sometimes that in hindsight might have been better if they didn't

On a scale of 1-10, this is about a 0 imho.

Fux news on the other hand, they are quite offensive.

[Tobin S.]

10. Oh, I think it's better that you used the Fox News take

It illustrates what a bunch of uptight, neutered, holier-than-thou, repressed, dung flingers they are.

[jsmirman]

43. But Ted Nugent is a "friend of the program"

after they play the clip of the actually disgusting things he said.

Oh, Fox. So white. So racist. So hypocritical.

[Initech]

3. I like the version he played on Colbert.

I cant find the piece but he replaced "Fuck You" with "Fox News". Classic.

[boston bean]

4. oh, find it if you can. I'd love to see it! LOL

[Initech]

9. Here you go:

http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/365067/november-09-2010/cee-lo-green

[boston bean]

20. I watched, and it only showed the interview, then..

I clicked on the video with him singing it, and it isn't available!!!!!

wonder why?

[jillan]

5. haha - the guy from Faux doesn't know who Cee Lo is?! Look at the bottom of the screen...

man of leisure - dontcha just love faux?

[greytdemocrat]

6. OK!!!

My opinion of C-Low just dropped to F-Minus.

[NYC_SKP]

8. Here's another, full, performance, un-cut. Great voice!!!!

The lyrics, OMG. "Fuck - you --- and fuck her, too".

[GReedDiamond]

29. Yeah, "ain't that some shit"...

...that was almost great!

I like his all-woman band, they were great in that clip.

Never listened to Cee-Lo before - isn't he the guy who changed the lyrics to Lennon's Imagine, thereby altering the entire underlying premise of the whole tune?

Not a fan of that...but for whatever reason, I liked the Fuck You song, and that performance (never heard the studio version before).

-an old punk rocker.

ON EDIT:

The fact that Cee-Lo performed Fuck You at an Obama event may well have been a poor political decision, but I doubt that the "Obama People" had anything to do with that.

In any case, whatever contrived outrage FUX NOISE spews over this, it will mean less than zero in about fifteen minutes.

I would not worry about that, as much as other things, regarding stuff that may hurt The Prez' re-election.

Cee-Lo may be big, but he ain't that big, and FUX is preaching to its own choir.

[iris27]

44. Yeah, Cee-Lo altered "Imagine" to say "and all religion is true".

I was fond of the internet meme that quickly popped up...a pic of Lennon captioned to say, "I see you changing the meaning of the song I wrote, and I'm like FUCK YOU."

[woo me with science]

37. The sign language video is still my favorite version.

This young woman did the song for her final exam in a sign language class. Some attitude here:

[NYC_SKP]

39. Love it! Here's "Respect" in ASL by the same student:

[woo me with science]

48. That was awesome.

( loved the little smiley dancing along at the bottom of your post, too. )

Thanks

[jsmirman]

42. Wow, that was incredible

that's got to be an A+.

That was slathered in all kinds of awesome sauce.

[woo me with science]

51. LOL.

I agree.

[stuntcat]

11. "makes you long for the days of Sinatra"

Hey I like Sinatra, and I LOVE old music. But I like Cee Lo Green too!

They're mostly longing for the days of Sinatra because they want segregation back, not because they care a shyt about good music.

[TlalocW]

12. Cee Lo Green = Moron

Good job, dumbfuck. You just gave Fox News something to talk about and bring up for a month to try and connect to Obama. And yes, I know that the Daily Show and the Colbert Show will counter with Ted Nugent's profanity-filled, violent rant, but mainstream media won't.

TlalocW

[boston bean]

15. I wouldn't be to worried about it.

I don't think it's a big deal. he seemed sort of cute asking if it was ok to cuss.

I liked it!

There might be a little blow back, but it wasn't Obama that did it. Was obama even there?

[Live and Learn]

16. Why are you blaming Cee Lo for Faux News' ridiculousness?

I like the song and and don't give a f*** what Faux News says about it or anything else for that matter!

[Cali_Democrat]

22. HAHAHA yea right.....Faux News is trying to connect Obama to anybody

Faux NEws screaming about Cee Lo Green saying "fuck you" at a fund raiser will do nothing. Nobody will care.

Nobody except the current people crying about Rev. Wright, Alinsky, Ayera and Derrick Bell.

Let them pound sand in the right wing echo chamber.

[NCTraveler]

14. Guy is funny. Cee Lo performance at the 2011 Grammys.

[boston bean]

19. are you saying to me, directly, "fuck you"?

if so, why?

[msongs]

47. because it is easier to be hostile than eloquent lol nt

[joeybee12]

18. As long as the no-talent twit doesn't sing Imagine...

I couldn't care less.

[nolabear]

21. Was it on SNL that he did the version where he says "Fox News" instead?

That was my favorite.

Oh Cee-Lo,you bad boy. Sneaked one in while we were all freaked out about important stuff. It'll go away. It's just silly.

[sikorsky]

23. With 'friends' like this, who needs enemies? If this guy is an "artist", I'm the king of Persia.

Seriously, why does anyone with a brain support this moron who just reinforces every negative stereotype?

[marmar]

24. Negative stereotype of who?

nt

[sikorsky]

28. Bad entertainers. Or whatever you might imagine.

[marmar]

30. Que?

[sikorsky]

32. I really think you know what I meant, but I was warned about saying things like that here on DU

by a longtime member who called me up and suggested I give it a try.

[marmar]

34. No, sorry I don't understand cryptic messages.

nt

[Tobin S.]

27. The song is about a bad relationship

Cee Lo has at least been nominated for a Grammy, and I think he might have won one.

[sikorsky]

31. Yeah, well George Bush was nominated for a Nobel Prize...

[Tobin S.]

33. Not the same thing

You're basing your opinion on a 30 second clip and without any prior knowledge of the artist.

[Luminous Animal]

41. Who nominated him? Nominees are secret for 50 years unless the official person or entity

that did the nominating spills the beans.

[Bluenorthwest]

25. Cee-Lo is a hypocritical and prejudiced creature of the past.

His whole trip disgusts me. I'm sure he is a step up from McClurkin, still, not much of one.

[Pisces]

35. What are yo blathering on about???

[ruggerson]

38. Maybe he's referring to a tweet from "cee-lo" to a music critic last year:

"@gimme_noise I respect your criticism but be fair! People enjoyed last night! I'm guessing ur gay? and my masculinity offended u? well f--k U!"

[LadyHawkAZ]

26. Nice to see he can get SOME lyrics right

Fuck you too, Cee Lo. And no religion, too.

[2ndAmForComputers]

36. This.

[craigmatic]

40. I personally prefer Cee-Lo when he was in Goodie Mob. This is just another non-issue

that the repigs will try to exploit to get at the president.

[Historic NY]

45. Used to be on our local watering hole juke box....

where does FAUX find these people in a monastary.

[ellisonz]

46. Fuck that song. Annoying. I don't get why it's used as campaign music. n/t

[frazzled]

49. From a Guardian (UK) review

"Fuck You" is one of this year's most uplifting releases, with a chorus that makes you want to punch the air and imprecate cheerfully at total strangers. It spent two weeks at number one in the UK last month and has already scored more than 17 million hits on YouTube.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2010/nov/07/lady-killer-cee-lo-green-review

What do you all have against imprecating?

[Mimosa]

50. ATL native, music lover. I hate that vulgar garbage.

Yes, I'm familiar with Cee Lo, Outkast and all that.

The garbage won't last.

Duke Ellington may not either, if kids are brought up ignorant of real music.