#ceelo

"Cause I'm a punk rocker, yes I am..." Reminiscing the past lives of Gnarls Barkley, our super heroes - CeeLo Green & Danger Mouse.

It's always interesting to see how much the superhero theme and cinema in general influenced CeeLo's carreer. Mouse's is not so far away too. The Odd Couple - a direct refference to cinema, but also the whole heroic plot of "Crazy". Hell, even the single "Mystery Men" is fully inspired in a super hero - full of mundane problems.

Green's passion for cinema and television is also not a secret; his 2015's mixtape - TV on the Radio - expresses it very well. But even his other mixtape, the 2010's "Stray Bullets" dedicates tracks to develop even more CeeLo's multiverse, with "Super Woman Theme Song".

What about "The Lady Killer", 2010? Also a classic Bond soundtrack. CeeLo already clarified: When he makes music, he is thinking of a score, a soundtrack, more than a song in itself.

"Like Luke Skywalker finding out who his father is, Han Solo getting frozen in carbonite, or even Jonah ending up in the belly of the whale, every hero has to be dragged into darkness before he can emerge in triumph. Your very own supernatural hero was no different." Green, CeeLo. Everybody's Brother (p. 155).

Every hero has a theme song - CeeLo starts in the 13th track of Stray Bullets. Truth is, CeeLo is full of theme songs, soundtracks, requiems and beautiful scores. From his humble beginnings, in the Dirty South, to luxury, late days. Oh yes, Goodie Mob has also it's fair pieces of soundtrack, or even theme songs. Still Standing (1998), with the homonym track, but also the late "Father Time", from Age Against the Machine, or "Frontline", from Survival Kit... But i love to think that Goodie Mob alligns more with an antihero character, than a hero group. Our very own Not-so-Goodie-Mob.

But one thing is to pay homage to a hero, another thing is to be one. Gnarls Barkley is an alterego, an out of body experience; someone else. A duo. A hero. Crazy times call for crazy heroes. Glad we had 'em. Hoping for more soon. 🌠🔥

1. Gracie - so sweet and rolls around in fresh shavings, very cute

2. Jojo - sweet girl likes to take selfies with me

3. Ike - worlds silliest boy

4 Fabio - funny guy

5. Mikey - too nervous to have fun but he’s funny in his own way

6. Dax - good listener

7. Emmy - didn’t escape when I left the gate open and my boss was on the ranch also this is her horse

8. Count - well behaved until he’s going to the big field then he goes nuts

9. Charlie - well behaved but old and boring

10. Ceelo - well behaved but boring

11. Surprise - surprisingly boring

12. Rusty - always stays in the run in so I never really interact with him. No idea.

13. Toby - silly boy but he’s always stealing food

14. Freddy - acts like he’s gonna kick me when I put fly spray on him, not cool

"We alive but we ain't livin', that's why I'm givin' until it's gone

'Cause I don't wanna be alone (I don't wanna be alone)

I don't wanna be alone (yeah) (no, no, no)

If there's anything I can say to help you find your way

Dungeon Family - "Trans DF Express"

April 16, 2019