Rate Cee-Lo's "F**k You" out of ten

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I'm just saying, if I had to guess, a similar survey of all the people on this thread would probably average out to something lower than 7/10.
― some dude, Wednesday, 15 September 2010 22:40 Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

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Poll Results

Option	Votes
6	26
8	23
7	20
4	14
10	12
9	12
5	12
3	8
2	8
0	7
1	6

― pissky in the jar (onimo), Thursday, 16 September 2010 10:49 (fifteen years ago)

8 from me. Funny and catchy and holds up to repeat listening + I like novelty swearing in pop music. Not sure about the crybaby bit near the end though.

― pissky in the jar (onimo), Thursday, 16 September 2010 10:59 (fifteen years ago)

"fook yu!"

― natas, Thursday, 16 September 2010 11:08 (fifteen years ago)

Fuck you (and-I-gave-you-a-two)

― jesper olsen twins (NickB), Thursday, 16 September 2010 11:11 (fifteen years ago)

i gave it 6 on the jukebox, this could be a 5 on a grumpy day. today is a grumpy day.

― لوووووووووووووووووووول (lex pretend), Thursday, 16 September 2010 11:11 (fifteen years ago)

3, and today is just another day

― r|t|c, Thursday, 16 September 2010 12:12 (fifteen years ago)

literally every time this comes on the radio it's a guaranteed deep sigh and 4 minute abject stare into the middle horizon

if this is your jam i hate ur guts

― r|t|c, Thursday, 16 September 2010 12:16 (fifteen years ago)

― i feed these skreets (tpp), Thursday, 16 September 2010 12:20 (fifteen years ago)

2 and that's generous

― acoleuthic, Thursday, 16 September 2010 12:27 (fifteen years ago)

ok wait no make it 1

― acoleuthic, Thursday, 16 September 2010 12:27 (fifteen years ago)

Still stand by my Jukebox score.

― Gucci Mane hermeneuticist (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 16 September 2010 12:31 (fifteen years ago)

attn all trainspotting poll-lovers: we could do "rate _______ out of ten" with every album ever made. bands too! movies too!

― aerosmith: live at gunpoint (underrated aerosmith albums I have loved), Thursday, 16 September 2010 12:38 (fifteen years ago)

Starting with Pearl Jam's Ten to see if it stacks up.

― jesper olsen twins (NickB), Thursday, 16 September 2010 12:40 (fifteen years ago)

8. I'm going to laugh when this poll gets a 7, triggering anguish that the 'hatred wasn't large enough on ILX'.

― turn in yer badge (San Te), Thursday, 16 September 2010 12:40 (fifteen years ago)

I dunno, man. I don't think the average will be that high, but if it is I'm not gonna fly into a rage.

― some dude, Thursday, 16 September 2010 13:14 (fifteen years ago)

I voted 9 without listening to it for precisely that reason.

― Eejit Piaf (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 16 September 2010 13:15 (fifteen years ago)

Also I believe the rule is "vote the opposite to LJ on any poll about Hip Hop or R'n'B"

― Eejit Piaf (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 16 September 2010 13:16 (fifteen years ago)

doesn't really do much for me but isn't aesthetically offensive either so 5

― ciderpress, Thursday, 16 September 2010 13:17 (fifteen years ago)

― EZ Snappin, Thursday, 16 September 2010 13:19 (fifteen years ago)

i gave it the some dude memorial deuce

― call all destroyer, Thursday, 16 September 2010 13:22 (fifteen years ago)

this is silly

― The Reverend, Thursday, 16 September 2010 13:27 (fifteen years ago)

comin thru w/ the first 10

― the kelpolaris usic prize (Whiney G. Weingarten), Thursday, 16 September 2010 13:29 (fifteen years ago)

this isn't really going to give us an average anyway, because if 25 people voted 8, 5 voted 9, 2 voted 10, and 10 voted 1, it'd look like we settled on "8" but the average would be 6.5

― turn in yer badge (San Te), Thursday, 16 September 2010 13:30 (fifteen years ago)

If only there was some way of seeing how many people voted for each option.

― Eejit Piaf (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 16 September 2010 13:32 (fifteen years ago)

uh yea but that isn't teh same as an 'average', though the statistical merit of 'averages' is debatable anyway.....

― turn in yer badge (San Te), Thursday, 16 September 2010 13:35 (fifteen years ago)

I'm suggesting that it might be possible for somebody with a maths degree to work out the average from the poll results?

― Eejit Piaf (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 16 September 2010 13:36 (fifteen years ago)

lol

― The Reverend, Thursday, 16 September 2010 13:42 (fifteen years ago)

I'm suggesting that it might be possible for somebody with a ~~maths degree~~ basic knowledge of 7th-grade math to work out the average from the poll results?

fixed

― juggalo iglesias (HI DERE), Thursday, 16 September 2010 13:45 (fifteen years ago)

thanks for spelling out his joke

― The Reverend, Thursday, 16 September 2010 13:46 (fifteen years ago)

it's what I do

― juggalo iglesias (HI DERE), Thursday, 16 September 2010 13:47 (fifteen years ago)

Honestly I get no credit

― Eejit Piaf (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 16 September 2010 13:47 (fifteen years ago)

i have a math degree but i'm pretty sure this is above and beyond my grasp tbh

― ciderpress, Thursday, 16 September 2010 13:47 (fifteen years ago)

lol geez obviously I know this, I just did the math in my post above, just saying IT'S NOT IMMEDIATE AND PLASTERED ON THE SCREEN!

― turn in yer badge (San Te), Thursday, 16 September 2010 13:50 (fifteen years ago)

I actually haven't listened to the song since the first time I played it. Hate to say it but the ILX thread on the song actually ruined it for me tdue to the association. I'm sure I'll still love it next time I spin it though.

― turn in yer badge (San Te), Thursday, 16 September 2010 14:04 (fifteen years ago)

with the recent brackets polls the true 'winners' weren't plainly listed in the results at the top and someone further down the thread did the math. it's not that big a deal.

― some dude, Thursday, 16 September 2010 14:27 (fifteen years ago)

i gave it a 7 altho i really have no desire to listen to it

― J0rdan S., Thursday, 16 September 2010 15:08 (fifteen years ago)

^^^

― Gucci Mane hermeneuticist (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 16 September 2010 15:08 (fifteen years ago)

That same weekend where this song was inescapable on my buddies' iPhones, another buddy discovered The Suburbs. My eyeballs still haven't recovered from the clawing.

― Gucci Mane hermeneuticist (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 16 September 2010 15:09 (fifteen years ago)

time 4 new friends :(

― call all destroyer, Thursday, 16 September 2010 15:21 (fifteen years ago)

― markers, Thursday, 16 September 2010 15:25 (fifteen years ago)

Alfred, next time you run into your Arcade Fire-listening friend he's gonna ask you if you've heard the new Interpol, so prepare for a final farewell to your vision

― markers, Thursday, 16 September 2010 15:28 (fifteen years ago)

He's over 30.

― Gucci Mane hermeneuticist (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 16 September 2010 15:30 (fifteen years ago)

hence Interpol and not Best Coast presumably...

6 for me

― balls, Thursday, 16 September 2010 15:41 (fifteen years ago)

4 - I don't hate it but I have no desire to hear it again.

― seandalai, Thursday, 16 September 2010 16:16 (fifteen years ago)

One point off for the golddigger/n***er rhyme.
One point off for novelty factor.
Otherwise, good to hear a song where it's clear that every second has been thought through.

― Excluding Skits and Such (Eazy), Thursday, 16 September 2010 16:39 (fifteen years ago)

This is a 10, easy. It is lyrically sharp, well-written, sarcastic, great backing vocals, catchy/hooky as shit, comes off extremely fresh despite the "throwback" nature of its influence, and is a TON of fun to sing along to. It's the catchiest, most radio-friendly song this year -- and it can't be played on radio! I played this about 4-5 times in a row on first blush. Can't say that about any other song this year.

― ilxor has truly been got at and become an ILXor (ilxor), Thursday, 16 September 2010 16:49 (fifteen years ago)

Btw, 50 Cent is absolutely charming playing the cheeky antagonist in his freestyle. And it's a nice prelude to the song:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nk_zLhKIE24

― ilxor has truly been got at and become an ILXor (ilxor), Thursday, 16 September 2010 16:52 (fifteen years ago)

3.8

― ('_') (omar little), Thursday, 16 September 2010 16:52 (fifteen years ago)

yeah i do kinda like that 50 intro but it also highlights one of my major problems with the song which is how rapidly it switches between addressing the girl and the guy.

if it only addressed the guy i think i'd like it more.

― call all destroyer, Thursday, 16 September 2010 16:55 (fifteen years ago)

http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/bsdbsd/files/2009/09/ten.jpg

― let's have a toast for the cumlords (Whiney G. Weingarten), Thursday, 16 September 2010 16:56 (fifteen years ago)

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wouldn't be at all surprised

― naked human hands and a foam rubber head (contenderizer), Wednesday, 17 November 2010 09:38 (fifteen years ago)

I think he had two or three weeks at #1 in the UK. Still getting a lot of airplay.

― Smiley panda mixed moniker (7,4) (onimo), Wednesday, 17 November 2010 11:35 (fifteen years ago)

0.32

― conrad, Wednesday, 17 November 2010 12:50 (fifteen years ago)

also nilsson did it first

― 4 my muthafuckin mods (crüt), Tuesday, September 21, 2010 2:08 AM (1 month ago) Bookmark

And way way way better:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LduNX_ulJrQ

― Telephoneface (Adam Bruneau), Wednesday, 17 November 2010 15:31 (fifteen years ago)

Cee-Lo's new interview show on Fuse, Lay It Down, is pretty great. he's like a hip hop Charlie Rose, having these really illuminating but low key conversations with Lil Jon, Public Enemy, Ludacris, etc.

― some dude, Wednesday, 17 November 2010 15:33 (fifteen years ago)

i am going to laugh so fucking hard if the glee cast version of this song outpeaks the original in america

Since everything Glee does rockets directly to the top of the charts, this won't be surprising in the least.

― "I am a fairly respected poster." (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Wednesday, 17 November 2010 16:22 (fifteen years ago)

Well, not exactly to the top of the charts. The Glee cast has had 89 entries in the Hot 100, but only one of those has landed in the top 10 ("Don't Stop Believin'") and only three others have been in the top 20 ("Total Eclipse of the Heart," "Poker Face," "Toxic"). From what I've read, it seems like "Teenage Dream" is likely to join that group when this week's chart is released, but I'm not sure if the Glee version of "Fuck You" is guaranteed to peak higher than #17.

― Domingo Halliburton (jaymc), Wednesday, 17 November 2010 16:53 (fifteen years ago)

Hmm, I thought they were charting better than that. Guess I was just guessing based on the overexposure and their placement on the iTunes charts.

― "I am a fairly respected poster." (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Wednesday, 17 November 2010 16:55 (fifteen years ago)

Chances are in favor of this song being #1 on rolling stone's 2010 list any up for "record of the year" grammies, which really only noteworthy because of the song's title.

― billstevejim, Sunday, 28 November 2010 07:18 (fifteen years ago)

I hit "submit" too soon.

Chances are in favor of this song being #1 on rolling stone's 2010 list or up for "record of the year" grammies, which would really only noteworthy because of the song's title.

― billstevejim, Sunday, 28 November 2010 07:19 (fifteen years ago)

and i still fucked it up.. i quit

― billstevejim, Sunday, 28 November 2010 07:20 (fifteen years ago)

i am going to laugh so fucking hard if the glee cast version of this song outpeaks the original in america

Close! Glee version debuted at #11, but that was accompanied by the original jumping to #9.

― Domingo Halliburton (jaymc), Sunday, 28 November 2010 07:47 (fifteen years ago)

my dad asked me about cee lo yesterday

― lotta diamonds ... but prolly more display names (deej), Sunday, 28 November 2010 07:48 (fifteen years ago)

i feel a 4.

― Honey, I squirted jizz all over the baby (the table is the table), Sunday, 28 November 2010 08:38 (fifteen years ago)

i feel 4 ya.

― Domingo Halliburton (jaymc), Sunday, 28 November 2010 09:09 (fifteen years ago)

two weeks pass...

Best record ever. Fuck you.

― baubles to the wall (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 18 December 2010 13:55 (fifteen years ago)

Best record ever.? Fuck you.!

― hey young ppl world (some dude), Saturday, 18 December 2010 13:56 (fifteen years ago)

Can't decide if the DJ dropping "Forget You" or "Crank Dat" at my daughter's primary school disco last night was the best move.

Also fuck you.

― baubles to the wall (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 18 December 2010 13:58 (fifteen years ago)

fucking me last night was the best move

― hey young ppl world (some dude), Saturday, 18 December 2010 14:18 (fifteen years ago)

fucked maself instead

― baubles to the wall (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 18 December 2010 14:19 (fifteen years ago)

still like this song a lot....the album's enjoyable too. no rap on it though, unlike ...Is the Soul Machine.

― Bitch, it cold outside!!! BURR (San Te), Saturday, 18 December 2010 15:37 (fifteen years ago)

cant remember what i voted but it seems like a solid 6-7

itd be cooler if it was called Fart You and made music with fart sounds

― Princess TamTam, Saturday, 18 December 2010 18:20 (fifteen years ago)

otm

― k3vin k., Saturday, 18 December 2010 18:26 (fifteen years ago)

i got the yellow vinyl 12" single :)

― larry longballs money (Whiney G. Weingarten), Saturday, 18 December 2010 20:14 (fifteen years ago)

remember when this was gonna be the song of the year?

~~~~~2010~~~~~

― markers, Saturday, 18 December 2010 20:17 (fifteen years ago)

pitchfork had a new favorite song, it's a shame

― k3vin k., Saturday, 18 December 2010 20:19 (fifteen years ago)

i whipped that fuck you back and forth

― I spilled, saucer-eyed, into the Tonetta fanclub underground. (forksclovetofu), Saturday, 18 December 2010 21:52 (fifteen years ago)

five months pass...

"Friday" is better than this awful song.

― billstevejim, Thursday, 19 May 2011 22:16 (fifteen years ago)

i would rather hear friday than fuck you

― markers, Thursday, 19 May 2011 22:17 (fifteen years ago)

For real.

― billstevejim, Thursday, 19 May 2011 22:18 (fifteen years ago)

Fuck, fight, or Cee-Lo Green.

― more horses after the main event (Eazy), Thursday, 19 May 2011 22:20 (fifteen years ago)

i would rather fuck you than hear friday

― solitary posts that effortlessly summarize the spirit of ilxor (ilxor), Thursday, 19 May 2011 22:21 (fifteen years ago)

#13, 38th week in the Hot 100.

― more horses after the main event (Eazy), Thursday, 19 May 2011 22:22 (fifteen years ago)

If I had voted I would have voted zero.

― Thraft of Cleveland (Bill Magill), Friday, 20 May 2011 14:57 (fifteen years ago)

I rate this 5 out of ten. Fake soul for radio pops - not awful but kind of plastic and gratingly inauthentic. Dude's a good singer, but I hate all this kind of studio-retro Ronson-y thing.

― broodje kroket (dog latin), Friday, 20 May 2011 15:00 (fifteen years ago)

The album is growing on me, however. It's thankfully less retro.

― Deremiah Was a Bullfrog (u s steel), Wednesday, 1 June 2011 14:28 (fourteen years ago)

five months pass...

as a gag in The Muppets, it's a 10

― Dr Morbois de Bologne (Dr Morbius), Friday, 18 November 2011 16:24 (fourteen years ago)

yeah, was kind of shocked to hear it as the theme music in the promos

― do you want me to share what i know w/ you or not? (forksclovetofu), Friday, 18 November 2011 16:24 (fourteen years ago)

i mean do they say "FROG YOU AND FROG HIM TOO" i'm guessing?

― do you want me to share what i know w/ you or not? (forksclovetofu), Friday, 18 November 2011 16:25 (fourteen years ago)

no, none of those euphemisms, it's too brilliantly and organically integrated to give away.

(don't look closely at the soundtrack listing, for full impact)

― Dr Morbois de Bologne (Dr Morbius), Friday, 18 November 2011 16:27 (fourteen years ago)

http://disney-clipart.com/winnie-the-pooh/Pooh-Friends/pooh-tigger-piglet-tree-stump.jpg

Oh shit, she's a gold-digger!
Just thought you should know, Tigger!

― Love stream of mic checking (Eazy), Friday, 18 November 2011 16:43 (fourteen years ago)

one year passes...

http://timesfreepress.com/news/2013/jun/10/well-see-no-cee-lo-at-future-riverbends/

― something of an astrological coup (tipsy mothra), Monday, 10 June 2013 18:21 (twelve years ago)

Fuller said there was no excuse for the profanity.

"This was something we had covered with his agency, that we were a family festival and that we didn't want that to happen," he said. "That is something we do our very best to curtail."

WHY DID YOU BOOK CEE-LO?

― something of an astrological coup (tipsy mothra), Monday, 10 June 2013 18:22 (twelve years ago)

leather jorts

― Bathory Tub Blues (Shakey Mo Collier), Monday, 10 June 2013 18:24 (twelve years ago)

This cover by some underage brother band called vazquez sounds is pretty popular down here in Mexico. It's half decent.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-z8xhm4gHak

― Moka, Monday, 10 June 2013 18:40 (twelve years ago)

Opened this thread thinking I would've gone for 6. Maybe I voted, can't remember.

― I wish to incorporate disco into my small business (chap), Monday, 10 June 2013 19:08 (twelve years ago)

that is the best news story ever

― they are either militarists (ugh) or kangaroos (?) (DJP), Monday, 10 June 2013 19:13 (twelve years ago)

One festivalgoer tweeted, "Ceelo is taking [alcohol] shots on stage, cursing and now hardcore rapping. The family and Christian #riverbend attendees are freaking out. #hilarious."

ALCOHOL SHOTS
LEATHER JORTS
HOTTENTOTS
BURMA SHAVE

― i didn't even give much of a fuck that you were mod (forksclovetofu), Monday, 10 June 2013 19:57 (twelve years ago)

How can something be leather and jeans at the same time?

― treeship journey to stars hollow (some dude), Monday, 10 June 2013 20:00 (twelve years ago)

mysteries of the universe

― Bathory Tub Blues (Shakey Mo Collier), Monday, 10 June 2013 20:11 (twelve years ago)

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