F**c You – Cee Lo Green

Ok, I admit it. This post and its timing are very opportunistic from me. On Friday, Cee Lo was on the BBC program Later with Jools Holland. (LINK). Also, this song is number one in the charts right now in the UK.

The lyrics via  http://www.elyricsworld.com/:

(Chorus)
I see you driving 'round town
With the girl i love and i'm like,
F**k you!
Oo, oo, ooo
I guess the change in my pocket
Wasn't enough i'm like,
F**k you!
And f**k 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...
F**k you!
Oo, oo, ooo

Yeah i'm sorry, i can't afford a ferrari,
But that don't mean i can't get you there.
I guess he's an xbox and i'm more atari,
But the way you play your game ain't fair.

I pity the fool that falls in love with you
(oh shit she's a gold digger)
Well
(just thought you should know nigga)
Ooooooh
I've got some news for you
Yeah go run and tell your little boyfriend

(chorus)

Now i know, that i had to borrow,
Beg and steal and lie and cheat.
Trying to keep ya, trying to please ya.
'Cause being in love with you ass ain't cheap.

I pity the fool that falls in love with you
(oh shit she's a gold digger)
Well
(just thought you should know nigga)
Ooooooh
I've got some news for you
i really hate yo ass right now
(chorus)

Now baby, baby, baby, why d'you wanna wanna hurt me so bad?

(so bad, so bad, so bad)
I tried to tell my mamma but she told me
"this is one for your dad"
(your dad, your dad, your dad)
Uh! Whhhy? Uh! Whhhy? Uh!
Whhhy lady? Oh! I love you oh!
I still love you. Oooh! 

Fuck You lyrics by Cee-Lo Green

But the thing is that this song got me thinking: What is a good song? How would you define it? For me, it is simple: nice tunes and meaningful lyrics. I know these are very broad categorizations. But for example, this song’s lyrics are meaningful in the sense that they are funny and tell story I can appreciate or relate to. Hey, I have some F**c yous to give away. And who hasn’t? Don’t tell me you don’t.

PS: an amusing video doesn’t make a song great but it helps.