Earlier this evening, I read an excellent article from yesterday’s New York Times Magazine on Gnarls Barkley (registration required – and the article will expire eventually) – more specifically, the article focused on Danger Mouse, the 28-year-old DJ who’s already remixed the Beatles with Jay-Z and figured out how to mix MF Doom with Carl from “Aqua Teen Hunger Force”. Naturally, the artlcle mentions how Danger Mouse and Cee-Lo (the vocal half of Gnarls Barkley) will only be photographed in public as famous movie duos.
After reading the article, I was reminded of the 5 or so minutes of the MTV Movie Awards that I managed to catch last week – it happened to be Gnarls Barkley performing their now-ubiquitous hit, “Crazy” 
. Except that Cee-Lo, Danger Mouse, and their support band are all dressed as characters from the original Star Wars trilogy. It’s very cool – and naturally, YouTube has the video. (Except, and maybe it’s me, but I would have thought Boba Fett would have been on bass…)
Well, I clicked on it partly to see the video and partly because I had never heard the song before, and the thing is…it’s not that great. I mean, it’s not TERRIBLE, but it’s not such a good song…
yeah i wasn’t into it…..
Well, maybe you’re crazy.
Nah, just kidding. Frankly, I’ve kinda gotten hooked on “Crazy” (Darren, it’s been in what passes for heavy rotation on XPN – you really haven’t heard it?), and I’ve been sampling the rest of the album. It’s an interesting mix of styles – some work, some don’t, but at least they’re trying something new. But I’ll be the first to admit that, much like TMBG, it’s not for everyone.
i watched. i listened. it was ok. i was somewhat distracted by the costumes though. perhaps it’s just not my cup of tea. but, i wouldn’t complain or change the station if i ever heard it again.
Mr. Lucas. Paging Mr. George Lucas. Your attorney is on line four.
Seriously though, this is the first time I’ve heard this and I think it’s pretty damn good. It’s a serious throwback to the Philly sound of the seventies.
See? Like I said, it’s not for everyone. But I’ve come to like it.
More than anything, I was just amused by the performance – come on now, who doesn’t at least SMILE at Chewbacca playing drums?
I love this song! There is just something about it! Who is this guy, anyway? Am I supposed to have heard of him before or what? I DIG it!