Talk:Fuck You (CeeLo Green song)

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Exclamation point?[edit]

CNN's story places an exclamation point at the end of both "Fuck You!" and "Forget You!".[1] If this is correct and other sources back it up, we'll have to move this article to the correct title. - eo (talk) 18:32, 30 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I've moved this accordingly as the single's cover art also displays the exclamation. - eo (talk) 14:27, 1 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]
According to the back cover of the album [2] and this single cover [3] the song does not have the exclamation point so I believe it should be moved? TopopMAC1 (talk) 03:26, 1 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
The catalogued title by the publishing, not the cover art, does not have the exclamation point. Sites that mention the copyright, like CD Universe and Amazon, reflect this. Dan56 (talk) 23:37, 4 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Cover?[edit]

Is this a cover verson of Lily Allen's 2008/2009 song? They seems awfully similar.--Cooly123 02:18, 24 October 2010 (UTC)

Not at all. Yves (talk) 02:20, 24 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Topped the charts in Scotland and the United Kingdom??[edit]

Scotland is part of the United Kingdom and doesn't have its own chart so not sure why it has been mentioned on its own here. 194.105.188.114 (talk) 12:51, 3 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

It does have its own chart, actually. Though nobody takes the slightest notice of it and sales in Scotland also contribute to the UK chart anyway. -86.132.166.51 (talk) 13:03, 8 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

itunes store only source for this title?[edit]

It's mentioned throughout the whole "versions" section and sounds a lot like advertisement. There must be other sources for this title, if not then this should be mentioned separately and the section should still be rid of the itunes references, if not necessary. 178.190.84.253 (talk) 19:26, 5 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1657861/lady-antebellum-need-you-now-grammys.jhtml could be something. User:Zscout370 (Return Fire) 05:20, 14 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
I also noticed the overuse of iTunes references in the Versions section. It read like an advertisement for me too.Podex (talk) 11:27, 17 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Bruno Mars as author?[edit]

On the most recent episode of BBC Show 'The Graham Norton Show' Bruno Mars was a guest and revealed in a session with Cee Lo Green he wrote Fuck You, This should be added but i'm unsure if a link to bbc iplayeer can be used as a refrence, but this should be added as it's very good infomation —Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.1.179.239 (talk) 2011-03-05 00:33:49 (UTC)

He is already listed as a co-writer. –anemoneprojectors– 11:38, 5 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Though there is actually no mention of who wrote the song in prose, or even what it's actually about. –anemoneprojectors– 11:41, 5 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I agree with the posters above! WHO WROTE THIS WONDERFUL THING? Further research is needed on the writers and the video director. Look, Cee Lo was as important to FU's success as Julia Roberts was to Pretty Woman but this is a writer's song. (If you're guessing that I'm a writer who has been through this situation, you're right.) Cee Lo isn't adlibbing his lines any more than Julia Roberts was. Like her, he's just saying them perfectly and overwhelming us with his face. :> Bruno Mars is getting credit over on his Wiki site, and I'm inclined to agree. It feels like a Bruno Mars song, with its Motown lilt Hawaiian light heartedness. Hum it next to Billionaire and you'll see they're brothers. But it's also the video director's song. If you watch the video while listening closely to the lyrics, you'll see that the great plot has been imposed on them, and it wasn't easy either. That plot is nowhere in the lyrics. Everybody in it is doing an equally perfect job, acting, even the little kids, and that usually means it's a great director. I don't think he even has a Wikipedia entry. Okay, Cee Lo is great, but let's give credit where credit is due. Profhum (talk) 18:47, 16 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

CeeLo was on The View Oct 2012 and was asked about "FU," why he wrote it, etc. He said that he was trying to annoy his record label and get dropped, so he purposefully made the song offensive. Unfortunately, the record label liked it and the song became a hit. He never mentioned any other writers. I think I might be able to track down a definite reference to add to this. 97.95.229.176 (talk) 04:23, 21 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Live performances[edit]

In this standard format section, only including the most notable to avoid turning it into a massive list. There are many others; many listed on the Scarlet Fever Live performances. But even there, only the more notable are included: by new lyrics, venue, viewers, etc.
--William Allen Simpson (talk) 02:36, 11 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Lyrics change?[edit]

In NPR's streaming preview of the album, the line "I know he's an XBox and I'm more an Atari" was changed to something else. Was the line changed on the actual release version? If so, it ought to be noted in the article. Kouban (talk) 02:07, 9 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Tribute to firefighters[edit]

Cee Lo himself covered it and turned it into a tribute to firefighters http://popwatch.ew.com/2011/05/09/cee-lo-adapts-forget-you-for-ode-to-firefighters-now-this-is-a-tribute/ (video of song on the page). I'm not really sure of the title, seems as though it would be "Thank You" —Preceding unsigned comment added by Rouse52794 (talk • contribs) 21:40, 10 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Add mention of the "SNL" sketch?[edit]

The article mentions that he performed the song ("Forget You" version) on Saturday Night Live, but there should be a mention of the preceding sketch, in which various characters were shown having apparently expletive-laden conversations about the song's use of expletives, but with consistent substitutions for each expletive (a la "forget you").Lawikitejana (talk) 00:46, 12 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I entered a description of this SNL sketch shortly after it was aired, but it has been deleted by someone without discussion. The sketch also featured a rare dramatic appearance by Cee Lo and should therefore, I believe, be considered significant. Ramseyman (talk) 16:20, 3 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Looks like this deletion from the Live Performances section was done on 6 April 2011. I don't follow what the objection could possibly be.Ramseyman (talk) 16:32, 3 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Genre?[edit]

This is not a punk song! Why is it listed as one? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.176.247.213 (talk) 06:20, 20 December 2011 (UTC) hip hop soul? This just soul man! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 177.32.245.237 (talk) 18:59, 20 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]


State of "Cover Versions" section[edit]

The "cover versions" section appears to be in a constant state of flux, with folks adding and removing (eachothers'?) cover versions all the time, and perhaps not all of them are notable but at least some of them are. Are we in the wild wild west, or what?

74.60.157.211 (talk) 20:30, 16 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Censoring[edit]

Before you censor, which I think some people have, see WP:CENSOR. — Preceding unsigned comment added by TDFan2006 (talk • contribs) 20:15, 16 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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Category:Obscenity controversies in music[edit]

So, this page is in Category:Obscenity controversies in music, but there's nothing in the article about any obscenity controversy. Comments? Trivialist (talk) 00:21, 17 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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