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Everywhere it seems Cee Lo Green’s F*ck You song is being played or referenced to. I heard it some time ago but I really didn’t get into the groove with it until I heard Sara Bareilles sing a cover of it when she was playing live in Saint Louis. (Even better, Sara didn’t even cover up the “Forget You” part – she sang it full strength!) Then it hit Glee with Gwyneth Paltrow singing as a substitute teacher (in short skirt and glorious boots, mind you) and yes, now it’s everywhere.

But this isn’t an earworm entry about F*ck You – it’s about Cee Lo Green’s other great songs on his album, The Lady Killer. First pass through I really only skipped to his F*ck You song and was happy and settled with THAT song getting stuck in my head. But I thankfully took a second listen around a few months later and found myself on tracks 7 & 8. To be fair, Cee Lo Green is cashing in on his F*ck You song (and he should be!) but he’s a got a few good grooves going on with “Satisfied” and “I Want You” – the focus of this earworm entry.

Both tracks are repetitive to be sure and Cee Lo – sorry buddy, not that great of a singer. But he does have a unique sound to his voice and the soulful comps to his tracks are quick to be enjoyed. Hopefully Cee Lo will be releasing one of these tracks as a next single before he only gets known for F*ck You. I’m also curious to see when a few other arrangements or remixes for “I Want you” will be coming out since the backing horn tracks get a little annoying the 4th or 5th time through.

So enjoy this bit of Cee Lo Green that doesn’t require any asterisks or censure to get played!

I Want You – Cee Lo Green (Song Sample)

Satisfied – Cee Lo Green (Song Sample)

Can’t seem to go wrong with pop songs with the use of brass bands and piano, right? Today’s selection has been floating in my head (and much to my wife’s ears as well) for the last few weeks. It comes from Sara Bareilles as her second album’s first single King Of Anything.

For her sophomore release, it should be no surprise that Sara ends up in my earworm section a second time as well. First time around back in March of 2008 went pretty well for her. After listening to the rest of her Kaleidoscope Heart album I can say that there are more good selections to come.

So without additional hesitation, a quick song sample for you…

– King Of Anything – Sara Bareilles – (Song Sample)

While quite popular after her free Apple iTunes debut many months ago, I’m a bit late in stumbling upon Sara Bareilles’ latest tune entitled “Love Song”. I’m pretty much at a loss as to how she came across my surfing travels – but nonetheless, this tune has been stuck in my head ever since.

Be sure to check out the usual places – Wikipedia, her own Web site, or even MySpace if you need even more material.

I’m a casual listener of Maroon 5, which she actually has some history with – hanging around in the same circles while working on their music degrees at UCLA. But there’s just a really natural, soulful sound to Sara’s voice, similar to another favorite singer of mine, Norah Jones. (I might put Vanessa Carlson in there as well, but her music is becoming more hit and miss to me lately…)

For the important part, the song sample…

Love Song – Sara Bareilles – (Song Sample)

While I was visiting Sara’s Web site for more info, music clips and what not, I found the video to this song being actually quite good in it’s story telling as well. Feel free to play a bit of it on YouTube (the embedded video is disabled for some reason…) Not the best quality for sure – but you get the idea.

Of course while there’s plenty for the ears to enjoy, you can’t help but not enjoy Sara’s visual appeal as well…