Lopez Blogs

It's being billed as the surprise upset of the week - yup, Cee-Lo is beating Robbie & Gary to number one with his unrepentant and slightly glorious Fuck You. Don't feel too sorry for R&G - the single still has high sales figures and I suspect some people are saving their pennies for the variety of options out on Monday for the big Robbie Greatest Hits packages. Plus, Britain loves a good curse word song. The fact that this one is set to such a wonderfully motown inspired groove makes the middle finger chorus seem so much more naughty (and yet so satisfying). There are bitter lovers all over the country singing into their hairbrushes while burning pictures of their ex to this song - it's that connection that's propelling this to the top stop (and potentially holding Joe McElderry off next week too). And if Cee-Lo isn't enough, check out a couple of smashing alternatives:

CJ Baran does Fuck You: Ah CJ. I wrote about him before because essentially he is very good indeed. And a bit handsome. He's getting rather good at doing decent cover versions - and this is no exception. He's all pretty fly for a white guy in the better than most popstars with a huge budget video clip that he's produced. Not only is the cover a jauntily produced affair, but the video is a hoot. Cycling around town, plethora of cheesy gifts, giving that middle finger some proper gusto, nice bit of grooving in a tank top in the park, funky graphics to match the lyrics - it's all quite satisfying indeed. What i'm loving is the studio shots of CJ dancing around and letting the rhythms of the tune totally infuse him - all inhibitions are good and it's a joy to watch. Oh and I'm quite partial to the way he gives the middle finger too. And the brilliant middle 8 and instrumental breakdown. Visual treat that works for me. Sign up for a free download of the video over at CJ's official site.

The Overtones do Fuck You: Ah The Overtones. I wrote about them before because essentially they are very good indeed. And a bit handsome. Not to repeat myself ;) It's a rather layered and brilliant harmonic version of the track that makes it sound like a 50s doowap classic. The version works so incredibly well because they deliver it with such sincerity and it's such a juxtaposition with the sweetness of their vocal instruments playing off against the decidedly had enough lyrics. They actually manage to bring out the sad pathos of the song, particularly when they slow it down at the end and it becomes a bit of a heartbreaker thanks to their careful staging of "i guess the change in my pocket wasn't enough"... Oh good things are going to happen for this boys, I can just feel it...

Any other cover versions I should be aware of?! (Tomorrow! TAKE THAT!)