Cee Lo on "Fuck You"

QUOTE OF THE DAY: "If you think about it, in literal terms, I saw them driving past, and I’m like, 'Fuck you!' But I didn’t say it to her; I’m just thinking it out loud. The song is about smiling in the face of adversity, and accepting and moving on. There's definitely a silver lining to it. It’s just meant to be funny, really. But there’s so much in music that my kids hear on a daily basis—I dare somebody to have a problem with this song!" —Cee Lo Green, the father of a 10-year-old, in response to fellow parents who can’t sing along with the irresistible chorus of “Fuck You” in front of their kids, interviewed by the L.A. Times’ Ann Powers. While you’re clicking, you’ll also wanna check out Ann’s think piece about the sociocultural resonance of Matthew Weiner’s use of Sonny & Cher’s “I Got You Babe” over the final scene of the brilliant Mad Men season finale. (10/20a)