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Gnarls Barkley

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Gnarls Barkley

Date: May 18 2009

Themes: Music

Grammar: Adjectives

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You’ve probably heard the song “Crazy.” It’s not just on the radio, it’s everywhere these days. It gets played in stores, at clubs, and it’s probably quite a few people’s cell phone ring. But have you ever heard of the band who sings it, Gnarls Barkley?

Dale loves “Crazy,” but he doesn’t know anything about Gnarls Barkley. Listen to Ella teach him a thing or two about one of his favorite songs.

Dialog

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Ella

Ella

 Dale

Dale

Ella:  So are you a fan of Gnarls Barkley?

Dale:  Actually I’m a very big fan. But the only thing is, I only know one song. I don’t have the CD. I’ve heard that song all over the place, it hits all genres, and I love it. That’s it!

Ella:  I don’t know, I love them. I feel like they’re in their own group.

Dale:  It’s a group?!

Ella:  Yeah, so there’s two guys. It’s Cee-Lo Green and Danger Mouse.

Dale:  I thought that Gnarls Barkley was just one guy who had that one great voice that sang that one great song, “Crazy.”

Ella:  “Crazy.” I feel like it could be a dance song, or just a ride in the car kinda thing, or just sing along with your friends. It has so many things going for it. Cee-Lo’s voice is like…I don’t even know how to describe it.

Dale:  I don’t know the words exactly, but I remember when I first heard it in the car, and I didn’t even pay attention, the beat sounded great. That’s what caught me, was the beat. And that’s when it started for me. And I believe at this point that’s a one-hit wonder like Vanilla Ice. But, you know, it’s…Everybody has to have it in their decade.

 

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Discussion

Both Ella and Dale love Gnarls Barkley’s song “Crazy.” But Dale doesn’t know much about the band. In fact, he didn’t even know it was a band. He thought it was just one guy named Gnarls Barkley.

Actually, Gnarls Barkley is made up of two guys, Cee-Lo and Danger Mouse. Dale doesn’t know any of their songs besides “Crazy,” and he wonders if they’ll be this decade’s one-hit wonder. He refers to Vanilla Ice, who sang “Ice-Ice Baby,” as a one-hit wonder. Another example of a one-hit wonder might be Los del Rio, who sang “Macarena,” or the singer of “I’m Too Sexy,” Right Said Fred.

Do you like Gnarls Barkley? Do you think they’ll be a one-hit wonder, or will they make other popular songs? Can you think of any other one-hit wonders?

 

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minilene

Brazil

I know another one-hit wonder: The housemartins, with the song "Build".

09:40 PM May 18 2009 |

ygribest

ygribest

South Korea

I've never heard this song.

if I've chace, I will find out it

09:16 PM May 18 2009 |

AndortVoice

Colombia

Great, I really like one-hit wonders…
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08:02 PM May 18 2009 |

UNFABULOUS

UNFABULOUS

Thailand

I've just listened to this song from this lesson.

Good – It's a style of my faorite song.

 

04:21 PM May 18 2009 |

Pie.

France

To answer to Grado, i’ve the same problem with the volume. I’ve heard “crazy”, it’s a great song, but i think too that each band has its one-hit-wonder.

04:08 PM May 18 2009 |

freewilly87

Germany

I liked this song especially the video of it but then all radio stations played this song and now “crazy” caused heataches. I cannot hear this song anymore
And yes,I think it is a one-hit wonder
By the way,Norway won the Song Contest!

03:52 PM May 18 2009 |

miffoo

miffoo

Slovakia

This song is very catchy, I love it

03:43 PM May 18 2009 |

Radiowagner

Brazil

I don't know others songs of this group, so Crazy. One other one-hit wonder in my opinion is Hey Ya of the Out Kast.

12:44 PM May 18 2009 |

Liaa

Liaa

Russian Federation

Unfortunately I have never heard about this group until now. In Russia Gnarls Barkley is not popular. So I can't judge a work of this band.

11:52 AM May 18 2009 |

Gellerke

Gellerke

Slovakia

I like this song. According to me it is brilliant. Daleis totally right, the beat is fantastic.

11:24 AM May 18 2009 |

Gellerke

Gellerke

Slovakia

I like this song. According to me it is brilliant. Daleis totally right, the beat is fantastic.

11:24 AM May 18 2009 |

bartek

bartek

Poland

I don't remember the song 'crazy' of Gnarls Barkley, and any other songs of this group. Many bands have their own one-hit woder, like Die Toten Hosen – Push again, I like this song very much :)

08:45 AM May 18 2009 |

abdo405

Nigeria

its verygood

08:35 AM May 18 2009 |

grado

China

why the volume is that low when dale and ella was talking?   but when it comes to the sentence "english baby", volume become much louder.  this problem annoyed me so much :(  i had to adjust the volume.

07:58 AM May 18 2009 |

adiwoshiadi

China

我郁闷，`什么东西，`~~

07:42 AM May 18 2009 |

julywidiawati

Indonesia

I haven't heard about Gnarls Barkley and their one-hit wonder "crazy".

But i'd love to hear it Laughing, or may be come one of their fan someday.

07:20 AM May 18 2009 |

L_a_d_a

L_a_d_a

Ukraine

so i`ll looking for this song

07:11 AM May 18 2009 |

sofree

sofree

China

I never heard about the group, even I know I have no idea whether they'll be a one-hit wonder.

 

But I'm curious about the song hit all genres, I'll review this song later, as well as Ice-Ice Baby, Macarena and I’m Too Sexy.

 

I can recall a lot Chinese one-hit wonders. In English, there's a song Be What You Wanna Be, by a Sweden singer Darin Zanyar, once it was very popular in China, you can hear it everywhere.

06:35 AM May 18 2009 |

sofree

sofree

China

I never heard about the group, even I know I have no idea whether they'll be a one-hit wonder.

 

But I'm curious about the song hit all genres, I'll review this song later, as well as Ice-Ice Baby, Macarena and I’m Too Sexy.

 

I can recall a lot Chinese one-hit wonders. In English, there's a song Be What You Wanna Be, by a Sweden singer Darin Zanyar, once it was very popular in China, you can hear it everywhere.

06:35 AM May 18 2009 |

zhzloverzy

zhzloverzy

China

SeriouslyI have no ideabacause I have never hear of this group before,But just moment ago,I heared the crazy,very cool and finger-popping!!!so I guess their will not become the one-hit wonder,,,I wish the new song will be composed by them in the near future

06:32 AM May 18 2009 |

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