 Genius Meanings
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Gnarls Barkley – Going On
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Going On is the sound of two very talented musicians increasing their standards in order to replicate former glories.
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Gnarls Barkley – Just a Thought
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A cut off of Gnarls Barkley’s classic 2006 album St. Elsewhere.
Danger Mouse utilizes elements from “Touch of Class,” composed by Daniele Luppi.
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Gnarls Barkley – Crazy
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Any successful artistic collaboration is going to rely to some degree on serendipity, but Gnarls Barkley’s “Crazy” seems an especially uncanny intersection of timing and talent.
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Gnarls Barkley – She Knows
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Up, up and away, she goes / Now I know that I know she knows / Who would want to live a lie? / But, neither will I / If she still tried to try / But remarkably, my son / All my
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Gnarls Barkley – Run (I'm a Natural Disaster)
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[Verse 1] / Yeah, it's still the same, can't you feel the pain? / When the needle hits the vein, ain't nothing like the real thing / I've seen it once before and, oh, it's
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Gnarls Barkley – No Time Soon
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[Verse 1] / This could be one of those days / When we must go our separate ways / Scared for you to be out of my sight / 'Cause you never know, you might / [Chorus] / And I carry
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Gnarls Barkley – The Boogie Monster
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[Intro] / Mwahahaha / Dracula was the name / And the Boogie Man is my father / [Chorus] / I got a monster in my closet / Someone's underneath my bed / The wind's knockin' at my
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Gnarls Barkley – The Last Time
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[Verse 1] / All work and no play / That's the way it is, ain't it? / There's a rhythm deep inside of you / And you must get reacquainted / [Chorus] / When was the last time you
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Gnarls Barkley – Go-Go Gadget Gospel
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[Intro] / Pump up the peculiar / While I yell unique / F your wondering what you look like, look at me / Ah, let me show you right here / Hey, Ahaha / Ooooh, yeah, yeah, yeah / [
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Gnarls Barkley – Smiley Faces
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This is the second single from Gnarls Barkley’s debut album, St.Elsewhere. This song’s production has a musical style influenced mostly by the hippie revolution of the mid-to-late
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DANGERDOOM (Ft. CeeLo Green) – Benzie Box
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The hook on this track is sung by Cee-Lo Green who also colaborated with producer Danger Mouse as the duo Gnarls Barkley
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Gnarls Barkley – Would Be Killer
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[Verse 1] / I've got a secret / Something I thought maybe I could do / But I can't, now can I? / Lucky, lucky you / [Chorus] / Did you know I could be, a would be killer? / If
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Gnarls Barkley – Storm Coming
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[Intro] / I could paint a picture with a pen / But a song will only scratch the skin / And there are still places I haven't been / Because I know what's in there is already in the
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Gnarls Barkley – Necromancer
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[Intro] / Uh huh, wake up, wake up, wake up / Don't wake up, wake up, wake up, wake up / Uh huh, wake up, wake up, wake up, wake up / [Verse 1] / It's naughty, very naughty
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Gnarls Barkley – Blind Mary
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Whoa, oh / Whoa, oh / Yeah! / [Chorus] / I love Mary (I love Mary) / Blind Mary, marry me (Marry me) / I love Mary (La la la) / [Verse 1] / She has never seen the sunshine (
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Gnarls Barkley – A Little Better
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[Verse 1] / Now I can sing you the storyline / And if you like my story, fine / But ain't none of the glory mine / See, my life was a lonely one / And I was still mama's only son
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Gnarls Barkley – Surprise
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Samples The Eight Day song “Building With A Steeple”.
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Gnarls Barkley – Whatever
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[Intro] / Ooh, yeah / [Verse 1] / I don't have any friends at all / 'Cause I have nothin' in common with y'all / So who's gonna catch me if I fall? / My back's always against the
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Gnarls Barkley – Who Cares?
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[Verse 1] / Basically, I'm complicated / I have a hard time taking the easy way / I wouldn't call it schizophrenia / But I'll be at least two people today / If that's okay / [
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Gnarls Barkley – Go-Go Gadget Gospel (Instrumental)
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Pump up the peculiar / While I yell unique / If you see what you want / If you're wondering what it look like, look at me / Hey, aah, aah / Let me show you how to do it / Hey, aah
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Gnarls Barkley – Who's Gonna Save My Soul
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The origin of this song was a 2006 James Brown concert in London, which the duo were offered the chance to attend by Brown’s manager. However they were playing their own show the
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Gnarls Barkley – Online
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[Chorus] / I'm on the line / I'm on the line / Once I clean my mirror, I'm a be feeling fine / Trying to get there, is all that's on my mind / When I'm on the line / [Verse 1
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Gnarls Barkley – Open Book
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[Verse 1] / Eyes filled with fire / Wish I was a better liar / It hurts when it's happening, and so I cry / The winter is even colder / I guess that I could have told ya / That I
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Gnarls Barkley – St. Elsewhere
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[Verse 1] / I packed a few of my belongings / Left the life that I was living / Just some memories of it / Mostly, the ones I can't forget / Ah, whenever you need me, I'll be here
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Gnarls Barkley – Neighbors
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[Pre-Chorus] / Now, my neighbor likes where I stay / But doesn't know, the price that I pay / [Chorus] / My neighbor, my neighbor / My neighbor wants what he sees / My neighbor, my
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Gnarls Barkley – The Boogie Monster (Instrumental)
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(Ooh ah ah ah) / Dracula was the name / And The Boogie Man is my fame / I've got a monster in my closet / Someone's underneath my bed / The wind's knocking at my window / I'd kill
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Violent Femmes – Crazy
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The last song recorded by the band before their second break up in 2009. It was released as a single, featuring also an instrumental and an a capella version of the same take.
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The Kooks – Crazy
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I remember when / I remember, I remember when I lost my mind / But there was something so pleasant about that place / Even your emotions had an echo / In so much space / And when
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Gnarls Barkley – Gone Daddy Gone
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Cover of the Violent Femmes' 1982 song of the same title.
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Ray LaMontagne – Crazy
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[Verse 1] / I remember when, I remember when I lost my mind / There was something so pleasant about that face / Even your emotions had an echo / In so much space / And when you're
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Gnarls Barkley – Transformer
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[Chorus] / I, I, I / I-I-I know how to transform / I transform, I transform / I'm a transformer / I, I, I / I-I-I know how to transform / I transform (I can do it), I transform (I
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Gnarls Barkley – Charity Case
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This opening track introduces us to the concept of the album. The Odd Couple focuses on themes surrounding a toxic —but not always predatory— relationship. Old “gold digger” tropes
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Cast of Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist (Ft. Jane Levy) – Crazy
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At the beginning of the episode, Zoey (Jane Levy) and the rest of her family are informed that her father (Peter Gallagher) is now terminally ill and has only a few weeks to live
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Gnarls Barkley – Feng Shui
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Feng Shui is A Chinese spiritual practice that is centered around the flow of energy within a living space. In this school of thought, nothing is overlooked from the element
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Charlotte Church (Ft. Nelly Furtado) – Crazy
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Nelly had already covered Gnarls Barkley’s song. Then when she went to Charlotte Church’s TV program, both turned it into a duet.
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