Cee-Lo’s sketchy soundtrack appearances
Cee-Lo, beloved Southern rapper and the voice of Gnarls Barkley, rarely makes mistakes. But one aspect of his life he needs to work on big time is what soundtracks he contributes to. Tuesday, it was revealed the soulful-singer would be covering “Kung Fu Fighting” for the upcoming Dreamworks-animated film Kung Fu Panda, starring Jack Black as the voice of a panda. Worse yet, Jack Black (in character, nonetheless) will collaborate on the song. Danger Mouse he’s certainly not. This comes after another recent announcement that Cee-Lo co-write a song for Jennifer Hudson for the upcoming girl-tastic Sex and the City movie.
Clearly, Cee-Lo’s taste in film isn’t so hot. His problems can be traced back to the seminal 2006 film Snakes on a Plane, to which he contributed the song “Ophidiophobia.” Maybe he just believed the Internet hype, but something about that experience clearly left Cee-Lo unable to tell the difference between a decent movie and… well, the above (though I have hope for Kung Fu Panda).
As long as he doesn’t contribute to this, he’s probably fine.


Now, now, give it a chance. I love whatever Cee-Lo sings on or produces.
Maria
May 14, 2008 at 12:45 pm