Gnarls Barkley Discography Fix ✯

The album’s hidden heart. A tribute to CeeLo’s mother, Sheila. The title refers to her blindness. Over a simple, beautiful piano progression, CeeLo sings: "Blind Mary, you can't see / But you know exactly what you mean to me." It’s the most straightforwardly sincere song in the discography. No irony. Just love.

A cover of the 1980s post-punk band Violent Femmes’ classic. This is the track that proved Gnarls Barkley wasn’t an R&B group; they were a pop band with no rules. Danger Mouse replaces the original’s acoustic guitar with a sinister, vibrato-heavy guitar line, and CeeLo adds a xylophone bridge. His delivery of "Beautiful girl / Love your puzzle" is both tender and detached. gnarls barkley discography

The horror-soul track. Over a lurching, Fender Rhodes piano loop and a burping bassline, CeeLo sings about a literal monster under his bed. But like all great Gnarls songs, it’s also about anxiety and addiction. "All he ever wanted was a taste / Now he wants to move into my place." The saxophone solo at the end is pure noir. The album’s hidden heart