Happy Memorial Day! Your humble author forgot his Sunday duty but since it’s Memorial Day Monday, we can count it as an honorary Sunday.

Thomas DeCarlo Burton, or as you may know him, Cee Lo Green is an amazing soul artist. Today we honor our fallen troops, but we also give a shout out to one of the greatest soul singers performing today.

First time I heard of him, it was when he was with Gnarls Barkley and for reasons only known to him, they all performed in Star Wars regalia. I suspect that he’s so cool, that he’s a true nerd.

If break-up songs were truly honest, the would have lyrics exactly like this. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pc0mxOXbWIU <= you need to click here to get the proper version because YouTube does not allow such language to be embedded. Below is the family friendly version.

And a truly magnificent collaboration with Daryl Hall. Proving that black music written by white guys is best when sung by black guys.