CEE LO GREEN

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DID YOU KNOW??

1. The radio edit of this song is called "Forget You" so as not to use the swear words "F**K YOU". What is your opinion about this? Do you think an artist should be free to use any language or should that be under control?

2. Cee Lo Green has a music project called "Gnarls and Barley" alongside DJ Danger Mouse. Watch out for "Crazy", the first single to go straight to #1 in the UK charts based on digital download sales alone. What do you think of this song?

Definition of Soul.

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Soul music is a music genre originating in the United States combining elements of gospel music and rhythm and blues.[1] According to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, soul is "music that arose out of the black experience in America through the transmutation of gospel and rhythm & blues into a form of funky, secular testifying."[2] Catchy rhythms, stressed by handclaps and extemporaneous body moves, are an important feature of soul music. Other characteristics are a call and response between the soloist and the chorus, and an especially tense vocal sound. The genre also occasionally uses improvisational additions, twirls and auxiliary sounds.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soul_music

1. Where was Soul music born?
2. What kinds of music is Soul made of?
3. What are important features of Soul music?
4. Find the meaning of these words: catchy, handclaps, features and twirls.