SONG OF THE DAY

“Who’s Gonna Save My Soul (Demo Version)” by Gnarls Barkley (The Odd Couple, Atlantic-Downtown Records, 2008). Written by Danger Mouse and Cee-Lo Green.

WHERE I HEARD IT

ABC’s “Detroit 1-8-7” Episode 117: “Motor City Blues”, first aired: March 8, 2011

INTERESTING FACTS (a la wikipedia)

– “Who’s Gonna Save My Soul” is the third and final single taken from hip-hop duo Gnarls Barkley’s second studio album, The Odd Couple.

– The song’s official music video was directed by Chris Milk and was released on July 25, 2008. The video featured work by character animator Keith Sintay.

– The single was only released physically in America, in a special limited edition CD + DVD single package.

– Due to an early leak of the album over the Internet in early March 2008, the duo decided to push up the release from April 8. The album was released to the iTunes Store and Amazon MP3 on March 18.

– In March 2008, the album’s third single, “Who’s Gonna Save My Soul” was premiered by hip hop band The Roots’ drummer Questlove through a video uploaded to YouTube.

– An instrumental reverse edition of the album, retitled elpuoc ddo eht, was released on April 17, 2008. The entire album is fused into one 38:44 second track played completely in reverse, starting with the album’s last song and ending with the album’s first. This unorthodox edition was released officially by Danger Mouse and is legally available as a second disc on the vinyl edition of the album.

VIDEO OF THE DAY

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