All Samples Cleared: Gnarls Barkley vs. Gianfranco Reverberi

Gnarls Barkley at Coachella: We're not in Kansas Any More Cee-Lo

I didn't expect to be posting about Gnarls Barkley again (well, at least not for quite a while). I first posted about Sir Gnarls back in March, as "Crazy" was on the cusp of becoming the first song ever to reach the UK top of the pops based on downloads alone (before the single was actually released).

But good ol' Guuzbourg over at Filles Sourires just threw up the Gian Piero and Gianfranco Reverberi track from the Django spaghetti western Preparati la Bara! that Danger Mouse sampled to create "Crazy." And I just had to re-post the track along side the instrumental version of "Crazy" for your enjoyment and edification (Guuzbourg and I don't exactly have an overlapping readership after all). It's a real treat to hear what Danger Mouse did with the Morricone-like Nel Cimitero di Tuscon.

Nel Cimitero di Tuscon -- Gian Piero and Gianfranco Reverberi (1968)

Crazy (instrumental) -- Gnarls Barkley (2006)

Actually, Guuzbourg posted this over at the (relatively new) Splendida Project, at which I recently became a contributor (thanks for the invitation Bruno and Ian). The Splendida Project depends on posts from 15 contributors flung wide around the world. By definition and necessity, it's freewheeling and eclectic. Splendida also allows us contributors to reach a wider audience and post some beloved music that might not be a perfect fit for our own audioblogs. To wit, I recently did a Fado Português post featuring the late great Amália Rodrigues. I'll also post a companion piece featuring young Fado master Mariza.

p.s. As you may know, Cee-Lo and Danger Mouse are performing and appearing in publicity shots dressed only as well known movie characters. The Gnarls Barkley A Clockwork Orange and Wayne's World photos have become almost iconic images. Somehow I doubt that they'll ever appear or pose dressed as characters from Preparati la Bara! But maybe I'm mistaken. "Just a Thought."

UPDATE: here's a mash-up ("Crazy Intrusion") of Gnarls Barkley's instrumental ver. of "Crazy" sent to me by a faithful reader who mashed this together himself. Keep in mind that Douglas is not a DJ or professional musician (he's a jazz enthusiast, a crossword puzzle expert, and a professor in the Graduate Software Program at a University in St. Paul). Doug snaked a Madonna track in-and-out of Gnarls Barkley. I think the intrusion works quite well.

Gnarls Barkley at Coachella photo (cc) by Flickr user mediaeater