A Really Fine Pair Of Shades Means Everything To Cee-Lo's New Album Cover
Cee-Lo has a supercool cover picked out for his Lady Killer album, which is due next month. It's classic-looking. And very familiar. The sunglasses, the relaxed pose, the close-up headshot.
Of course, sunglasses go with music stardom like cocaine goes with more cocaine. There are lots of famous songs about the subject. Some of them are great. Thusly, there have been many album covers similar to Cee-Lo's.
I'm guessing people will first compare it to the image from Rick Ross's recent Teflon Don album.
But I think the reference is most directly to Bobby Womack.
But it's also like Stevie Wonder.
And Lou Reed, too.
And, as unfortunate as this is to remember, Lenny Kravtiz.
And Syl Johnson.
And O.V. Wright.
And in some ways most of all, though it isn't an album cover, Ethan Russell's famous picture of Keith Richards.
Here's Cee-Lo again, full-size:
See also.
I am simply assuming the Elton John entry, which I cannot believe doesn't exist, was left out for space????
and I'm not even sure why I know this but
http://www.examiner.com/images/blog/wysiwyg/image/Lady_gaga_the_fame-1%281%29.jpg
Yeah, I thought about Elton. (I mean, who's more associated with shades, right?) But the two album covers that most prominently feature them don't look enough enough like Cee-Lo's. There's too much other stuff going on (and it's not just a head shot) in the Greatest Hits image. And you can see his eyes on Honky Chateau. And there not mirrored. And the Lady Gaga cover has too much else going on, too. With the crystal robot smoke or whatever that is covering her face.
But I'm sure I missed some obvious one, too. Is there another Elton album that so highlights shades?
I have no idea. I just assumed there was because, I mean, Elton John.
Must be a million Roy Orbison ones out there too.
No luscious leftfoot, the son of chico dusty?
Too posed and straight on, I think. Doesn't look so much the same. But I probably should have mentioned. That is most definitely a Shades-centric cover.
I thought of this one:
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2IjE77e29wQ/SY8clrBYPLI/AAAAAAAAAeM/BqDQwLrg5XA/s400/Lou_Reed_-_Street_Hassle_front_cove.jpg
Good one. And an all-time favorite of mine. (The title track, at least. Lou and Bruce on the same song!)
You beat me to it – I think this one is particularly cool because one of the lenses is cracked! (It's also my favorite Lou Reed album.)
Gil-Scott Heron?
So what do we make of this guy?
Bravo.
I'm not sure this one counts, but it's obviously special to me.