"Crazy" Gnarls Barkley music video



The video opens on a white sheet of paper. In complement to the hypnotic, rolling beat, black ink blooms into expressive, dynamic forms. The ink shifts and re-pours into symmetrical ìtestsî, subtle hints of the lyrics buried within each. The duo that make up Gnarls Barkley, Cee-Lo and Danger Mouse, recur throughout: the side of a face, a crooning mouth. We slide from one to the next, the barrier between each vignette indistinct, in a firm, accelerating ride through the narrative. The forms evolve, and new ideas are introduced: hints of color add an emotional subtlety, a shock of scattering insects burst from a splattered drop.