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Bruno Mars is a werewolf or a vampire.
Of the friendly neighborhood variety, as far as can be known at the moment. Both of his albums so far have featured a song about the moon ("Talking to the Moon" and "Moonshine"). Further, "The Other Side" drops some interesting hints with its lines:

Bruno:
You go about your day baby, while I hide from the sun
It's better if you don't understand
'Cause you won't know what it's like until you try...

Cee-Lo:
We would live forever, who could ask for more
You could die if you wanted, but baby what for?

B.o.B:
It's just that I've been feeling insane in between my eyes
Really can't explain what I feel inside
If you knew what I was, you'd run and hide

All the songs in Unorthodox Jukebox tell a composite story.
The story begins with a young man realizing he has almost spent his entire fortune trying to please young girls who are only interested in him for his money ("Young Girls"). He comes across a girl named Natalie: they have sex together and become a couple ("Locked out of Heaven"). After a while, the protagonist becomes addicted to alcohol and starts showing it by expressing his sexual urges more explicitly ("Gorilla"). When Natalie begins to lose interest in him he asks her to go on another date with him because she is the love of his life ("Treasure"). But when they go out the protagonist starts erotically fantasizing about her again and Natalie leaves him for good ("Moonshine"). The word soon gets out that she has another boyfriend and the protagonist is distraught, but he knows it was his own fault that she left him ("When I Was Your Man"). However he soon finds out that Natalie has taken his entire fortune and left him virtually penniless. The protagonist is enraged and swears revenge on her ("Natalie"). But he soon meets another young girl who is very rich and likes him for who he is ("Show Me"). After he tells his new lover about Natalie he decides revenge is not an option ("Money Make Her Smile"), so he recovers from his alcohol addiction, moves in with his new girlfriend and decides to put his rocky past behind him ("If I Knew").

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