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My Top 30 Songs of 2009 – Starts Tomorrow!
Dec0
Tomorrow starts my countdown of my top 30 favorite songs of 2009. Most of them will actually be big hits and will probably be very obvious. There are a handful (on the upper half of the list) that may not have been the biggest of hits, but I fell for them as well. I guess this countdown can become, “How high did the Wonder Girls rank?”
Either way, I found that compiling this list of songs actually gelled really easily. I’ll post a video on how quickly I put together the list (probably on the 1st or 2nd of January). Insert story of backwards E here.
Of course there were tons and tons of songs that were catchy that didn’t make the list. All the artists only show up once on this list so songs like “Halo,” “My Life Would Suck Without You,” “Funhouse,” S.O.S (Let the music play),” “Boom Boom Pow,” and “I Hate this part” didn’t make the list in lieu of songs by said artists that I deemed better or personally more favorable.
Five songs that didn’t make the list because I just found out about them:
5. Brad Paisley – Welcome To The Future – Okay, I’m not the biggest of Country music fans, but this song is oddly catchy. Brad has a strong voice and it’s accompanied by “futuristic sounds.” There’s a big plus because I like the references to Pac-Man and the Philippines.
(Click Read More to find out who else just barely missed the list)
On the Internets: Late Halloween edition
Nov0
Okay, i know, I’m late. But, truthfully I listen to “Thriller” whenever I can. Here’s a great mash up of “Thriller” set to a whole ton of horror films. No Ring or Grudge though.
I wonder when Rhianna’s “Disturbia” will become a cult Halloween song?
Around the newsroom
Oct0
I recently had the chance to read an article about Adam Lambert’s new album. I have to say that the album cover is such a strong throwback to 80s/70s records. The font, coloring, photoshopping and everything just makes it look old.
I gotta say that I give Adam Lambert a lot of credit for not being ashamed of having a cover that looks really gay.
Reviewing Music
Oct0
I’ve recently gotten back into reviewing music. It’s a weird process in my head. You have to analyze, and skew the music trying to figure out what are the merits (and problems) with the album. It’s a lot harder than it sounds.
It’s not that I want to gush over everything, that wouldn’t make any sense either. But in all truths, I can’t fully bash an album. If an album is placed out the thing probably will get an automatic 2/10. There is only one instance that would garner something lower: Compilation albums. If it’s half assed, I will tell you either to buy the tracks individually or the original albums. Compilations don’t make sense if they don’t add anything. I don’t care if it’s music videos, remixes, a special booklet, or instrumentals/acapella tracks for remixers.
Either way, I think I found my ear. Yes!
Hinder and Coldplay Misheard
Oct1
I love listening to music. Songs that I like, I like to butcher for fun. Songs that are annoying or disliked get butchered naturally. Case and point. One day my friends and I were playing “Karaoke Revolution” for the Wii and we decided to pick Hinder’s “Lips of an Angel.” I grabbed my microphone and started singing.
Well, my cousin, the next room
Sometimes I wish she was you
My friends all looked at me funny. After I finished the song my friends bursted out laughing. I never realized that I’ve been singing this wrong. Although Karaoke Revolution had the right words, I guess it scrolled past quickly enough that I ignored it. It was near the chorus. Everyone knows the chorus. The correct lyrics are:
Well, my girl’s in the next room
Sometimes I wish she was you
For some reason, I never got the memo that possibly singing about incest was a bad thing. I figured there was some sort of poetic justice. My cousin is in the next room. Instead of her, I wish you were here. I never said anything about doing my cousin. I actually find that better than: I’m considering cheating on my current girlfriend with you. As a small defense, the first result of “hinder lips of an angel lyrics” on Google actually shows the wrong lyrics that I heard.
After a good laugh and a few lighthearted jokes about Hinder, Creed, and Lifehouse we continued singing the night away.
Fast forward to a few weeks ago. I was listening to Coldplay’s “Viva la Vida” and sang along with my friends. I love this song, but I still have no clue what it’s really about. So I sang along:
I hear traditional bells are ringing
Roman Catholic Choirs are singing.
I was informed I was wrong again. Wait what? Traditional Bells are the ones that I heard in Catholic Church? What’s wrong with that? I looked it up:
I hear Jerusalem bells are ringing
Roman Cavalry choirs are singing
Oh. Well, now I feel a little sheepish. We all loved the song but it became a subject of European history and religion. We also had a discussion that I would rather have one of two people (instead of St. Peter) calling my name: Jesus and Santa. (Yes Santa, not Satan). Santa because he’s Santa. He knows when I’m awake and sleeping. Jesus because I’d rather have him directly tell me “No” then having his secretary tell me that I’m going to hell. I’m probably going to hell just for typing that previous sentence (You just called St. Peter useless!).
What’s the moral of the story? There are several, really. Have friends that can laugh with you. It’s preferable to have ones that also mishear things. A top ten hit on the Billboard charts probably won’t talk about incest. Always prefer to look like an ass singing Karaoke and you’ll become the life of the party. Finally, if you don’t know the words to a song, go online and double check, but check three or four websites to cross reference.
