A brand new website is up and running for George
Bedard! It’s at www.georgebedard.com. It has a calendar with a schedule for all things George as well as some interesting things to read. Check it out!
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Taylor Swift currently holds the #1 video slot on both the CMT
Top 20 Countdown and the VH1 Top 20 Countdown-and with different songs! I can’t ever remember the same artist holding down the #1 position with different songs. “Mean” is the one on CMT, while “The Story of Us” rules on VH1. Talk about a precision cross over. That’s really knowing your audience. I prefer “Mean” and I’ve written about it before here. What I also find interesting is that I could see it being played on VH1 eventually after “story” fades, but I can’t see “story” being played on CMT. I mean “Barton Hollow” by The Civil Wars went deep into the Top 10 on both networks, as well as Lady Antebellum and other country artists on VH1 over the years. The only artists that seem to consistently cross over from VH1 are Kid Rock and Sheryl Crow. I think it would be fascinating to have both songs transfer over to the other network.
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Have you heard Jason Derulo’s new song, “Don’t Wanna Go Home?” He takes the chorus from the campy classic “Day-O (Banana Boat Song) by Harry Belafonte, both melody and words, and substitutes “don’t” for “me.” So instead of “Daylight come and me wanna go home” his version has “Daylight come and me don’t wanna go home.” Seriously? This is what passes for creativity these days? Jason takes arguably one of the worst songs (that became a monster hit), from one of the best albums that came out of the 50s. “Calypso,” is a creative tour-de-force that blends traditional Caribbean musical styles alongside smooth lounge jazz that created the blueprint for a World Music album thirty years ahead of its time! He works it over into a cheesy “new song.” ODWITS! I thought his debut had some promise and “Ridin’ Solo” was very catchy. But please don’t encourage him by buying this one.
Speaking of “Day-O,” can this song be retired from sporting events? It has nothing to do with any of the action and I hate hearing only the little piece of it that they play. And while we’re on the subject, let’s also retire “We Will Rock You” and “Rock and Roll, Part Two.” I am so tired of hearing these songs as well as being annoyed at watching fans who have no idea what a downbeat is and continue to clap on the wrong beat. Come on DJs. Come up with some new stuff!
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Until next time, take care of yourself, and take care of each other!
Peace!
Q
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