“Q” Bombs: September 25, 2011

A “Q”bomb, like an “H” bomb, will be my term for a music video that I consider to be subpar in music, video, or both. This will be a recurring weekly list that will focus on the worst videos that are currently on TV. I don’t, as a rule, go searching for old music videos, so that’s why it will focus on solely on current or recent videos.
I hate to be so negative about music, but when an artist takes a “bad” song and then brings more attention to it by creating a “bad” video to support it, it will appear on this list. I honestly hope, and it could happen, that this list will be less than 10 items, but I have serious doubts that that possibility will happen. We are, after all, talking about an industry that uses art for huge profits. The companies can’t help themselves.
However, at this point, I will not do a 10 worst music list. I see absolutely no reason to waste time reemphasizing bad music. Once is enough.
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This week has a new #1 and some confusing moments. A bad video finally drops off, but it’s immediately replaced. Ah, “the circle of life….”
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Worst Videos for the week of September 25, 2011
1. Remind Me—Brad Paisley with Carrie Underwood
2. Dirt Road Anthem—Jason Aldean
3. Pumped Up Kicks—Foster the People
4. I Love You This Big–Scott McCreery
5. Skyscraper—Demi Lovato
6. You and I–Lady Gaga
7. If I Die Young–The Band Perry
8. Good Life–One Republic
9. Not Over You—Gavin DeGraw
10. Hell on Heels—Pistol Annies

1. “Remind Me”—OK. Another week at #1 on this week’s CMT’s Top 20 Countdown.
So, let’s talk about this one. Brad Paisley starts on one end of the salt flat. Carrie Underwood is on the opposite end of the same flat and they sing this song as they start walking towards each other. But when they get close enough to touch, Brad reaches for…his guitar!!! (Actually, that’s a pretty wise choice since you never know where she’s been!) Look, the point I want to make is that this is a “love” song. They have hosted many awards shows together and you would think that they and their significant others could at least handle a platonic hug. That is why this video is so disappointing.
2. “Dirt Road Anthem”—Still hanging on at #2 for no inexplicable reason. So it moves up again…
3. “Pumped Up Kicks”—I overheard my daughter say that she requested this at yesterday’s homecoming dance (!!!) Yes, the same daughter who alerted me to the lyrics. When the song comes on, I hear fingers snapping in the house….I am sooooooooo confused! As I’ve said before: “It’s so darn catchy….”
4. “I Love You This Big”—He seems like kind of a little guy, so it can’t be that much love…..
5. “Skyscraper”—This song gets more irritating every time I see or hear it!
6. “You and I”—It appears to have peaked. I can’t wait for the free fall.
7. “If I Die Young”—Oh, it is dying so painfully slow. Can’t someone take pity and put it out of its misery…………….
8. “Good Life”—Nobody offered it assistance to slide off the charts, so it found some footing and hung on…
9. “Not Over You”—Well, it slipped again. Let’s see if it’s for good……
10. “Hell on Heels”—A new entry on the trash list. Look, Courtyard Hounds weren’t The Dixie Chicks and Pistol Annies aren’t Miranda Lambert—even if she is in the group. Definitely subpar…

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