This will be a personal weekly Top Ten list of what I consider to be the best videos currently available on TV. I don’t, as a rule, go searching for old music videos, so that’s why it will focus mostly on current or recent videos. For this category, I am also going to include any live performances on talk or variety shows that I see during the week.
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Train stays on top for a second week, but you have to wonder if The Pistol Annies will shoot them off the top………………….
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Top 10 Videos and Performances for the week of August 26, 2012
1. 50 Ways to Say Goodbye—Train
2. Takin’ Pills—The Pistol Annies
3. One More Night—Maroon 5 with Adam Levine
4. She’s So Mean—Matchbox 20
5. Come Over—Kenny Chesney
6. Pontoon—Little Big Town
7. The Wind—Zac Brown Band
8. Wide Awake—Katy Perry
9. Over—Blake Shelton
10. Whistle—Flo Rida
1) “50 Ways to Say Goodbye”—My only complaint about the video is a little truth in advertising issue. If a song has 50 ways in the title, shouldn’t the artist have to list them all instead of just some of them? At this point, it might have been pretty funny as a listener to hear more of them. The video is a hoot, though!
2) “Takin’ Pills”—I said I really liked the new Pistol Annies video! Hidin’ booze in your guitar case, though, is a sure sign you have a problem…………..
3) “One More Night”—I am so fascinated with Adam Levine and this video that I honestly can’t say whether the song is good or bad. Just the fact that I made that statement is intriguing to me and my thought process regarding videos and music. Which has more impact, the video or the song?
4) “She’s So Mean”—Matchbox 20 have put out a catchy basic rock song with a video to match it! Sometimes basic is enough!
5) “Come Over”—Seriously, nice camera work on Kenny Chesney’s video that shows the uber rich at play!
6) “Pontoon”—It may be time to give the “pontoon” a winter overhaul, but I hope it hangs on for a little while longer…………..
7) “The Wind”—“The Wind” is blowing the Zac Brown Band in the wrong direction. It was a stroke of genius to have Mike Judge animate it!
8) “Wide Awake”—The floor is falling away for Katy Perry this week…………..
9) “Over”—Blake Shelton is still going strong on CMT, but I’m pretty much “over” this one……………..
10) “Whistle”—Flo Rida’s video keeps moving up and I understand why. Nice scenery with a catchy song works most of the time! QQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQ
