Phil’s Faves: Videos, September 8, 2013

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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Top 10 Videos and Performances for the Week of September 8, 2013

1. Still Into You—Paramore
2. All Over the Road—Easton Corbin
3. Safe and Sound—Capital Cities
4. True Love—P!nk and Lily Allen
5. When I See This Bar—Kenny Chesney
6. Red—Taylor Swift
7. Are We There Yet?—Joanie Leeds and The Nightlights
8. I Need Your Love—Calvin Harris & Ellie Goulding
9. See You Again—Carrie Underwood
10. Easy—Sheryl Crow

1)  Still Into You

2)  All Over the Road

3)  Safe and Sound

4)  True Love

5)  When I See This Bar

6)  Red

7)  Back to School

8)  I Need Your Love

9)  See You Again

10)  Easy

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“Q” Bombs: September 8, 2013

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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Worst Videos for the Week of September 8, 2013

1. Marshall Mathers (Eminem) Interview during Michigan vs. Notre Dame Football Game
2. We Can’t Stop—Miley Cyrus
3. Clarity—Zedd with Foxes
4. Hey Girl—Billy Currington
5. Summer Sadness (Remix)—Lana Del Rey vs Cedric Gervais
6. Crash My Party—Luke Bryan
7. Blurred Lines—Robin Thicke and Pharrell
8. Treasure—Bruno Mars
9. Let Her Go–Passenger
10. Your Side of the Bed—Little Big Town

1) “Marshall Mathers (Eminem) Interview during Michigan vs. Notre Dame Football Game”—What a bizarre interview! Eminem was supposed to be doing a little sell job for his new album. Instead, it just came off as really weird………….

2) “We Can’t Stop”—

3)”Clarity—

4) “Hey Girl”—

5) “Summer Sadness (Remix)”—

6) “Crash My Party”—

7) “Blurred Lines”—

8) “Treasure”—

9) “Let Her Go”—

10) “Your Side of the Bed”—

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Back to School With Joanie Leeds and The Nightlights, Adam Sandler, Rockpile, and Jason Didner and The Jungle Gym Jam!!!

By now almost all students have returned to school for the next year. I thought it would be fun to view some “classic” school-themed videos!

Joanie Leeds and The Nightlights has a fun little rave-up on their new album, “Bandwagon” called “Back to School.”. It almost makes you want to go back to school–uh, almost.

Adam Sandler sang a funny little ditty in Billy Madison as he starts his journey towards redeeming himself:

Rockpile with Nick Lowe and Dave Edmunds started off their one and only album with a rockabilly tinged song about an inappropriate crush on a “Teacher, Teacher”:

And then there’s Jason Didner and The Jungle Gym Jam providing a lesson in “The Pick Song.”

See You at Recess!

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Phil’s Faves: Songs, September 1, 2013

This will be a personal weekly Top Ten list of what I consider to be the best songs that I listened to the previous week. Most songs will be current, but there are no boundaries. I’ve already stated on this web site that I am obsessed with music. I am constantly hunting it down whether it’s online, on CD, from my personal collection, from a library (Yes, I think the library is a great source of music–especially for music that you aren’t sure about.), TV, or radio. Since most of these sources mostly emphasize new music, the odds are pretty good that most of the songs on this list will be new. But in my search, I don’t use any boundaries for the other sources. I am just looking for good music that I haven’t heard, or happened to forget about. Everyone, including myself, has forgotten way more great music than they can ever remember-even if they are also music fanatics.
Also, there will be no rules concerning songs on this list. A song can show up or drop off a number of times. This will be the most volatile of my lists. It all depends on how much music I am exposed to during the week and what I find interesting. On really obscure stuff, I will try to include the source, if I know it.

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Top Ten Songs for the Week of September 1, 2013

1. Surfin’ in Detroit—Howling Diablos
2. Tu Mochila Esta Abierta—Dan Sheehan Conspiracy
3. My Butterfly—Joanie Leeds & The Nightlights
4. Unbreak My Heart—Stella!
5. Safe and Sound—Capital Cities
6. Jesus Saved My Soul, But…—Port City Prophets
7. Rhythm of the Heart—Europica Featuring Jason Didner and Fred E. Jam
8. Rollin’ and Tumblin’—George Bedard
9. Ain’t Got Nothin’ But the Blues—Asleep at the Wheel
10. Suits Are Picking Up the Bill—Squirrel Nut Zippers
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Phil’s Faves: Videos, September 1, 2013

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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Top 10 Videos and Performances for the Week of September 1, 2013

1. Still Into You—Paramore
2. All Over the Road—Easton Corbin
3. Safe and Sound—Capital Cities
4. When I See This Bar—Kenny Chesney
5. True Love—P!nk and Lily Allen
6. Are We There Yet?—Joanie Leeds and The Nightlights
7. Bonfire Hearts—James Blunt
8. I Need Your Love—Calvin Harris & Ellie Goulding
9. Jump Right In—Zac Brown Band
10. See You Again—Carrie Underwood

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“Q” Bombs: September 1, 2013

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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Worst Videos for the Week of September 1, 2013

1. Treasure—Bruno Mars
2. We Can’t Stop—Miley Cyrus
3. Clarity—Zedd with Foxes
4. Hey Girl—Billy Currington
5. Walk Off the Earth—Red Hands
6. Let Her Go–Passenger
7. Blurred Lines—Robin Thicke and Pharrell
8. Crash My Party—Luke Bryan
9. Summer Sadness (Remix)—Lana Del Rey and Cedric Gervais
10. The Other Side—Jason Derulo
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Phil’s Faves: Songs, August 25, 2013

This will be a personal weekly Top Ten list of what I consider to be the best songs that I listened to the previous week. Most songs will be current, but there are no boundaries. I’ve already stated on this web site that I am obsessed with music. I am constantly hunting it down whether it’s online, on CD, from my personal collection, from a library (Yes, I think the library is a great source of music–especially for music that you aren’t sure about.), TV, or radio. Since most of these sources mostly emphasize new music, the odds are pretty good that most of the songs on this list will be new. But in my search, I don’t use any boundaries for the other sources. I am just looking for good music that I haven’t heard, or happened to forget about. Everyone, including myself, has forgotten way more great music than they can ever remember-even if they are also music fanatics.
Also, there will be no rules concerning songs on this list. A song can show up or drop off a number of times. This will be the most volatile of my lists. It all depends on how much music I am exposed to during the week and what I find interesting. On really obscure stuff, I will try to include the source, if I know it.

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Top Ten Songs for the Week of August 25, 2013

1. My Butterfly—Joanie Leeds & The Nightlights
2. Tu Mochila Esta Abierta—Dan Sheehan Conspiracy
3. Unbreak My Heart—Stella!
4. Baker’s Boy—Nora Jane Struthers & The Party Line
5. Surfin’ in Detroit—Howling Diablos
6. Safe and Sound—Capital Cities
7. All the Time in the World—Deep Purple
8. Cha Cha Heels–Cowslingers
9. The Ostrich—Pickwick
10. Rhythm of the Heart—Europica Featuring Jason Didner and Fred E. Jam
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“NEW” Paul McCartney Single Released!

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The first new track from Paul McCartney’s next album, “New,” has just been made available. The album is set for release in the UK on October 14th and the U.S. October 15th. Sounds very “Beatleish!”

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Holiday Weekend Fun With Joanie Leeds and The Nightlights, Huey Lewis and The News, Wally Pleasant, Steve Martin, and Kermit the Frog

The song that kicks off Joanie Leeds and The Nightlights new album “Bandwagon” is “Are We There Yet?” It’s a fun little piece of pop/rock that anyone who ever went on a family vacation can relate to. The animated video drives the point home!

A good Labor Day Weekend song with a GREAT harmonica solo is “Workin’ for a Livin'” from Huey Lewis and The News. The song and video have a lot of energy, but man does it look cheesy!

Labor Day wouldn’t be Labor Day without Wally Pleasant’s “Stupid Day Job!”

And absolutely just for fun is this brand new Steve Martin and Kermit the Frog “Dueling Banjos” video!

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Phil’s Faves: Videos, August 25, 2013

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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Top 10 Videos and Performances for the Week of August 25, 2013

1. “Ragtime to Rock-N-Roll”—George Bedard, Rich Dishman, Daryl Davis, Ingrid Racine, Pat Prouty, Steve Wood, and Brennan Andes of Macpodz
2. Say You’ll Be Mine—Kitty, Daisy, & Lewis (Live at The Azkena Rock Festival, Spain)
3. Still Into You—Paramore
4. All Over the Road—Easton Corbin
5. Safe and Sound—Capital Cities
6. True Love—P!nk and Lily Allen
7. Jump Right In—Zac Brown Band
8. When I See This Bar—Kenny Chesney
9. I Need Your Love—Calvin Harris & Ellie Goulding
10. Cups (Pitch Perfect’s “When I’m Gone”)—Anna Kendrick

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