Phil Maq

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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No new additions this week but Johnny Swim got annoying enough to make it to the top……….
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Worst Videos for the week of August 4, 2013

1. Heartbeats—Johnny Swim
2. Clarity—Zedd with Foxes
3. Treasure—Bruno Mars
4. We Can’t Stop—Miley Cyrus
5. Hey Girl—Billy Currington
6. Walk Off the Earth—Red Hands
7. The Other Side—Jason Derulo
8. Goodbye Town—Lady Antebellum
9. Mirrors—Justin Timberlake
10. Blurred Lines—Robin Thicke and Pharrell

1) “Heartbeats”—Johnny Swim’s video and song have gone into cardiac arrest for me. Please, do not resuscitate…………………
2) “Clarity”—Actually, the beginning of this song is pretty good. It’s when the dance music kicks in that it loses it for me. The video is incomprehensible……………….
3) “Treasure”—Come on, now. Does anyone really need to see a dance troupe of Bruno Mars all doing a pelvic thrust…………………….
4) “We Can’t Stop”—No, and I don’t think that Miley Cyrus has been stopped on this list yet…………
5) Hey Girl—Billy Currington’s melody for this boring video and song has a pop bent to it. Some of it’s phrasing sounds like it could have been used on Justin Timberlake’s “Suit and Tie.” That’s why it’s on this list. It’s sooooooooooooo derivative…………..
6) “Walk Off This Earth”—I dunno. Red Hands may fall off this list. I’m still uncertain about this one…………..
7) “The Other Side”—Jason Derulo just keeps sticking around the top on VH1…………..
8) “Goodbye Town”—Yaaaaaaaaawwwwwnnnnn.
9) “Mirrors”—Where’s the smoke for why this one’s so popular…………………
10) “Blurred Lines”—Not bad…just not good………….
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