Phil’s Faves: Songs, June 16, 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 June 16, 2013

1. Ships With Sails—The Doors
2. Sare Kon Kon—Antibalas
3. Highway Don’t Care—Tim McGraw, Taylor Swift, and Keith Urban
4. The Delinquent—Saskwatch
5. Lady Rain—Savage Grace
6. Last Date—George Bedard
7. Morningside—Neil Diamond
8. Three Button Hand Me Down–Faces
9. The Hymn—Kiko Loureirio
10. UFO—Joanie Leeds and The Nightlights
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Even More New “Joanie Leeds and The Nightlights!”: “Little Cloud”

Another new video from Joanie Leeds and The Nightlights!! This one has a bit of “twang” to help illustrate a lesson about human emotions. Forget I mentioned that part. The song is cool!!

But don’t forget that the new album, “Bandwagon,” is released next Tuesday, June 25!

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Lindsay Lou & The Flatbellys: Experience “The Power!!”

I went looking for a Lindsay Lou video last night and I ran across this official band video. Although there isn’t a storyline, the camera shows nice closeups of everyone’s solos. But the actual story is in the “powerful” words of the song, inspired by protesters fighting for rights that were being taken away. Check out “The Power” in the video!:

And while you’re at it, The Flatbellys have given fans “the power” to download the now out of print first album, “The Flatbellys Get Round” for FREE!!! Just follow the link below:

www.lindsayloumusic.com/the-flatbellys-get-round.html

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Phil’s Faves: Videos, June 16, 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 June 16, 2013

1. Paul McCartney on The Stephen Colbert Show
2. Highway Don’t Care—Tim McGraw, Taylor Swift, & Keith Urban
3. Jump Right In—Zac Brown Band
4. Love Somebody—Maroon 5 with Adam Levine
5. I Need Your Love—Calvin Harris & Ellie Goulding
6. Radioactive—Imagine Dragons
7. Remix (I Like The)—New Kids on the Block
8. Beat This Summer—Brad Paisley
9. Can’t Hold Us—Macklemore & Ryan Lewis and Ray Dalton
10. #Beautiful—Mariah Carey and Miguel

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“Q” Bombs: June 16, 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 June 16, 2013

1. Heart Attack—Demi Lovato
2. 1994—Jason Aldean
3. I Love It—Icona Pop with Charli XCX
4. Mirrors—Justin Timberlake
5. Lego House—Ed Sheeran
6. Downtown—Lady Antebellum
7. Over When It’s Over—Eric Church
8. Blurred Lines—Robin Thicke with T.I. and Pharrell
9. Just Give Me a Reason—P!nk with Nate Reuss of fun.
10. Done—The Band Perry
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Happy Father’s Day: “My Dad” by Paul Petersen!

I remember my older sister getting a copy of this record and playing it over and over on Father’s Day. Paul Petersen played Donna Reed’s son on the TV’s “The Donna Reed Show.” I don’t know if my Dad ever understood a single word of the song, but I like to think that he did. Either way, it’s a beautiful sentimental song for all worthy fathers!

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Another GREAT New Video From Joanie Leeds and The Nightlights –“UFO”!!!!

Joanie Leeds and The Nightlights continue to surprise and delight with another new video from the band’s upcoming new release “Bandwagon” on June 25th! This one is about a real life encounter with a UFO!!!! (I’m not sure if the video is a documentary😉

 

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Phil’s Faves: Songs, June 9, 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 June 9, 2013

1. Sare Kon Kon—Antibalas
2. Ships With Sails—The Doors
3. Highway Don’t Care—Tim McGraw, Taylor Swift, and Keith Urban
4. Last Date—George Bedard
5. Possum—Joanie Leeds & The Nightlights
6. Riven Man—Crime & The City Solution
7. The Delinquent—Saskwatch
8. You’re Lost Little Girl—Robby Kreiger
9. Love Addict—Jessica Dayle
10. Bandwagon—Joanie Leeds & The Nightlights
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Phil’s Faves: Videos, June 9, 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 June 9, 2013

1. Highway Don’t Care—Tim McGraw, Taylor Swift, & Keith Urban
2. Radioactive—Imagine Dragons
3. Jump Right In—Zac Brown Band
4. #Beautiful—Mariah Carey and Miguel
5. Love Somebody—Maroon 5 with Adam Levine
6. Boys Round Here—Blake Shelton
7. Mama’s Broken Heart—Miranda Lambert
8. Gone, Gone, Gone—Phillip Phillips
9. Get Your Shine On—Florida Georgia Line
10. Beat This Summer—Brad Paisley

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“Q” Bombs: June 9, 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 June 9, 2013

1. Heart Attack—Demi Lovato
2. Lego House—Ed Sheeran
3. I Love It—Icona Pop with Charli XCX
4. 1994—Jason Aldean
5. Mirrors—Justin Timberlake
6. Downtown—Lady Antebellum
7. Done—The Band Perry
8. Black Sheep—Gin Wigmore
9. Hey Pretty Girl—Kip Moore
10. Blurred Lines—Robin Thicke with T.I. and Pharrell
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