Phil’s Faves: Videos, July 15, 2012

Posted on August 5, 2012 by PhilMaq

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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You know pontoon’s move very slowly. It may take a while before Little Big Town starts to slip…………………
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Top 10 Videos and Performances for the week of July 15, 2012

1. Pontoon—Little Big Town
2. Angel Eyes—Love and Theft
3. Wide Awake—Katy Perry
4. (Kissed You) Good Night—Gloriana
5. The Wind—Zac Brown Band
6. 50 Ways to Say Goodbye—Train
7. Little Talks—Of Monsters and Men
8. Give Your Heart a Break—Demi Lovato
9. That’s Why I Pray—Big & Rich
10. Call Me Maybe—Carly Rae Jepsen

1) “Pontoon”—Yeah, who wouldn’t want to slide off back into the water with Little Big Town? Keep it comin’!
2) “Angel Eyes”—Doesn’t the bad girl brunette in Love and Theft’s video look like cheerleader Taylor Swift in “You Belong With Me?” I guess by comparison the good girl looks like an exaggeration of normal good girl Taylor Swift. What’s going on here?
3) “Wide Awake”—I have to laugh every time Katy Perry slugs Prince Charming!
4) “(Kissed You) Good Night”—I definitely like Gloriana’s song more than the video. But the video’s pretty good!
5) “The Wind”—Just like a good animated movie, I find something new that I didn’t notice the time before in this Zac Brown Band video!
6) “50 Ways to Say Goodbye”—Another brilliant video and song, this time by Train, about guys not being able to handle the truth!
7) “Little Talks”—I like this creepy Of Monsters and Men video, and the chorus hook is a killer!
8) “Give Your Heart a Break”—It’s probably going to be time to say goodbye to Demi Lovato, but I have new respect for her because of this song!
9) “That’s Why I Pray”—Wow! I’m surprised that Big and Rich’s video is catching on. I thought I’d only be writing about it for a week………….
10) “Call Me Maybe”—Gosh. It’s really difficult for me to drop Carly Rae’s cute video. You can stay as long as you’d like! QQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQ

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“Q” Bombs: July 15, 2012

Posted on August 5, 2012 by PhilMaq

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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Eric Church, NOT Springsteen is No.1 on the trash heap. I repeat: Eric Church, NOT Springsteen is No.1 on the trash heap……………………….
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Worst Videos for the week of July 15, 2012

1. Springsteen—Eric Church
2. Drunk on You—Luke Bryan
3. 5-1-5-0—Dierks Bentley
4. Payphone—Maroon 5 with Wiz Khalifa
5. Scream—Usher
6. Let’s Go—Calvin Harris and Ne-Yo
7. Cowboys and Angels—Dustin Lynch
8. Ho Hey—The Lumineers
9. Wanted—Hunter Hayes
10. Titanium—David Guetta and Sia

1) “Springsteen”—OK. I never wanted this Eric Church video to be at the top of the Q-Bombs list, but when CMT put it on top of their list, I had to do it……
2) “Drunk on You”—I can’t believe that Luke Bryan has put out a hat trick of three awful videos that have been around for a year…and that his popularity is as high as ever. ODWITS!
3) “5-1-5-0”—Dierks Bentley is climbing but I still feel the same………………
4) “Payphone”—Brother can you spare a dime…or a good Maroon 5 video……….
5) “Scream”—In the video, Usher takes off his suit jacket. Riveting………………..
6) “Let’s Go”— Calvin Harris drops down but only because of the awful videos above it…
7) “Cowboys and Angels”—Dustin Lynch contributes another washed out and faded color video to a gigantic pile that reaches to the sky. There might be an OK song here, but I find it hard to watch the video…………………………………..
8) “Ho Hey”—I really hate to pick on The Lumineers but…the crowd of people in the video look like they were forced to look like they’re having fun—and the song isn’t that good……….
9) “Wanted”— Hunter Hayes is still on the bad list, but I’m starting to lose interest writing about it…………….
10) “Titanium”—David Guetta’s video is hanging around a lot longer than I thought it would…………………….
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Phil’s Faves:Songs, July 8, 2012

Posted on August 5, 2012 by PhilMaq

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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The pontoon took on some water. Little Big Town bailed out enough to keep it afloat at #4. Torpedoed by some very powerful “Angel Eyes”…………………..
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Top Ten Songs for the Week of July 8, 2012

1. Angel Eyes—Love and Theft
2. The Doors Sing “Reading Rainbow”— Jimmy Fallon
3. Sunglasses—Joanie Leeds & The Nightlights
4. Pontoon—Little Big Town
5. Summertime—Jessica Dayle
6. Never Go Back—Grace Potter & the Nocturnals
7. Wild Weekend—Tinsley Ellis & The Heartfixers
8. Give Your Heart a Break—Demi Lovato
9. The Sun Is Shining—The Fireman (Paul McCartney)
10. Witchi Tao To—Everything Is Everything

1) “Angel Eyes”—The chorus on this song is so good and catchy! The harmony is so tight! I am now a fan!
2) “The Doors Sing ‘Reading Rainbow’”—Look, I’ve listened to Jimmy Fallon after Jim Morrison and I have to say that Fallon’s imitation might actually be better! What am I saying!!!??? I think I’ll go lie down now…but “Reading Rainbow” is phenomenal!
3) “Sunglasses”—Every time I reach for my sunglasses I think of this Joanie Leeds song!
4) “Pontoon”—You probably never will hear a more sexy song about a pontoon, but I think its control on this list may be over..
5) “Summertime”—My feelings for this Jessica Dayle song keep getting stronger! “Summertime” has a relaxed country/folk feel to it and I really like the way the tempo of the song speeds up and slows down as if a gentle, warm, breeze rises up to occasionally move it along! You have to check this song out! Watch out everyone else at the top of the list!
6) “Never Go Back”—I don’t know why, but this song reminds me of The Motels’ “Suddenly Last Summer.” It might be the tempo. Either way, I like this song way better than that one!
7) “Wild Weekend”—I’m still not tired of this song and I’m not sure if I ever will!
8) “Give Your Heart a Break”—OK. Demi Lovato’s song is starting to get a little old for me. Still good, but fading a little……………….
9) “The Sun Is Shining”—I really like the subtle hooks on this Paul McCartney song! Things just seem to weave in and out effortlessly!
10) “Witchi Tao To”—I have no idea who Everything Is Everything are (What did I just say??), but for some reason this song, which I hadn’t heard in years, worked its way from my subconscious to my conscious and I had to hear it again!!! It’s mostly a Native American chant to a water spirit. There’s a nice subdued sax solo on it. The bass is pulsing and when combined with the words is very hypnotic. I really like this song and wish more things like it would come along!
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Phil’s Faves: Videos, July 8, 2012

Posted on July 29, 2012 by PhilMaq

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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“Pontoon” decided to drop anchor for awhile at the top of the video list for another week!
(Hmm…I wonder how many nautical phrases I might have to come up with for Little Big Town’s video run…)
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Top 10 Videos and Performances for the week of July 8, 2012

1. Pontoon—Little Big Town
2. Angel Eyes—Love and Theft
3. (Kissed You) Good Night—Gloriana
4. Wide Awake—Katy Perry
5. Give Your Heart a Break—Demi Lovato
6. The Wind—Zac Brown Band
7. Somethin’ ‘Bout a Truck—Kip Moore
8. 50 Ways to Say Goodbye—Train
9. That’s Why I Pray—Big & Rich
10. Call Me Maybe—Carly Rae Jepsen

1) “Pontoon”—I like the silliness of this Little Big Town Video—even hitting golf balls off the pontoon!
2) “Angel Eyes”—Alright. I know this Love and Theft video isn’t as complicated as I’m making it out to be. But that’s probably why I keep watching it. I can’t quite figure it out! 3) “(Kissed You) Good Night”—I like the intensity of both Gloriana’s video and song! I really like the way the camera speeds up when the guy moves to kiss the girl!
4) “Wide Awake”—Young Katy Perry is so cute as she explores the fantasy world with grown up Katy Perry!
5) “Give Your Heart a Break”—OK. I have determined that I like Demi Lovato’s song better than her video—although it’s still a nice effort……..
6) “The Wind”—The Zac Brown Band have totally caught me off guard with an animated Mike Judge video! It’s like an SF version of “King of the Hill!”
7) “Somethin’ ‘Bout a Truck”—Well, Kip Moore, maybe there is something about a truck…but not that much. This one is dropping again…probably for good………..
8) “50 Ways to Say Goodbye”—Yes! Train have redeemed themselves with a black comedy video that covers territory similar to Paul Simon’s “50 Ways to Leave Your Lover!”
9) “That’s Why I Pray”—Normally I am not a big Big & Rich fan, but “That’s Why I Pray” appears to be a sincere topical effort and I applaud them for it!
10) “Call Me Maybe”—Carly Rae Jepsen hangs around for one more week. “Call Me Maybe” is probably the unofficial song of summer at this point…but not mine…………..
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“Q”Bombs: July 8, 2012

Posted on July 17, 2012 by PhilMaq

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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Maroon 5 stays at the top for another week. Wiz Khalifa is guilty by association……….
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Worst Videos for the week of July 8, 2012

1. Payphone—Maroon 5 with Wiz Khalifa
2. Drunk on You—Luke Bryan
3. 5-1-5-0—Dierks Bentley
4. Springsteen—Eric Church
5. Let’s Go—Calvin Harris and Ne-Yo
6. Scream—Usher
7. Postcard from Paris—The Band Perry
8. Over—Blake Shelton
9. Wanted—Hunter Hayes
10. Titanium—David Guetta and Sia

1) “Payphone”—Ugh! It went back up to No.1 on VH1 again! ODWITS!
2) “Drunk on You”—How much longer do we have to be tortured by this latest Luke Bryan video?
3) “5-1-5-0”—Man, this Dierks Bentley video keeps growing in popularity and looks like it’s going to be big. Life is unkind…………………
4) “Springsteen”—Still going strong. Just like Bruce…………………..
5) “Let’s Go”—Nah. Let’s stay here………………
6) “Scream”—Only if I have to watch this Usher video………….
7) “Postcards from Paris”—The song sounds very similar in melody to “You Lie”—almost if The Band Perry ran out of ideas by the time they got to this song. ……………
8) “Over”—Alright, now that I’ve gotten over the shock of seeing another Death Valley video, I have to say that Blake Shelton’s song is way better than “Remind Me.” This one may end up switching lists……………..
9) “Wanted”—I guess I would have wanted a better video from Hunter Hayes…………
10) “Titanium”—David Guetta’s video continues to stand strong like its namesake……
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Phil’s Faves: Songs, July 1, 2012

Posted on July 15, 2012 by PhilMaq

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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Just like the banjo, the pontoon is getting the most beautiful attention that it has gotten in a long, long time. Little Big Town breathes new life into what was considered senior citizen territory for a second week at the top! But beware. Almost every other song on this list has the potential to sink the pontoon……………..
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Top Ten Songs for the Week of July 1, 2012

1. Pontoon—Little Big Town
2. Angel Eyes—Love and Theft
3. Sunglasses—Joanie Leeds & The Nightlights
4. Wild Weekend—Tinsley Ellis & The Heartfixers
5. Never Go Back—Grace Potter & the Nocturnals
6. Give Your Heart a Break—Demi Lovato
7. The Doors Sing “Reading Rainbow”—Jimmy Fallon
8. Banjo—Rascal Flatts
9. The Sun Is Shining—The Fireman (Paul McCartney)
10. Summertime—Jessica Dayle

1) “Pontoon”—So far this summer, the best spot to be is floating around on a pontoon. Little Big Town provides the perfect experience!
2) “Angel Eyes”—I like this Love and Theft song much better than the video. I feel that that feeling carries over to the video. So what?!
3) “Sunglasses”—Another perfect Joanie Leeds and The Nightlights summer song that translates well to younger and older!
4) “Wild Weekend”—Summer feelings continue on this Tinsley Ellis & The Heartfixers classic cover!
5) “Never Go Back”—Grace Potter and The Nocturnals return to form on this worthy attempt!
6) “Give Your Heart a Break”—This oh-so-catchy Demi Lovato song is starting to drive me crazy!
7) “The Doors Sing ‘Reading Rainbow'”—Sometimes things that are done in one media don’t always translate well to other forms of media. This Jimmy Fallon visual extravaganza as well as others on his new “Blow Your Pants Off” album does not have that problem. This song is true classic The Doors in their prime!
8) “Banjo”—Rascal Flatts are probably saying goodbye this week……………….
9) “The Sun Is Shining”—Paul McCartney released this song as a side project that he called The Fireman. I dug it out after hearing him play a song from it at Comerica Park in Detroit last year. It has since continued to get under my skin from time to time. The extremely warm summer this year has caused it to sprout onto one of my faves lists!
10) “Summertime”—This Jessica Dayle country/folk tune is one of the most pleasant surprises that I’ve run across this year! This young blond aspiring singer/songwriter hails from British Columbia and Alberta—an area that you think wouldn’t have much to say about summertime. You would be way wrong! This song has so many interesting hooks in it that I don’t want to write about them all at one time. All I will tell you for now is that I can almost smell the cocoa butter sunscreen that she describes in the song! I don’t know, but I may be rethinking that favorite song of summer. Awesome job, Jessica!
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Phil’s Faves: Videos, July 1, 2012

Posted on July 8, 2012 by PhilMaq

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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“Pontoon” lazily goes for a second spin around the lake while resting at the top!
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Top 10 Videos and Performances for the week of July 1, 2012

1. Pontoon—Little Big Town
2. Angel Eyes—Love and Theft
3. Give Your Heart a Break—Demi Lovato
4. Somethin’ ‘Bout a Truck—Kip Moore
5. (Kissed You) Good Night—Gloriana
6. Banjo—Rascal Flatts
7. FRONT ROW CENTER: T-Bone Burnett Presents: The Secret Sisters with Elvis Costello and Jakob Dylan
8. Wide Awake—Katy Perry
9. Call Me Maybe—Carly Rae Jepsen
10. Lights—Ellie Goulding

1) “Pontoon”—This Little Big Town video and song were just made for floating lazily around a lake on a sunny summer afternoon!
2) “Angel Eyes”—Half of the reason I like this Love and Theft video is that there’s Just a little bit of devil/In those angel eyes!
3) “Give Your Heart a Break”—Demi Lovato even looks good in this video! I wish her good luck! Maybe her past is finally behind her.
4) “Somethin’ ‘Bout a Truck”—I guess the timing on this Kip Moore video has everything to do with summer fun!
5) “(Kissed You) Good Night”—I’m not sure but I might like the song better than the video of Gloriana’s latest hit….
6) “Banjo”—I think Rascal Flatts is poised to fall off. So long old friend. I will miss you……….
7) “FRONT ROW CENTER: T-Bone Burnett Presents: The Secret Sisters with Elvis Costello and Jakob Dylan”—I was fascinated watching this PBS show! The Secret Sisters, with their Everly Brothers’ type harmonies, come off as such a naïve and retro innocent throwback to a time when Ricky Nelson ruled the TV musical airwaves every week. The Elvis Costello and Jakob Dylan segments complemented T-Bone Burnett’s packaging of the sisters.
8) “Wide Awake”—Katy Perry reappears with this semi-autobiographical video with “Alice in Wonderland” and other fairytale references. It’s good!
9) “Call Me Maybe”—Sorry Carly Rae, but your vid time will soon be up for this one…
10) “Lights”—#1 on VH1 after such a long road to the top. Very good, Ellie!
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“Q: Bombs: July 1, 2012

Posted on July 8, 2012 by PhilMaq

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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The reign of “Drive By” has ended! Not long live the “Payphone.”
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Worst Videos for the week of July 1, 2012

1. Payphone—Maroon 5 with Wiz Khalifa
2. Drunk on You—Luke Bryan
3. 5-1-5-0—Dierks Bentley
4. Springsteen—Eric Church
5. Over—Blake Shelton
6. Never Go Back—Grace Potter & The Nocturnals
7. Let’s Go—Calvin Harris and Ne-Yo
8. Scream—Usher
9. Wanted—Hunter Hayes
10. Titanium—David Guetta and Sia

1) “Payphone”—I have a feeling that this one is going to stay on top until it falls off. It’s just …bad……………………….
2) “Drunk on You”—Luke Bryan should thank Maroon 5 and Adam Levine for having a lousier video and song than he does………………….
3) “5-1-5-0”—Look. The actual footage of Dierks Bentley’s video is OK. The song is just stupid—and not in a good way…………………
4) “Springsteen”—I think I shall refrain from making any more disparaging remarks on this Eric Church video just because Bruce Springsteen’s name is involved. He can’t help who he inspires……………………………….
5) “Over”—I can’t believe that Blake Shelton didn’t watch the video for “Remind Me” by Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood a zillion times since this video looks almost exactly like that one. Can we please leave Death Valley alone and use some other setting for new videos?
6) “Never Go Back”—Considering how much I like “Never Go Back” by Grace Potter & The Nocturnals, the video is visually unsettling and upsetting…………….
7) “Let’s Go”—I think I’m just getting tired of dance songs and videos right now. The song isn’t bad………………………………
8) “Scream”—Ditto the explanation for “Let’s Go”………………………..
9) “Wanted”—I’m getting used to the song, so this Hunter Hayes video may be falling off soon………………
10) “Titanium”—Honestly, the same explanation as to why David Guetta’s video appears here is pretty much the same explanation as Nos. 7 & 8 on this list. “Titanium” just came out sooner than the other two………………………….
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Phil’s Faves: Songs, June 24, 2012

Posted on July 8, 2012 by PhilMaq

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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“Pontoon” sits at the top of both of my faves lists! I just love it when all of the stars align!
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Top Ten Songs for the Week of June 24, 2012

1. Pontoon—Little Big Town
2. Wild Weekend—Tinsley Ellis & The Heartfixers
3. Turn Your Head—Savage Grace
4. Banjo—Rascal Flatts
5. Ridin’ With the King—John Hiatt
6. Never Go Back—Grace Potter & the Nocturnals
7. Angel Eyes—Love and Theft
8. The Garden Song—Pete Seeger
9. Give Your Heart a Break—Demi Lovato
10. Sunglasses—Joanie Leeds & The Nightlights

1) “Pontoon”—I like this Little Big Town song even without the video! Just like the old days!
2) “Wild Weekend”—This Tinsley Ellis doesn’t have the lo-fi charm of the original, but it sounds so GREAT!
3) “Turn Your Head”—This might be the last gasp for one of the greatest songs ever recorded! I don’t think this will be the last time it appears………………………
4) “Banjo”—This Rascal Flatts tribute has really made the first half of the year in music truly enjoyable!
5) “Ridin’ With the King”—The king just keeps rollin’ but this week may be the end for this John Hiatt blues blast!
6) “Never Go Back”—Grace Potter and the Nocturnals have put out a mid-tempo track that just sneaks up on you! The video is another story though………………..
7) “Angel Eyes”—I really like the Everly Brothers style harmony on this Love and Theft single!
8) “The Garden Song”—For the first time in many years, there is a garden in my back yard. This Pete Seeger song may have contributed to that happening!
9) “Give Your Heart a Break”—Demi Lovato has a very catchy melodic song that I really like!
10) “Sunglasses”—This is another one of those peppy wonderful upbeat pop songs that Joanie Leeds and The Nightlights pump out! This one is turning into a “simbie” for me!
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Phil’s Faves: Videos, June 24, 2012

Posted on July 7, 2012 by PhilMaq

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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“Pontoon” by Little Big Town knocks off “Banjo,” but it was a clean fight, and both are worthy adversaries…………………………
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Top 10 Videos and Performances for the week of June 24, 2012

1. Pontoon—Little Big Town
2. VH1 Storytellers—Grace Potter & The Nocturnals
3. Angel Eyes—Love and Theft
4. Banjo—Rascal Flatts
5. Somethin’ ‘Bout a Truck—Kip Moore
6. Call Me Maybe—Carly Rae Jepsen
7. (Kissed You) Good Night—Gloriana
8. Give Your Heart a Break—Demi Lovato
9. Lights—Ellie Goulding
10. Good Girl—Carrie Underwood

1) “Pontoon”—Well, it’s about time! I know pontoons don’t go very fast, but this song took its time to officially make it to the top!
2) “VH1 Storytellers with Grace Potter & The Nocturnals”—Cool! I keep catching this when it’s on VH1. My second favorite performance is “Nothing But the Water!”
3) “Angel Eyes”—OK. I think I’m starting to understand this one now. The guy is taking out both of the preacher’s daughters and at the end the father is finally asking the guy, “What’s up, dude?” The guy, of course, can’t decide between the two.
4) “Banjo”—The honor of the banjo has been protected—just like in the video.
5) “Somethin’ ‘Bout a Truck”—I’m starting to like this Kip Moore video a lot. I think my brain cells are being warped by the excessive heat…
6) “Call Me Maybe”—Now, I’m curious if Carly Rae Jepsen has a follow up in her..
7) “(Kissed You) Good Night”—Gloriana’s new single and video is starting to burn a hole in my brain..
8) “Give Your Heart a Break”—I really like this Demi Lovato song and video!
9) “Lights”—The lights are absolutely ready to go out on this one for me even though it made it all the way to the top on VH1’s video list……………
10) “Good Girl”—Well, Carrie. Sometimes good isn’t good enough, but I really enjoyed this video!
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