Phil Maq

“Q” Bombs: June 3, 2012

Posted on June 3, 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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“Drive By” stays on top for a seventh week. One long term bomb finally falls off as two new entries get unwelcomed onto the list.
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Worst Videos for the week of June 3, 2012

1. Drive By—Train
2. Payphone—Maroon 5 with Wiz Khalifa
3. Brokenhearted—Karmin
4. Springsteen—Eric Church
5. Safe and Sound—Taylor Swift and The Civil Wars
6. I Won’t Give Up—Jason Mraz on VH1 Storytellers
7. Feel So Close—Calvin Harris
8. Wanted—Hunter Hayes
9. Drunk on You—Luke Bryan
10. Fine By Me—Andy Grammer

1) “Drive By”—Train appears to be lost. Maybe their GPS isn’t working……..
2) “Payphone”—I hope this is a “bear” video. It’s climbing VH1’s countdown list quickly, so there’s hope………………………….
3) “Brokenhearted”—Now Karmin has gone Top Ten on VH1’s countdown. ODWITS!
4) “Springsteen”—I just know this song is going to last to torture me for a long time……………
5) “Safe and Sound”—Maybe this one will start to fall after the CMT awards………
6) “I Won’t Give Up”—Talk about gratuitous self-promotion! Now, I like this song and video and I even singled it out for another live performance on my faves list. But the fact that this video went to the top of VH1’s countdown when it never even appeared on the list before shows that the Countdown isn’t always credible. The performance isn’t even as good as the other one I mentioned. Shame on you, VH1!
7) “Feel So Close”—Uh, another week and I still feel the same about this one. In other words, nothing yet……………..
8] “Wanted”—Black & white video? Artsy and good! Words all over the background? Not so good………………………….
9) “Drunk on You”—Doesn’t everyone like to compare their love infatuation to a beer buzz…………
10) “Fine By Me”—I think this song is poised to drop off……………..
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Phil’s Faves: Songs, May 27, 2012

Posted on June 3, 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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Carly Rae Jepsen tops both of my faves lists this week, but there are some great lost classics on this list!
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Top Ten Songs for the Week of May 27, 2012

1. Call Me Maybe—Carly Rae Jepsen
2. Banjo—Rascal Flatts
3. Rumour Has It—Adele
4. Lovin’ You Is Fun—Easton Corbin
5. Sweeter—Gavin DeGraw
6. Standing at the Station—Ten Years After
7. Karn Evil 9: Ist Impression, Part 1—Emerson, Lake, & Palmer
8. And You And I—Yes
9. Tubes World Tour—The Tubes
10. Over You—Miranda Lambert

1) “Call Me Maybe”—I didn’t think Carly Rae Jepsen’s song had enough to get to the top for me! Happily, I was wrong!
2) “Banjo”—I think this Rascal Flatt’s song still has more fight in it!
3) “Rumour Has It”—I think Adele had too quick of a run at the top for this song, but I’ve pretty much quit hearing it……………………..
4) “Lovin’ You Is Fun”—Corbin Easton’s song is starting to get under my skin!
5) “Sweeter”—Heading south………………………….
6) “Standing at the Station”—I listented to this song several times recently. It is taken from my favorite Ten Year’s After album “Rock and Roll Music to the World.” It’s basically a seven minute jam with a blues base about being stranded in a train station. There are plenty of time and rhythm changes with an exceptional synthesizer section. It is an incredible piece of music! The song ends when the train literally rolls through the station. It is a great work of art!
7) “Karn Evil 9: Ist Impression, Part 1″—This is the buildup to Karn Evil 9: Ist Impression, Part 2 which is the song which most people are familiar with from Emerson, Lake, & Palmer. I find the front part more interesting because of the path that it takes to get to the main, more confident Part 2!
8) “And You And I”—Yes’s wandering, gently moving stroll through a progressive forest starts with a melodic tuning on Steve Howe’s twelve string guitar and then meanders through great melodies, harmonies, and terrific keyboard work from Rick Wakeman! I will never get tired of hearing this song!
9) “Tubes World Tour”—The Tubes weren’t really known as a progressive synth rock band, but their first couple of albums had a lot of it. They also had a tendency to use the synthesizer for accents and comedic effect! This song, from “Young and Rich,” describes their experiences of being on tour with their first self titled album, “The Tubes.” After a catchy synthesizer intro, the song explodes with rocking guitars and moves so fast to the end that you can hardly catch your breath!
10) “Over You”—In relation to the songs above it, good but no comparison…..
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Phil’s Faves: Videos, May 27, 2012

Posted on June 3, 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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A phone knocks the banjo from the top spot and a couple of really good live performances are highlights on this week’s list!
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Top 10 Videos and Performances for the week of May 27, 2012

1. Call Me Maybe—Carly Rae Jepsen
2. Banjo—Rascal Flatts
3. Lights—Ellie Goulding
4. Lovin’ You Is Fun—Easton Corbin
5. Sweeter—Gavin DeGraw
6. Good Girl—Carrie Underwood
7. Somethin’ ‘Bout a Truck—Kip Moore
8. Starships—Nicki Minaj
9. Low Hanging Fruit—Tenacious D on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
10. Nomad—Carlos Santana on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

1) “Call Me Maybe”—A well deserved rise to the top for Carly Rae Jepsen! I really like this homemade looking video and it makes me laugh every time the look one of her band members has on his face when he receives the neighbor’s phone number!
2) “Banjo”—Rascal Flatts moved up again after falling on CMT’s countdown! That means the banjo season may continue longer than expected!
3) “Lights”—Ellie Goulding continues to hang on and move up on VH1!
4) “Lovin’ You Is Fun”—I like this video better than the Kip Moore one! It seems more playful!
5) “Sweeter”—Still good, but turning sour now………………………
6) “Good Girl”—Even though I’ve watched this video a number of times and I was ready to let it drop off, I actually played closer attention the last time I saw it and I picked up a few things I hadn’t noticed before. For example, I like the mirror angle of Carrie Underwood’s good girl/bad girl profile!
7) “Somethin’ ‘Bout a Truck”—I still like Kip Moore’s video, but I like the other videos more………………
8) “Starships”—Nicky Minaj alternates between looking hot and bad in the scenes in this video. I’m not sure what to make of that. But I really like what I’m guessing is the beautiful Hawaiian scenery as the backdrop for the video!
9) “Low Hanging Fruit”—I’m not normally a fan of Tenacious D (Jack Black and Kyle Gass). I haven’t really found their songs to be all that funny even though Jack Black usually makes me laugh in even his worst movies, and I will watch “School of Rock” every time I run across it on TV! This live performance of a song chock full of double entendres that ended with a choreographed guitar army was flat out hilarious!
10) “Nomad”—Carlos Santana began promoting his new “Shape Shifter” album by performing this blistering instrumental taken from it on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno! He continues to be incredible!
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“Q” Bombs: May 27, 2012

Posted on June 3, 2012 by PhilMaq

Worst Videos for the week of May 27, 2012

1. Drive By—Train
2. Brokenhearted—Karmin
3. Springsteen—Eric Church
4. Payphone—Maroon 5 with Wiz Khalifa
5. Safe and Sound—Taylor Swift and The Civil Wars
6. Lullaby—Nickelback
7. Feel So Close—Calvin Harris
8. Wanted—Hunter Hayes
9. Drunk on You—Luke Bryan
10. Fine By Me—Andy Grammer

1) “Drive By”—Train continues to return, week after week, to the scene of their crime…
2) “Brokenhearted”—Karmin continues to keep the energy level high which means this one will be around for a while………………..
3) “Springsteen”—Eric Church uses the cheap ploy of wearing a flag around his neck in this video. When Bruce Springsteen waved the flag for “Born in the USA,” it was because of the exact same kind of pseudo patriotic fervor that was rampant in the country at the time. In other words, Eric Church doesn’t get it………………
4) “Payphone”—I do have to admit this mini movie within a video looks very exciting. Unfortunately, the plot doesn’t make any sense……………………..
5) “Safe and Sound”—Taylor Swift’s strong brand recognition is keeping this very mediocre video and song hanging around way longer than it would’ve if it had been anybody else………………
6) “Lullaby”—This Nickelback video just keeps putting me to sleep every time I watch it. I guess it was appropriately named………………………
7) “Feel So Close”—I’m not 100% sold that this is a bad Calvin Harris video or song, so my opinion may change in the future. But right now, it does nothing for me…………..
8] “Wanted”—You know I am a Hunter Hayes fan, but I can’t believe that this is the video and song that most people want to see right now……………
9) “Drunk on You”—Luke Bryan’s video may rise again on the list, but right now it’s not irritating me too much…………………….
10) “Fine By Me”—I will say this about the video, I noticed two more things I like about it. The reel-to-reel recorder and the basketball hoop that shows up in the background are two things I personally really like!
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Phil’s Faves: Songs, May 20, 2012

Posted on June 2, 2012 by PhilMaq

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The rumours are true: Adele has made it to the top of this good list! “21” is still selling like crazy and this song may be one of the reasons! I really like the variety on this list!
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Top Ten Songs for the Week of May 20, 2012

1. Rumour Has It—Adele
2. Banjo—Rascal Flatts
3. Call Me Maybe—Carly Rae Jepsen
4. Sweeter—Gavin DeGraw
5. Music on the Wind—Suzy Bogguss
6. Over You—Miranda Lambert
7. Modern Music—Be Bop Deluxe
8. Nice to Be Here—John Cowan
9. Surf Blaster—The Vara-Tones
10. English Tea—Paul McCartney

1) “Rumour Has It”—I still haven’t seen a video for Adele’s latest release and I like
that! The song should be able to stand on its own…and it does!
2) “Banjo”—Sorry “Banjo.” Disrespected again, as usual. Let’s see what kind of fight you have left in you…………….
3) “Call Me Maybe”—I think Carly Rae Jepsen’s song isn’t as good as the video. It’s too repetitious. But it’s good enough this week!
4) “Sweeter”—Well, this one has peaked, but it had a good run………….
5) “Music on the Wind”—My favorite Suzy Bogguss song! It feels like a warm breeze blowing in the desert! The time signatures fluctuate constantly. It features mandolin, accordion and Mexican flavored strings. Suzy sounds as coy and romantic as she ever has! The vocal is perfect, rising and falling, just like the music and romance that is on the wind! Not only is this my favorite Suzy Bogguss song, it is also one of my favorite songs! I’m sure that you will see it reappear from time to time on this list.
6) “Over You”—This one is fading, but I still like it.
7) “Modern Music”—This song medley always reminds me of May. To me, it is close in structure to any of The Beatles’ “Abbey Road” medleys. Melodic songs weave in and out with Beatlesque guitar connections! I can’t ever get tired of hearing it!
8) “Nice to Be Here”—I have always liked this Moody Blues song that bears a strong resemblance in imagery to Creedence Clearwater Revival’s “Lookin’ Out My Backdoor.” It’s a whimsical observation about nature’s smaller creatures playing music when nobody is looking. I don’t care what version or medium you hear the Moodies’ in, the original mix is awful and muddied. With this bluegrass version, the lyrics and music are crystal clear. It’s the first time I’ve ever been able to understand all of the words. This is the second batch of bluegrass tribute songs for The Moody Blues—several members play on most of the songs themselves. The CD is called “Moody Bluegrass Two…Much Love: Nashville Tribute to The Moody Blues.” This is probably my favorite song out of all of them!
9) “Surf Blaster”—A reunion CD by a 60’s surf band that’s better than what they originally did! “Surf Blaster” is the opening instrumental track, and it explodes in your ears with a drum solo before seguing to the guitars! It’s always fun to run across anything from a band like The Vara-Tones!
10) “English Tea”—This is another typical underexposed song by Paul McCartney from his Chaos & Creation in the Backyard album. It’s very short and British sounding but to the point and was a very nice addition to his live shows from that timespan!
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Phil’s Faves: Videos, May 20, 2012

Posted on May 28, 2012 by PhilMaq

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Another week at the top for the banjo, but Carly Rae Jepsen is poised to take over…………..
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Top 10 Videos and Performances for the week of May 20, 2012

1. Banjo—Rascal Flatts
2. Call Me Maybe—Carly Rae Jepsen
3. Lights—Ellie Goulding
4. Sweeter—Gavin DeGraw
5. Somethin’ ‘Bout a Truck—Kip Moore
6. Good Girl—Carrie Underwood
7. Over You—Miranda Lambert
8. Starships—Nicki Minaj
9. Lovin’ You Is Fun—Easton Corbin
10. Crazy Train—Honda Spirit Commercial

1) “Banjo”—Another week at the top for Rascal Flatts! Did you know the banjo has magical healing powers?……………………
2) “Call Me Maybe”—Carly Rae Jepsen’s video seems to be exploding! I have the feeling this is going to be a “bear” video. There’s not a lot to the song………………….
3) “Lights”—The lights may be starting to dim for Ellie! I did like having this one show up for a second time!
4) “Sweeter”—Alright. This one’s starting to lose it flavor—just like a stick of gum you popped in your mouth 10 minutes ago……………
5) “Somethin’ ‘Bout a Truck”—The song for this video is pretty catchy, too!
6) “Good Girl”—Carrie, you’re starting to wear out your welcome now………..
7) “Over You”—I guess I’m getting over this song now……………….
8) “Starships”—Another freaky Nicki Minaj video! I like it! This is what videos were made for!
9) “Lovin’ You Is Fun”—Easton looks like he’s having a good time in the video! That’s a good thing!
10)“Crazy Train”—I would love to go cross country and sing along with this family that can recreate acapella versions of Ozzy Osbourne songs!
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“Q” Bombs: May 20, 2012

Posted on May 28, 2012 by PhilMaq

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There’s two new entries this week but “Drive By” stays on top for a sixth week. Gavin DeGraw’s record is starting to come into view……………….
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Worst Videos for the week of May 20, 2012

1. Drive By—Train
2. Springsteen—Eric Church
3. God Gave Me You—Blake Shelton
4. Brokenhearted—Karmin
5. Payphone—Maroon 5
6. Safe and Sound—Taylor Swift and The Civil Wars
7. Lullaby–Nickelback
8. Drunk on You—Luke Bryan
9. Fine By Me—Andy Grammer
10. Part of Me—Katy Perry

1) “Drive By”—Apparently, we’re going once more around the block for another week……..
2) “Springsteen”—I wish the song was at least a zillionth as good as Bruce’s…………
3) “God Gave Me You”—Whatever……………
4) “Brokenhearted”—I’m getting brokenhearted just by having this song hang around so long………..
5) “Payphone”—You go, Adam! You use those outdated references to show how hip you are!
6) “Safe and Sound”—The video and song are as boring and cliché as its title………….
7) “Lullaby”—I know I’m not the first person to make this observation, but I can’t tell the difference between this song and dozens of their other songs. Sometimes brand recognition isn’t a good thing…………………
8] “Drunk on You”—OK. His other video finally droped off and……………I still don’t like the video.
9) “Fine By Me”—The video, even with a nice looking woman in it, doesn’t make any sense…………..
10) “Part of Me”—Starting to fall pretty quickly now…………………
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Phil’s Faves: Songs, May 13, 2012

Posted on May 28, 2012 by PhilMaq

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 banjo triumphantly returns to the top, and there should be quite a few items on the list that could make Mama happy!
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Top Ten Songs for the Week of May 13, 2012

1. Banjo—Rascal Flatts
2. Rumour Has It—Adele
3. Sweeter—Gavin DeGraw
4. Over You—Miranda Lambert
5. Endless Love—Lionel Richie & Shania Twain
6. Grandma and the Magic Money—Sinbad
7. Good Girl—Carrie Underwood
8. If Mama Ain’t Happy—Eddie Coker
9. Dancin’ Away With My Heart—Lady Antebellum
10. Call Me Maybe—Carly Rae Jepsen

1) “Banjo”—Hey! What can I say! Go Banjo!!!!
2) “Rumour Has It”—Rumour has it I like this rockin’ Adele song!
3) “Sweeter”—Rumour has it this may be the sweetest run that Gavin DeGraw may have on my list!
4) “Over You”—This Miranda Lambert gem may be peaking for me……
5) “Endless Love”—This song apears to have peaked……………………
6) “Grandma and the Magic Money”—Yes, I know this isn’t a song and some of the references are dated but I still laugh every time I hear this or play it for someone else! It’s the perfect bit for Mother’s Day!
7) “Good Girl”—Still good enough to hang around…………..
8) “If Mama Ain’t Happy”—“If mama ain’t happy, ain’t nobody happy!” Eddie Coker’s funky tongue-in-cheek children’s song seems so appropriate—and true for Mother’s Day!
9) “Dancin’ Away with My Heart”—Not dancin’ away yet…………..
10) “Call Me Maybe”—Carly Rae Jepsen’s song is just as infectious as her video!
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Phil’s Faves: Videos, May 13, 2012

Posted on May 27, 2012 by PhilMaq

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The banjo makes its triumphant return to the top! There are new videos about phone numbers and trucks! It’s a good, happy list!
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Top 10 Videos and Performances for the week of May 13, 2012

1. Banjo—Rascal Flatts
2. Lights—Ellie Goulding
3. Sweeter—Gavin DeGraw
4. Over You—Miranda Lambert
5. Good Girl—Carrie Underwood
6. Somethin’ ‘Bout a Truck—Kip Moore
7. I Won’t Give Up—Jason Mraz on Jimmy Kimmel Live
8. Call Me Maybe—Carly Rae Jepsen
9. Dancin’ Away With My Heart—Lady Antebellum
10. Lovin’ You Is Fun—Easton Corbin

1) “Banjo”—All of a sudden, I started seeing this one a lot again! I have yet to get tired of seeing all of the hokey overexaggeration for the banjo! Or is it hokey?????
2) “Lights”—After several return weeks on the VH1 Top 20 Video Countdown where they only showed a snippet, this one is back with full showings—and moving up again! I never would have thought that!
3) “Sweeter”—I don’t know. I guess I like the sleazy quality of the video, too!
4) “Over You”—Still good, but I’m seeing “Banjo” more often than this Miranda Lambert video, so I was distracted and this one fell.
5) “Good Girl”—Carrie Underwood is still good enough to stay on the list!
6) “Somethin’ ‘Bout a Truck”—Alright. This is how you make a mindless country video. You have a pretty woman bopping around during the whole song showing interest in the singer. It’s cute and enjoyable to watch! This is so much better than the pseudo melodrama in the recent Luke Bryan videos!
7) “I Won’t Give Up”—A very touching and sincere live performance by Jason Mraz!
8) “Call Me Maybe”—A former Canadian Idol contestant, Carly Rae Jepsen, comes out with a video that cuts across all demographics! And the ending has an unexpected twist! How can you NOT like this video??!!
9) “Dancin’ Away With My Heart”—Lady A keeps on dancin’ for another week………
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“Q” Bombs: May 13, 2012

Posted on May 20, 2012 by PhilMaq

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The songs remain the same for another week and “Drive By” stays on top for a fifth week.
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Worst Videos for the week of May 13, 2012

1. Drive By—Train
2. God Gave Me You—Blake Shelton
3. Springsteen—Eric Church
4. Brokenhearted—Karmin
5. I Don’t Want This Night to End—Luke Bryan
6. Safe and Sound—Taylor Swift and The Civil Wars
7. Drunk on You—Luke Bryan
8. Fine By Me—Andy Grammer
9. Is There Anybody Out There?—K’naan and Nelly Furtado
10. Part of Me—Katy Perry

1) “Drive By”—Now I know how people who hated “Hey, Soul Sister” felt………
2) “God Gave Me You”—Make it stoppppppppp!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
3) “Springsteen”—I have a feeling this one is going to be around a looooooooong time…………..
4) “Brokenhearted”—A lousy review in Rolling Stone is not keeping this video from moving up…………
5) “I Don’t Want This Night to End”—So close, but still hanging on…………………
6)“Safe and Sound”—Obviously this is not one of Taylor Swift’s good songs. It’s floundering around on CMT’s countdown list and VH1 hasn’t shown it. Case closed.
7) “Drunk on You”—I might not feel so strongly about this video if Luke Bryan’s other one would fall off…………………
8] “Fine By Me”—I’m worried. I think I’m starting to like the song…………….
9) “Is There Anybody Out There?”—Funding for this project, like other NASA projects, may be ending soon……………………..
10) “Part of Me”—Still a part of the bad list…………………….
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