Phil’s Faves: Songs, May 20, 2012

Posted on June 2, 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 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

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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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

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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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

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 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

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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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

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 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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Phil’s Faves: Songs, May 6, 2012

Posted on May 20, 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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“Endless Love” moves to the top as Carrie Underwood suffers from a nasty fall, Adele returns to the good list, and a spicy Texas Tornados song rounds out this week’s list!
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Top Ten Songs for the Week of May 6, 2012

1. Endless Love—Lionel Richie & Shania Twain
2. Banjo—Rascal Flatts
3. Sweeter—Gavin DeGraw
4. Over You—Miranda Lambert
5. Ballad of a Thin Man—Arlen Roth (Levon Helms on drums)
6. Good Girl—Carrie Underwood
7. Dancin’ Away With My Heart—Lady Antebellum
8. Rumour Has It—Adele
9. Casino Royale—Hepb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass
10. A Little Bit Is Better Than Nada—Texas Tornados

1) “Endless Love”—I guess you couldn’t keep this song out of the top spot! The first time it was released it stayed at the top for almost three months!
2) “Banjo”—I think the banjo may just be recharging its batteries while other songs knock each other off!
3) “Sweeter”—The lyrics of this song are so wrong but the music makes it sound so right!
4) “Over You”—Miranda Lambert keeps moving up. I’m glad I’m not over this song yet!
5) “Ballad of a Thin Man”—Yay! I’ve heard it again during this last week and it keeps sounding better each time!
6) “Good Girl” —Wow! I didn’t expect to get so tired of this song so fast. Maybe it was the continuous airplay every time I turned anything on!!!
7) “Dancin’ Away with My Heart”—I hope this Lady A song doesn’t dance away too quickly. It already has my heart………..
8) “Rumour Has It”—I haven’t seen a video for this song yet. I don’t even know if there is one, but I look this mid-tempo rocker from Adele!
9) “Casino Royale”—I haven’t hear this Burt Bacharach–Hal David song since Saturday Night Live made fun of it! The arrangement is sharp and catchy and sounds a little bit different from other songs that Herb Alpert and the boys did as they were one of the few bands that battled The Beatles head to head! Listen to the trumpet work on this one. There are a lot of different textures in the song…plus strings!
10) “A Little Bit Is Better Than Nada”— The Texas Tornados twist a cliché into a sexy pun filled song! Freddy Fender, Flaco Jimenez, Augie Myers, and Doug Sahm: Los Mexicanos Beatles to me! A perfect treat for Cinco de Mayo! Ah-ha!!!
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Phil’s Faves: Videos, May 6, 2012

Posted on May 20, 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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Miranda Lambert leapfrogs five spots over the congestion for her first time at the top! You go, girl!!!!
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Top 10 Videos and Performances for the week of May 6, 2012

1. Over You—Miranda Lambert
2. Banjo—Rascal Flatts
3. Sweeter—Gavin DeGraw
4. Good Girl—Carrie Underwood
5. Free—Graffiti 6
6. Lights—Ellie Goulding
7. Endless Love—Lionel Richie and Shania Twain
8. So Good—B.O.B.
9. Dancin’ Away With My Heart—Lady Antebellum
10. Favorite Song—Colbie Caillat with Common

1) “Over You”—I really latched on to this Miranda Lambert video this week! It’s a good song with an arty video and both parts have tremendous feeling!
2) “Banjo”—The banjo stills continues to hover near the top!
3) “Sweeter”—I think this Gavin Degraw video has had its run, but I still like it!
4) “Good Girl”—The “good girl” is starting to turn into the “not so exciting girl”……
5) “Free”—It’s kind of funny. I hadn’t seen the video for a few weeks and now its like an old friend has returned!
6) “Lights”—Let’s keep the “lights” on a little bit longer! (I can’t believe that Skrillex is her boyfriend????)
7) “Endless Love”—I’m not seeing this one very often, so I’m starting to lose interest……….
8) “So Good”—It just goes to show you that a super catchy chorus can trump any other part of a song!
9) “Dancin’ Away With My Heart”—Lady A would probably be happier treading water at No. 6………………………
10) “Favorite Song”—Another “bubbly” upbeat video from Colbie! How can you not like it?!
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“Q’ Bombs: May 6, 2012

Posted on May 6, 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 songs remain the same for a second week. “Drive By” logs a fourth week on top. I don’t know what else to say or why I’d waste my time………………………..
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Worst Videos for the week of May 6, 2012

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

1) “Drive By”—After a drive by the wounded have to be taken care of. The bodies are starting to pile up………………………….
2) “God Gave Me You”—How many months can this stay on the CMT list? That never happens to any of the videos I really like………………………
3) “Brokenhearted”—I’m brokenhearted because this song and video could have been better……………..
4) “I Don’t Want This Night to End”—I know the end is near, but the death is slow and painful…………………
5) “Springsteen”—I would think that if I wrote a song about Springsteen and his songs, especially if they had an impact on me, it would be one worthy of the name. This one isn’t………………….
6) “Fine By Me”—Poor Andy Grammer. I almost feel sorry for him……………..
7) “Drunk on You”—I guess this is as good a reason as any for getting drunk…………..
8] “Safe and Sound”—When will this acoustic torture end…………………..
9) “Is There Anybody Out There?”—No. We’re all remaining quiet so you’ll think there’s nobody home, and then you’ll go away………………………
10) “Part of Me”—Not a terribly bad video. I just can’t suspend my own disbelief…………
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Phil’s Faves: Songs, April 29, 2012

Posted on May 6, 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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Carrie Underwood tops both of my “fave” lists this week. And now the top six songs are the same on both lists! There’s also a couple of really songs about radio to round out the list…………………
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Top Ten Songs for the Week of April 29, 2012

1. Good Girl—Carrie Underwood
2. Banjo—Rascal Flatts
3. Sweeter—Gavin DeGraw
4. Endless Love—Lionel Richie & Shania Twain
5. Dancin’ Away With My Heart—Lady Antebellum
6. Over You—Miranda Lambert
7. Ballad of a Thin Man—Arlen Roth (Levon Helms on Drums)
8. Who Listens to the Radio?—The Sports
9. Radio Radio—Elvis Costello & The Attractions
10. Money (That’s What I Want)—Josie & The Pussycats

1) “Good Girl”—The best “rock” song that Carrie Underwood has done so far!
2) “Banjo”—The second best “rock” song on the list this week!
3) “Sweeter”—It’s nice to have a “real” rock song represented here!
4) “Endless Love”—The best “pop” song on the country charts today!
5) “Over You”—This song would be #1 almost any other time if it were on a weak list!
6) “Dancin’ Away with My Heart”—I’m not sure if this one will be dancing away soon. It depends what comes along to knock it off………….
7) “Ballad of a Thin Man”—I heard this song on the day that Levon Helm passed away. It is a remake of a Bob Dylan song and it is GREAT! It is moody, atmospheric, and very tight! It is one of the best instrumentals I’ve heard in years!
8) “Who Listens to the Radio?”—This song is so much fun! The Sports came out at the height of the “new wave” movement. That explains the quirky vocals. It’s just a fun song about something I’ve been listening to all of my life!
9) “Radio Radio”—Another powerful blast of fun! The band sounds tight and that farfisa organ pulls everything through at breakneck speed! This might be my favorite Elvis Costello song! He sings that he “wants to bite the hand that feeds him.” He built his career on that philosophy and never depended upon commercial radio to make his living. Man that takes big uh, nerves!
10) “Money (That’s What I Want)”—I like this power pop version of the Barrett Strong song! It sounds good with a straight ahead rock beat!
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