March 31, 2012
jmunney
Music, Television, VH1 Top 20 Countdown
Our #1’s match up – first time since November (Adele – “Someone Like You”).
Original Version
1. Gotye ft. Kimbra – “Somebody That I Used to Know”
2. Train – “Drive By”
3. Gym Class Heroes ft. Neon Hitch – “Ass Back Home”
4. Kelly Clarkson – “Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)”
5. fun. ft Janelle Monáe – “We Are Young”
6. Andy Grammer – “Fine By Me”
7. Jason Mraz – “I Won’t Give Up”
8. Jessie J – “Domino”
9. Pitbull ft. Chris Brown – “International Love”
10. Katy Perry – “Part of Me”
11. Graffiti6 – “Free”
12. Young the Giant – “Cough Syrup”
13. B.o.B – “So Good”
14. The Script – “If You Ever Come Back”
15. Karmin – “Brokenhearted”
16. Ellie Goulding – “Lights”
17. Jason Derülo – “Breathing”
18. Adam Lambert – “Better Than I Know Myself”
19. Adele – “Set Fire to the Rain”
20. Neon Trees – “Everybody Talks”
Jmunney’s Revision
1. Somebody That I Used to Know
2. Lights
3. We Are Young
4. Domino
5. Cough Syrup
6. Set Fire to the Rain
7. Free
8. Brokenhearted
9. Part of Me
10. Everybody Talks
11. So Good
12. Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)
13. Ass Back Home
14. Breathing
15. Drive By
16. International Love
17. Better Than I Know Myself
18. If You Ever Come Back
19. Fine By Me
20. I Won’t Give Up
March 29, 2012
jmunney
30 Rock, Archer, Awake, Beavis and Butt-Head, Billy on the Street, Community, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Parks and Recreation, Television, The Big Bang Theory, The Office, The Secret Circle, Up All Night
Year after year, Thursday continually proves itself to be the most loaded, most rewarding night of television, and I feel like singing that out in a blog post. Here are all the shows that I have regularly watched on Thursdays this season (September 2011-now), ranked in ascending order of quality (of the current season). And, for your entertainment, I have also included a memorable quote from several of these shows from their current seasons.
12. The Secret Circle
11. The Office (“I haven’t had this much fun since seeing Zoo E Desk Channel at the Cocarella Music Festival.”)
10. The Big Bang Theory
9. Up All Night
8. Awake
7. It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia (“Dennis is asshole. Why Charlie hate?”)
6. 30 Rock (“I finally understand the ending of The Sixth Sense. Those names are the people who worked on the movie!”)
5. Billy on the Street (“I LOVE MERYL STREEP!”)
4. Archer (“Thanks, Holly Hindsight.”)
3. Beavis and Butt-Head (“Masturbation frequency dialed in.”)
2. Parks and Recreation (“Anyone want to go to JJ’s for some after-dinner omelettes?”)
1. Community (“Boopy doopy doop boop sex!”)
March 28, 2012
jmunney
Saturday Night Live, SNL Guest Announcements Reactions, Television
4/14/12: Josh Brolin/Gotye: You all may have forgotten that Josh Brolin has already hosted once before. What with Sarah Palin and Mark Wahlberg stopping by, as well Brolin’s W director Oliver Stone commandeering his monologue, as well as musical guest Adele having her first big break, there wasn’t much memorable from that episode that actually featured the host (except for that “I’m No Angel” sketch with a very pregnant Amy Poehler that keeps inexplicably being included in SNL clip shows). Brolin seems like a nice guy, and he’s a fine actor, but, in my estimation, he doesn’t quite have the the temperament for sketch comedy. Hopefully, the writing will be solid.
“Who’s Gotye,” some of you may be asking. Well, his parents gave him the Dutch name “Wouter,” whose French version is “Gaultier,” for which “Gotye” is a fairly close phonetic approximation. Anyway, you may have heard his song “Somebody That I Used to Know,” featuring Kiwi chanteuse Kimbra. And you may be surprised that a tune that sounds like an art-rock piece from Peter Gabriel in his heyday has, as of this posting, charted as high as 26 on the Billboard Hot 100. The music video is a brilliant piece of visual accompaniment, and hopefully Gotye will present something like it on the SNL stage. (Also, Kimbra’s Twitter (https://twitter.com/#!/kimbramusic) implies that she will be there to join Gotye, so that’s good.)
March 28, 2012
jmunney
Fuse Top 20 Countdown, Music, Television
My top 2 videos of the moment were back-to-back. I call them “Bliss” and “Hot.”
Original Version
1. fun. ft. Janelle Monáe – “We Are Young”
2. The Wanted – “Glad You Came”
3. Flo Rida ft. Sia – “Wild Ones”
4. Kelly Clarkson – “Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)”
5. Gotye ft. Kimbra – “Somebody That I Used to Know”
6. Train – “Drive By”
7. Adele – “Set Fire to the Rain”
8. Neon Trees – “Everybody Talks”
9. One Direction – “What Makes You Beautiful”
10. Calvin Harris – “Feel So Close”
11. Neon Hitch – “Love U Betta” (or “F U Betta,” or … “F*** U Betta)
12. Carly Rae Jepsen – “Call Me Maybe”
13. Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa ft. Bruno Mars – “Young, Wild & Free”
14. David Guetta ft. Nicki Minaj – “Turn Me On”
15. LMFAO – “Sexy and I Know It”
16. Drake ft. Lil’ Wayne and Tyga – “The Motto (Remix)”
17. Gym Class Heroes ft. Neon Hitch – “Ass Back Home”
18. Madonna – “Girl Gone Wild”
19. Tyga – “Rack City”
20. Chris Brown – “Turn Up the Music”
Jmunney’s Revision
1. Somebody That I Used to Know
2. Sexy and I Know It
3. Feel So Close
4. We Are Young
5. Love U Betta
6. Set Fire to the Rain
7. Turn Me On
8. Wild Ones
9. Call Me Maybe
10. Everybody Talks
11. Girl Gone Wild
12. Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)
13. Rack City
14. The Motto (Remix)
15. Ass Back Home
16. What Makes You Beautiful
17. Turn Up the Music
18. Drive By
19. Glad You Came
20. Young, Wild & Free
March 24, 2012
jmunney
Music, Television, VH1 Top 20 Countdown
Your charms win this round, B.o.B
Original Version
1. Gym Class Heroes ft. Neon Hitch – “Ass Back Home”
2. Kelly Clarkson – “Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)”
3. Train – “Drive By”
4. Pitbull ft. Chris Brown – “International Love”
5. Jessie J – “Domino”
6. Gotye ft. Kimbra – “Somebody That I Used to Know”
7. Andy Grammer – “Fine By Me”
8. Jason Mraz – “I Won’t Give Up”
9. fun. ft Janelle Monáe – “We Are Young”
10. Graffit6 – “Free”
11. Young the Giant – “Cough Syrup”
12. Adam Lambert – “Better Than I Know Myself”
13. The Script – “If You Ever Come Back”
14. Safetysuit – “These Times”
15. Adele – “Set Fire to the Rain”
16. Jason Derülo – “Breathing”
17. B.o.B – “So Good”
18. Ellie Goulding – “Lights”
19. Monica & Brandy – “It All Belongs to Me”
20. K’Naan ft. Nelly Furtado – “Is Anybody Out There”
Jmunney’s Revision
1. Somebody That I Used to Know
2. Lights
3. We Are Young
4. Domino
5. Cough Syrup
6. Set Fire to the Rain
7. Free
8. So Good
9. Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)
10. Is Anybody Out There?
11. Ass Back Home
12. It All Belongs to Me
13. These Times
14. Better Than I Know Myself
15. Breathing
16. Drive By
17. If You Ever Come Back
18. International Love
19. Fine By Me
20. I Won’t Give Up
March 22, 2012
jmunney
Fuse Top 20 Countdown, Music, Television
Should Nicki be worried about Neon or Sia?
Original Version
1. fun. ft. Janelle Monáe – “We Are Young”
2. The Wanted – “Glad You Came”
3. Gotye ft. Kimbra – “Somebody That I Used to Know”
4. Flo Rida ft. Sia – “Wild Ones”
5. Kelly Clarkson – “Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)”
6. Adele – “Set Fire to the Rain”
7. Train – “Drive By”
8. B.o.B ft. Lil’ Wayne – “Strange Clouds”
9. Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa ft. Bruno Mars – “Young, Wild & Free”
10. David Guetta ft. Nicki Minaj – “Turn Me On”
11. Gorillaz ft. James Murphy and André 3000 – “DoYaThing”
12. LMFAO – “Sexy and I Know It”
13. Drake ft. Lil’ Wayne and Tyga – “The Motto (Remix)”
14. One Direction – “What Makes You Beautiful”
15. Tyga – “Rack City”
16. Gym Class Heroes ft. Neon Hitch – “Ass Back Home”
17. Calvin Harris – “Feel So Close”
18. Robin Thicke ft. Lil’ Wayne – “Pretty Lil’ Heart”
19. Chris Brown – “Turn Up the Music”
20. Pitbull ft. Chris Brown – “International Love”
Jmunney’s Revision
1. Somebody That I Used to Know
2. Sexy and I Know It
3. Feel So Close
4. We Are Young
5. Set Fire to the Rain
6. DoYaThing
7. Turn Me On
8. Wild Ones
9. Pretty Lil’ Heart
10. Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)
11. Rack City
12. The Motto (Remix)
13. Ass Back Home
14. What Makes You Beautiful
15. Glad You Came
16. Young, Wild & Free
17. Turn Up the Music
18. Strange Clouds
19. Drive By
20. International Love
March 17, 2012
jmunney
Saturday Night Live, SNL Guest Announcements Reactions, Television
4/7/12: Sofia Vergara/One Direction: I had an inkling Sofia Vergara might host this season, as she seems to be the IT member of the Modern Family cast. I would have preferred Ty Burrell or a return appearance by Ed O’Neill, but Sofia is certainly a capable comedienne. I do fear, though, that the material may descend into ethnic clichés, but SNL seems to do that more with British folk (although, granted, there have been more British than Hispanic hosts).
One Direction? I can understand booking a boy band – if they’re the biggest thing in the world. One Direction might – might – be headed in that direction. They were assembled on The X-Factor – the U.K. X-Factor! Yeah, I suppose they’re aiming to break into the U.S., but SNL isn’t known for breaking this type of band, and I don’t see why they would want to change that. But I’ve heard their song “What Makes You Beautiful,” and … I don’t hate it.
March 17, 2012
jmunney
Music, Television, VH1 Top 20 Countdown
The world may not be ready for the rest of Gotye.
Original Version
1. Kelly Clarkson – “Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)”
2. Gym Class Heroes ft. Neon Hitch – “Ass Back Home”
3. Pitbull ft. Chris Brown – “International Love”
4. Jessie J – “Domino”
5. Train – “Drive By”
6. Jason Mraz – “I Won’t Give Up”
7. Gotye ft. Kimbra – “Somebody That I Used to Know”
8. Young the Giant – “Cough Syrup”
9. Adele – “Set Fire to the Rain”
10. Andy Grammer – “Fine By Me”
11. Adam Lambert – “Better Than I Know Myself”
12. Safetysuit – “These Times”
13. Graffiti6 – “Free”
14. fun. ft. Janelle Monáe – “We Are Young”
15. Jason Derülo – “Breathing”
16. Foster the People – “Don’t Stop (Color on the Walls)”
17. Ellie Goulding – “Lights”
18. The Script – “If You Ever Come Back”
19. Bruno Mars – “It Will Rain”
20. Monica & Brandy – “It All Belongs to Me”
Jmunney’s Revision
1. Somebody That I Used to Know
2. Lights
3. We Are Young
4. Domino
5. Don’t Stop (Color on the Walls)
6. Cough Syrup
7. It Will Rain
8. Set Fire to the Rain
9. Free
10. Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)
11. Ass Back Home
12. It All Belongs to Me
13. These Times
14. Better Than I Know Myself
15. Breathing
16. Drive By
17. If You Ever Come Back
18. International Love
19. Fine By Me
20. I Won’t Give Up
March 15, 2012
jmunney
Fuse Top 20 Countdown, Music, Television
“Little Talks”?! I am freaking out right now! I mean, I know this is just FUSE, but still.
Original Version
1. fun. ft. Janelle Monáe – “We Are Young”
2. The Wanted – “Glad You Came”
3. Kelly Clarkson – “Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)”
4. Gotye ft. Kimbra – “Somebody That I Used to Know”
5. Adele – “Set Fire to the Rain”
6. Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa ft. Bruno Mars – “Young, Wild & Free”
7. Train – “Drive By”
8. Flo Rida ft. Sia – “Wild Ones”
9. David Guetta ft. Nicki Minaj – “Turn Me On”
10. LMFAO – “Sexy and I Know It”
11. One Direction – “What Makes You Beautiful”
12. Drake ft. Lil’ Wayne and Tyga – “The Motto (Remix)”
13. Chris Brown – “Turn Up the Music”
14. Pitbull ft. Chris Brown – “International Love”
15. Tyga – “Rack City”
16. Flo Rida – “Good Feeling”
17. Gym Class Heroes ft. Neon Hitch – “Ass Back Home”
18. Of Monsters and Men – “Little Talks”
19. Jessie J – “Domino”
20. Coldplay – “Paradise”
Jmunney’s Revision
1. Somebody That I Used to Know
2. Little Talks
3. Paradise
4. Sexy and I Know It
5. Good Feeling
6. We Are Young
7. Domino
8. Set Fire to the Rain
9. Turn Me On
10. Wild Ones
11. Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)
12. Rack City
13. The Motto (Remix)
14. Ass Back Home
15. Glad You Came
16. What Makes You Beautiful
17. Young, Wild & Free
18. Turn Up the Music
19. Drive By
20. International Love
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