VH1 Top 20 Countdown – 7/23/11

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Just the regular assortment of crap – gotta love it.

Original Version
1. David Cook – “The Last Goodbye”
2. Katy Perry – “Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)”
3. OneRepublic – “Good Life”
4. Pitbull ft. Ne-Yo, Afrojack, and Nayer – “Give Me Everything”
5. Lady GaGa – “The Edge of Glory”
6. Jason Derülo – “Don’t Wanna Go Home”
7. Train – “Save Me San Francisco”
8. Britney Spears – “I Wanna Go”
9. Andy Grammer – “Keep Your Head Up”
10. Beyoncé – “Best Thing I Never Had”
11. Foo Fighters – “Walk”
12. Bruno Mars – “The Lazy Song”
13. Christina Perri – “Arms”
14. Adele – “Rolling in the Deep”
15. Coldplay – “Every Teardrop is a Waterfall”
16. The Band Perry – “If I Die Young”
17. Hot Chelle Rae – “Tonight Tonight”
18. Foster the People – “Pumped Up Kicks”
19. Matt Nathanson – “Faster”
20. Gavin DeGraw – “Not Over You”

Jmunney’s Revision
1. Rolling in the Deep
2. Pumped Up Kicks
3. Walk
4. Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)
5. Faster
6. Every Teardrop is a Waterfall
7. I Wanna Go
8. Good Life
9. Best Thing I Never Had
10. The Edge of Glory
11. Save Me San Francisco
12. Give Me Everything
13. Don’t Wanna Go Home
14. If I Die Young
15. Tonight Tonight
16. Keep Your Head Up
17. Arms
18. The Last Goodbye
19. The Lazy Song
20. Not Over You

VH1 Top 20 Countdown – 7/16/11

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KA-TY!

Original Version
1. Katy Perry – “Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)”
2. David Cook – “The Last Goodbye”
3. Jason Derülo – “Don’t Wanna Go Home”
4. Train – “Save Me San Francisco”
5. OneRepublic – “Good Life”
6. Pitbull ft. Ne-Yo, Afrojack, and Nayer – “Give Me Everything”
7. Foo Fighters – “Walk”
8. Andy Grammer – “Keep Your Head Up”
9. Christina Perri – “Arms”
10. Lady GaGa – “The Edge of Glory”
11. Bruno Mars – “The Lazy Song”
12. Britney Spears – “I Wanna Go”
13. Adele – “Rolling in the Deep”
14. Taylor Swift – “The Story of Us”
15. Linkin Park – “Iridescent”
16. Steven Tyler – “(It) Feels So Good”
17. The Civil Wars – “Barton Hollow”
18. Matt Nathanson – “Faster”
19. Coldplay – “Every Teardrop is a Waterfall”
20. Foster the People – “Pumped Up Kicks”

Jmunney’s Revision
1. Rolling in the Deep
2. Pumped Up Kicks
3. Walk
4. Barton Hollow
5. Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)
6. The Story of Us
7. Faster
8. Every Teardrop is a Waterfall
9. I Wanna Go
10. Good Life
11. The Edge of Glory
12. Save Me San Francisco
13. Give Me Everything
14. Iridescent
15. (It) Feels So Good
16. Don’t Wanna Go Home
17. Keep Your Head Up
18. Arms
19. The Last Goodbye
20. The Lazy Song

VH1 Top 20 Countdown – 7/9/11

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Here’s a comment for Philly-area radio listeners: “Pumped Up Kicks” is the most Radio 104.5-ish song that has ever cracked the countdown.

Original Version
1. Train – “Save Me San Francisco”
2. Jason Derülo – “Don’t Wanna Go Home”
3. Taylor Swift – “The Story of Us”
4. Katy Perry – “Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)”
5. Andy Grammer – “Keep Your Head Up”
6. Bruno Mars – “The Lazy Song”
7. David Cook – “The Last Goodbye”
8. Christina Perri – “Arms”
9. OneRepublic – “Good Life”
10. Foo Fighters – “Walk”
11. Pitbull ft. Ne-Yo, Afrojack, and Nayer – “Give Me Everything”
12. Adele – “Rolling in the Deep”
13. Lady GaGa – “The Edge of Glory”
14. Steven Tyler – “(It) Feels So Good”
15. The Civil Wars – “Barton Hollow”
16. Britney Spears – “I Wanna Go”
17. Linkin Park – “Iridescent”
18. Foster the People – “Pumped Up Kicks”
19. Jennifer Lopez ft. Pitbull – “On the Floor”
20. Coldplay – “Every Teardrop is a Waterfall”

Jmunney’s Revision
1. Rolling in the Deep
2. Pumped Up Kicks
3. Walk
4. Barton Hollow
5. Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)
6. The Story of Us
7. Every Teardrop is a Waterfall
8. I Wanna Go
9. On the Floor
10. The Edge of Glory
11. Good Life
12. Save Me San Francisco
13. Give Me Everything
14. Iridescent
15. (It) Feels So Good
16. Don’t Wanna Go Home
17. Keep Your Head Up
18. Arms
19. The Last Goodbye
20. The Lazy Song

2011 Mid-Year Report

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2011 is halfway through, and it is time for us to take a breath and get ourselves prepared for what we may very well have to include six months from now in the roundup of the best in entertainment for the whole year.

Best in Movies
The best films I have seen so far this year are Bridesmaids and Midnight in Paris.  I haven’t caught The Tree of Life, so I can’t yet say if it loves up, or down, to the hype.

In Midnight in Paris, Woody Allen pulled out his best directing tricks since those he showed off in Match Point.

Woody’s literacy also earns him accolades for his screenplay, while Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo wrote a fascinating look at female friendship with Bridesmaids.

As for acting, the top female leads were Kristen Wiig (Bridesmaids) and Saoirse Ronan (Hanna), while James McAvoy and Michael Fassbender (X-Men: First Class) led the way for the men.  The top supporting ladies were Melissa McCarthy (Bridesmaids) and Lin Shaye (Inisidious).  The Supporting Actor fielded is already crowded, with Kevin Bacon (X-Men: First Class), Bruno Ganz (Unknown), Peter Sarsgaard (Green Lantern), and Corey Stoll as Ernest Hemingway (Midnight in Paris).

Best Trailers
Hanna blew our mind with its wild tonal shifts, X-Men: First Class promised us a visceral period piece, and the wedding invitation in The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn: Part 1 marked the ultimate in cheese.

Best in Television
The top shows that I caught that debuted in 2011?  Portlandia, Sports Show with Norm Macdonald, and Bob’s Burgers at number 1.  Honorable mentions go to Perfect Couples and Happy Endings.

Best Songs
At the top is, of course, Adele with “Rolling in the Deep,” while former Tony! Toni! Toné! member Raphael Saadiq brought the funk with “Stone Rollin.'”

Best Music Videos
Guest stars galore has been the name of the game for great music videos for 2011.  First off, two clips from Chris Marrs Piliero: Ke$ha’s “Blow” (featuring James Van Der Beek) and the Black Keys’ faux-trailer in “Howlin’ for You” (featuring Tricia Helfer, Corbin Bernsen, Sean Patrick Flanery, and Todd Bridges).  There were also twisted tales from Katy Perry – “Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.),” with Darren Criss, Kevin McHale, Rebecca Black, Hanson, Kenny G, Corey Feldman, and Debbie Gibson – and Martin Solveig ft. Dragonette – “Hello,” with tennis stars Novak Djokovic and Gael Monfils and fellow DJ Bob Sinclair.  Meanwhile, sans guest stars, Taylor Swift was at her cutest and wittiest yet in “The Story of Us.”

VH1 Top 20 Countdown – 7/2/11

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The single release cycle is going too fast.

Original Version
1. Taylor Swift – “The Story of Us”
2. Train – “Save Me San Francisco”
3. Bruno Mars – “The Lazy Song”
4. Andy Grammer – “Keep Your Head Up”
5. Jason Derülo – “Don’t Wanna Go Home”
6. Katy Perry – “Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)”
7. OneRepublic – “Good Life”
8. Adele – “Rolling in the Deep”
9. Christina Perri – “Arms”
10. David Cook – “The Last Goodbye”
11. Foo Fighters – “Walk”
12. The Civil Wars – “Barton Hollow”
13. Jennifer Lopez ft. Pitbull – “On the Floor”
14. Linkin Park – “Iridescent”
15. Steven Tyler – “(It) Feels So Good”
16. Lady GaGa – “The Edge of Glory”
17. Pitbull ft. Ne-Yo, Afrojack, and Nayer – “Give Me Everything”
18. Britney Spears – “I Wanna Go”
19. Martin Solveig ft. Dragonette – “Hello”
20. Raphael Saadiq – “Stone Rollin'”

Jmunney’s Revision
1. Rolling in the Deep
2. Stone Rollin’
3. Hello
4. Walk
5. The Story of Us
6. Barton Hollow
7. Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)
8. The Edge of Glory
9. Good Life
10. I Wanna Go
11. On the Floor
12. Save Me San Francisco
13. Give Me Everything
14. Iridescent
15. (It) Feels So Good
16. Arms
17. Don’t Wanna Go Home
18. Keep Your Head Up
19. The Last Goodbye
20. The Lazy Song

VH1 Top 20 Countdown – 6/25/11

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Where did this little house treat come from, VH1?

Original Version
1. Bruno Mars – “The Lazy Song”
2. Andy Grammer – “Keep Your Head Up”
3. Train – “Save Me San Francisco”
4. Taylor Swift – “The Story of Us”
5. Christina Perri – “Arms”
6. The Civil Wars – “Barton Hollow”
7. Jennifer Lopez ft. Pitbull – “On the Floor”
8. Jason Derülo – “Don’t Wanna Go Home”
9. Adele – “Rolling in the Deep”
10. Katy Perry – “Last Friday (T.G.I.F.)”
11. OneRepublic – “Good Life”
12. Foo Fighters – “Walk”
13. David Cook – “The Last Goodbye”
14. Pitbull ft. Ne-Yo, Afrojack, and Nayer – “Give Me Everything”
15. Linkin Park – “Iridescent”
16. Steven Tyler – “(It) Feels So Good”
17. Raphael Saadiq – “Stone Rollin'”
18. Fitz and the Tantrums – “Money Grabber”
19. Lady GaGa – “The Edge of Glory”
20. Martin Solveig ft. Dragonette – “Hello”

Jmunney’s Revision
1. Rolling in the Deep
2. Stone Rollin’
3. Money Grabber
4. Hello
5. Walk
6. The Story of Us
7. Barton Hollow
8. Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)
9. The Edge of Glory
10. Good Life
11. On the Floor
12. Save Me San Francisco
13. Iridescent
14. Give Me Everything
15. (It) Feels So Good
16. Arms
17. Don’t Wanna Go Home
18. The Last Goodbye
19. Keep Your Head Up
20. The Lazy Song

VH1 Top 20 Countdown – 6/18/11

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Is “Last Friday Night” a good song or do I just like it for its video?

Original Version
1. Jennifer Lopez ft. Pitbull – “On the Floor”
2. Bruno Mars – “The Lazy Song”
3. Taylor Swift – “The Story of Us”
4. Andy Grammer – “Keep Your Head Up”
5. The Civil Wars – “Barton Hollow”
6. Adele – “Rolling in the Deep”
7. Train – “Save Me San Francisco”
8. Christina Perri – “Arms”
9. Britney Spears – “Till the World Ends”
10. Jason Derülo – “Don’t Wanna Go Home”
11. Foo Fighters – “Walk”
12. OneRepublic – “Good Life”
13. Linkin Park – “Iridescent”
14. Steven Tyler – “(It) Feels So Good”
15. Katy Perry – “Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)”
16. Pitbull ft. Ne-Yo, Afrojack, and Nayer – “Give Me Everything”
17. David Cook – “The Last Goodbye”
18. Raphael Saadiq – “Stone Rollin'”
19. Beyoncé – “Run the World (Girls)”
20. Kings of Leon – “Back Down South”

Jmunney’s Revision
1. Rolling in the Deep
2. Stone Rollin’
3. Walk
4. The Story of Us
5. Barton Hollow
6. Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)
7. Good Life
8. Back Down South
9. Run the World (Girls)
10. Till the World Ends
11. On the Floor
12. Save Me San Francisco
13. Iridescent
14. Give Me Everything
15. Arms
16. Don’t Wanna Go Home
17. The Last Goodbye
18. (It) Feels So Good
19. Keep Your Head Up
20. The Lazy Song

VH1 Top 20 Countdown – 6/11/11

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Linkin Park, you did not live up to the Transformers soundtrack-level quality that you set for yourself.  Let’s see what Mastodon has to offer.

Original Version
1. Bruno Mars – “The Lazy Song”
2. Adele – “Rolling in the Deep”
3. Jennifer Lopez ft. Pitbull – “On the Floor”
4. Andy Grammer – “Keep Your Head Up”
5. Taylor Swift – “The Story of Us”
6. The Civil Wars – “Barton Hollow”
7. Christina Perri – “Arms”
8. Katy Perry ft. Kanye West – “E.T.”
9. Train – “Save Me San Francisco”
10. Britney Spears – “Till the World Ends”
11. Jason Derülo – “Don’t Wanna Go Home”
12. Sara Bareilles – “Uncharted”
13. Fitz and the Tantrums – “Money Grabber”
14. Beyoncé – “Run the World (Girls)”
15. Linkin Park – “Iridescent”
16. Foo Fighters – “Walk”
17. Death Cab for Cutie – “You Are a Tourist”
18. Steven Tyler – “(It) Feels So Good”
19. Pitbull ft. Ne-Yo, Afrojack, and Nayer – “Give Me Everything”
20. Raphael Saadiq – “Stone Rollin'”

Jmunney’s Revision
1. Rolling in the Deep
2. Stone Rollin’
3. Money Grabber
4. Walk
5. You Are a Tourist
6. E.T.
7. The Story of Us
8. Barton Hollow
9. Run the World (Girls)
10. Till the World Ends
11. On the Floor
12. Save Me San Francisco
13. Uncharted
14. Iridescent
15. Arms
16. Give Me Everything
17. Don’t Wanna Go Home
18. Keep Your Head Up
19. The Lazy Song
20. (It) Feels So Good

VH1 Top 20 Countdown – 6/4/11

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We lost some good ones out there today. And for what? Unnecessary umlauts and parentheses?

Original Version
1. Adele – “Rolling in the Deep”
2. Bruno Mars – “The Lazy Song”
3. Katy Perry ft. Kanye West – “E.T.”
4. Jennifer Lopez ft. Pitbull – “On the Floor”
5. Britney Spears – “Till the World Ends”
6. Christina Perri – “Arms”
7. The Civil Wars – “Barton Hollow”
8. Colbie Caillat – “I Do”
9. Sara Bareilles – “Uncharted”
10. Andy Grammer – “Keep Your Head Up”
11. Taylor Swift – “The Story of Us”
12. Foo Fighters – “Rope”
13. Train – “Save Me San Francisco”
14. Fitz and the Tantrums – “Money Grabber”
15. Jason Derülo – “Don’t Wanna Go Home”
16. Rock Mafia – “The Big Bang”
17. Death Cab for Cutie – “You Are a Tourist”
18. Lissie – “When I’m Alone”
19. Tiny Tempah ft. Eric Turner – “Written in the Stars”
20. Steven Tyler – “(It) Feels So Good”

Jmunney’s Revision
1. Rolling in the Deep
2. Rope
3. Money Grabber
4. You Are a Tourist
5. When I’m Alone
6. E.T.
7. Barton Hollow
8. The Story of Us
9. The Big Bang
10. Till the World Ends
11. Save Me San Francisco
12. Uncharted
13. Arms
14. Written in the Stars
15. On the Floor
16. Don’t Wanna Go Home
17. Keep Your Head Up
18. (It) Feels So Good
19. The Lazy Song
20. I Do

VH1 Top 20 Countdown – 5/28/11

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Who’s really dominating the pop world today?

Original Version
1. Katy Perry ft. Kanye West – “E.T.”
2. Adele – “Rolling in the Deep”
3. Bruno Mars – “The Lazy Song”
4. Britney Spears – “Till the World Ends”
5. Sara Bareilles – “Uncharted”
6. Colbie Caillat – “I Do”
7. Jennifer Lopez ft. Pitbull – “On the Floor”
8. Foo Fighters – “Rope”
9. The Civil Wars – “Barton Hollow”
10. Christina Perri – “Arms”
11. Rock Mafia – “The Big Bang”
12. Fitz and the Tantrums – “Money Grabber”
13. Andy Grammer – “Keep Your Head Up”
14. Death Cab for Cutie – “You Are a Tourist”
15. Train – “Save Me San Francisco”
16. Ke$ha – “Blow”
17. Augustana – “Steal Your Heart”
18. Raphael Saadiq – “Stone Rollin'”
19. Beastie Boys – “Make Some Noise”
20. Lissie – “When I’m Alone”

Jmunney’s Revision
1. Rolling in the Deep
2. Stone Rollin’
3. Rope
4. Make Some Noise
5. Money Grabber
6. Blow
7. You Are a Tourist
8. When I’m Alone
9. E.T.
10. Barton Hollow
11. Steal Your Heart
12. The Big Bang
13. Till the World Ends
14. Save Me San Francisco
15. Uncharted
16. Arms
17. Keep Your Head Up
18. On the Floor
19. The Lazy Song
20. I Do

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