Each week, I check out VH1′s The 20 (formerly Top 20 countdown), and then I rearrange the songs based on my estimation of their quality.
Original Version
1. Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar – “Bad Blood”
2. David Guetta ft. Nicki Minaj, Bebe Rexha, & Afrojack – “Hey Mama”
3. Andy Grammer – “Honey, I’m Good”
4. Tove Lo – “Talking Body”
5. Fifth Harmony ft. Kid Ink – “Worth It”
6. Sia – “Elastic Heart”
7. Jason Derulo – “Want to Want Me”
8. Maroon 5 – “This Summer’s Gonna Hurt Like a Mother******”
9. Wiz Khalifa ft. Charlie Puth – “See You Again”
10. OMI – “Cheerleader (Felix Jaehn Remix)”
11. Walk the Moon – “Shut Up and Dance”
12. Ed Sheeran – “Photograph”
13. Rachel Platten – “Fight Song”
14. Major Lazer & DJ Snake ft. MØ – “Lean On”
15. Selena Gomez – “Good for You”
16. Adam Lambert – “Ghost Town”
17. Nicki Minaj – “The Night Is Still Young”
18. Tori Kelly – “Should’ve Been Us”
19. Elle King – “Ex’s & Oh’s”
20. Echosmith – “Bright”
Jmunney’s Revision
1. Lean On
2. Elastic Heart
3. Talking Body
4. Ex’s & Oh’s
5. See You Again
6. Bad Blood
7. Good for You
8. Hey Mama
9. Should’ve Been Us
10. Want to Want Me
11. The Night Is Still Young
12. Shut Up and Dance
13. Worth It
14. This Summer’s Gonna Hurt Like a Mother******
15. Cheerleader (Felix Jaehn Remix)
16. Fight Song
17. Ghost Town
18. Photograph
19. Bright
20. Honey, I’m Good.
Each week, I check out VH1′s The 20 (formerly Top 20 countdown), and then I rearrange the songs based on my estimation of their quality.
Original Version
1. Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar – “Bad Blood”
2. Tove Lo – “Talking Body”
3. Jason Derulo – “Want to Want Me”
4. Andy Grammer – “Honey, I’m Good”
5. Wiz Khalifa ft. Charlie Puth – “See You Again”
6. Fifth Harmony ft. Kid Ink – “Worth It”
7. Walk the Moon – “Shut Up and Dance”
8. David Guetta ft. Nicki Minaj, Bebe Rexha, & Afrojack – “Hey Mama”
9. Sia – “Elastic Heart”
10. Maroon 5 – “This Summer’s Gonna Hurt Like a Mother******”
11. Echosmith – “Bright”
12. Ed Sheeran – “Photograph”
13. Rachel Platten – “Fight Song”
14. Adam Lambert – “Ghost Town”
15. OMI – “Cheerleader (Felix Jaehn Remix)”
16. Major Lazer & DJ Snake ft. MØ – “Lean On”
17. Nicki Minaj – “The Night Is Still Young”
18. George Ezra – “Budapest”
19. Calvin Harris ft. Haim – “Pray to God”
20. Shaggy ft. Mohombi, Faydee, Costi – “I Need Your Love”
Jmunney’s Revision
1. Lean On
2. Elastic Heart
3. Talking Body
4. Pray to God
5. See You Again
6. Bad Blood
7. Hey Mama
8. Want to Want Me
9. The Night Is Still Young
10. Shut Up and Dance
11. Budapest
12. This Summer’s Gonna Hurt Like a Mother******
13. Cheerleader (Felix Jaehn Remix)
14. Worth It
15. Fight Song
16. Ghost Town
17. Photograph
18. I Need Your Love
19. Bright
20. Honey, I’m Good
This is one of those songs that just goes on and on, and you just don’t want it stop, but to keep going on and on. Also, there’s a kid in the music video who looks like Putin.
Each week, I check out VH1′s The 20 (formerly Top 20 countdown), and then I rearrange the songs based on my estimation of their quality.
Original Version
1. Jason Derulo – “Want to Want Me”
2. Tove Lo – “Talking Body”
3. Wiz Khalifa ft. Charlie Puth – “See You Again”
4. Walk the Moon – “Shut Up and Dance”
5. Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar – “Bad Blood”
6. Andy Grammer – “Honey, I’m Good.”
7. Fifth Harmony ft. Kid Ink – “Worth It”
8. Sia – “Elastic Heart”
9. David Guetta ft. Nicki Minaj, Bebe Rexha, & Afrojack – “Hey Mama”
10. Echosmith – “Bright”
11. George Ezra – “Budapest”
12. Nick Jonas – “Chains”
13. Maroon 5 – “This Summer’s Gonna Hurt Like a Mother******”
14. Shaggy ft. Mohombi, Faydee, Costi – “I Need Your Love”
15. Carly Rae Jepsen – “I Really Like You”
16. Adam Lambert – “Ghost Town”
17. Ed Sheeran – “Photograph”
18. Rachel Platten – “Fight Song”
19. Britney Spears & Iggy Azalea – “Pretty Girls”
20. Major Lazer & DJ Snake ft. MØ – “Lean On”
Jmunney’s Revision
1. Lean On
2. Elastic Heart
3. I Really Like You
4. Talking Body
5. See You Again
6. Bad Blood
7. Hey Mama
8. Want to Want Me
9. Chains
10. Pretty Girls
11. Shut Up and Dance
12. Budapest
13. This Summer’s Gonna Hurt Like a Mother******
14. Fight Song
15. Ghost Town
16. Worth It
17. Photograph
18. I Need Your Love
19. Bright
20. Honey, I’m Good.
Each week, I check out VH1′s The 20 (formerly Top 20 countdown), and then I rearrange the songs based on my estimation of their quality. This week, for the 20th Anniversary, a top music video from every year of the past two decades was presented.
Original Version
2014. Pharrell – “Happy”
2013. Robin Thicke ft. Pharrell Williams & T.I. – “Blurred Lines”
2012. Gotye – “Somebody That I Used to Know”
2011. Adele – “Rolling in the Deep”
2010. Usher ft. will.i.am – “OMG”
2009. Beyoncé – “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)”
2008. Leona Lewis – “Bleeding Love”
2007. Daughtry – “It’s Not Over
Viewer’s Choice: Missy Elliott – “Get Ur Freak On”
2006. Kanye West ft. Gwen Stefani – “Gold Digger”
2005. Gwen Stefani – “Hollaback Girl”
2004. Outkast – “Hey Ya!”
2003. Matchbox Twenty – “Unwell”
2002. Nickelback – “How You Remind Me”
2001. Alicia Keys – “Fallin'”
2000. Santana ft. Rob Thomas – “Smooth”
1999. Backstreet Boys – “I Want It That Way”
1998. Shania Twain – “You’re Still the One”
1997. Spice Girls – “Wannabe”
1996. Alanis Morissette – “Ironic”
1995. Mariah Carey – “Fantasy”
Jmunney’s Revision
1. Get Ur Freak On
2. Somebody That I Used to Know
3. Rolling in the Deep
4. Happy
5. Fantasy
6. Fallin’
7. Wannabe
8. Blurred Lines
9. Hey Ya!
10. Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)
11. OMG
12. I Want It That Way
13. Smooth
14. Gold Digger
15. Ironic
16. Hollaback Girl
17. Bleeding Love
18. How You Remind Me
19. You’re Still the One
20. Unwell
21. It’s Not Over
Each week, I check out VH1′s The 20 (formerly Top 20 countdown), and then I rearrange the songs based on my estimation of their quality.
Original Version
1. Jason Derulo – “Want to Want Me”
2. Wiz Khalifa ft. Charlie Puth – “See You Again”
3. Tove Lo – “Talking Body”
4. Walk the Moon – “Shut Up and Dance”
5. Fifth Harmony ft. Kid Ink – “Worth It”
6. Andy Grammer – “Honey, I’m Good.”
7. Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar – “Bad Blood”
8. Nick Jonas – “Chains”
9. Sia – “Elastic Heart”
10. Echosmith – “Bright”
11. George Ezra – “Budapest”
12. Meghan Trainor – “Dear Future Husband”
13. Carly Rae Jepsen – “I Really Like You”
14. David Guetta ft. Nicki Minaj, Bebe Rexha, & Afrojack – “Hey Mama”
15. Shaggy ft. Mohombi, Faydee, Costi – “I Need Your Love”
16. Ellie Goulding – “Love Me Like You Do”
17. Adam Lambert – “Ghost Town”
18. Britney Spears & Iggy Azalea – “Pretty Girls”
19. Rachel Platten – “Fight Song”
20. Ed Sheeran – “Photograph”
Jmunney’s Revision
1. Elastic Heart
2. I Really Like You
3. Talking Body
4. See You Again
5. Hey Mama
6. Bad Blood
7. Chains
8. Want to Want Me
9. Pretty Girls
10. Shut Up and Dance
11. Love Me Like You Do
12. Budapest
13. Ghost Town
14. Fight Song
15. Worth It
16. Photograph
17. I Need Your Love
18. Bright
19. Dear Future Husband
20. Honey, I’m Good.
Each week, I check out VH1′s The 20 (formerly Top 20 countdown), and then I rearrange the songs based on my estimation of their quality.
Original Version
1. Wiz Khalifa ft. Charlie Puth – “See You Again”
2. Jason Derulo – “Want to Want Me”
3. Walk the Moon – “Shut Up and Dance”
4. Tove Lo – “Talking Body”
5. Fifth Harmony ft. Kid Ink – “Worth It”
6. Nick Jonas – “Chains”
7. Andy Grammer – “Honey, I’m Good.”
8. Echosmith – “Bright”
9. Meghan Trainor – “Dear Future Husband”
10. Sia – “Elastic Heart”
11. Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar – “Bad Blood”
12. Ellie Goulding – “Love Me Like You Do”
13. George Ezra – “Budapest”
14. Carly Rae Jepsen – “I Really Like You”
15. Ryn Weaver – “Octahate”
16. Adam Lambert – “Ghost Town”
17. Shaggy ft. Mohombi, Faydee, Costi – “I Need Your Love”
18. Maroon 5 – “Sugar”
19. Britney Spears & Iggy Azalea – “Pretty Girls”
20. Rachel Platten – “Fight Song”
Jmunney’s Revision
1. Elastic Heart
2. I Really Like You
3. Talking Body
4. See You Again
5. Octahate
6. Bad Blood
7. Chains
8. Want to Want Me
9. Pretty Girls
10. Love Me Like You Do
11. Shut Up and Dance
12. Budapest
13. Ghost Town
14. Fight Song
15. Sugar
16. Worth It
17. I Need Your Love
18. Bright
19. Dear Future Husband
20. Honey, I’m Good.
This essay was originally written as my final paper for my Discourse Analysis class, taught by Theresa Cowan, in Fall 2014 at The New School.
Despite the dichotomy typical of the Western worldview, there is more than one stereotypical positive feminine role allowed within a patriarchal system. Alas, there is not necessarily a whole lot of variation among these roles. I have already discussed the Cool Girl and the constrictions enforced by that stereotype, and how damaging it can be even when those limitations are followed. Now I will be considering a relative of the Cool Girl – the Good Girl – and what tenor the discourse takes on when that role is transgressed. Specifically, I will consider this topic in light of pop star Miley Cyrus’ performance of “We Can’t Stop” and “Blurred Lines” at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards.
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