When I first heard Tegan and Sara’s “Closer,” I thought, “Uh-oh. Are their fans going to think they’ve sold out?” But then I got to thinking about their earlier songs and I realized that even though they’ve spent their career as an “indie” band, they’ve always had a pop sensibility. They just haven’t had the polished production that can be heard on “Closer.” But it certainly sounds like something they’ve always wanted to do. And if it makes them more accessible, then great, more people ought to be listening to them.
Watch And/Or Listen to This: Tegan and Sara’s “Closer”
March 13, 2013
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Fuse Top 20 Countdown – 3/12/13
March 12, 2013
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Now we are at the point of year when my weekly FUSE viewing will not include Billy on the Street.
Original Version
1. Bruno Mars – “When I Was Your Man”
2. Macklemore and Ryan Lewis ft. Wanz – “Thrift Shop”
3. Rihanna ft. Mikky Ekko – “Stay”
4. Drake – “Started From the Bottom”
5. Justin Timberlake ft. Jay-Z – “Suit & Tie”
6. Taylor Swift – “I Knew You Were Trouble”
7. will.i.am ft. Britney Spears – “Scream & Shout”
8. The Lumineers – “Ho Hey”
9. Lil’ Wayne ft. Drake and Future – “Love Me”
10. Imagine Dragons – “Radioactive”
11. Nelly – “Hey Porsche”
12. Maroon 5 – “Daylight”
13. Mumford & Sons – “I Will Wait”
14. Olly Murs ft. Flo Rida – “Troublemaker”
15. fun. – “Carry On”
16. P!nk ft. Nate Ruess – “Just Give Me a Reason”
17. Of Monsters and Men – “Little Talks”
18. A$AP Rocky ft. Drake, 2 Chainz, and Kendrick Lamar – “F**kin’ Problems”
19. Swedish House Mafia – “Don’t You Worry Child”
20. Alicia Keys – “Girl on Fire”
Jmunney’s Revision
1. Radioactive
2. Little Talks
3. Thrift Shop
4. Stay
5. Girl on Fire
6. Ho Hey
7. Troublemaker
8. Don’t You Worry Child
9. I Knew You Were Trouble
10. Carry On
11. F**kin’ Problems
12. Suit & Tie
13. Just Give Me a Reason
14. Hey Porsche
15. Started From the Bottom
16. When I Was Your Man
17. I Will Wait
18. Scream & Shout
19. Love Me
20. Daylight
VH1 Top 20 Countdown – 3/9/13
March 9, 2013
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Boring mode activated.
Original Version
1. Maroon 5 – “Daylight”
2. Kelly Clarkson – “Catch My Breath”
3. Taylor Swift – “I Knew You Were Trouble”
4. fun. – “Carry On”
5. Bruno Mars – “When I Was Your Man”
6. Calvin Harris ft. Florence Welch – “Sweet Nothing”
7. will.i.am ft. Britney Spears – “Scream & Shout”
8. Macklemore and Ryan Lewis ft. Wanz – “Thrift Shop”
9. Mumford & Sons – “I Will Wait”
10. Imagine Dragons – “It’s Time”
11. Olly Murs ft. Flo Rida – “Troublemaker”
12. Emeli Sandé – “Next to Me”
13. Alabama Shakes – “Hold On”
14. P!nk – “Try”
15. Justin Timberlake ft. Jay-Z – “Suit & Tie”
16. Rihanna ft. Mikky Ekko – “Stay”
17. OneRepublic – “If I Lose Myself”
18. Bon Jovi – “Because We Can”
19. Train – “Mermaid”
20. Hunter Hayes – “Wanted”
Jmunney’s Revision
1. Hold On
2. Thrift Shop
3. Try
4. Stay
5. It’s Time
6. Sweet Nothing
7. Troublemaker
8. I Knew You Were Trouble
9. Carry On
10. Suit & Tie
11. Next to Me
12. Mermaid
13. When I Was Your Man
14. I Will Wait
15. Wanted
16. Scream & Shout
17. Catch My Breath
18. If I Lose Myself
19. Daylight
20. Because We Can
Fuse Top 20 Countdown – 3/5/13
March 5, 2013
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It has become unstoppable.
Original Version
1. Macklemore and Ryan Lewis ft. Wanz – “Thrift Shop”
2. Bruno Mars – “When I Was Your Man”
3. Rihanna ft. Mikky Ekko – “Stay”
4. Drake – “Started From the Bottom”
5. will.i.am ft. Britney Spears – “Scream & Shout”
6. Justin Timberlake ft. Jay-Z – “Suit & Tie”
7. Taylor Swift – “I Knew You Were Trouble”
8. The Lumineers – “Ho Hey”
9. Lil Wayne ft. Drake and Future – “Love Me”
10. Maroon 5 – “Daylight”
11. Imagine Dragons – “Radioactive”
12. fun. – “Carry On”
13. Mumford & Sons – “I Will Wait”
14. Alicia Keys – “Girl on Fire”
15. Olly Murs ft. Flo Rida – “Troublemaker”
16. Of Monsters and Men – “Little Talks”
17. Swedish House Mafia – “Don’t You Worry Child”
18. Calvin Harris ft. Florence Welch – “Sweet Nothing”
19. A$AP Rocky ft. Drake, 2 Chainz, and Kendrick Lamar – “F**kin’ Problems”
20. Fallout Boy – “My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark (Light Em Up)”
Jmunney’s Revision
1. Radioactive
2. Little Talks
3. Thrift Shop
4. Stay
5. Girl on Fire
6. Ho Hey
7. Sweet Nothing
8. Troublemaker
9. I Knew You Were Trouble
10. Don’t You Worry Child
11. Carry On
12. F**kin’ Problems
13. Suit & Tie
14. My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark (Light Em Up)
15. Started From the Bottom
16. When I Was Your Man
17. I Will Wait
18. Scream & Shout
19. Love Me
20. Daylight
Watch And/Or Listen to This: The Chemical Brothers’ “Let Forever Be”
March 5, 2013
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Undoubtedly one of the best songs of the nineties, “Let Forever Be” has become a part of my daily routine. It’s got an absurdly infectious beat and beautifully poetic lyrics sung by Oasis’ Noel Gallagher, and the music video is among the best of the nineties, the best of the Chemical Brothers, and the best of director Michel Gondry.
VH1 Top 20 Countdown – 3/2/13
March 2, 2013
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Maroon 5 Number 1 again? With “Daylight”? Blech.
Original Version
1. Maroon 5 – “Daylight”
2. Taylor Swift – “I Knew You Were Trouble”
3. Mumford & Sons – “I Will Wait”
4. will.i.am ft. Britney Spears – “Scream & Shout”
5. Kelly Clarkson – “Catch My Breath”
6. fun. – “Carry On”
7. Imagine Dragons – “It’s Time”
8. Bruno Mars – “When I Was Your Man”
9. P!nk – “Try”
10. Calvin Harris ft. Florence Welch – “Sweet Nothing”
11. Macklemore and Ryan Lewis ft. Wanz – “Thrift Shop”
12. Bruno Mars – “Locked Out of Heaven”
13. Olly Murs ft. Flo Rida – “Troublemaker”
14. Emeli Sandé – “Next to Me”
15. Hunter Hayes – “Wanted”
16. Alabama Shakes – “Hold On”
17. Alicia Keys – “Girl on Fire”
18. OneRepublic – “If I Lose Myself”
19. Bon Jovi – “Because We Can”
20. Rihanna ft. Mikky Ekko – “Stay”
Jmunney’s Revision
1. Hold On
2. Locked Out of Heaven
3. Thrift Shop
4. Try
5. Stay
6. Girl on Fire
7. It’s Time
8. Sweet Nothing
9. I Knew You Were Trouble
10. Carry On
11. Troublemaker
12. Next to Me
13. When I Was Your Man
14. I Will Wait
15. Wanted
16. Scream & Shout
17. Catch My Breath
18. If I Lose Myself
19. Daylight
20. Because We Can
Watch And/Or Listen to This: Magic Wands’ “Black Magic”
February 27, 2013
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If there’s one thing I love in life, it’s a Victoria’s Secret commercial. The thing about Victoria’s Secret commercials is that they always have such great music – like in their currently airing spot for the Spring 2013 Fabulous Collection, which features “Black Magic” by Magic Wands. Magic Wands are so hip that their genres – lovewave, edgy pop – don’t even have their own Wikipedia pages yet.
Fuse Top 20 Countdown – 2/26/13
February 26, 2013
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Hey, I was expecting some Ke$ha.
Original Version
1. Rihanna ft. Mikky Ekko – “Stay”
2. Justin Timberlake ft. Jay-Z – “Suit & Tie”
3. Macklemore and Ryan Lewis ft. Wanz – “Thrift Shop”
4. The Lumineers – “Ho Hey”
5. fun. – “Carry On”
6. Bruno Mars – “When I Was Your Man”
7. Mumford & Sons – “I Will Wait”
8. Taylor Swift – “I Knew You Were Trouble”
9. Maroon 5 – “Daylight”
10. Drake – “Started From the Bottom”
11. will.i.am ft. Britney Spears – “Scream & Shout”
12. Alicia Keys – “Girl on Fire”
13. Hunter Hayes – “Wanted”
14. Ed Sheeran – “The A Team”
15. Miguel – “Adorn”
16. P!nk – “Try”
17. Swedish House Mafia – “Don’t You Worry Child”
18. Fall Out Boy – “My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark (Light Em Up)”
19. Calvin Harris ft. Florence Welch – “Sweet Nothing”
20. A$AP Rocky ft. Drake, 2 Chainz, and Kendrick Lamar – “F**kin’ Problems”
Jmunney’s Revision
1. Adorn
2. Thrift Shop
3. Try
4. Girl on Fire
5. Stay
6. Ho Hey
7. Sweet Nothing
8. Carry On
9. I Knew You Were Trouble
10. Don’t You Worry Child
11. F**kin’ Problems
12. Suit & Tie
13. My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark (Light Em Up)
14. Started From the Bottom
15. When I Was Your Man
16. I Will Wait
17. Scream & Shout
18. Wanted
19. The A Team
20. Daylight
VH1 Top 20 Countdown – 2/23/13
February 23, 2013
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We’re shaking.
Original Version
1. Taylor Swift – “I Knew You Were Trouble”
2. Mumford & Sons – “I Will Wait”
3. Maroon 5 – “Daylight”
4. Kelly Clarkson – “Catch My Breath”
5. will.i.am ft. Britney Spears – “Scream & Shout”
6. Imagine Dragons – “It’s Time”
7. P!nk – “Try”
8. Bruno Mars – “Locked Out of Heaven”
9. Alicia Keys – “Girl on Fire”
10. fun. – “Cary On”
11. Hunter Hayes – “Wanted”
12. Bruno Mars – “When I Was Your Man”
13. Calvin Harris ft. Florence Welch – “Sweet Nothing”
14. Of Monsters and Men – “Little Talks”
15. Macklemore and Ryan Lewis ft. Wanz – “Thrift Shop”
16. Olly Murs ft. Flo Rida – “Troublemaker”
17. Matchbox Twenty – “Overjoyed”
18. Emeli Sandé – “Next to Me”
19. Alabama Shakes – “Hold On”
20. Bon Jovi – “Because We Can”
Jmunney’s Revision
1. Hold On
2. Little Talks
3. Locked Out of Heaven
4. Thrift Shop
5. Try
6. Girl on Fire
7. It’s Time
8. Sweet Nothing
9. Carry On
10. Troublemaker
11. I Knew You Were Trouble
12. Next to Me
13. When I Was Your Man
14. I Will Wait
15. Wanted
16. Scream & Shout
17. Catch My Breath
18. Daylight
19. Overjoyed
20. Because We Can
Watch And/Or Listen to This: Tame Impala – “Elephant”
February 23, 2013
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I saw Australian rock band Tame Impala perform “Elephant” on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon Monday night, and I’ve been listening to it every day since. They sound like Magical Mystery Tour-era Beatles. Lead singer Kevin Parker even has a voice like John Lennon’s!
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