5/19/12: Mick Jagger: Whaaa- ???
featuring Foo Fighters, Arcade Fire, and Jeff Beck: How many performances are there going to be and/or how many people will be onstage/performing at once? I mean, Arcade Fire are already the size of two bands. Also, I have been hearing over and over the rumor that Keith Richards, Charlie Watts, and Ronnie Wood are also going to appear. Either way, there will certainly be an abundance of great musicians, so there had better be some good performances.
SNL 5/19 Guest Announcements: Reactions Revision
May 14, 2012
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SNL Recap May 12, 2012: Will Ferrell/Usher
May 14, 2012
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Cold Opening – Biden’s Room
Biden’s presence in political sketches the past few seasons has generally worked in SNL‘s favor, as he brings a silly energy that tends to mix up the staid formula that has set in for most recent political sketches. Biden’s starring role – along with Will’s goofy-at-a-Hall-of-Fame-level Dubya – set the tone for an episode that was at its best when it was seriously silly. B+
Will Ferrell’s Monologue
The cue card gag was on a par with Steve Martin saying, “Line?” at the end of the Not Gonna Phone It In Tonight cold open. Will Ferrell and Mom = Will Ferrell and emotions, which is always a formula for at least some success. B
One-a-Day Extra Strength Nasaflu
Well, one doesn’t really need any reason to listen to Will Ferrell scream-sneeze, but it would have been nice to have more of a sketch built around it. B
VH1 Top 20 Countdown – 5/12/12
May 12, 2012
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It’s always interesting to see what current music VH1 Top 20 Countdown ignores.
Original Version
1. fun. ft. Janelle Monáe – “We Are Young”
2. Train – “Drive By”
3. Jason Mraz – “I Won’t Give Up”
4. Andy Grammer – “Fine By Me”
5. Gotye ft. Kimbra – “Somebody That I Used to Know”
6. Nickelback – “Lullaby”
7. Katy Perry – “Part of Me”
8. Calvin Harris – “Feel So Close”
9. Jennifer Lopez ft. Pitbull – “Dance Again”
10. B.o.B – “So Good”
11. Gavin DeGraw – “Sweeter”
12. The Script – “If You Ever Come Back”
13. Karmin – “Brokenhearted”
14. Ellie Goulding – “Lights”
15. Daughtry – “Outta My Head”
16. Graffiti6 – “Free”
17. Neon Trees – “Everybody Talks”
18. Carly Rae Jepsen – “Call Me Maybe”
19. K’Naan ft. Nelly Furtado – “Is Anybody Out There”
20. John Mayer – “Shadow Days”
Jmunney’s Revision
1. Somebody That I Used to Know
2. Feel So Close
3. Lights
4. We Are Young
5. Brokenhearted
6. Free
7. Call Me Maybe
8. Part of Me
9. Sweeter
10. Everybody Talks
11. So Good
12. Dance Again
13. Shadow Days
14. Drive By
15. Is Anybody Out There
16. Outta My Head
17. If You Ever Come Back
18. Fine By Me
19. Lullaby
20. I Won’t Give Up
Fuse Top 20 Countdown – 5/8/12
May 9, 2012
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I feel like we’re making up for lost time.
Original Version
1. Gotye ft. Kimbra – “Somebody That I Used to Know”
2. Carly Rae Jepsen – “Call Me Maybe”
3. fun. ft. Janelle Monáe – “We Are Young”
4. One Direction – “What Makes You Beautiful”
5. Flo Rida ft. Sia – “Wild Ones”
6. The Wanted – “Glad You Came”
7. Train – “Drive By”
8. Nicki Minaj – “Starships”
9. B.o.B – “So Good”
10. Jennifer Lopez ft. Pitbull – “Dance Again”
11. Katy Perry – “Part of Me”
12. Calvin Harris – “Feel So Close”
13. Kelly Clarkson – “Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)”
14. Pitbull – “Back in Time”
15. Karmin – “Brokenhearted”
16. Jason Mraz – “I Won’t Give Up”
17. Usher – “Climax”
18. Rihanna – “Where Have You Been”
19. Drake ft. Rihanna – “Take Care”
20. Ellie Goulding – “Lights”
Jmunney’s Revision
1. Somebody That I Used to Know
2. Feel So Close
3. Take Care
4. Starships
5. Lights
6. We Are Young
7. Where Have You Been
8. Wild Ones
9. Back in Time
10. Brokenhearted
11. Call Me Maybe
12. Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)
13. Part of Me
14. So Good
15. What Makes You Beautiful
16. Glad You Came
17. Dance Again
18. Drive By
19. Climax
20. I Won’t Give Up
SNL Video Recap May 5, 2012: Eli Manning/Rihanna
May 8, 2012
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SNL Recap May 5, 2012: Eli Manning/Rihanna
May 7, 2012
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Cold Opening – Fox and Friends
“Baseball is a land sport” was one of the corrections – I wonder what they claimed otherwise. As usual, the corrections were the best part, and they can only work in an age when pausing is easy. The bits with Bobby as Brian Kilmeade were also amusing, including the lines about pandas. B
Eli Manning’s Monologue
Monologues have gone to the well of “host claims to know New York, but gets it all wrong” plenty of times before, but they usually work, so that’s fine. I thought I fully knew where this was going at first, but there were some surprises, and Eli was sufficient. B
SNL 5/19 Guest Announcements: Reactions
May 7, 2012
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5/19/12: Mick Jagger: Whaaa- ???
VH1 Top 20 Countdown – 5/5/12
May 7, 2012
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“We Are Young” kind of deserved to be #1 three weeks in a row, but maybe like a month or two ago.
Original Version
1. fun. ft. Janelle Monáe – “We Are Young”
2. Katy Perry – “Part of Me”
3. Train – “Drive By”
4. B.o.B – “So Good”
5. Nickelback – “Lullaby”
6. Andy Grammer – “Fine By Me”
7. Jason Mraz – “I Won’t Give Up”
8. The Script – “If You Ever Come Back”
9. Gotye ft. Kimbra – “Somebody That I Used to Know”
10. Calvin Harris – “Feel So Close”
11. Jennifer Lopez ft. Pitbull – “Dance Again”
12. Graffiti6 – “Free”
13. Karmin – “Brokenhearted”
14. K’Naan ft. Nelly Furtado – “Is Anybody Out There”
15. Gavin DeGraw – “Sweeter”
16. Ellie Goulding – “Lights”
17. Drake ft. Rihanna – “Take Care”
18. Usher – “Climax”
19. Daughtry – “Outta My Head”
20. Neon Trees – “Everybody Talks”
Jmunney’s Revision
1. Somebody That I Used to Know
2. Feel So Close
3. Take Care
4. Lights
5. We Are Young
6. Brokenhearted
7. Free
8. Part of Me
9. Sweeter
10. Everybody Talks
11. So Good
12. Dance Again
13. Is Anybody Out There
14. Drive By
15. Outta My Head
16. If You Ever Come Back
17. Fine By Me
18. Lullaby
19. Climax
20. I Won’t Give Up
Fuse Top 20 Countdown – 5/1/12
May 2, 2012
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Except for the new videos that debut at whatever random spot (and most likely are gone by the next week), Fuse’s countdown barely changes week to week.
Original Version
1. Gotye ft. Kimbra – “Somebody That I Used to Know”
2. fun. ft. Janelle Monáe – “We Are Young”
3. Carly Rae Jepsen – “Call Me Maybe”
4. Flo Rida ft. Sia – “Wild Ones”
5. One Direction – “What Makes You Beautiful”
6. The Wanted – “Glad You Came”
7. Train – “Drive By”
8. B.o.B – “So Good”
9. Katy Perry – “Part of Me”
10. Jennifer Lopez ft. Pitbull – “Dance Again”
11. Calvin Harris – “Feel So Close”
12. Kelly Clarkson – “Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)”
13. The All-American Rejects – “Beekeeper’s Daughter”
14. Karmin – “Brokenhearted”
15. Drake ft. Rihanna – “Take Care”
16. Usher – “Climax”
17. Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa ft. Bruno Mars – “Young, Wild & Free”
18. Jason Mraz – “I Won’t Give Up”
19. Ellie Goulding – “Lights”
20. Neon Trees – “Everybody Talks”
Jmunney’s Revision
1. Somebody That I Used to Know
2. Feel So Close
3. Take Care
4. Lights
5. We Are Young
6. Wild Ones
7. Brokenhearted
8. Call Me Maybe
9. Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)
10. Part of Me
11. So Good
12. Everybody Talks
13. What Makes You Beautiful
14. Glad You Came
15. Dance Again
16. Beekeeper’s Daughter
17. Drive By
18. Young, Wild & Free
19. Climax
20. I Won’t Give Up
SNL 5/5 and 5/12 Guest Announcements: Reactions
April 30, 2012
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5/5/12: Eli Manning/Rihanna: Guess what? Little Eli may just be the best quarterback in the Manning family. Now, yes, he absolutely has a ways to go to catch up to Peyton statistically, but he does have more Super Bowl rings, and that is no fluke. But … the topic at hand is hosting SNL. Peyton Manning is hands down the best athlete host in SNL history, and Eli has never really indicated that he has the charisma to match his brother when it comes to endorsement deals or television appearances. All I’m saying is, Eli may want to take some pointers from big brother.
RiRi appears for her third time, for the third season in a row. I’m not sure what songs she’ll be peforming, though. “We Found Love” is the only major hit from her most recent album Talk That Talk, and that has already peaked. The best song she is a part of right now is Drake’s “Take Care,” which I would be happy to see a performance of, but that seems unlikely, as Drake was already an MG this season. This seems like a perfect time to dip into the classics and whip out that “Umbrella.”
5/12/12: Will Ferrell/Usher: I keep thinking that Will Ferrell has only hosted season finales, but he has actually hosted one season finale and one second-to-last episode of the season. So, with this third hosting appearance, it will still be true that he has only hosted the last or the second-to-last episode of the season. Anyway, he is the greatest SNL cast member of all time. ‘Nuff said.
Usher (like Will Ferrell the host) has only appeared on SNL in May. During his two previous stints, he was reliable for fun club-bangers like “Yeah” and “Love in This Club,” but if his current single “Climax” is an indication of what he has in store for May 12, then I am not excited.
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