VH1 Top 20 Countdown – 3/24/12

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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

Fuse Top 20 Countdown – 3/20/12

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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

SNL 4/7 Guest Announcements: Reactions

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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.

VH1 Top 20 Countdown – 3/17/12

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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

Fuse Top 20 Countdown – 3/13/12

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“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

SNL Video Recap March 10, 2012: Jonah Hill/The Shins

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SNL Recap March 10, 2012: Jonah Hill/The Shins

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Coolio: 1963-3162

Cold Opening – The Rush Limbaugh Show
The gag got old, but there was enough variety such that the laughs had no definitive endpoint.  Taran’s Rush was solid; at first, I figured that Bobby would be playing him, and then for about a minute or so, I thought it was Jason.  So what I’m saying is, Taran did a good job of playing what I imagine Jason Sudeikis playing Rush Limbaugh would be like. B

Jonah Hill’s Monologue
Jonah does a good job playing pompous.  Now that he’s lost weight, maybe he should get fewer lovable schlub roles and more entitled jerks. B

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VH1 Top 20 Countdown – 3/10/12

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Wait! I wasn’t done … When are we ever done?

Original Version
1. Jessie J – “Domino”
2. Kelly Clarkson – “Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)”
3. Gym Class Heroes ft. Neon Hitch – “Ass Back Home”
4. Adele – “Set Fire to the Rain”
5. Pitbull ft. Chris Brown – “International Love”
6. Gotye ft. Kimbra – “Somebody That I Used to Know”
7. Train – “Drive By”
8. Jason Mraz – “I Won’t Give Up”
9. Foster the People – “Don’t Stop (Color on the Walls)”
10. Young the Giant – “Cough Syrup”
11. Bruno Mars – “It Will Rain”
12. Andy Grammer – “Fine By Me”
13. Safetysuit – “These Times”
14. Graffiti6 – “Free”
15. Adam Lambert – “Better Than I Know Myself”
16. Jason Derülo – “Breathing”
17. fun. ft. Janelle Monáe – “We Are Young”
18. Ellie Goulding – “Lights”
19. Gavin DeGraw – “Not Over You”
20. The Script – “If You Ever Come Back”

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. These Times
13. Better Than I Know Myself
14. Breathing
15. Drive By
16. If You Ever Come Back
17. International Love
18. Fine By Me
19. Not Over You
20. I Won’t Give Up

Fuse Top 20 Countdown – 3/6/12

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Obviously, “Is Anybody Out There” was on the countdown only because K’Naan was a guest, and why did “Paradise” suddenly pop back on even though “Charlie Brown” is Coldplay’s current single?  And why did “Sorry for Party Rocking” fall off after only one week while “Sexy and I Know It” hangs around?  (To be fair, on that last one, “Sexy and I Know It” probably is still getting more airplay in general.)

Original Version
1. fun. ft. Janelle Monáe – “We Are Young”
2. Kelly Clarkson – “Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)”
3. The Wanted – “Glad You Came”
4. Adele – “Set Fire to the Rain”
5. Gotye ft. Kimbra – “Somebody That I Used to Know”
6. LMFAO – “Sexy and I Know It”
7. David Guetta ft. Nicki Minaj – “Turn Me On”
8. Chris Brown – “Turn Up the Music”
9. Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa ft. Bruno Mars – “Young, Wild & Free”
10. Tyga – “Rack City”
11. Jason Derülo – “Breathing”
12. Coldplay – “Paradise”
13. Drake ft. Lil’ Wayne and Tyga – “The Motto (Remix)”
14. Flo Rida – “Good Feeling”
15. Pitbull ft. Chris Brown – “International Love”
16. Jessie J – “Domino”
17. Gym Class Heroes ft. Neon Hitch – “Ass Back Home”
18. K’Naan ft. Nelly Furtado – “Is Anybody Out There”
19. Rihanna ft. Calvin Harris – “We Found Love”
20. Jay-Z and Kanye West – “N****s in Paris”

Jmunney’s Revision
1. Somebody That I Used to Know
2. We Found Love
3. Paradise
4. Sexy and I Know It
5. Good Feeling
6. We Are Young
7. Domino
8. N****s in Paris
9. Set Fire to the Rain
10. Turn Me On
11. Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)
12. Rack City
13. The Motto (Remix)
14. Is Anybody Out There
15. Ass Back Home
16. Glad You Came
17. Young, Wild & Free
18. Breathing
19. International Love
20. Turn Up the Music

SNL Video Recap March 3, 2012: Lindsay Lohan/Jack White

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