December 2010
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Wednesday Wish List
It’s been a long time since I’ve done one of these, but this has been a rather fruitful season for my musical taste, so I haven’t had a lot to wish for, but today, I do.
1. An Adele cover/remake of “He Called Me Baby” as performed by Candi Stanton.
2. A Zooey Deschanel cover/remake of “After Hours” as originally performed by The Velvet Underground.
3....
12 Days of Christmas [Music] as performed by Rhian...
New themed/post/series.
I don’t really like Christmas music. Correction, I don’t really like Christmas music before Thanksgiving, the day after Thanksgiving, etc.
To me, the only appropriate time to play Christmas music is at family gatherings on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Other than that, I’lll continue to jam my regular favorites, whatever they are that the time.
That...
Grammy Performances: Prince and Beyoncé. Tina and...
I love the Grammy Awards. I don’t always agree with them, but I love them. There’s always a good set of performers and they rarely disappoint, so I’m going to share with you my favorite performances*, one every Sunday until the Grammys, or until I can’t find any more performances on YouTube.
Today I’m going to start with one that I know for a fact isn’t on...
“Sarah Palin is going to Haiti? Haven’t these people been put through...”
– Kelly Oxford, my new favorite person
Last Train To Paris
So in an ideal world, a Diddy album titled “Last Train to Paris” would be a swan song. A hint at his future as a reclusive millionaire in a castle in Paris. It would be a real retirement. Like Brett Favre. Or Michael Jordan!
But alas, it does not. It means that Diddy hoodwinked a couple ladies into being his background dancers as he dances in the front in shiny suit reinterpreting...
Judge Rhian's Court
Defendant: Faheem Rasheed Najm, better known as T-Pain
Victim: Good Music, Rhian
Charges:
Ruining music.
Actually recording the following lines: I bought us drinks, to drink. We drunk em, got drunk.
808s & Heartbreaks. Yeah, aggin, I blame you.
Jamie Foxx’s midlife crisis.
The T-Pain app. It’s all fun and games until your brother downloads and it starts singing Drake.
...
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
Mr. Shawn Carter.
Once again, I’m going to assume my invitation to the party was lost in the mail, or that my evite got sent to an invalid address.
No big. I’ll see you at New Years?
Rhian
“Make sure you tune in next year when My Beautiful Dark And Twisted Fantasy gets...”
– theloop21.com
Grammy Picks
Lock ‘em in folks. These are just the ones from the special. I’m sure I’ll have a longer pick list closer to the ceremonies. Who knows? Maybe I’ll be there….
Song of the Year: (Composers)
Fuck You* - Cee-Lo.
Beg, Steal or Borrow - Ray LaMontagne and the Pariah Dogs
Need You Now - Lady Antebellum
Love The Way You Lie - Eminem and Rihanna
The House That Built Me -...
Jake Gyllenhaal and Taylor Swift
When they break up, the song that Ms. Swift writes about their relationship should have references to the following:
1. Brokeback Mountain
2. Viagra (Love and Other Drugs)
3. Spiderman
I’ve done half the work for you, I better get a songwriters credit.
“Yeezy taught me.”
– *Amber Rose.
*not confirmed. 