Hey, it’s progress.
KKCK last week:
Flo Rida “Good Feeling”
I could swear the guitar sample in this song is from Tegan and Sara, but I think I’m just imagining it. As a whole, the song is actually one of the better Flo Rida songs I’ve heard in the last year or so.
Hot Chelle Rae w/New Boyz “I Like It Like That”
At first it sounds like an odd pairing, but it actually works in a weird way. I’m glad HCR decided to go for a more upbeat single pattern, since their ballad (“Bleed”) was rather blah.
Nickelback “When We Stand Together”
This song will do well, and I dare say it deserves to. This is as close as Nickelback gets to having a message.
These Kids Wear Crowns “I Wanna Dance with Somebody”
Back in 1987, “I Wanna Dance with Somebody” was the first Whitney Houston song I had ever heard. I really liked it, and all I heard about was how Whitney was on her way to being the next Aretha Franklin. It’s 2011 now, and Whitney’s career has been off the rails for years. My youthful enthusiasm (and youth for that matter) have been beaten down and eroded away. Then this song came along. When I hear it, I feel like jumping around. I feel like taping it off the radio. I feel young again. I feel hopeful again. This song makes me feel something I didn’t know was still in me. That’s why when I saw a few other U.S. stations playing it (I’d first heard it on MuchMusic’s web site) I had to jump on board. I just hope I’m not alone in finding this to be a great cover of a great song.
Michala Todd “Make It Work”
I’m not sure what she’s making work, but the song works.
Pick to click: Nickelback for reals, These Kids Wear Crowns I hope
KKCK this week:
Bruno Mars “It Will Rain”
A singer who can do no wrong doing a song from a Twilight soundtrack? This is what we in the biz call a “no-brainer”.
Lady Antebellum “Just a Kiss”
Is it already time for the quarterly country crossover? Where does the time go?
Enrique Iglesias w/Pitbull “I Like How it Feels”
The last Enrique track peaked earlier than expected, and so did the last Pitbull track. Will teaming up get them higher on the chart, or peaking even earlier? Stay tuned (I’m guessing the 15-20 range, just like their last individual tracks).
Katy Perry “The One that Got Away”
I’m not sure this is the record breaker (one more #1 off this album would make it six, a record for #1 songs on an album), but since it’s Katy Perry it will get close. Thank goodness she didn’t release “Peacock”. That song is trouble for us in the radio biz.
T-Pain w/Wiz Khalifa and Lily Allen “5 O’Clock”
This song didn’t need Lily Allen to be good, but she adds something to it that it wouldn’t have otherwise. Plus, it’s just nice to have Lily Allen on the air again, even if it’s only a little bit in one song.
Pick to click: Bruno Mars
Saturday I went to Sioux Falls to do my own thing on my birthday. It was a very strange day. I found myself questioning why I was there alone, and why I was thinking about buying some of the things I wanted to buy. It isn’t really a secret that I collect G.I. Joe figures, but this was my 38th birthday. The thought that maybe it was time to give it up was crossing my mind while I crossed the town trying to find any new ones. Later that day I found myself at the Empire Mall, and to my dismay the FYE was long gone. Waldenbooks had also closed, and there were other new stores here and there I didn’t recognize. It also didn’t help my mood when I found a super sweet Captain America hoodie at Hot Topic that was over sixty bucks. I remembered there was a Batman hoodie at Wal-Mart that was much cheaper, but then as I was walking through the mall I saw somebody wearing it, and it looked rather hideous. It didnt’ help that the person wearing it was of a similar build to me, and all I could think was that it was silly for a 38-year-old to wear such a thing, especially if it wasn’t very flattering to somebody who needed to lose a few pounds. I was ready to just call it a day and head home after that, but I kept driving around, finding a few more things to buy, and finding a smile after listening to some new William Shatner music. On the way to Kate’s parent’s house, I stopped at the Brookings Wal-Mart to use the restroom and check for some new G.I. Joes, just in case. In Sioux Falls I checked five stores to no luck, and I check one store in Brookings and find them. A few Joes and a soda and I was on my way. Once I got to the farm, I started feeling a bit more like myself and less like a mopey ”oh noes I’m 38 and what does that mean and AD;KLFJA;KLFJA;DMNlkhgd”.
Then Braeden put it all in perspective by totally throwing up all over the backseat. There is no way he had eaten that much all week. Damn.
The new William Shatner album is worth hearing once. I’m sure I’ll listen more than once, but not as often as I’ve listened to Has Been. That album is a damn fine work. My album of the year is still probably Adele, but St. Vincent might be right up there too.
Well, now that I’ve cut down the gap to two weeks, can I actually do a post on time this week? Stay tuned, and have a great Autumn.
