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koganbotRandom thoughts in regard to the Jukebox poll that will create the qualifiers for the Jukebox year-end tournament which will also comprise polls:
--The chorus for Allison Iraheta's "Friday I'll Be Over U" works a lot better than I had originally thought, even if it still is too loud and crowded. The verses are the problem; they sound like a stumbling attempt at Joan Jett doing a Gary Glitter stomp, but without an appropriately Joan Jett–Gary Glitter chant on top. Fortunately, their only being verses, the chorus wins.
--Will says that, given the reviews he's received so far for the newly posted tracks, there is one with potential to break into the Top 16, and that we'd never believe him if he told us what it was. Well, I would not believe him if he told me it was Lady Antebellum's "Need You Now," even though that's the new track I like best. Therefore, we can conclude that the track he is referring to is, indeed, something other than Lady Antebellum's "Need You Now." I mean, I don't believe it possibly could be "Need You Now." Unless of course my disbelief means that it is "Need You Now." I think I'm losing control of the logic here. I would believe Will if he told me the track was the DJ Khaled, which means it probably isn't. The Jukebox server seems to have gone down in the last hour and I don't remember which other tracks had received more than a couple of reviews as of last night (Iraheta had received none but now is up to one), but when it returns we can speculate as to what this unexpected high-scoring track is - and then determine to defeat it, unless it's Lady Antebellum or DJ Khaled. EDIT: Server back up, and the only other track that seems as if it had several reviews last night was Florence + the Machine's annoyingly mannered, "You Got the Love," but I'd believe Will on that one because people in this neighborhood tolerate her with enthusiasm, so now I'd disqualify it for credibility. Would two votes for Annie qualify her if they're both 10s? Roisin Murphy is up to four but I don't think she was last night (kinda liked that one). Oh yeah and there's Iyaz's "Replay," and I've done my best to lower its score.
--You should review the Lady Antebellum for Jukebox, so that it will get enough reviews to get posted and to be eligible for the year-end tournament. For fans of the Art Of Mush, it is state-of-the-art country MOR mush, quite moving in its mushy way, all about late-night drunk dialing, and mushiness.
--Speaking of the Jukebox year-end tournament, it is the subject of this post. We are in the process of qualifying tracks for the tournament. Those that the Jukeboxers already rated in the top 16 are in; if any new track gets rated high enough to break into the 16 it's in as well. The remaining 24 tracks (or 23 or even 22, in case one or two new tracks do break in) are chosen in a poll. And I am participating in the poll. I get to vote my top 20 among songs the Jukebox reviewed this year that aren't already in the top 16, and all the other Jukebox reviewers vote their top 20, and the top 24 are into the tournament as qualifiers. And then there are seeded contests, eight groups of five songs, like football playoffs! And then there's something else!
Here are my preliminary choices, subject to agonized reappraisals. Oh, and there are Amnesty Tracks, which I'm not going to explain, but three of my top six are Amnesty Tracks.
My Current 20:
1. Shystie f. DJ Deekline "New Style"
2. The Black Eyed Peas "Boom Boom Pow"
3. Love And Theft "Runaway"
4. The Lonely Island "I'm On A Boat"
5. Das Racist "Combination Pizza Hut And Taco Bell (Wallpaper Mix)"
6. Timberlee f. Tosh "Heels"
7. Girls Aloud "Untouchable"
8. Depeche Mode "Wrong"
9. Asher Roth "I Love College"
10. Tempa T "Next Hype"
11. Jeremih "I'mma Star"
12. Demi Lovato "Don't Forget"
13. Emiliana Torrini "Jungle Drum"
14. Eve & Benga "Me N My"
15. Britney Spears "3"
16. The Saturdays "Forever Is Over"
17. Maino f. T-Pain "All The Above"
18. Lily Allen "22"
19. Lady Antebellum "Need You Now"
20. Eva Simons "Silly Boy"
Have a shot at displacing the last several:
--Britney Spears "If You Seek Amy"
--Marit Larsen "If A Song Could Get Me You"
--Pink "Please Don't Leave Me"
--Sean Kingston "Fire Burning"
--Tommy Sparks "She's Got Me Dancing"
--Kanye West f. Kid Cudi "Welcome To Heartbreak"
--Donae'o "Party Hard"
--Alexander Rybak "Fairytale"
--Wale f. Lady GaGa "Chillin'"
--New Boyz "You're A Jerk"
--Veronica Maggio "Stopp"
--Bashy f. H-Boogie "Your Wish Is My Command"
--Brooks & Dunn "Cowgirls Don't Cry"
Probably have more of a shot, since they're on my list of Songs That Need Lots More Listens:
--Stush "We Nuh Run (Sirens Remix)"
--Lady GaGa "Paparazzi"
--Lady GaGa "Bad Romance"
--Lady GaGa "LoveGame"
--Allison Iraheta "Friday I'll Be Over U"
--Fefe Dobson "I Want You"
--Professor Green f. Chynaman & C.O.R.E. "Upper Clapton Dance"
--Medina "Velkommen til Medina"
--Three 6 Mafia f. Webbie "Lil Freak"
--DJ Burn One & Pill "Trap Goin' Ham"
--Morandi "Colors"
--Cascada "Evacuate The Dancefloor"
--Cascada "Dangerous"
--KIG Family "Head Shoulderz Kneez & Toez"
--Cam'ron ft. Skitzo & Byrd Lady "Cookies 'N' Apple Juice"
--Walter Jones "Living Without Your Love"
--Rihanna "Russian Roulette"
--DJ Khaled f. Usher, Young Jeezy, Rick Ross & Drake "Fed Up"
Had they not already been in the top 16, I'd definitely have voted for Ne-Yo's "Part Of The List" and Taylor Swift's "You Belong With Me" and possibly would have voted for Yeah Yeah Yeah's "Heads Will Roll" and Medina's "Kun For Mig."
Reason to be cheerful:
In an unrelated note, I read in today's NY Times that cheerfulness and glumness and the like spread through social networks; so, in an attempt to create the cheerfulness of us all, I will cheerfully say that owing to the utter, wretched awfulness of the new Idolator site I no longer feel I am missing anything when I don't get a chance to look at Idolator. This brings me peace of mind, knowing that I am less out of the loop than previously, now that there is less of a loop. Also, the wretched Robbie who writes most of the new posts is most definitely not the woman named Robbie I know here in Denver. Next time I see Denver Robbie I will congratulate her on this fact, should we be in need of conversation starters.
--The chorus for Allison Iraheta's "Friday I'll Be Over U" works a lot better than I had originally thought, even if it still is too loud and crowded. The verses are the problem; they sound like a stumbling attempt at Joan Jett doing a Gary Glitter stomp, but without an appropriately Joan Jett–Gary Glitter chant on top. Fortunately, their only being verses, the chorus wins.
--Will says that, given the reviews he's received so far for the newly posted tracks, there is one with potential to break into the Top 16, and that we'd never believe him if he told us what it was. Well, I would not believe him if he told me it was Lady Antebellum's "Need You Now," even though that's the new track I like best. Therefore, we can conclude that the track he is referring to is, indeed, something other than Lady Antebellum's "Need You Now." I mean, I don't believe it possibly could be "Need You Now." Unless of course my disbelief means that it is "Need You Now." I think I'm losing control of the logic here. I would believe Will if he told me the track was the DJ Khaled, which means it probably isn't. The Jukebox server seems to have gone down in the last hour and I don't remember which other tracks had received more than a couple of reviews as of last night (Iraheta had received none but now is up to one), but when it returns we can speculate as to what this unexpected high-scoring track is - and then determine to defeat it, unless it's Lady Antebellum or DJ Khaled. EDIT: Server back up, and the only other track that seems as if it had several reviews last night was Florence + the Machine's annoyingly mannered, "You Got the Love," but I'd believe Will on that one because people in this neighborhood tolerate her with enthusiasm, so now I'd disqualify it for credibility. Would two votes for Annie qualify her if they're both 10s? Roisin Murphy is up to four but I don't think she was last night (kinda liked that one). Oh yeah and there's Iyaz's "Replay," and I've done my best to lower its score.
--You should review the Lady Antebellum for Jukebox, so that it will get enough reviews to get posted and to be eligible for the year-end tournament. For fans of the Art Of Mush, it is state-of-the-art country MOR mush, quite moving in its mushy way, all about late-night drunk dialing, and mushiness.
--Speaking of the Jukebox year-end tournament, it is the subject of this post. We are in the process of qualifying tracks for the tournament. Those that the Jukeboxers already rated in the top 16 are in; if any new track gets rated high enough to break into the 16 it's in as well. The remaining 24 tracks (or 23 or even 22, in case one or two new tracks do break in) are chosen in a poll. And I am participating in the poll. I get to vote my top 20 among songs the Jukebox reviewed this year that aren't already in the top 16, and all the other Jukebox reviewers vote their top 20, and the top 24 are into the tournament as qualifiers. And then there are seeded contests, eight groups of five songs, like football playoffs! And then there's something else!
Here are my preliminary choices, subject to agonized reappraisals. Oh, and there are Amnesty Tracks, which I'm not going to explain, but three of my top six are Amnesty Tracks.
My Current 20:
1. Shystie f. DJ Deekline "New Style"
2. The Black Eyed Peas "Boom Boom Pow"
3. Love And Theft "Runaway"
4. The Lonely Island "I'm On A Boat"
5. Das Racist "Combination Pizza Hut And Taco Bell (Wallpaper Mix)"
6. Timberlee f. Tosh "Heels"
7. Girls Aloud "Untouchable"
8. Depeche Mode "Wrong"
9. Asher Roth "I Love College"
10. Tempa T "Next Hype"
11. Jeremih "I'mma Star"
12. Demi Lovato "Don't Forget"
13. Emiliana Torrini "Jungle Drum"
14. Eve & Benga "Me N My"
15. Britney Spears "3"
16. The Saturdays "Forever Is Over"
17. Maino f. T-Pain "All The Above"
18. Lily Allen "22"
19. Lady Antebellum "Need You Now"
20. Eva Simons "Silly Boy"
Have a shot at displacing the last several:
--Britney Spears "If You Seek Amy"
--Marit Larsen "If A Song Could Get Me You"
--Pink "Please Don't Leave Me"
--Sean Kingston "Fire Burning"
--Tommy Sparks "She's Got Me Dancing"
--Kanye West f. Kid Cudi "Welcome To Heartbreak"
--Donae'o "Party Hard"
--Alexander Rybak "Fairytale"
--Wale f. Lady GaGa "Chillin'"
--New Boyz "You're A Jerk"
--Veronica Maggio "Stopp"
--Bashy f. H-Boogie "Your Wish Is My Command"
--Brooks & Dunn "Cowgirls Don't Cry"
Probably have more of a shot, since they're on my list of Songs That Need Lots More Listens:
--Stush "We Nuh Run (Sirens Remix)"
--Lady GaGa "Paparazzi"
--Lady GaGa "Bad Romance"
--Lady GaGa "LoveGame"
--Allison Iraheta "Friday I'll Be Over U"
--Fefe Dobson "I Want You"
--Professor Green f. Chynaman & C.O.R.E. "Upper Clapton Dance"
--Medina "Velkommen til Medina"
--Three 6 Mafia f. Webbie "Lil Freak"
--DJ Burn One & Pill "Trap Goin' Ham"
--Morandi "Colors"
--Cascada "Evacuate The Dancefloor"
--Cascada "Dangerous"
--KIG Family "Head Shoulderz Kneez & Toez"
--Cam'ron ft. Skitzo & Byrd Lady "Cookies 'N' Apple Juice"
--Walter Jones "Living Without Your Love"
--Rihanna "Russian Roulette"
--DJ Khaled f. Usher, Young Jeezy, Rick Ross & Drake "Fed Up"
Had they not already been in the top 16, I'd definitely have voted for Ne-Yo's "Part Of The List" and Taylor Swift's "You Belong With Me" and possibly would have voted for Yeah Yeah Yeah's "Heads Will Roll" and Medina's "Kun For Mig."
Reason to be cheerful:
In an unrelated note, I read in today's NY Times that cheerfulness and glumness and the like spread through social networks; so, in an attempt to create the cheerfulness of us all, I will cheerfully say that owing to the utter, wretched awfulness of the new Idolator site I no longer feel I am missing anything when I don't get a chance to look at Idolator. This brings me peace of mind, knowing that I am less out of the loop than previously, now that there is less of a loop. Also, the wretched Robbie who writes most of the new posts is most definitely not the woman named Robbie I know here in Denver. Next time I see Denver Robbie I will congratulate her on this fact, should we be in need of conversation starters.
