01-13-2014, 01:40 AM
Forgot three I wanted to plug:
ZZ Ward (ZZ short for Szuszanna) with Put The Gun Down, which I believe was loosely based on a Dolly Parton song. First, it's a great, bluesy song. Second, ZZ has an awesome voice. Third, she's hot. And fourth, with lyrics like "Her face is young, she must taste sweet; she drops her panties to her knees" it turns me on every time.
https://play.spotify.com/track/63tqSZIWPIbNCcOb9A2gHY
Broken Bells with Holding on for Life. No, it is not a Bee Gees reunion, and their 2009 song The High Road (another favorite of mine) sounds completely different.
https://play.spotify.com/track/5gPrOspTrxMNKKL44h40O2Â
Iconapop with I Love It
https://play.spotify.com/track/3VZQshi4COChhXaz7cLP02
The story of how it became a hit is quite interesting, as it originally came out in 2012, but didn't land on the charts until last year. You can read the Planet Money blog (http://www.npr.org/blogs/therecord/2013/...pop-charts):
In our current Top 10, the big TV beneficiary is the aforementioned Icona Pop hit. "I Love It" has actually gotten two blasts of tube fuel. In the summer of 2012, immediately after its release, "I Love It" was tapped by MTV as the opening theme for the Jersey Shore spinoff Snooki & JWoww; but that wasn't enough to get radio's or iTunes buyers' attention. Six months later, Lena Dunham gave the song an even better showcase in the second season of Girls, devoting nearly a full minute of slow-mo, coke-fueled club dancing to the song. That did the trick, and "I Love It" finally debuted on the Hot 100.
Ironically, I first heard the song on that podcast.
When I get a chance, I will try to incorporate all the songs mentioned into the Hulk playlist and rechristen it the cardboard playlist.
BC
ZZ Ward (ZZ short for Szuszanna) with Put The Gun Down, which I believe was loosely based on a Dolly Parton song. First, it's a great, bluesy song. Second, ZZ has an awesome voice. Third, she's hot. And fourth, with lyrics like "Her face is young, she must taste sweet; she drops her panties to her knees" it turns me on every time.
https://play.spotify.com/track/63tqSZIWPIbNCcOb9A2gHY
Broken Bells with Holding on for Life. No, it is not a Bee Gees reunion, and their 2009 song The High Road (another favorite of mine) sounds completely different.
https://play.spotify.com/track/5gPrOspTrxMNKKL44h40O2Â
Iconapop with I Love It
https://play.spotify.com/track/3VZQshi4COChhXaz7cLP02
The story of how it became a hit is quite interesting, as it originally came out in 2012, but didn't land on the charts until last year. You can read the Planet Money blog (http://www.npr.org/blogs/therecord/2013/...pop-charts):
In our current Top 10, the big TV beneficiary is the aforementioned Icona Pop hit. "I Love It" has actually gotten two blasts of tube fuel. In the summer of 2012, immediately after its release, "I Love It" was tapped by MTV as the opening theme for the Jersey Shore spinoff Snooki & JWoww; but that wasn't enough to get radio's or iTunes buyers' attention. Six months later, Lena Dunham gave the song an even better showcase in the second season of Girls, devoting nearly a full minute of slow-mo, coke-fueled club dancing to the song. That did the trick, and "I Love It" finally debuted on the Hot 100.
Ironically, I first heard the song on that podcast.
When I get a chance, I will try to incorporate all the songs mentioned into the Hulk playlist and rechristen it the cardboard playlist.
BC