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Infatueighties #74: Madonna’s “Crazy for You”
You’re at the first school dance of your life. Mingling with your friends, acting like an idiot and busting out your silliest dance moves, the mood instantly changes when it’s time for the slow dance. Although you’re shy, your buddies goad you into dancing with this fat girl named Heather. As you move back and forth, she redirects your hands so they’re not around her upper back region, but almost on her butt. Somewhat horrified […]
The Sunday Seven 10/26/08: Streets is Watching
1) Dream on Dreamer by The Brand New Heavies (from Brother Sister, 1994)
After Soul II Soul hit in 1989, there were a bunch of British groups that came out with the same soulful, jazzy vibe.The best among the rest was The Brand New Heavies, who had the benefit of the lovely N’dea Davenport as lead singer. This was probably their biggest pop hit. N’dea made an awesome solo album around 1999 or so, which you should definitely find if you’re an R&B fan, and the Heavies soldiered on for a while with Siedah Garrett (of MJ “I Just Can’t Stop Loving You” fame) before welcoming Davenport back into the fold. Also worth checking out is the album “Heavy Rhyme Experience Vol. 1”, which features the band vibing in the studio with a who’s who of early Nineties East Coast hip-hop.
2) Pretty Fly (for a White Guy) by The Offspring (from Americana, 1997)
Y’know, on one hand I find this song incredibly funny, but on the other it’s like, geez, The Offspring were kind of a one trick pony, weren’t they? Well, I shouldn’t say were, as they just took a spin at the top of Billboard’s Modern Rock charts with their latest single, but if you’ve heard one Offspring single, wouldn’t it be safe to assume you’ve heard ’em all? C’mon Dexter Holland. You have a degree in microbiology or whatever. You should be smart enough to vary your sound up a little. Then again, it still sells, so maybe he *is* the smart one.
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Chart Chat 10/26/08: J. Hud, Taylor Swift, Kenny Chesney & More!!!
No small talk this time! As usual, these charts are brought to you courtesy of the good folks at Billboard Communications.
Billboard Top 20 Singles
01-Whatever You Like (T.I.)
02-Live Your Live (T.I. feat. Rihanna)
03-So What (Pink)
04-Womanizer (Britney Spears)
05-Hot N Cold (Katy Perry)
06-Disturbia (Rihanna)
07-Let it Rock (Kevin Rudolf feat. Lil’ Wayne)
08-Miss Independent (Ne-Yo)
09-Fearless (Taylor Swift)
10-Can’t Believe It (T-Pain feat. Lil’ Wayne)
11-Better in Time (Leona Lewis)
12-Love Lockdown (Kanye West)
13-I’m Yours (Jason Mraz)
14-Love Story (Taylor Swift)
15-Paper Planes (M.I.A.)
16-Closer (Ne-Yo)
17-Gotta Be Somebody (Nickelback)
18-Mrs. Officer (Lil’ Wayne feat. Bobby Valentino & Kidd Kidd)
19-Right Now (Na Na Na)-Akon
20-One Step at a Time (Jordin Sparks)
Billboard Top 20 Albums
01-Lucky Old Sun (Kenny Chesney)
02-Paper Trail (T.I.)
03-Gossip in the Grain (Ray Lamontagne)
04-Death Magnetic (Metallica)
05-Jennifer Hudson (Jennifer Hudson)
06-Rock N Roll Jesus (Kid Rock)
07-Perfect Symmetry (Keane)
08-Year of the Gentleman (Ne-Yo)
09-Little Honey (Lucinda Williams)
10-Covers (James Taylor)
11-Something Else (Robin Thicke)
12-Tha Carter III (Lil’ Wayne)
13-Little Bit of Everything (Billy Currington)
14-The Recession (Young Jeezy)
15-A Little Bit Longer (Jonas Brothers)
16-Fearless (Jazmine Sullivan)
17-Good Girl Gone Bad (Rihanna)
18-Love on the Inside (SugarLand)
19-Appeal to Reason (Rise Against)
20-Spirit (Leona Lewis)
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