The month in pop: July

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

Blimey, August already! It's been a bit quiet round here of late - what have you all been listening to?

[Poll #1233427]

(remember, 'new' is open to interpretation - if it's new to you, that counts!)

Comments

HAI IS IT HOMETIME YET

[atommickbrane.livejournal.com]

Oh I'll only say this Tackey & Tsubasa song which sounds like a bouncy castle (ON HUNDREDS AND THOUSANDS) so let's talk about something else. Let's talk about songs that you really liked, but then you do them at karaoke and suddenly OH MY GOD do they go on forever or WHAT.

1. Frank Ferguson - well dyer, dyer dyer wanna, repeat NINE BILLION TIMES.
2. Alphabeat - the word is on your lips! SAY THE WORD. the word is on your lips! say... the.. zzz
3. Um, The Cheeky Song?

Re: HAI IS IT HOMETIME YET

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

Afroman's Because I Got High?

Re: HAI IS IT HOMETIME YET

[atommickbrane.livejournal.com]

No-one has ever done that at karaoke though, have they? oh hold on. (I've never had to sit through anyone doing it at least).

[atommickbrane.livejournal.com]

I supposed I liked that boshed up version of Love With A Pug that Tom put on the poptimists muxtape...!

[petronia.livejournal.com]

Serge Gainsbourg! The Initial BB. And Minimoonstar. <3

[koganbot]

People, please also include your favorite June discoveries, as the poptimists powers forgot to do this thread last month.

Favorites that are new to me and to the world too (July):
Jamey Johnson "The High Cost Of Living"*
Cyndi Lauper "Into The Nightlife"
Young Jeezy "Put On"
Keri Hilson "Hands & Feet"

Favorites that are new to me but not the world (July):
Cassie "Don't Go Too Slow"
The-Dream "Ditch That"
Sizzla "Don't Be Sad"

Favorites that are new to me and to the world, too (June):
Rihanna "Disturbia"
Taylor Swift "Take A Bow" (live on YouTube)
Vanessa Hudgens "Identified"
Vanessa Hudgens "First Bad Habit"
Vanessa Hudgens "Amazed"
Ashton Shepherd "Whiskey Won The Battle"
Lil Wayne "3 Peat"
Lil Wayne "Shoot Me Down"
Keak Da Sneak "Ass Chauffeur"

Favorites that are new to me but not the world (June):
Mylène Farmer "Désenchantée"
Daveigh Chase "The Happiest Girl In The Whole USA"
Najoua Belyzel "Gabriel"
Cassie "Don't Go Too Slow"
Expander & Thinkfreak "Trackum"

*Johnson released "The High Cost Of Living" himself last year, but it's getting its major label release on the album That Lonesome Song in a couple of weeks.

[koganbot]

I obviously can't figure out what month I heard the Cassie. Guess it was June.

[grrl-cake.livejournal.com]

Rihanna- Disturbia

[grrl-cake.livejournal.com]

There must be something better than that. I don't even want another 'RiRi' album.

[joshlanghoff.livejournal.com]

Jenni Rivera-"Inolvidable," which has been out for weeks and I'm pretty sure translates to "Unforgettable" since she says "Unforgettable, baby" at the end. Pretty banda tune with crazy instrumental stuff and lurching tuba.

(Frank invited me, hi.)

[rubberheadz-inc.livejournal.com]

Forever-Chris Brown.

It sounded a bit weird at first, the idea of Chris Brown doing a techno song kind of turned me off. But after a few more listens, i'm hooked. It's become one of my favorite songs ever, i'm not even kidding.

Btw, is this a new trend? R&B singers doing techno/house/electronic songs? Usher and Ne-Yo have done the same thing.