Wednesday, December 24, 2008

it's christmas eve!!!!!


Ok so in spirit of christmas and christmas eve I am giving you a list of my favorite christmas songs. (in no particular order)

1. auld lang syne - by pretty much anyone
2. White Christmas - By the drifters
3. All I Want For Christmas (is you) - Mariah Carey
4. ANY AMY GRANT CHRISTMAS SONG, but I love .. Grown Up Christmas List, and there is a lullaby on one of her newer albums that I really like.
5. Fairytale of New York - KT Tunstall
6. What Christmas Means to Me - Hanson
7. Winter Song - Ingrid Michaelson & Sara Bareilles
8. Blue Christmas - Elvis
9. Christmas (baby please come home) - Death Cab for Cutie
10. Step Into Christmas - Elton John
11. Baby, It's Cold Outside - Zooey Deschanel & Leon Redbone
12. Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays - *NSYNC
13. The Christmas Song - Stevie Wonder
14. Carol Of The Meows - Guster (this one is pretty nerdy but I LOVE IT haha)

Sunday, December 21, 2008

My Opinion of Grammy Nominations

MY PICKS AND OPINIONS FOR THE 2008 GRAMMYS

Category 1
Record Of The Year
(Award to the Artist and to the Producer(s), Recording Engineer(s) and/or Mixer(s), if other than the artist.)

Chasing Pavements - Adele: Deserves it, she has a great voice and this song reminds me of Amy Winehouse without the drugs.

Viva La Vida - Coldplay: I love Coldplay but with all the controversy over this song I don't think it will win. Also it isn't the best song on the album.


Bleeding Love - Leona Lewis: I think people hyped her up too much. She was practically spoon fed too us. I think people are already sick of her unoriginal song... then again it's pop fans we are talking about.


Paper Planes - M.I.A: My pick, I had this cd forever before discovering I loved this song. It's original without being pretentious. It's fun AND well-constructed.


Please Read The Letter - Robert Plant & Alison Krauss: blah, this is on the list to make the Grammy's look like they care about more than just pop (when they really don't)

Category 2

Album Of The Year

Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends - Coldplay: Wouldn't mind if they won


Tha Carter III - Lil Wayne: I Really don't get it

Year Of The Gentleman Ne-Yo: Great songwriter....not sure about album of the year

Raising Sand - Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
whatever

In Rainbows- Radiohead: overrated


Category 3

Song Of The Year

American Boy
- this song grew on me

Chasing Pavements
love it

I'm Yours
Jason is my fav.. even though this song came out forever ago

Love Song
My Pick, I could not get enough of this song.

Viva La Vida
sorry coldplay....you stole this song


Category 4

Best New Artist
(For a new artist who releases, during the Eligibility Year, the first recording which establishes the public identity of that artist.)

Adele
sure

Duffy
hell no...I cannot stand her voice

Jonas Brothers
Yes Please

Lady Antebellum
never heard them

Jazmine Sullivan
who?

Field 1 — Pop



Category 5

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)

Chasing Pavements - Adele (good)

Love Song- Sara Bareilles (better)

Mercy - Duffy (no)

Bleeding Love- Leona Lewis (no)

I Kissed A Girl- Katy Perry (sure)

So What- Pink (no)

where is ingrid michaelson... her voice is rediculous


Category 6

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)

All Summer Long
Kid Rock
hahahahahahaha

Say- John Mayer:
love john but this song is boring.

That Was Me - Paul McCartney:
Not getting better with age


I'm Yours- Jason Mraz:
best male voice

Closer - Ne-Yo:
voice? not the best

Wichita Lineman - James Taylor:
good voice but I think jason deserves it


Category 7

Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
(For established duos or groups, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)

Viva La Vida
Coldplay
ho hum chris martins voice is not so great live

Waiting In The Weeds
Eagles
haven't heard it

Going On
Gnarls Barkley
GREAT LOVE IT

Won't Go Home Without You
Maroon 5
pretty good

Apologize
OneRepublic
NONONONONONONONONONONO
hate this song


Category 8

Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals
(For a collaborative performance, with vocals, by artists who do not normally perform together. Singles or Tracks only.)

Lesson Learned- Alicia Keys & John Mayer
good... I changed my mind and picked this one.

4 Minutes- Madonna, Justin Timberlake & Timbaland
good

Rich Woman- Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
not a fan

If I Never See Your Face Again- Rihanna & Maroon 5
no

No Air- Jordin Sparks & Chris Brown
Track from: Jordin Sparks
ok song but not the BEST


Category 15
Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)

Gravity- John Mayer
YEEESSS I LOVE this song, it is so good. Everything about it.

I Saw Her Standing There- Paul McCartney
mmm?

Girls In Their Summer Clothes- Bruce Springsteen
no

Rise- Eddie Vedder
haven't heard it

No Hidden Path- Neil Young
no


Category 16
Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
(For duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)

Rock N Roll Train- AC/DC
no

Violet Hill- Coldplay
yes

Long Road Out Of Eden- Eagles
no

Sex On Fire- Kings Of Leon
yes

House Of Cards- Radiohead
yes


Category 20

Best Rock Song
(A Songwriter(s) Award. Includes Rock, Hard Rock & Metal songs. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see Category #3. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)

Girls In Their Summer Clothes
Bruce Springsteen, songwriter (Bruce Springsteen)
eeeww

House Of Cards
radiohead is overrated but I really like this song

I Will Possess Your Heart
Benjamin Gibbard, Nicholas Harmer, Jason McGerr & Christopher Walla, songwriters (Death Cab For Cutie)
YEEEEEEEEES
death cab needs more grammys or some

Sex On Fire
Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill, songwriters (Kings Of Leon)
they are such a great band

Violet Hill
Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion & Chris Martin, songwriters (Coldplay)
ok so any of these songs I will be happy if they win (even though it should be death cab)

Category 22 (BEST CATEGORY)

Best Alternative Music Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

Modern Guilt - Beck
so good

Narrow Stairs - Death Cab For Cutie
the best

The Odd Couple - Gnarls Barkley
very good

Evil Urges - My Morning Jacket
haven't heard it but I heard it amazing

In Rainbows - Radiohead
overrated

SO those are my opinion on the main groups of the grammys
...it's better than last year I guess