Jordan Knight was busy for about two weeks in 1999 with his solo career. A career which, while (un)fortunately short lived, produced an absolute masterpiece of a shame song in "Give It To You." No joke, this is one of my all time "I know this song is horrible but I can't help loving it" songs. Complete with all the hottest dance moves, his Abercrombie & Fitch turtleneck sweater, and surprisingly raunchy lyrics, Jordan Knight's "Give It To You" has been a staple on my dance playlists for years.
"Give It To You" Video
Just as a side note kids, if any of you have some horribly great songs that get stuck in your head and you feel the need to share them, feel free to leave a comment or get in touch with me and I'll give credit where it's due. I know this blog is but a baby, but from the feedback I'm getting it sounds like you guys enjoy, so the more songs I can write about, the more you can remember how much you hated them or embarrassingly loved them.
Also, shout out to Jamie Ward, who loves Jordan Knight as much as I do.
Sunday, May 31, 2009
Thursday, May 28, 2009
UB40 makes me want to clean my sink.
So I was brushing my teeth the other day, and noticed a bit of rust around my drain, and for some reason that made me think of the 1983 hit by UB40, "Red Red Wine."
This song is one of those songs that, while on the surface doesn't seem to pack that much of a punch, really finds its strength from behind the scenes. I mean, obviously the most striking feature of the song is that it's a reggae song, sung by a skinny, ugly white guy. What I like about this even more is that the music video cleary is trying to make you look past that obvious blemish due to the front man hanging out and being chummy with a bunch of Bob Marley-esque Rastas.
Anyways, "Red Red Wine" isn't a bad song, but it isn't a great song either. However, few can disagree that it is quite a parasitic song, and one that is most definitely hard to shake once it's in your head.
This song is one of those songs that, while on the surface doesn't seem to pack that much of a punch, really finds its strength from behind the scenes. I mean, obviously the most striking feature of the song is that it's a reggae song, sung by a skinny, ugly white guy. What I like about this even more is that the music video cleary is trying to make you look past that obvious blemish due to the front man hanging out and being chummy with a bunch of Bob Marley-esque Rastas.
Anyways, "Red Red Wine" isn't a bad song, but it isn't a great song either. However, few can disagree that it is quite a parasitic song, and one that is most definitely hard to shake once it's in your head.
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Cults+National Geographic Channel =
"I Wanna Sex You Up" by Color Me Badd.
I'm not lying to you guys when I say the most random songs pop in my head. This one came to mind when I was watching a show on the National Geographic Channel about the Strong City cult, and this guy who has made like 50 people believe he is the messiah.
I don't know what is stranger: the cult leader himself, or the fact that I thought of Color Me Badd while watching a show about him. You decide.
Check out a live performance of "I Wanna Sex You Up" on The Arsenio Hall Show! WOOF! WOOF! WOOF! WOOF! (Two birds with one stone that time... got the song in your head AND made you do the arm pump! HA!)
I'm not lying to you guys when I say the most random songs pop in my head. This one came to mind when I was watching a show on the National Geographic Channel about the Strong City cult, and this guy who has made like 50 people believe he is the messiah.
I don't know what is stranger: the cult leader himself, or the fact that I thought of Color Me Badd while watching a show about him. You decide.
Check out a live performance of "I Wanna Sex You Up" on The Arsenio Hall Show! WOOF! WOOF! WOOF! WOOF! (Two birds with one stone that time... got the song in your head AND made you do the arm pump! HA!)
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Ok, so most things Will Smith does is solid...
... on the other hand, "Wild, Wild West" is not one of them. I mean, save the giant mechanical spider-tank thing, I can't remember a damn thing about that movie. But somehow, after watching a commercial during the Cavs/Magic game that mentioned the words "wild west" that winner of a song came to mind.
Now, granted, most of Big Willie's songs could be grouped into a category of "novelty-at-best*" music, "Wild, Wild West" takes the crown as the worst of all due to the movie that tried to make me believe that pioneers in the gold rush era had enough time to peel away from panning rivers and binging on whiskey to bulid high-tech weaponry.
Wild Wild West Video
*This does not include any music made by The Fresh Prince, which is classic in my mind. Nightmare on My Street anyone?
Now, granted, most of Big Willie's songs could be grouped into a category of "novelty-at-best*" music, "Wild, Wild West" takes the crown as the worst of all due to the movie that tried to make me believe that pioneers in the gold rush era had enough time to peel away from panning rivers and binging on whiskey to bulid high-tech weaponry.
Wild Wild West Video
*This does not include any music made by The Fresh Prince, which is classic in my mind. Nightmare on My Street anyone?
Intro
Hey kids -
So I just wanna tell you the premise of this blog....
It started about two weeks ago when I was sitting at work, and out of nowhere, "It Wasn't Me" by Shaggy popped in my head. I had no idea how or why it did, but there it was. A few days later, "How Much is That Doggy In the Window" popped in the ol' noggin. WTF! I thought, what is going on? I then realized that my brain is like a jukebox; a horrible, hilarious jukebox. Sure, I have normal, decent songs in my head most of the time, but every so often, a real gem gets stuck in there and I can't get it out.
Flash forward to you reading this right now. Instead of letting these songs go to waste, I thought I would share them with you. I've started to keep a notebook with me lately, and when I get a song in my head, I'll write it down, and hopefully be able to trace the stream of coinsciouness as to why it got in there. Then, I'll post it on my blog, and you can see what songs my inner sountrack is playing!
So here is my hope: if nothing else, I can share songs with you that will make you laugh, make you say "oh man I haven't heard that one in forever!", and most importantely make you get them stuck in your head so that you curse me for the rest of the day! Because in doing that, you'll never forget me.
So I just wanna tell you the premise of this blog....
It started about two weeks ago when I was sitting at work, and out of nowhere, "It Wasn't Me" by Shaggy popped in my head. I had no idea how or why it did, but there it was. A few days later, "How Much is That Doggy In the Window" popped in the ol' noggin. WTF! I thought, what is going on? I then realized that my brain is like a jukebox; a horrible, hilarious jukebox. Sure, I have normal, decent songs in my head most of the time, but every so often, a real gem gets stuck in there and I can't get it out.
Flash forward to you reading this right now. Instead of letting these songs go to waste, I thought I would share them with you. I've started to keep a notebook with me lately, and when I get a song in my head, I'll write it down, and hopefully be able to trace the stream of coinsciouness as to why it got in there. Then, I'll post it on my blog, and you can see what songs my inner sountrack is playing!
So here is my hope: if nothing else, I can share songs with you that will make you laugh, make you say "oh man I haven't heard that one in forever!", and most importantely make you get them stuck in your head so that you curse me for the rest of the day! Because in doing that, you'll never forget me.
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