Thanks, Ebny829...your comment brightened my day. I liked it and even "shook it like a Polariod picture" when it play on the radio. However, I heard it on the local adult comtemporary station while working one day and I thought: "this song has jumped the shark now, being played alongside such greatest hits as Wilson Philips "You're In Love."
Hey Ya! Year: 2003 Album: Speakerboxx/The Love Below In the music video for "Hey Ya," Andre 3000 is re-enacting the Ed Sullivan's Beatles appearance. However, instead of the British coming to America, it's the other way around. It would also prove true. "Hey Ya" went on to become an international hit, peaking at #3 in the UK. Outkast, like Ja
What's interesting, though, is campaigns have moved to that "attractiveness" angle. If anything, we're a soundbite society and MTV played a huge role in that. I find MTV to be empty. It's so merchandise oriented and when was the last time they played music anyway? It's become a vehicle for forgotten pop stars to launch careers again and air 30 minute commercials of the certain pop star they are trying to push. Have you ever seen Josie and the
Our Lips Are Sealed Album: A Cinderella Story Soundtrack Year: 2004 In A Cinderella Story, Hilary Duff plays Sam (the Cinderella role) in the update of the classic rags to riches to story. Except this time, there's like a prom, cell phones, and a mansion! It's like, so modern now! It's also Hilary's vehicle, which she (and her handlers) ho
Wordy mcword, Dharma. Re: about the staying-at-home mom issue. Today's society condemns full-time mothers as well as stay-at-home mothers as well. It's like women are expected to do it all and smile their way through. Kids are work: you have to raise them, teach them good values, keep on eye on them so they don't get hurt, etc. It's a big, important job.
Our Lips Are Sealed Album: Beauty and the Beat Year: 1981 Gossip is such petty manipulation. In high school, there was a popular girl who was a grade ahead of me in one of my classes who would always ask about rumors she heard about me. At least once a week, there was something new. "I heard you wear earmuf
Hey Mama Year: 2004 Album: Elephunk With one hit single, "Where Is The Love," The Black Eyed Peas think they are invincible. As reported by pauseandplay.com, Taboo said to them "I don't think it'll ever be over, because the Black Eyed Peas will become a corporation to release other projects." Howeve
Have you ever read Sylvia Plath's unabridged diary? It's a good read. I remember reading the Bell Jar and thinking that I would like Plath more as an author than a poet. It's also what got me interested in Anne Sexton and Erica Jong (a Sylvia Plath admirer who has written poetry dedicated both to Plath.)
How about She-Ra? I remember watching Scooby-Doo all the time when I was kid. It was one of my favorite shows.
How about She-Ra? I remember watching Scooby-Doo all the time when I was kid. It was one of my favorite shows.
There is some nasty candy out there. I've seen candy dirt, sold within a small bucket with complete with a little rake. Inside, it looked like brown powder. With it being aimed at kids, marketers try to come up with some absurd forms of candy. There is also candy bubblegum crayons sold like the traditional box. It looks gross and because it appeals to kids, they want to try it. Then again, I'm happy with 3 Muskeeters! Now, that's what I call
Some Girls (Dance With Women) Year: 2003 Album: Schizophrenic Really, all JC Chasez needs is some promotion and exposure. Even if it's a tiny, 30 second spot during the boccee ball semi-finals. At least it's something. First, his album gets delayed multiple times. Next, MTV.com reports the NFL calls
That's awful! Seriously, some people do not grow up. It's like all their lives, they are living in a high school frame of mind. Do they not realize how serious a charge it is and how low it is?
All Nite (Don't Stop) Year: 2004 Album: Damita Jo Every album, Janet Jackson tells in what is supposed to be a provocative story to the media. This time, it's that she had a "sexual mind at a young age," as reported by the Associated Press. She also told the AP that "when you're a kid, you have
Spelling here is a really touchy issue. Months ago, there was an entire flame war going on about it after someone addressed it. I do agree with what you're saying though.It's a pet peeve of mine to see so many spelling errors. One or two, I can overlook. I think some blogs are here for shock value (anti-social statements are the ones I mean) and it gets tiring to see. Because, really, I don't care and if it's offensive to me, I won't bother
I caught the interview section with Dayna Devon, who seemed to be hiding her smirks. However, White Chicks looks offensive. If this had been made with the races reversed, there would'v been an outcry. Plus, the Wayans are just so damn annoying. I want them to get off my screen and fade into the land of obscurity.
Watching the game was so exciting. Nearing the end of the 3rd quarter, I was cheering every rebound that Ben Wallace got (and making fun of Kobe and Devean George for their immaturity.) He was just amazing. There just seemed to be this buzz in Michigan. Everywhere you went people were talking about the game. And at 11:00, no one was on the road. Fireworks were going off. The newscasters were cheering and wearing Pistons uniforms. It was great to see. <
Angels Year: 2004 Album: In This Skin (Revised Edition) Robbie Williams' "Angels," originally recorded in 1997, was on his first hit album. After Kylie Minogue broke into the U.S. market in 1998, his record company decided to launch his American career. The U.S. album, "The Ego Has Landed," featuring so
(F*** It) I Don't You Back Year: 2003 Album: I Don't You Back In Eamon's world, women and hoes are one and the same. In an interview with MTV in March 2004, he called women hoes about seven times. When asked where he grew up, he said that his parents never gave him hard times. "The only hard tim
Advertising is so overboard now. Nothing is safe anymore. While I feel promotion is necessary for some movies (like indies that maybe only a few would see, like Super Size Me), most of the time it feels like too much. Hype is built, great expectations are set, and then it's disappointing once a person sees the actual product. Then there is question to the product's failure: people could've gotten sick of it, people can see through the hype or are disin
There's this phoniness and self-righteousness to Tom Cruise that I don't like. In the past couple years sans Nicole Kidman, he's really upped his entire "Scientology is a valid religion" and really espousing their values as fact. If he weren't a Clam, maybe I would like him again. However, his involvement with the unofficial cult dims his star power for me.
I'm working on it right now. It should be done by Monday, the latest.
Outrageous Album: In The Zone Year: 2004 It was reported on CNN.com on June 9, that Britney Spears is having another knee surgery. Jive Records said it happened while she was doing choreography during the "Outrageous" video shoot. Apparently, Spears wants some time off again. This is the third time (and sec
I Want You Album: Damita Jo Year: 2004 Months after the Super Bowl, Janet Jackson was still dodging questions about it. On David Letterman's Late Show, he repeatedly asked her if it was planned or not. She replied with short, polite answers and said no each time. With one failed publicity stunt, Jackson
When I heard that yesterday, I just laughed out loud. She's been married 3 times now and yet expects it to be a media event each time. I think she's far too addicted to being famous to actually care about anything else in life. Marriage is just a career move for her until it doesn't benefit her anymore.
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