Friday, November 4, 2011

Cobra Starship - Week of October 29, 2011

I go away to take one itty-bitty test and I come back, and all of a sudden, mediocrity reigns supreme. Before we get on to this week's Fresh-45, here's a list of all the songs we're saying good-bye to this week:
  • Iffy - Do You
  • Adele - Rolling in the Deep
The countdown: (Source: Wikipedia)
Biggest DDDDDDRRRRROOOOPPPPP!!!!!!!!......of the week: Aloe Blacc - I Need a Dollar (-30)
Biggest Jump of the Week: Pitbull Ft. Ne-Yo - Give Me Everything (+28)

I do not, nor ever will, understand why Cobra Starship is on top of the countdown this week. I had that song pegged for an extreme mediocrity from the start, and there was certainly no hidden value in hearing it again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again. So #nothappy. But at least it held off Someone Like You from takin' over the top spot for yet another week. And I'm still holding out hope that The Script - Nothing can move on in. We'll see.

Two new entrants this week. The first is Rihanna Ft. Calvin Harris - We Found Love. At the risk of alienating the Rihanna fans, it's a pretty sizable step down from her most recent two songs, but at least it isn't the pre-California King Bed crap. It's not a bad song, but it's indisputably a stupid song. Mind numbing repetition, and that stupid DJ-induced (I'm guessing that's Calvin Harris) squelching noise that building, and building, and building up to……..the exact same beat used in the rest of the song. Anti-climactic. Pass.

The other new entrant is Katy Perry - The One That Got Away. It's just OK. It's finally time for Katy Perry to stop trying to squeeze value out of what is arguably one of the best albums in music history (based on Billboard rankings! Calm down!) and start to produce new music. The song is a significant step down from each of her 5 #1 singles.

I am actually pretty surprised at how far Moves Like Jagger has fallen already. Usually multiple-week #1s stick around in the Top 5 for an annoyingly long period of time before finally going away. This one is fading pretty quick, and I'm kind of surprised by it, because it's a pretty strong song (compared to some of the weaker offerings that have stuck around forever lately, or anything Bruno Mars has ever done). It was pretty evident it would hit #1 at some point after just a few short weeks on the countdown.

The other big news this week is that I'm finally starting to get over Katy Perry - Last Friday Night, and it is no longer #1 on my 5 most wutchuwanted, for the first time in a long time. Also I am making these weekly e-mails into a blog, because my non-work friends have been getting very jealous of how lucky you guys are to have this every week.

Editor's Picks - Top 5 most wutchuwanted
The Script - Nothing
Katy Perry - Last Friday Night
Jessie J - Domino
Nickelback - When We Stand Together
T-Pain Ft. Wiz Khalifa - 5 O'Clock
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