Pink (2) - Week of May 11, 2013

Hey all, I missed the live countdown this weekend but it looks like Jennifer Lopez hosted it?  That sound right?  Heh.  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.

• Calvin Harris Ft. Florence Welch - Sweet Nothing
• Cee Lo Green - Only You (DTHNOBx2)

The Countdown:

1. Pink Ft. Nate Reuss - Just Give Me a Reason [2nd Week at #1] (#2)
2. Fall Out Boy - My Songs Know What You Did In the Dark (Light 'em Up) (#1)
3. Macklemore Ft. Ryan Lewis - Can't Hold Us (#13)
4. Olly Murs - Troublemaker (#4)
5. Ke$ha - C'mon (#7)
6. Hot Chelle Rae - Hung Up (#14)
7. Demi Lovato - Heart Attack (#11)
8. Bruno Mars - When I Was Your Man (#6)
9. Taylor Swift - 22 (#9)
10. Icona Pop - I Love It (#10)
11. fun. - Carry On (#12)
12. Little Mix - Wings (#15)
13. Macklemore Ft. Ryan Lewis - Thrift Shop (#3)
14. Anna Kendrick - Cups (#18)
15. MKTO - Thank You (#17)
16. Selena Gomez - Come & Get It (#21)
17. Florida Georgia Line - Cruise (#24)
18. Robin Thicke ft. Pharrell and T.I. - Blurred Lines (#25)
19. Kelsi Luck - That's What I Like (#28)
20. Zedd Ft. Foxes - Clarity (#29)
21. Capital Cities - Safe and Sound (#20)
22. Jake Miller - A Million Lives (#23)
23. fun. - Some Nights (#22)
24. Tegan & Sara - Closer (#38)
25. Muse - Madness (#16)
26. Drop City Yacht Club - Crickets (#33)
27. The 1975 - Chocolate (#26)
28. Pitbull Ft. Christina Aguilera - Feel This Moment (#8)
29. Daft Punk - Get Lucky (#36)
30. Bruno Mars - Locked Out of Heaven (#34)
31. Ke$ha - Die Young (#32)
32. Krewella - Alive (#27)
33. Imagine Dragons - It's Time (#35)
34. PSY - Gentleman (#19)
35. Awolnation - Sail (#30)
36. Jay Sean - Where You Are (DEBUT)
37. Maroon 5 - Daylight (#37)
38. Swedish House Mafia - Don't You Worry Child (#5)
39. Of Monsters and Men - Little Talks (#39)
40. Bruno Mars - Treasure (DEBUT)
41. Emeli Sande - Next to Me (#43)
42. Cher Lloyd - With Ur Love (#44)
43. Lupe Fiasco Ft. Guy Sebastian - Battle Scars (#31)
44. Lumineers - Ho Hey (#41)
45. Chiddy Bang - Happening (#42)

Biggest DDDDDRRRRROOOOPPPP!!!!....of the week: Swedish House Mafia - Don't You Worry Child (-33)

Biggest Jump of the Week: Tegan & Sara - Closer (+14)

Jay Sean is back on the countdown with Where You Are, another data point in the stream of mediocrity he's pumped out.  It's now been 4 years since Down was big on the countdown, and that looks like a lightning / bottle situation that will never repeat itself.  This looks like the end of the line.

This is the typical space that I'd reserve for lamenting the fact that Bruno Mars has put yet another song on the countdown (giving him a total of 3 at the moment....yikes), but Treasure isn't as bad as the rest.  It's got a more catchy and upbeat melody than the lazy garbage he usually produces.  Of course, I could be regretting this a month later when whatever luster this song has totally wears off.

I've Got a Bad Case of the Blurbs

- So I sort of cheated everyone last week (to the extent someone offering free content on the internet can cheat another person) on my reviews of Daft Punk - Get Lucky and Drop City Yacht Club - Crickets.  A week later I can say that I definitively enjoy both, but I definitely have a preference for the smooth melody of Get Lucky.  

- I very much enjoy saying that a song needs to go away, followed by seeing it go away the following week.  Adios Sweet Nothing.  I won't miss you.

- Macklemore & Ryan Lewis's two songs, Thrift Shop and Can't Hold Us, swapped places this week, with the latter assuming the #3 spot.  I don't get it.....with increased airplay, I find Can't Hold Us downright annoying and uninteresting, especially compared to its predecessor.  However, it seems like most people I talk to have the reverse opinion.  That doesn't mean that I'm wrong, does it?  Nah....couldn't be.

- Expect a lot of debuts this upcoming weekend.  I've been paying attention to Hits-1 airplay pretty closely and a plethora of new songs have gotten a ton of spins.  Some of which have been announced as "Ear Poppin' New Music" by the electro-DJ, which is an ironclad guarantee of an appearance on the following weekend's countdown.  I've noticed a lot of Hit-Bound songs appeared with greater frequency on the Wutchuwant countdowns and Spyder Harrison reallllly gave extra attention to the new stuff during his weekday shifts.  We'll see what happens.

Editor's Picks - Top 5 Songs

1) The 1975 - Chocolate

2) Zedd Ft. Foxes - Clarity

3) Krewella - Alive

4) Daft Punk - Get Lucky

5) Demi Lovato - Heart Attack