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Jonathan C's in Trouble

Read More Jonathan Coulton Everyone that came to see Jonathan Coulton played were hardcore fans, and we're talking about 600+ nerds who knew all of JoCo's songs by heart .…

Again, I should let you know that I don't watch Glee, but if you saw last week's show, "Sadie Hawkins", you might have noticed a blatant rip off of Jonathan Coulton's cover version of "Baby Got Back" (which we mentioned in 2007). I've included a side-by-side wave breakdown below of the first minute (see image below) - they match up almost exactly.

I got a chance to finally listen to the Glee version a few days ago, and it's basically a karaoke version of Coulton's arrangement - down to "Oakland booty" intro, the banjo plucking, and "Johnny C's in trouble" lyrics. Understandably Coulton is really upset about this. Fox's representatives won't credit or even acknowledged using Coulton's music or arrangement.

From Coulton's blog:

… [Fox]'s within their legal rights to do this, and that I should be happy for the exposure (even though they do not credit me, and have not even publicly acknowledged that it’s my version – so you know, it’s kind of SECRET exposure). While they appear not to be legally obligated to do any of these things, they did not apologize, offer to credit me, or offer to pay me, and indicated that this was their general policy in regards to covers of covers.

Glee's "Baby Got Back" is currently on iTunes, making money off of Coulton's work. Coulton is turning this around and putting his original 2007 cover back on iTunes under the title "Baby Got Back (In the Style of Glee)." This is a bit of a joke that he's "covering" Glee, when in fact: it's exactly like his version.

All proceeds from now until the end of February to two charities: The VH1 Save the Music Foundation and The It Gets Better Project.

You know who's really happy about all this? Sir Mix-a-Lot.

Can you tell which song is which?

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SF Sketchfest 2013

The 12th Annual SF Sketchfest starts this week on January 24 and ends on February 10 in San Francisco. This year they've got Reggie Watts, Robert Glasper, Bob Mould, Jonathan Coulton, the Portlandia people, and more!

Full schedule over at their website, but just flipping through their full schedule, these are some of the stand-out shows that I noticed:

Kids in the Hall (sold out), Andy Richter (Conan O'Brien), Neil Hamburger (we like him), Jonathan Coulton (we like him), Portlandia (sold out), Chris Hardwick (the Nerdist, himself), Pinky & the Brain (sold out), Drew Carey, Wil Wheaton (make it so, ensign), and Garfunkel & Oates.

All tickets are on sale right now on sfsketchfest.com.

Below are some artists appearing on SF Sketchfest 2013.

CHRIS HARDWICK
nerdist.com

I actually have a digital review copy of Mandroid waiting for me, but I haven't seen it because I don't have proper internet. Apologies to everyone involved.

Hardwick's Mandroid is coming out on DVD and CD tomorrow, January 22nd, via Comedy Central Records. The DVD is uncensored and the audio CD is extended. I've had similar reviews of Demetri Martin, and from experience, I can tell you that the CD and DVD are refreshingly different. Some jokes aren't even present on the DVD and vice versa. So if you're a hardcore Hardwick fan (that sounds wrong), then getting both formats is a must.

Mandroid was filmed at Skirball Center for Performing Arts in New York City, and features candid comedy tales of virginity, chess club, shark vaginas, awkward childhood, awkward adulthood, and something called "Quidditch." All this can be yours for $13 on DVD.

Chris Hardwick can be seen on these SF Sketchfest shows:

01/31/13 - SF Sketchfest Comedy NightLife at the California Academy of Sciences
02/02/13 - The Nerdist Podcast at Marines’ Memorial Theatre
02/02/13 - Yacht Rock Heroes at Yoshi’s San Francisco Lounge

GARFUNKEL & OATES
garfunkelandoates.com

I love Garfunkel & Oates, I'm excited to read a review of their appearance at SF Sketchfest, details below:

02/10/13 - Garfunkel & Oates (with Dragon Boy Suede) at The Rickshaw Stop

Courtney will be seeing G&O and reporting back.

I haven't heard from the two girls since their Comedy Central appearance, but they do have a new "holiday album" called Present Face on their website. You can get the title track for free. I couldn't find Present Face (album) on amazon, but their last official release is still Slippery When Moist.

Trivia: Chris Hardwick makes an appearance on G&O's "Handjob, Bland Job, I Don't Understand Job" song.

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Jonathan Coulton at the Guthrie Theater, Minneapolis (06/18/12)

Tour Dates 6/20: San Fran, CA @ Great American Music 6/21: Portland, OR @ Aladdin Theater 6/22: Seattle, WA @ Showbox at the Market 6/23: Vancouver, BC @ Venue Read More Jonathan Coulton Just a friendly reminder that Jonathan Coulton will be playing at the Guthrie (McGuire Proscenium Stage) in Minneapolis on June 18th.

Jonathan Coulton nerd-rocked out at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis, last night, June 18th, 2012.

Opening up for Coulton was extra bushy bearded John Roderick from the Long Winters, who took full advantage of the Shakespearean set piece (the background courtesy of Roman Holiday). All of the songs were Long Winters songs, including a new song, "Not Moving To Portland", but all done on acoustic guitar. Roderick knew how to handle the crowd and always had some banter queued up when he's tuning his guitar. He ended his set with "The Commander Thinks Aloud".

Everyone that came to see Jonathan Coulton played were hardcore fans, and we're talking about 600+ nerds who knew all of JoCo's songs by heart, at least that was the impression I got. They hung onto his every word, and it didn't really matter what he or his "2-piece orchestra" did for the next two hours, his fans would love it.

Coulton played a solid set, mixing a lot of old hits ("Code Monkey", "Skullcrusher Mountain" - with 'Scarface' singing) with a good mix from his album, Artificial Heart, plus "the newest song in the known universe", "Redshirt". He did explained a lot of his songs, which I often thought was unnecessary, because I felt that his audience already knew the origin of his songs (plus, everyone who likes Star Trek would already get the Redshirt reference).

I don't have the setlist, but according to my notes, he played some of these songs: "Still Alive" (clearly the audience's favorite song judging from the huge cheers), "You Ruined Everything" (about his daughter), "Tom Cruise Crazy", "1st of May" (for the adults in the room!), "Good Morning Tucson", and "Re: Your Brains" (aka the Zombie song).

My favorite song from his set, and I didn't expect to love it as much, is the live version of "Je Suis Rick Springfield". This is a song about Rick Springfield trying to pick up two girls in France and the song is sung through his "high school" French dialogue. But the best part is in the middle of the song, there is a medley of "Jessie's Girl", just to remind you that Coulton stole the chords and to remind you how truly awesome that song is.

He ended his set with "I Feel Fantastic", which obviously leads to the encore. Okay, you know how I feel about encores. Zero is abnormal, but forgivable, because usually the audience isn't demanding one or the band is tired or the band's policy is to not to do encores. One or two songs are standard. Three, if the audience really demands it and usually one song doesn't count because it's a cover song. Four… well four, that's like a mini-concert! As I previously mentioned, JoCo had a captive audience, so it really didn't matter if he played another six songs, his fans weren't leaving.

The four songs Coulton played were "I Crush Everything", "Mr. Fancy Pants", "Nemeses" and "Feel Like Makin' Love". I really enjoyed the Fancy Pants song, a bit of an irony considering the fancypants theater we were in, but also the way the song was "live remixed" was pretty incredible in my opinion.

If you are new to the Jonathan Coulton's "known" universe, he does offer most of his songs for free. They're all under creative commons, so you're allowed to remix, create music videos, or use it in your production - as long as you credit him. I think this kind of attitude works, because it does inspire people to spread your music. And even if they've already downloaded his songs, I see a lot of his fans buying the CD or T-Shirts or USB sticks because they want to support Team JoCo.

Jonathan Coulton is currently wrapping up his tour in support of his album, Artificial Heart, which is out now.

Jonathan Coulton (with John Roderick in the center) at Guthrie Theater, Minneapolis (06/18/12)

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Minneapolis: June 18, 2012

Tour Dates 6/15: Ann Arbor, MI @ The Ark 6/16: Chicago, IL @ Double Door 6/18: Minneapolis, MN @ Guthrie Theater 6/20: San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music 6/21: Portland, OR @ The Aladdin Theater 6/22: Seattle, WA @ Showbox at the Market 6/23: Vancouver, BC @ Venue Read More Jonathan Coulton Since we're on the subject of cover songs, here's a fantastic cover of Sir Mix-a-Lot's "Baby Got Back". Personally I don't like cover songs unless they're quite different...

Apologies to non-Minneapolis readers but there is lot happening on June 18th. Here is a roundup (I may be at one or two or three of these shows, come say hi!)

Every Beatles fan should know that June 18th is Sir Paul McCartney's birthday.

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JONATHAN COULTON
jonathancoulton.com

Just a friendly reminder that Jonathan Coulton will be playing at the Guthrie (McGuire Proscenium Stage) in Minneapolis on June 18th.

Unlike some of you, I don't really go to these 'theater' shows, so I actually had to do some research on this event.

There are many small class rooms and lobbies inside the new Guthrie, but there are three theaters. Dave called it the "three bears" theater because they have the right size for all performers.

Wurtele Thrust Stage (1,100 capacity)
McGuire Proscenium Stage (700 capacity)
Dowling Studio (175-250 capacity)

The first time (and last time) I was at the Guthrie, it was for Dar Williams at Dowling Studio, which was quite a tiny place. They list 250 max, but I felt like there was no way they could fit 100 in that place. It was a very intimate performance.

I am rather excited that I'll be checking out the next-size up at the McGuire Proscenium State, which according to the seating layout looks like a large rectangle room.

WIDOWSPEAK
widowspeak.bandcamp.com

Is this a clever "widow's peak" or "widow speak"? Either way, they seem too young to be widows.

Widowspeak is a rock band from Brooklyn, currently signed to Captured Tracks Records. They have one self-titled album, released August 2011 … which about the same time they announced a tour with Vivian Girls.

Widowspeak will be playing with 2:54 at Triple Rock Social Club in Minneapolis on June 18th.

06/15/12 Toronto, ON NXNE / The Garrison Canada
06/16/12 Columbus The Basement*
06/17/12 Chicago Empty Bottle*
06/18/12 Minneapolis Triple Rock Social Club*
06/21/12 Seattle The Crocodile*
06/22/12 Portland Doug Fir Lounge*
06/23/12 Vancouver, BC Biltmore Cabaret*
06/25/12 San Francisco The Independent*
06/26/12 West Hollywood Troubadour *
06/27/12 San Diego Casbah United States*

* with 2:54

BONUS: LISTEN TO THE 2008 INTERVIEW

ANBERLIN
anberlin.com

Remember my interview with Anberlin? Well, it looks like they're playing an "acoustic" show at the Varsity Theater in Minneapolis on June 18th. Opening up for them are Campfire OK and Monsters Calling Home. I would actually love to check out Anberlin, it's too bad they're playing on such a busy night.

The band is on tour for their 2010 album, Dark Is the Way, Light Is a Place, but expect to hear some new songs like "Impossible" from a forthcoming 2012 album (I believe the pending title is Vital).

Jun 15 The Loft Lansing, MI
Jun 16 Wooly's Des Moines, IA
Jun 17 The Majestic Theatre Madison, WI
Jun 18 Varsity Theatre Minneapolis, MN
Jun 20 The Music Hall London, Canada
Jun 21 Alive Festival Mineral City, OH
Jun 22 Chameleon Club Lancaster, PA
Jun 23 Heirloom Arts Theatre Danbury, CT
Jun 24 Music Hall of Williamsburg Brooklyn, NY
Jun 26 Recher Theatre Towson, MD
Jun 27 The Jewish Mother Virginia Beach, VA
Jun 28 Kingdom Richmond, VA
Jun 29 Jillian's Columbia, SC
Jul 28 Taste of Lincoln Avenue Chicago, IL
Sep 15 The Big Exo Day Sydney, Australia

BABY DEE
babydee.org

Baby Dee is performing at Bryant Lake Bowl Theatre on Monday, June 18th. Her latest album, Regifted Light, was released last year on Drag City.

I've seen Baby Dee before, I thought she was a lot of fun and not to mention "outrageous" and "flamboyant". If you see Baby Dee live, expect to see her gigantic harp!

Baby Dee's tour:

Fri. June 15 - Detroit, MI @ MOCA Detroit
Sat. June 16 - Chicago, IL @ Old Town School of Folk Music
Sun. June 17 - Dubuque, IA @ Monks Kaffee Pub
Mon. June 18 - Minneapolis, MN @ Bryant Lake Bowl Theatre
Tue. June 19 - Winnipeg, MB @ Park Theatre
Thu. June 21 - Calgary, AB @ #1 Legion (Sled Island)
Sat. June 23 - Calgary, AB @ The Ironwood (Sled Island)
Sun. June 24 - Vancouver, BC @ The Waldorf Hotel w/ Tim Cohen
Mon. June 25 - Seattle, WA @ Rendezvous
Tue. June 26 - Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios
Fri. June 29 - San Francisco, CA @ Brick and Mortar Music Hall
Sat. June 30 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo w/ Tim Cohen
Thu. July 5 - St. Louis, MO @ The Firebird

EVERYDAY/EVERYNIGHT
everydayeverynight.com

Our favorite bar, the 400 Bar, is hosting a show by Everyday/Everynight. The band's based out of Kansas, Missouri.

The band is on a mid-west tour in support of their 2011 album, etc, which you can find on Golden Sound Records.

June 15th @ Acoustic Cafe (St. Joe, MO)
June 16th @ Rex Fest (Kansas City, MO)
June 17th @ Vaudeville Mews (Des Moines, IA)
June 18th @ 400 Bar (Minneapolis, MN)
June 19th @ TBA (Chicago, IL)
June 20th @ Simple Days (Chesterton, IN)
June 21st @ The Mill (Iowa City, IA)
June 22nd @ O'leavers (Omaha, NE)

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Coastal Cult of Coulton

Jonathan Coulton: Nemeses

Incidentally, if you're touring through Minneapolis, send me a note; I am accepting most show requests. Please read some show reviews.

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JONATHAN COULTON
jonathancoulton.com

You might remember that Jonathan Coulton was one of the first artists we spotlighted in 2007. That "Thing A Week" thing, really blew up for him.

So the computer programmer and geek guy all-around dude is doing a headlining tour this June in support of his last album, Artificial Heart (which reached #1 on the Billboard Heatseeker Chart last year).

I was supposed to have seen him with They Might Be Giants last year, but it never happened. Perhaps I'll have better luck this year at the fancy Guthrie Theater this year.

6/1: Boston, MA @ The Paradise 6/2: New York, NY @ Gramercy Theatre 6/5: Rochester, NY @ German House Theater 6/6: Toronto, ON @ The Mod Club 6/8: Alexandria, VA @ The Birchmere 6/9: Philadelphia, PA @ World Cafe Live 6/15: Ann Arbor, MI @ The Ark

6/16: Chicago, IL @ Double Door 6/18: Minneapolis, MN @ Guthrie Theater 6/20: San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music 6/21: Portland, OR @ The Aladdin Theater 6/22: Seattle, WA @ Showbox at the Market 6/23: Vancouver, BC @ Venue

BEST COAST
bestycoasty.blogspot.com

I've mention this before, but it seems within the last year or so, that Los Angeles' Best Coast duo (Bethany Cosentino and Bobb Bruno) really blew up. They just seem to have come out of nowhere, being on Pitchfork's "Top 50 Albums" and appearing in Spin Magazine, etc.

So, did you pick up their latest album, The Only Place, this Tuesday (May 15th)? Well, you can still get it in stores, or when you see the band live in person. You can get a free download of the title track, "The Only Place", at mexicansummer.com.

5/18 Los Angeles, CA @ Wiltern * 5/19 Oakland, CA @ Fox * 5/21 Portland, Or @ Aladdin * 5/22 Seattle, WA @ Neptune * 5/23 Vancouver, BC @ Commodore * 5/25 Aspen, CO @ Belly Up * 5/26 Boulder, CO @ Fox Theater * 5/27 Lawrence, KS @ Granada * 5/29 Omaha, NE @ Slowdown * 5/30 St. Louis, MO @ Firebird * 6/01 Dallas, TX @ Granada Theater * 6/02 Houston, TX @ Free Press Fest 6/03 Austin, TX @ Chaos in Tejas 6/16 Glasgow @ Garage 6/17 Manchester @ HMV Ritz 6/18 Birmingham @ Academy 6/20 London @ SBE 6/21 Brighton @ Coalition 6/22 Isle of Wight Festival

6/24 Atlantic City @ Metallica's Orion Festival ^ 7/09 Orlando, FL @ The Social ^ 7/10 Miami, FL @ Grand Central ^ 7/12 Atlanta, GA @ Variety ^ 7/13 Chapel Hill, NC @ Cat's Cradle ^ 7/14 Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club ^ 7/16 Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer ^ 7/17 New York, NY @ Terminal 5 ^ 7/18 Boston, MA @ Royale ^ 7/20 Montreal, QC @ Le National ^ 7/21 Toronto, ON @ Pheonix ^ 7/23 Columbus, OH @ Newport Theater ^ 7/24 Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom ^ 7/25 Madison, WI @ Majestic ^ 7/27 Chicago, IL @ Vic ^ * = w/ Jeff the Brotherhood ^ = w/ Those Darlins

JUST ANOTHER SNAKE CULT
snakecult.tiredmachine.com

Just Another Snake Cult is the stagename for Icelandic-born Þórir "Thor" Bogason (I think he's currently based out of California). His latest release is called Birds Carried Your Song Through the Night, coming out May 25th via cassette tape by Off Tempo. Strictly limited to 100 copies at $6 a pop.

All tour dates with Rachel Fannan:

May 25 – San Diego @ Soda Bar w/Monsters From Mars, Kids.
May 28 – Oakland @ 204 Ridgeway Ave
May 29 – Santa Cruz @ MetaVinyl w/LAKE, James Rabbit
May 30 – Santa Rosa @ Arelene Francis Center w/Little Owl, tba
June 3 – San Francisco @ The Vortex Room w/John Houx
June 5 – Goleta @ The Faux-Op w/John Houx, Professor Cuddlecore

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Jonathan Coulton and his Artificial Heart

Good Morning Tucson

Jonathan Coulton is back! Well, technically, he was never gone. The computer programmer Code Monkey will be showing off his Artificial Heart, to be release November 8^th. We know him as the "Thing A Week" guy, but everyone else seem to know him as the "Still Alive" guy (Portals). We love him. Anyway, however you've come across this guy, you'll be glad to know that he's currently on tour with the two John's in their band, They Might Be Giants.

I do have an advance Artificial Heart, which I've been listening to ... it sounds very pop, with a hint of TMBG pop-influence (this is probably because John F is the producer).

Tour dates:

09/17: Detroit, MI @ Majestic Theatre #
09/18: Grand Rapids, MI @ Intersection #
09/20: Cincinnati, OH @ Southgate House #
09/22: Indianapolis, IN @ The Vogue #
09/23: Chicago, IL @ Riviera Theatre #
09/24: St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant #
09/25: Tulsa, OK @ Cain's Ballroom #
09/27: Nashville, TN @ Cannery Ballroom #
09/28: Asheville, NC @ The Orange Peel #
09/29: Richmond, VA @ The National #
09/30: Philadelphia, PA @ Theatre of Living Arts #
10/1: Boston, MA @ Berklee Performance Center, (2 shows, 6:30pm & 9pm)#
10/28: Milwaukee, WI @ Pabst Theatre#
10/29: Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue#
10/30: Iowa City, IA @ Englert Theatre#
11/1: Omaha, NE @ Slowdown#
11/2: Kansas City, MO @ Beaumont Club#
11/3: Boulder, CO @ Boulder Theatre#
11/04: Salt Lake City, UT @ The Depot #
11/05: Boise, ID @ Knitting Factory #
11/06: Spokane, WA @ Knitting Factory #
11/08: Vancouver, BC @ Venue #
11/09: Seattle, WA @ Showbox SoDo #
11/10: Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom #
11/11: Arcata, CA @ Van Duzer Theatre #
11/12: San Francisco, CA @ Fillmore #
11/13: San Francisco, CA @ Fillmore #
11/16: Anaheim, CA @ House of Blues #
11/17: Solana Beach, CA @ Belly Up Tavern #

# = w/ They Might Be Giants

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SweetAfton23 - One Girl, One Uke

SweetAfton23 - Toxic

No! This is not as dirty as it sounds (boingboing readers you know what I mean). Although she does seem to garner just as provocative comments... but as I'm sure she'd say this is not how the SweetAfton23 rolls.

Following a tip off from one W. B. Mook in the comments of my last Ukulele based post, here's another hot girl strumming items off amusement for you to ogle over. Or be impressed by the musical talents, whatever moves ya. Anyway, the Afton, as she will henceforth be known, plays a lot of covers on a Ukulele and posts videos of said musical prowess on the YouTubernets. I'm unsure as to whether there's any thought as to which covers she does, generally it just seems to be whatever will sound most amusing.

So... we have gems like [Afton's cover of] System Of A Down's "Chop Suey" (geez i just watched the vid, sounds like a shit cover of the Afton's far greater performance, thank god I never had my sister's taste in metal...), [Afton's cover of] Jonathan Coulton's "Tom Cruise Crazy" (some internet thing...) and what can only be described as One Girl, One Uke, One Thousand Attempts - [Afton's cover of] "Mr Fancy Pants" [Afton cover] (also by JC, I'm seeing a pattern here... is he some kinda Uke god?).

But here for your viewing pleasure is by far the greatest of all, Britters - Toxic. You know, there should be an easy joke there, but I'm not that mean... Ah hit play already. Any bets on how long it takes Vu to cross the ocean and slap me upside the head whilst screaming "this is a SERIOUS music site! stop itttt!" ?

- Christopher

 

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Stars - This Charming Man

I originally was going to compile my favorite seven posts I've made (out of 380+ posts) and it proved too, too much! Anyway, since I previously compiled something similar to this (see W♥M Award Nomination), this post will be an easy breeze.

I present to you: the Top 7: Favorites! Yes, these were voted by you guys. If you don't like any of these songs, it's all your fault.

Coming in at 16 Favorites is Stars. Stars, Stars, Stars! It's always about Stars.

France Gall's "Laisse Tomber Les Filles" song got 13 Favorites. If you don't understand French, check out April March's "Chick Magnet".

Dolly Parton's "Jolene", the one, and only, original classic song is marked with 12 Favorites. To hear eight "Jolene" cover songs, head over to my abandoned Cover Lover.

"Sway" by Dean Martin got 10 Favorites. It's such a great song, I'm sad to see it so low if you ask me.

And seriously, Stars once against shows up unexpected with "Heart" with 10 Favorites. I suspect the reason why this song got marked up recently is because it was mentioned in the Top 7: Concerts.

Jonathan Coulton probably would charted higher if we'd use his "Code Monkey" song (which is a favorite among nerds), but instead "Baby Got Back" is just as awesome with 9 Favorites. You can download "Baby Got Back" from jonathancoulton.com.

Incidentally, since Alanis Morissette did a similar cover of My Humps, Coulton loves it and covered Morissette's You Oughta Know.

 

 

The Association - Windy

Speaking of similar, OrangeAppled said that The Parcels's "Jessica Pancakes" is "to the tune of the Associations' "Windy"...." I've since checked out the said-song and you know what? Wow it's practically stolen! Still 8 Favorites from you guys managed to keep it on the top 7.

After researching Sunshine Pop, I might check out more stuff in this genre because I've already am a big fan of The Beach Boys and The Mammas and the Pappas... so look for this article next year.

So what's up and coming? These are hot: Kerry Politzer's Always with (5), This Morning Call's Clockworks (5), The Chemical Brothers's The Salmon Dance (5) Colin Meloy's Jack the Ripper (5), The Legendary K.O.'s George Bush Doesn't Care About Black People (5), Hans Zimmer's Spider Pig (5), and Asha Bhosle's Mohabbat Hoon Haqiqat Hoon (5).

So this is the 7th and final installment of the Top 7.  I have to say that it was really fun to look back at 2007!  I'm so excited for Top 8, aren't you?

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500!!

W♥M 2007 Award Nominations

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The Smiths - This Charming Man

Celebrating our 500th post!!

I actually planned on doing a bunch of "500" songs, but I didn't think that would really represent W♥M. So I thought back and remembered that we sort of had a contest about which songs were your favorite.

As it turns out, the clear winner is Stars' "This Charming Man", a favorite here since we've mentioned them several times now.

So let's take a look at why this song is good? First of all it's a Smiths cover song, so instantly there's something to be liked. Then there is Stars' unique take on the song, mixing melody with a dance beat.

When you add it up, it's a very excellent song!

Stars - This Charming Man 14 people have marked Stars - This Charming Man “a favorite”

France Gall - Laisse Tomber Les Filles 11 people have marked France Gall - Laisse Tomber Les Filles “a favorite”

Dolly Parton - Jolene 10 people have marked Dolly Parton - Jolene “a favorite”

Dean Martin - Sway 9 people have marked Dean Martin - Sway “a favorite”

Jonathan Coulton - Baby Got Back 9 people have marked Jonathan Coulton - Baby Got Back “a favorite”

 September 18, 2007 12:05 AM  vu my♥posts vu@weheartmusic.com www.weheartmusic.com

W♥M 2007 Award Nominations

Welcome to the first annual W♥M Award for 2007! Here are the nominees as voted by our readers:

Stars - This Charming Man Favorite (10)	France Gall - Laisse Tomber Les Filles Favorite (8)	Dean Martin - Sway Favorite (7)	Jonathan Coulton - Baby Got Back Favorite (7)	The Parcels - Jessica Pancakes Favorite (6)
Francoise Hardy - Catch a Falling Star Favorite (6)	Isobel Campbell - Bang Bang Favorite (6)	Blonde Redhead - 23 Favorite (5)	Dolly Parton - Jolene Favorite (5)	April March - Chick Habit Favorite (5)
The Dandy Warhols - We Used to Be Friends Favorite (5)	Prototypes - Je Ne Te Connais Pas Favorite (5)	Stars - Heart Favorite (5)	Bombay Bicycle Club - The Hill Favorite (5)	The Blue Hearts - Linda Linda Favorite (5)

So start voting by marking these songs as a favorite. Winners will be announced in October, and it looks like Stars is destroying the competition :/

If you feel your favorite band is not represented here, please get four of your friends to mark one of our song a favorite and then send me an email, I will definitely reconsider in the next voting reminder in September.

Some honorable mentions (four favorites): Asha Bhosle - Mohabbat Hoon Haqiqat Hoon, The Left Banke - Walk Away Renee, Morrissey - Tomorrow (Single Mix), Metric - Combat Baby, The Here+Now - Xochimilco, Strawberry Fair - Where is Alex Taylor Now?, Freezepop - Here Comes a Special Boy, So Post All 'Em, Charlotte Gainsbourg - Everything I Cannot See, The Marmalade - Twenty Miles, The Farewell Circuit - Oceans Cry, This Is Not The End, The Decemberists - The Soldiering Life, Garbage - 02-I Think I'm Paranoid, Arabesque - Hello Mr. Monkey, Arctic Monkeys - I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor, Moonbaby - Here We Go, Bangs - Scorpi-oh, Bertrand Betsch - Bang Bang, I Hate Camera, Raymond Wong - Shaolin Soccer Opening Theme, This World Fair - This Morning, UR Hung Up, Chelsea Dagger, The Smiths - I Know It's Over (live), The Smiths - I Know It's Over (live), Young And Dumb, Under the Rotunda, Frodo, Peter Bjorn And John - Teen Love, Midnight Movies - Blue Babies, Gregorian - Losing My Religion, No Pussy Blues, Suburban Kids With Biblical Names - Rent a Wreck, RIAA - It's Whiskey, Sweet Geisha Love, Dirty On Purpose - Mind Blindness, Coco Freeman feat. Franz Ferdinand - The Dark Of The Matinee, Candie Payne - All I Need to Hear, Math and Physics Club - Weekends Away, The Feminine Complex - Are You Lonesome Like Me?, Tiger Trap - Supreme Nothing, Chia Pet - Don't You Want Me Baby, Looper - Impossible Things #2, France Gall - Faut-il que je t'aime, Simon & Garfunkel - Red Rubber Ball, The Lucksmiths - Deep Sea Diving Suit

 August 5, 2007 2:08 PM  vu my♥posts vu@weheartmusic.com www.weheartmusic.com