MUSIC: 2009 Pop Music Mash-up

I not the biggest fan of current Top 40 pop music hits unless I'm at the club but I must admit that, although I can't stand half the songs that were everywhere this past calendar year, I am obsessed with DJ Earworm's Pop Music Mash-up of 2009. It's almost like the creation of a whole new song; sadly it's one that makes more sense, lyrically, all remixed together, than some of last year's biggest radio hits!

Combining everything from the über-popular "Single Ladies" (Beyonce), "Down" (Jay Sean), "I Gotta Feeling" (Black Eyed Peas), "Use Somebody" (Kings of Leon), and "Just Dance" (Lady Gaga) to "Heartless" (Kanye West), "Gives You Hell" (All-American Rejects), "Love Story" (Taylor Swift), and [the terrible] "The Climb" (Miley Cyrus). Also making welcome appearances are "My Life Would Suck Without You" (Kelly Clarkson), "I'm Yours" (Jason Mraz) and "Dead and Gone" (T.I. with Justin Timberlake).

You can download the track for free from DJ Earworm's website too. (If you don't know how, look for instructions on the right side of the video on YouTube.) Hey, and even if you're like me and don't enjoy half these tunes alone, take solace in knowing Justin Bieber didn't make the mix this year.

Sergio del Limonar

MUSIC: "Use Somebody" Paramore cover

Fact #1: The Kings of Leon are awesome.

Fact #2: Their single "Use Somebody" is an instant rock classic.

Fact #3: We here at Zonino! are obsessed. (Here too.)

These are all true factual statements. Laws even. Don't argue with them. You can't win.

That being said, if someone were to try and imitate such awesomeness, their attempts very easily could be laughable to the point of extradition and humiliation. Done right however, we can only hold them up to the light on the highest pillar we can find and sing their praises.

Paramore, we salute you! Your outstandingly faithful yet original take on "Use Somebody" blew my mind. Great vocals by lead singer Haley Williams; haunting each and every word! I have chills...look! Now, release this as a single, please!!!

Buzzy

MUSIC: "I Want You"

I know our very own Mrs. Fitz 1 already gave props to The Kings of Leon back in June, but I just have to share my current song obsession that I hope and hope and hope will get played on the radio and become everyone's obsession!

Track 9 on their recent Only By The Night album, "I Want You" is so groovy, sexy, and perfect in every way it makes me not want to listen to anything else.

"Put your eyes on me, and I know a place where we can get away...to say I want you, just exactly like I used to."

HOT!

Buzzy

MUSIC: Kings of Leon

First off, I want to comment that Mrs Fitz 2's your most recent post is hysterical because AmErica likes Brett Dennen too but we use him as a "go to" whenever we don't know who someone is. "Oh that's DEFINITELY Brett Dennen!"

Sorry for the tangeant.

New fave of mine is Kings of Leon, Nashville broski's who are just amazingly talented. Off their most current album, which is the one I'm obsessed with, Only By The Night, from 2008 has some great tracks. Check out "Sex on Fire" and "Use Somebody."

"You know that i could use somebody . . . somebody like you . . . I hope it's gonna make you notice . . .someone like me . . . I'm ready now"

I think they have great lyrics and a raw emotional sound that makes it intimate but they still rock. Check it.

mrs fitz 1

PS: Still can't get over Brett Dennen!