I've been a Metallica fan for as long as I can remember. Not since St. Anger has a Metallica album been this critically acclaimed for me to check out. Death Magnetic really stood out.
ON DECK:
Performances from Sara Bareilles, Rihanna, Katy Perry, Lights.
Appearances by Sharon Obermueller, Miley Cyrus, Aaron McCargo Jr., Parvati Shallow, Dan Gheesling, Daniele Donato and Jazmin Conte.
Best Rock and Pop Artist Awards
Top 40 Songs by Recurrents.
MC Steven, Red, Ben, Johnald and Yankee04 give us a surprise performance (I didn't plan this)
Stephanie McIntosh still guest hosting for Mike as he is making his way back home.
Stephanie:Hey gang, Stephanie McIntosh still here with you and Mike is now on his way home. He will return to hosting tomorrow while he rests up. So today sadly is my last day guest hosting for Mike. I know you guys will miss my insight, but I'm not done with the show yet. I still got 2 more songs coming up to perform and yes, my guitar is still with me. So while I rehearse for my next performance, you check out the best of the Recurrents. We'll push back the International best to tomorrow but I'm told Mike will allow me to do that portion of the show before he returns. Thanks a million <3
TOP 40 RE-CURRENTS:
40. Stephanie McIntosh "Mistake" (2006) (Well, I saw this one coming)
39. Lifehouse "Hanging By A Moment" (2000)
38. Music From Sailor Moon "Carry On" (1998?) (Seriously? A song from an Anime makes it? That's something you don't see)
37. Music From Pokemon "What Kind Of Pokemon Are You?" (1999) (What? Huh? OK, I don't get it. Mike loves his Anime)
36. Cori Yarckin "Everything You Said" (2006) (Hot song, totally underrated singer)
35. Pink "Just Like A Pill" (2002)
34. Jonas Brothers "S.O.S." (2007)
33. Paramore "Misery Business" (2007)
32. Coldplay "Speed Of Sound" (2005)
31. Ashley Tisdale "Kiss The Girl" (2006)
30. Britney Spears "Baby One More Time" (1998)
29. Skillet "Whispers In The Dark" (2007)
28. 3LW "No More (Baby I'ma Do Right) (2000) (I know this song a wee bit, Adrienne's cute)
27. Train "Ordinary" (2006?) (I was very surprised they did an edgy hard rock song. That is un-Pat Monahan like. I wonder how the fan response came for this song?)
26. Evanescence "Bring Me To Life" (2003)
25. Flyleaf "I'm So Sick" (2005) (I actually love this song a lot)
24. Christina Aguilera "What A Girl Wants" (1999) (You can't have a Recurrent list without Britney, Christina, Mandy, Jessica or even Stacie)
23. Belinda "See A Little Light" (2007)
22. Paramore "Crushcrushcrush" (2007)
21. Joanna Pacitti "Let It Slide" (2006)
20. Natasha Bedingfield "Unwritten" (2005)
19. Delta Goodrem "Little Too Late" (2005)
18. Three Days Grace "Never Too Late" (2007)
17. Jessica Simpson "Irresistible" (2001) (OK to all you people calling her Succesica Legendson, she makes the top 20 here)
16. P.O.D. "Alive" (2001)
15. Weezer "Hash Pipe" (2001)
14. Dream "He Loves U Not" (2000)
13. Linkin Park "Breaking The Habit" (2004)
12. Stephanie McIntosh "Tightrope" (2007) (Yay!)
11. Carrie Underwood "Before He Cheats" (2007)
10. Rihanna "Shut Up And Drive" (2007)
9. Belinda "If We Were" (2007)
8. Eden's Crush "Get Over Yourself" (2001) (Nicole must be thinking, 'I miss the Eden's Crush days...')
7. Mandy Moore "Crush" (2001)
6. Rachel Farris "It's All You" (2003-2004) (Mike says and I quote, 'This is the best album track ever!' Uh, better than my A Change Is Coming? I agree, LOL)
5. Linkin Park "One Step Closer" (2000)
4. Stephanie McIntosh "So Do I Say Sorry First" (2007) (Thanks Mike)
3. Britney Spears "Born To Make You Happy" (2000)
2. Ashley Tisdale "He Said She Said" (2007)
1. Melissa O'Neil "Speechless" (2006) (Mike's Top Recurrent song of 2008)
Stephanie:Another rough fall here for some. Last year we had Ashanti, Christina Milian, Stacie Orrico and Hilary Duff on this list, they're not top 40 this year. It's getting harder to make the Recurrent list and I single-handily bumped off Only U, Believer and Stuck. Wow! Well, after this break we'll have Jazmin Conte and Daniele Donato interview Mike did and we get Aaron McCargo Jr. and Sharon Obermueller to chat with us. Break time, here's Katy Perry performing Brick By Brick.
Stephanie:After this break we will have that ATRL Members skit!
We've done Best New Artist & Songs, Best Christian Artist & Songs, Best 20 International Artists, awards for Group, New, Female, Male and Album of the year, top 40 Reality Stars of 2008 and 100-41 on the Endchart. All of it is in the first 9 pages. Please enjoy it
I'm trying to decide whether to due the Top 40 International Songs first, the Top 20 Rock Songs of the year, the Top 20 Pop Songs of the year or the Best Rock & Pop Awards.
Stephanie:There are moments you'd love to have stick with you for years, but others that will make you say 'That was a big piece of junk'. These moments are called collaborations. What exactly is one you ask? It's when 2 different artists do a song together. This year, we had a few songs that were among the elite in Collaborations, but we didn't get a lot of great ones (most of them were r&b, rap and hip-hop) though we did have a few that did stand out.
11. Miranda Cosgrove & Drake Bell "Leave It All To Me"
It's more credited as just Miranda, but Drake Bell does deserve some love too. You may not know this but Miranda is very smart and very adept at any situation she's given. See her on ICarly, and don't criticize her instantly please. I like her.
10. Colby O'Donis & Akon "What You Got"
We all know about Akon and his impact in the music industry. He has helped out a lot of artists over the years. This time he decided to help a newcomer. Enter Colby O'Donis-CODENAMEangerous. What You Got was on top of MTV Tr3s's Top 20 for a while and won over some new fans with his song What You Got. This guitar-playing newcomer who also dances very well had a good year and looks to try and become a bigger name in 2009.
9. Kevin Rudolf & Lil Wayne "Let It Rock"
If there's anything I (remember this is my commentary here, by her request) think Lil Wayne did right here, it's that he helped Kevin on a song that was actually good. This rock/pop/hip-hop-esque song was solid and became a nice hit for the newcomer. 2009 could be like the same?
8. Kenny Chesney & The Wailers "Everybody Wants To Go To Heaven"
Yeah I know what you're thinking, 'How dare you put Kenny Chesney ahead of Lil Wayne?' Um, try actually LISTENING to the song! Kenny's established too, the music industry is not all about hip-hop you know. So, he made his mark and requested The Wailers to help. Good thing it worked, he's #8 for the year on the top collaborations.
7. Ashlee Simpson & Tom Higgenson "Little Miss Obsessive"
So much high hopes were for this song and unfortunately it ends up #7 here. This song faded so fast it wasn't even funny. But this did hit #1 6 times on the MWC which is good, it's just she didn't do enough in 2008 to be solid. But at least she had fun with this song.
6. Demi Lovato & Joe Jonas "This Is Me"
Yeah, this is a flaming hot song. This Is Me is Demi's breakout song and she deserves massive success. Who cares if she is Disney? She's good! She enlisted Joe Jonas to help on the song and it worked, big #1 hit for Demi on the MWC.
5. Lady Gaga & Colby O'Donis & Akon Feat. Chantelle Paige of Flipsyde "Just Dance"
Quite a song this has turned out to be on the charts. #1 bound? Well, if Lady GaGa has the skill to do it, she will accept her mission and it's to become the #1 single on the Hot 100. She is #5 on the Best Collaborations list of 2008.
4. Ednita Nazario & Natalia Jimenez "No"
Ednita Nazario is a 54-year old legendary singer from Puerto Rico and her compatriot in the song is 29-year old Natalia Jimenez from Mexico of the group La5 something (forgot name) and together they did No. Despite the English song name, it is a Spanish song. This song was #2 at one point and they deserve to be here after a great run.
3. Def Leppard & Tim McGraw "Nine Lives"
Def Leppard came back again in 2008 with Nine Lives, enlisting Country Icon Tim McGraw (yes, he is a well-known singer) for the song. This didn't do well on the MWC, but the Fan response it got was incredible. They love Tim McGraw and well, Nine Lives is a great song. Haven't heard it yet? What have you been doing, living under a rock? Go watch the video!
2. Busta Rhymes & Chester Bennington & Mike Shinoda of Linkin Park "We Made It"
#2 is about as good as they could ask for on this list...* We Made It was #21 at one point on MWC, but Fan response was really good. These guys rocked it and Busta did a great job on the song. It was a very inspiring song and Busta proved why he is one of the biggest rappers around. Chester rocked it and Mike also did a good job on the piano too. They did all they could to get #1, but just not enough.
1. Belinda & Finley "Your Hero/Ricordi"
*...but there was no way anyone could stop Belinda and she is #1 on yet another list. This was her year to shine and she took full advantage of it. Belinda enlisted Italian punk rockers Finley who made their MWC debut and what a fantastic time to debut, having the #1 Collaboration of 2008. The video was amazing, the song is beautiful and the lyrics are moving. Belinda will perform this later and she brought her guitar too that she's been practicing on. Belinda 'I am thrilled. A lot of good collaborations on the list, you can't go wrong with anyone you've seen here.
NOTABLE:Within Temptation & Keith Caputo "What Have You Done"
NOTABLE:Jazmin Conte & Adam Binder "Tourmaline"
Stephanie:Great #1, I totally agree. Well, if we have time we'll do 40-36 of the Endchart and the Top 40 International Songs of 2008. We have to postpone the Dani & Jaz interview to tomorrow, sorry. But we do have the skit with the ATRL members Red, MC Steven, Yankee, Johnald and Ben up after this break. Feast your eyes on Lights for the time being.
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Stephanie:WHOOPS! Wrong video, oh wait....here it is. LOL, I found the Video Blog 5 again. Here's Last Thing On Your Mind by Lights
STILL TO COME TODAY:
40-36 on the Endchart
Top 20 Staff Picks by IDRL/MWC
Performance from Rihanna
MC Steven, Red, Ben, Johnald and Yankee04 give us a surprise performance
Stephanie McIntosh hosting
ON TAP TOMORROW:
Top 40 Songs By International Artists (Stephanie McIntosh will stay for this before Mike returns tomorrow)
Performances from Sara Bareilles, Carrie Underwood, Angelica Rose, Mixi Demner, Joanna Martino, Britt Nicole and Hayden Panettiere.
Appearances by Sharon Obermueller, Miley Cyrus, Aaron McCargo Jr., Parvati Shallow, Dan Gheesling, Daniele Donato, Lady GaGa and Jazmin Conte.
Best Rock and Pop Artist Awards
The exclusive interview with Daniele & Jazmin from the Tournament Of Champions
Stephanie:If you think you have seen it all, think again. Up in just a bit is that ATRL skit and Rihanna performs. Right now we will have 40-36.
40. Graham Colton "Best Days" (Best Days) USA [2,633 pts] Peak:1@1 <#66 MWC> (114,392) [Airplay:#47]
45 shows was all it took for Graham Colton to become a major player on the MWC chart that included holding off Delta Goodrem for #1. His song Best Days had 2 stints but the former got to #1 while the latter didn't. Still, Graham had the best song by a male artist in 2008 with this track by scoring over 2600 pts. Not bad for this rookie. Stephanie:I like this guy a lot. He's handsome and fun to watch. EXTRA ANALYSIS:This is his first single from his debut album and you need to go buy his CD.
NOTABLE LYRICS: So don't wait for someone to tell you it's too late
Cuz these are the best days
There's always something tomorrow
So I say let's make the best of tonight
Here comes the rest of our lives
39. Belinda "End Of The Day" (Utopia) Mexico [4,382 pts] Peak:#4 <#22 MWC> (119,206) [Airplay:#44]
Belinda's first of 2 in the top 40 of the Endchart. If We Were should get an honorable mention here since it paved way for End Of The Day to score a solid run. This debuted alongside Your Hero but EOTD just couldn't keep up with it. She nabbed a strong run of 64 shows which lead her to 32 strong weeks on the countdown and even a brief #10 appearance in total points. She has her massive hit coming up and it may break her 2007 Endchart high of #5. Stephanie:This was a very interesting song. The video is nice too and I actually prefer the Spanish version of the song more, but please don't ask me to speak Spanish. EXTRA:Belinda was #1 on last year's Artists To Watch in 2007.
NOTABLE LYRICS: And I'm not sorry that I'm not just like everybody else
And I'm not sorry cause I would mean I'm not cool with myself
And sometimes I can feel like I'm the only one with pain
Maybe I'll be ok, at the end of the day
38. Lea Marie "World Of Wonders" (World Of Wonders) USA [3,068 pts] Peak:2@1 <#46 MWC> (119,207) [Airplay:#45]
Here we go now. This year's cheesy pop songbird is Lea Marie. Why did I chart her exactly? Well, her song World Of Wonders is a free-spirited video that has her dancing, speaking and having fun. But don't let her appearance fool you, she's a serious player. She took #1 twice before Metallica stopped her. Lars Ulrich said, 'I can't believe that was the easiest #1 ever, all we had to do was yank it from a bubbly girl.' Um yeah, Lars has since apologized to Lea for his comment but she said, 'No worries, I am a bubbly girl anyway. LOL' At any rate, she rocked her way to 38 shows on with this song after 2 stints. Stephanie:I was actually singing this song earlier today, but an edgier version of it. Doesn't work, only best at poppy style. EXTRA:Lea is the youngest soloist on this list and 2009 will see her as a contender.
NOTABLE LYRICS:Stephanie says 'I'm putting this on the fly so...here we go.' It's a world of wonders, ?
It's a world of wonders, ?
It's a world of wonders, ?
It's a world of wonders, ?
Sorry guys, I forgot the rest of the lyrics. No Lyric sites have them up but all I know is that each line has It's a world of wonders and that's it. Sorry, I'll wait to see if I can get help on this.
37. Weezer "Pork And Beans" (Red Album) USA [2,673 pts] Peak:1@1 <#64 MWC> (119,490) [Airplay:#46]
Tay Zonday, Chris Crocker, Kelly 'OMG Shoes', etc. These are the names you will know soon enough. Weezer's Rivers Cuomo has a cure for fever, it's called this. Pork And Beans with the Youtube stars got to #37 with this funny video. The song did enjoy 42 shows of hardcore action that included a stay at #1, their first in years. Still, Rivers says that they needed to do better in 2008 as Troublemaker has not lived up to standards. Well, PAB is gonna be remembered for a while as the Youtube video of the year. Stephanie:Way too low! Should be MUCH higher. This video was hilarious. EXTRA:Weezer score another Top 40 Endchart appearance, their 4th this decade.
NOTABLE LYRICS: I'mma do the things that I wanna do
I ain't got a thing to prove to you
I'll eat my candy with the pork and beans
Excuse my manners if I make a scene
I ain't gonna wear the clothes that you like
I'm fine and dandy with the me inside
One look in the mirror and I'm tickled pink
I don't give a hoot about what you think
36. Shiny Toy Guns "Ricochet" (Season Of Poison) USA [3,378 pts] Peak:#3 <#33 MWC> (120,878) [Airplay:#38]
Their 2nd of 3 songs on the Endchart. Chad & crew hired a new singer to replace the departed Carah Faye Charnow and enter Sissly Treasure (hope I have it right) and she quickly made an impact with this CRAZY video for Ricochet that ricocheted its way to the #3 spot and has spent 22 shows on so far and doesn't look to slow down with Ghost Town on the horizon. They have 1 more coming up a bit later on, you know what's next for them right? Well, get your umbrellas ready for it. Stephanie:Too high. Like I said, I don't believe the 'Hot At The Right Time' thing. But, this is a crazzzzzzy video. Your heart will race. EXTRA:This is the first time Shiny Toy Guns have charted without Carah Faye Charnow.
NOTABLE LYRICS: Like a bullet...meant to be shot
You're the target
Dead on the spot
When I focus...I never miss
It starts with a kiss
[CHORUS]2x
La La La La La
She ricochets
And you don't notice
She's in your head
And you just don't notice
Stephanie:So guys, it's time for Rihanna to sing. Here's Final Goodbye
Stephanie:OK, tomorrow we have 'See On Tap Tomorrow' but before we go, here's a sneak peek at the Skit. We're running short on time right now.
Yankee04:MC Steven, got an 8?
MC Steven:Go fish.
Yankee04:Oh crud.
MC Steven:Ha, you're in trouble.
Red:I think Steven cheated.
Johnald:Really? I don't know.
Red:Yeah right.
Johnald:Maybe he saved too much on his car insurance?
Red:Wait, where's Ben?
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Ben:I'm so awesome I know, taste like candy.
Red:BEN! Get your butt down here or we're starting without you.
Ben:Just a minute, I'm eating Bonbons
Steven:LOL.