Me like Launchcast

Been listening to Launchcast a lot this week. Helps keep me calm. Love that service. It always introduces me to new songs that quickly become the latest additions to my playlist. A quick sampling:

1) London Bridge, Fergie
Heard this way back before it was widely released and was raving about it to all my friends weeks before it hit the airwaves. Totally danceable, silly lyrics, a voice that is this close to being annoying - it's got it all. Fave lyrics? I'm such a lady, but I'm dancing like a ho.

2) Promiscuous, Nelly Furtado
Gotta say, I like this new look on Nelly Furtado. She went from "I'm like a bird" to "I'm like a total babe" and it works somehow. Great song. Timbaland is hot right now, might as well utilize him while he's on a roll. Fave lyrics? You expect me to just let you hit it/ But will you still respect me if you get it?

3) Just the Girl, The Click Five
Okay, so they're practically screaming out "one-hit wonder", but at the very least, this group has delivered one song that I'm crazy about. It sounds a little like it was written during a boring period of freshman biology, but hey, it's a silly little ditty that gets stuck in your head for a few hours, no harm done. Fave lyrics? She's cold and she's cruel but she knows what she's doing.

4) When You're Mad, Ne-Yo
Okay, so his name sounds like some guy completely confused as to how to greet someone named Nelly, but this is a funny song. Complete BS, but a good song. The first time I heard it, I laughed out loud, coz it sounds like he just cobbled some stuff together after a fight with his girl in a bid to get make-up nooky. Works, though. Fave lyrics? Baby, don't think I don't take you seriously/ But I just can't help the fact that your attitude excites me (so exciting)/And you know ain't nothing better/Then when we get mad together and have angry sex (I'll blow you out)/Then we forget what we were mad about.

5) Where'd You Go, Fort Minor
Melancholy bit of music. Have no idea what he's rapping about, but I'm thinking it's also gloomy. Fave lyrics? Where'd you go?/I miss you so/Seems like it's been forever/That you've been gone.

6) Walk Away, Kelly Clarkson
Heard that a lot of Kelly Clarkson fans are totally against this song, but what's wrong with it? Sure, it's a bit more riotgrrl than usual for her, but hey, we all get to that point at least once in our lives. God knows I feel this way about Mr. Heartbreaker. Pure bravado, of course, once they walk away you're shattered and spend the rest of the year picking up the broken pieces of yourself. Fave lyrics? Lovin' you has made me this way/So before you point your finger/Get your hands off of my trigger.

7) Call Me When You're Sober, Evanescence
Never thought I'd like Evanescence, but Launchcast pretty much changed that. I really the lyrics to this one. I remember feeling this way. It sucked, but I also believe that relationships are taking the good, the bad and the ugly, so this song is kinda selfish, but I like it anyway. Fave lyrics? Don't cry to me/If you loved me/You would be here with me/You want me/Come find me/Make up your mind.

8) Crowded, Jeannie Ortega
So in-your-face, me like. Fave lyrics? Why don’t you get out of my life/ Get out of my sight/Get off of my back.

9) (When You Gonna) Give It Up to Me, Sean Paul
Danceable. That's about it. Oh, and me like Sean Paul's voice, makes me think of being splashed in hot chocolate (minus the third-degree burns, of course). Fave lyrics? Er, I'd have some if I actually knew what was being said.

10) Show Stopper, Danity Kane
I really just like to dance. This is a dance ditty. Therefore, I like it. Some bit of nonsense about cruising around and whatnot, but I could care less. It's got a nice beat and I can throw down to it. Fave lyrics? We in the car/We ride slow/We doing things that girls don't do.

11) Fightin' Over Me, Paris Hilton
Man, this is totally embarrassing. The first time I heard this song coz my best friend bought the album and we had a good laugh over it. Then Launchcast played it and I was hooked. Something so enthralling about this girl's audacity. She's like that girl in high school you just wanted to kick really hard. Now that I'm sorta grown up though, all I can do is grin, it's just so pathetic. And danceable. Let's not forget that. Fave lyrics? Every time I turn around the boys fighting over me/Every time I step out the house they want to fight over me/Maybe coz I'm hot to death and I'm so so so sexy/All the boys all the silly boys they want to fight over me.

12) SexyBack, Justin Timberlake
The man sure knows how to come out with a hit. It's a bit jarring to listen to at first, you get this disconcerting feeling there's something not quite right with the beat but you soon get into the groove and wham! Another hit for Jus. T. More Timbaland, of course. Reminds me of the Thai saying - "While the water's up, fill your bowls". Yes, I do believe the hardest working music producer is doing just that, what with Nelly Furtado and J. Tim. His sound is in! Fave lyrics? Dirty babe/You see these shackles, baby, I'm your slave/I'll let you whip me if I misbehave.

Final thought: My playlist just keeps growing. Damn you Launchcast!