On with the Countdown!

80) Get Low by Lil Jon and the East Side Boyz ft. Ying Yang Twins - WOW!  That took me a full minute just to type that part out.  Anything the Ying Yang Twins do is gonna be dirty, but a fun, raunchy dirty… not a skeevy, nasty dirty.  Add in Lil Jon and you know this is gonna be ONE censored ditty.

79) Hero by Enrique Iglesias - Lovely song, but the video sort of ruins it for me.  I don’t know what the exact deal is, but he and Jennifer Love Hewitt steal some money from Mickey Rourke.  Mickey gets pissed and decides to shoot Enrique… umm… who’s the hero?  How can he be Jennifer’s hero when he isn’t with her anymore?  I don’t get it…

78) Hey There Delilah by Plain White T’s - I love this song, a whole lot.  And every time I hear it, I cry.  Not just because it’s such a sweet song (without being overly cheesy), but it came out when I was pregnant with Dean, and Roy and I were talking about baby names.  This song came on, and Roy said, “What about Delilah?”  I had never considered that name before, but suddenly it was all I could think of.  We had our beautiful little baby Dean, but whenever I hear this song I silently mourn the daughter I will never have.

77) How You Remind Me? by Nickelback - According to the many hosts of this program, Nickelback is a band that no one admits to liking.  Really?  I didn’t know I was supposed to do that.  I wouldn’t say I rush out to get their latest record (Oh wait, they don’t make records anymore. I meant CD… or MP3.), but I like a few of their songs.  This one included.  

76) Live Your Life by T.I. ft Rihanna - Great sentiment.  Live your life… be who you’re gonna be, but in T.I.’s case, it got him sent to jail… maybe he isn’t the best role model.

75) I Don’t Want to Be by Gavin Degraw - Another song with a great moral.  You shouldn’t want to be anything other than what you are right now.  But what if you’re like a deadbeat, cokehead?  Shouldn’t you aspire to a LITTLE bit more in that case?

74) Ridin’ Dirty by Chamillionaire ft. Krayzie Bone - I don’t know… I might like Weird Al’s White & Nerdy better.  But Chamillionaire does have some serious skill with the word flow.  He has Weird Al in that respect.

73) Promiscuous by Nelly Furtado ft. Timbaland - Like Aerosmith and Linkin Park, Timbaland can’t do a whole lot wrong.  And he hooked Nelly Furtado up with this one! Great song… still love it!

72) Are You Gonna Be My Girl? by Jet - I hear this song, and I want to put on some hot pants, a pair of go-go boots, and a little shirt.  Then I want to whip my hair around a bit and shake it.  Not sure if that’s a good thing or not.

71) Bubbly by Colbie Caillat - I’m pretty sure this song gave me my last cavity.  I don’t dislike the song, but it’s just SOOO syrupy sweet.

70) Run It by Chris Brown ft. Juelz Santana - I know… he’s a kid with some problems, but this is a great dance tune. Seriously, I’m sitting here dancing right now in my chair as I listen to this song.  And the boy CAN dance…

69) Bring Me To Life by Evanescence - Talk about drama!  This is a seriously deep song.  It’s almost haunting… and it was in the movie, Daredevil! But in all honesty, Amy Lee has a very powerful voice, and this is a dramatic song that most people can actually tolerate.

68) Stand Up by Ludacris ft. Shawnna - The boys loved this video.  And I like that Ludacris doesn’t seem to take himself too seriously.  But I want to know… are we supposed to pronounce that extra “N” in Shawnna’s name… is it silent?

67) Bleeding Love by Leona Lewis - I rock this song on “Lips.”  No one in the house can beat my awesome score. 

66) Drop It Like It’s Hot by Snoop Dogg ft. Pharrell - Pharrell is a cool dude… or rather he seems like one. It isn’t like he is a close personal friend, but for awhile there, whatever he touched seemed to turn to gold.  And Snoop Dogg… well, he’s Snoop.  This song is so catchy even my mom remembers the hook.

65) Try Again by Aaliyah - Great song from a cool movie (Romeo Must Die).  Timbaland again… he gives this song a truly memorable opening.  Not only does this song have a completely infectious beat, but the words aren’t too shabby either.  Hard to believe it’s been 10 years since she died… rest in peace.

64) I’m Real by Jennifer Lopez and Ja Rule - Wasn’t she J Lo when this song came out?  Anyways, I think this is the one song where Ja Rule’s voice doesn’t completely drive me nuts.  They do sound good together - his rough, nails on a chalkboard voice; her very sweet and melodic voice… not a bad tune.

63) Party Hard by Andrew W.K. - I consider myself pretty well versed in music.  I like all types of music, all types of performers, and even if I am not a fan of someone, I can appreciate their talent.  But who is this?  And then I watched the commentary on him, and I realized that because he lives on a different plane of reality than most people (apparently I am not lucky enough to be on this particular plane with him), it makes sense that I have not heard this song or of this person.

62) Complicated by Avril Lavigne - “Chill Out!  What you yelling for? Lay back, it’s all been done before.”  My new mantra… words to live by. I’m not kidding… it really is.

61) Milkshake by Kelis - Is she talking about her boobs here?  Gotta cool beat; can definitely dance to it, but whenever I hear this song, all I can think about is Ben Stiller in Dodgeball. Not a pretty picture

Tomorrow we’ll cover tracks 60-41.

• I’m not a huge football fan, but critiquing the uniforms really makes it bearable for me!  In fact, dare I say I enjoy it?
• The Washington Redskins have widely unflattering, completely ugly gold culottes.  They do NO ONE any favors and make even the most in-shape guy look like he has a huge, jiggly rear.
• For some reason, football players with long hair that sticks out the back of their helmets really annoy me.  I don’t know why… it just does.
• Ok, long hair on men just doesn’t do it for me period, but when their hair is prettier than mine… well, that just takes the cake!
• When the boys do something dumb, and we ask them about it, they have nothing to say, but any other time they have diarrhea of the mouth!  What is that about?
• When I see a little boy or girl in the store in an outfit that is completely out of whack - doesn’t match, crazy prints - I think it’s cute, but when my kids try to dress like that… Umm… no, not happening.  Go change.
• When we go out to eat, Hayden barely eats, and yet he is constantly asking to go out to eat!
• Apparently vasectomies are a hot topic this month in my women’s magazines.  On Facebook, etc. I see women saying - “Why can’t men take some responsibility for once?”  Ok, this annoys the crap out of me!  If a man gets a vasectomy, does that mean you are abdicating responsibility?  And all those men that stick around and help raise their children, the men that are married, in love with their families… umm, aren’t they taking responsibility?  What exactly do men need to do to ‘take responsibility?’  (Ok, I have sons…)
• And I am sure this is NOT a popular opinion here - but Chris Brown - he’s a dumb kid.  He messed up, BUT sorry, I wasn’t there. I don’t really know what happened between Brown and Rihanna.  What I do know is that she milked that story for all it was worth, and then she puts out a song called S&M?  Not saying she can’t write, sing, and dance about anything she wants to, but someone that became the face of domestic violence saying:
  Sticks and Stones might break my bones
  But Whips and Chains excite me…
  Just makes this woman (me) stop and wonder…