The Top 10 songs of 2014!!
2014 has been a great year for fun pop songs getting into the upper portion of the Billboard HOT 100 Singles chart. Here's my Top 10 favorite songs of the year:
Problem - Ariana Grande
There was going to be no sophomore slump for this young lady. This first single from her second album is simply pop music perfection with its catchy beat and sing a long chorus. Ariana's voice is amazing and she looks better than everyone else in her mini skirts and go go boots!
Chandelier - Sia
Sia used to be that featured singer on other people's songs, but this year her powerhouse voice broke through on her own with this exceptional song. Sia has now found herself nominated for the Grammy for Record of the Year with this outstanding single.
Happy - Pharrell Williams
Yes, it was everywhere and people love to say they are sick of it, but it's not easy to deliver a song that is loved by all demographics of people across the board. It was more infectious than any song has been in years and it's much better to just give in and love it than trying so hard to hate it.
Stay With Me - Sam Smith
This soulful ballad is going to lead Sam Smith to winning the top 4 awards at this years Grammys: He is a shoe in to take home Song of the Year, Record of the Year, Album of the Year and Best New Artist.
Bang Bang - Jessie J, Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj
This is without competition the party anthem and pop collaboration of the year. Hot beats and hot vocals all around!
All Of Me - John Legend
This was the most popular song of the year for couples to use for their first dance at their weddings. And it's no surprise since John Legend provided the absolute best love song of all time.
Dark Horse - Katy Perry
In 2014 Katy proved that she has pop music staying power. For over 5 years in a row she has been topping the charts and ruling the airwaves. Who else is doing that?? No one, that's who!!!
Maps - Maroon 5
These guys just know how to serve up a catchy pop song. They can be hit or miss, but when they nail it, they really hit it on the head.
Let It Go - Idina Menzel
No one expected the original movie version of this song to actually cross over and become a pop hit, but this avalanche of success was unstoppable.
All About The Bass - Meghan Trainor
Let's hear it for loving yourself as you are no matter what size you wear. And if it's catchy with a good beat it's even better!!!
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Wednesday, April 24, 2013
The Top 4 Sing
The Top 4 finalists will all sing two songs each. The 1st one will be anything of their own choosing and the 2nd will be a song from a one hit wonder.
Celine Dion spent four weeks at #1 in 1994 with The Power Love. Amber Holcomb completely radiated star quality with her flawless interpretation of this song. She looked beautiful in a sleek jumpsuit and sounded amazing. Wonderful!
Drake is a current hitmaker on the charts and Candice Glover used her outstanding voice to re-imagine one of his hits and make it her own. She has the ability to quite literally sing anything and be vocally impressive.
Kree Harrison, unlike the other finalists still left in the competition, hasn't grown very much. She started out good, but she is still stuck at the same place. Where the others have evolved and stepped up their range and performance style, Kree is the same old boring performer who is stagnating with her blank expressionless style.
Jessie J is another current hitmaker serving up a range of ballads and dance songs. Angie Miller is also an artist who is capable of delivering a broad range of musical styles. The song Who You Are was the perfect choice to represent the kind of artist Angie can be. Her musicianship at the piano was fantastic and her vocals were heartfelt and powerful.
Kree and Amber paired up for a duet on Adele's Rumor Has It and they both sounded very good. Amber easily has a more commanding stage presence than Kree. Then Candice and Angie showed them how it's done with their version of Rihanna's Stay. They are both better singers than Rihanna, so this was much more dramatic and powerful than the original.
Richard Harris is an accomplished actor who was a one hit wonder in 1968 with MacArthur Park that later become a huge disco smash by Donna Summer. Amber Holcomb demonstrated more of her start quality with this vocal tour de force. She looked and sounded confident and current even singing this song that is 45 years old!
Samantha Sang hit #3 with her one and only hit Emotion in 1978. Candice Glover did her best to inject some new life into this song with some strong vocals, but she is starting to settle into a smooth jazz groove. We know she is good, but she has to be careful not to coast.
In 1967 Procol Harum hit #5 with A Whiter Shade Of Pale. Kree Harrison got up there and served up another shade of boring. Her vocals are simply good, but they aren't distinctive and unique enough that will set her apart from the pack of other artists out there. And to make it worse, she has no personality to speak of.
We have to go all the way back to 1955 to find the one hit by Julie London that peaked at #9, Cry Me A River. Angie Miller exuded classic beauty and style with a lush and lovely rendition of this timeless song. Her vocal range was the most dynamic and impressive that it has ever been. She sounded crystal clear and totally pure.
This is an outstanding top four, but the one who is out of her league is Kree Harrison. She was already in the bottom two last week, and this week she should be coming to the end of her journey.
Celine Dion spent four weeks at #1 in 1994 with The Power Love. Amber Holcomb completely radiated star quality with her flawless interpretation of this song. She looked beautiful in a sleek jumpsuit and sounded amazing. Wonderful!
Drake is a current hitmaker on the charts and Candice Glover used her outstanding voice to re-imagine one of his hits and make it her own. She has the ability to quite literally sing anything and be vocally impressive.
Kree Harrison, unlike the other finalists still left in the competition, hasn't grown very much. She started out good, but she is still stuck at the same place. Where the others have evolved and stepped up their range and performance style, Kree is the same old boring performer who is stagnating with her blank expressionless style.
Jessie J is another current hitmaker serving up a range of ballads and dance songs. Angie Miller is also an artist who is capable of delivering a broad range of musical styles. The song Who You Are was the perfect choice to represent the kind of artist Angie can be. Her musicianship at the piano was fantastic and her vocals were heartfelt and powerful.
Kree and Amber paired up for a duet on Adele's Rumor Has It and they both sounded very good. Amber easily has a more commanding stage presence than Kree. Then Candice and Angie showed them how it's done with their version of Rihanna's Stay. They are both better singers than Rihanna, so this was much more dramatic and powerful than the original.
Richard Harris is an accomplished actor who was a one hit wonder in 1968 with MacArthur Park that later become a huge disco smash by Donna Summer. Amber Holcomb demonstrated more of her start quality with this vocal tour de force. She looked and sounded confident and current even singing this song that is 45 years old!
Samantha Sang hit #3 with her one and only hit Emotion in 1978. Candice Glover did her best to inject some new life into this song with some strong vocals, but she is starting to settle into a smooth jazz groove. We know she is good, but she has to be careful not to coast.
In 1967 Procol Harum hit #5 with A Whiter Shade Of Pale. Kree Harrison got up there and served up another shade of boring. Her vocals are simply good, but they aren't distinctive and unique enough that will set her apart from the pack of other artists out there. And to make it worse, she has no personality to speak of.
We have to go all the way back to 1955 to find the one hit by Julie London that peaked at #9, Cry Me A River. Angie Miller exuded classic beauty and style with a lush and lovely rendition of this timeless song. Her vocal range was the most dynamic and impressive that it has ever been. She sounded crystal clear and totally pure.
This is an outstanding top four, but the one who is out of her league is Kree Harrison. She was already in the bottom two last week, and this week she should be coming to the end of her journey.
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