No, this is not a complete list of the countdown. I had originally wanted to do that, but things didn't turn out that way. Better luck next time? We will see.
20. Hunter Hayes: Wanted
Great new country artist. Kind of has a Rascal Flatts sound going for him. Young and attractive and thus attracts all of the girls... shocker. He is a country artist.
Basis of the Song: Simple, he wants to make a girl feel how important she is to him and how important she should feel. What every guy should tell his girl
Piano based. Very lovely. Not very upbeat... Note: DON'T USE AT A PARTY!
The video? Kinda dull, it's black and white, consists of him at his piano for most of it.
19. Youngblood Hawke- We Come Running
Very interesting sound. Not used to a band this size having a girl in the voice mixture. It's a nice combination thought.
Not a highly hip hop upbeat song, but not a song you could sleep to, that's for sure.
The video? I'm not sure how I feel about it yet. I'm a little confused why they are singing underwater like they are swimming and drowning, when the song clearly says Running.. Would have loved to be a part of that experience though.
18. Bon Jovi- Because we Can
Bon Jovi... classic. Old fashioned. Doesn't add all the technology to it like some of the newer artists do.
No one can hold you back. You can do what you want to do because... well because you can. Don't be ordinary and stay in the background... "take a stand". At least that's the message I felt he was telling me.
The video? Bon Jovi singing with his band. Random stories of people just doing their thing is mixed in. I think it matches the song very well.
17. P!nk- Just Give Me a Reason
P!nk, telling the truth in her own different way.
The song is different beat then what I'm used to from her. It's still a good song, though.
The video? It does a good job with the song, I think. Water has so many symbolic meanings that can be related to the lyrics of the song. The teddy bear with the creepy eyes I don't quite understand, but this is a P!nk song, you aren't supposed to get it all.
16. Train: Mermaid
The football scenes? I don't get it. The island stuff and the beach scenes make sense for the words of the song.
15. Alabama Shakes: Hold On
I got bored with it. Couldn't really get into the song.
14. Taylor Swift- I Knew You Were Trouble
Oh, T. Swift... The things I could say.
Catchy tune, I must confess. I don't like all of her songs and I get very frustrated with other songs, but I actually liked this song. Many people claim it was her foretelling her break up with Harry, I could see that.
The video? The first TWO minutes is her giving you this pointless speech. One I'm sure you are intelligent enough to skip over. Flashes between the night before when she is with her mysterious lover and in the morning when she wakes up and is all alone. Kind of weird.
8. Kelly Clarkson: Catch My Breath
American Idol picked a good one. I have thought this for a while now. Kelly knows how to bring a song to life and she has a lot of good ones out there in my opinion.
Don't let someone have any control over what you do and how you do it. If they don't like who you are, oh wells.
The video? EXTREMELY DULL! I don't just want to see you standing there Kelly! I want to see you actually doing something to depict the meaning of your song. Sadly, I do see this in a lot of her videos.
4.Macklemore & Ryan Lewis- Thrift Shop
I find the beginning of this song extremely addictive. But the lyrics to the song are kind of a drag for me. Cool you're making fun of people who spend all that money on brand names when you can get it really cheap. We do that all the time without a song.
The video? Pretty much... in a Thrift Shop. There are a few random images that pop up (like the grandpa that pops up when they mention grandpa)
2. fun.- Carry On
This group is new to me, and this is the only song I have heard from them, but I like it a lot. It's very catchy and the beat is addicting.
Always just... well... "carry on"
The video? It takes a while to get started, which is something that can make or break a video for me. The video to me seems like them getting on stage to a concert of theirs and the afterwards.
1. Maroon 5- Daylight
I'm not a huge Maroon 5 fan. I don't hate them, but I'm not jumping for joy when they come on the radio, so maybe my opinion of them and their messages that I get from their songs are different from others.
Before my friend told me what she heard someone say the song was about, I thought that the song was about being there for a person who needs you. My friend told me that the song could easily be about a one night stand, and ever since then, I can completely see it. Which would probably ruin your thoughts about the video.
Be prepared, this is a 9, almost 10 minute, video. I think it is cool how they put people singing in the background telling their stories.
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