Monday, January 25, 2010

Jukebox XII

The jukebox section of the blog (ok, the whole blog) has been on hiatus. There have been a few reasons: 1.) I haven't been running (a tear in my meniscus and my ACL have limited my running), 2.) my computer crashed in October (and I haven't figured out a way to get my music from my iPhone to my new computer, and 3.) because I have been lazy.

Well, 20 pounds of fat have led me back to my running shoes...and I can't run without music. So, I am hoping to get these out weekly...not to mention updated info about real estate and non-profits.

Here goes...

1.) Can't Tell Me Nothing Kanye West

I know that hip hop is a young persons music genre...but it amps me up. I play better basketball when I listen to Biggie or Jay-Z or...Kanye (he is forever going to be Ron Artest to me). In The Hangover, as the boys arrive in Vegas this song is played...pretty legit.

2.) The Truth Jason Aldean

I really like his album. The more I hear it...the more I like it.

3.) Song of the South Alabama

I know I am a nerd who likes country music too. Songs evoke memories for me...this one, driving in Lake Arrowhead with my dad. We are going to drop my mom off at work at 5am and it is snowing. My dad is in shorts, a sweat shirt...drinking a cup of coffee...with the driver side window down. It was freezing!!!

4.) I Get Around Tupac Shakur

"I'm Shock G, the one who put the satin on your..." a pretty embarrassing lyric to have play in front of your friend's dad. But I love the song...his first after he left Digital Underground.

5.) November Rain Guns 'N Roses

My brother and sister liked G 'N R...I actually don't know if they still do. Anyway, they listened to it a lot when I was growing up (no matter how much my parent's protested). Def Leppard, Europe, Slayer, Motley Crue...they were all staples on MTV (another banned thing in my parents house, that we did anyway) back in the day. If I remember correctly, Stephanie Seymour (a Victoria Secrets model and wife of Axel Rose) starred in the video.

6.) History in the Making Darius Rucker

Hootie can blow...there is no doubt about it. 4 songs released off his album...4 number 1 hits...the first African American ever to do this in country music (although iTunes categorizes his album as Rock).

7.) Tik Tok Ke$ha

Nothing to say about this...except it is really catchy. And I am kind of embarrassed that I just put it here...

8.) Keep You Sugarland

Jennifer Nettles looks great in the video (until she decided to cut her hair - mid video). I love Sugarland. One of my great disappointments from this summer was arriving at At&T Park in San Francisco...Hanssie and I were looking forward to seeing Lady Antebellum, Miranda Lambert, Sugarland and Kenny Chesney...there was a sign "Jennifer Nettles has a sore throat and will not perform tonight. I wanted to see Sugarland (who I think has the best country album of 2008).

9.) Empire State of Mind Jay-Z feat. Alicia Keyes

Literally my favorite song...I like all of Blueprint 3...but this song is tight. The lyrics are hot...

"city it's a pity half of y'all won't make, me I gotta plug a special and I got it made, if Jeezy's paying LeBron, I'm paying Dewyane Wade...I'm from the Empire State thats..."

I tried to youtube Jay-Z and Alicia at the Grammy's it was sick. Check it out...