What is up, peeps! It is a HOT ASS THURSDAY here in the CSP and I have something special for you today. I picked up my computer yesterday from FedEx (after getting lost…I’ll tell you about it if you want to know but it is embarrassing) and I am in the process of some troubleshooting on my old motherboard and drives to make sure they are operational. Anyone who is looking for CPU parts let me know. I’ll list what I have after I see what works and I can keep.
Anyway, odds are I will be doing the changeover on Friday evening and seeing “Evan Almighty” Friday night so the Top 20 Video Countdown will be postponed. Until right now! Here it is, a day early!
Chachi’s Top 20 Video Countdown!
We get started this week with a new entry!
20. AI – I’ll Remember You (New Entry)
Welcome back! It has been a LONG ASS TIME since I have had some AI to listen to! To make it up to me, she gave me two videos. I like “Brand New Day” a tad more than “I’ll Remember You” because it is happy. Quite the underrated summer jam if I say so myself.
19. Avril Lavigne - Girlfriend (Last Week #16)
So um…yeah I have put up the remix with Lil Mama on it. All I can say is that it wasn’t mind-numbingly bad. It was not great, don’t get it twisted. It could have been a lot worse. Doesn’t help this week, as this video falls three more spots to the bottom of the Countdown. So odds are, it will be the last time you see it. Yaaaay, me!
18. M-Flo feat. Crystal Kay – Love Don’t Cry (Last Week #15)
After holding on for two and a half months and not reaching the Top 10, M-Flo and Her Fineness Crystal Kay falls a big three places this week. Crystal Kay has a new album coming in soon (TODAY!) and VERBAL has a new song with Emyli (who knows how to work a skirt, I tell you what) so they shouldn’t be gone for too much longer.
17. Foxxi MisQ feat. Miss Monday – Party Booty Shake (Last Week #20)
First Crystal Kay, now Foxxi MisQ. This day aint so bad after all! Their album should be here in July and I must say I cannot wait! Their singles have been awesome (“Alive” may have made more men out of boys than Kumi Koda’s “Juicy”. Juicy got ‘em crazy!) so the album should be well worth the wait. Oh, and they’s hot. Just had to mention that.
16. Yui – CHE.R.RY (Last Week #13, one week at #1)
NOOOOOOOOOOO! Yui falls three more spots this week with this video. So I got the live performance of this song (I think it was Music Station but I am not sure) in Hi-Def and all I can say is that she is so cute! If Mandy Moore played acoustic guitar (Oh wow…I think my heart just stopped) that would be the only thing cuter. Holding a kitten singing the Care Bears song wouldn’t hurt.
15. Gackt – RETURNER ~Yami no Shuuen~ (Last Week #18)
So I still can’t find any episodes of the show this song is from. That kind of sucks, because it looks totally bad ass. At least I have this video to tide me over. Oh, and its nice to hear the rocked out Gackt. Love the ballads but sometimes you just wanna see the hawtest man in music cut loose.
14. Enrique Iglesias – Do You Know (Last Week #17)
So Enrique and Ricky Martin are NOT THE SAME PERSON? Wow…my world has been turned totally topsy-turvy. Well, guess it fits. Ricky could never do a song and video like this. That and Ricky sometimes reminds me of The Creeper on the Animated Adventures of Batman & Robin. Look at him, its true!
13. Fall Out Boy – Thnks Fr Th Mmrs (Last Week #9)
God…I really don’t like Tag body spray. You know, not even because of the commercials anymore (they kind of run together so I can ignore them) or the bro usage. That stuff SMELLS LIKE SHIT. I mean Axe has…one good scent (Phoenix has a subtle smell to it) but all Tag smells like locker room. And if there is one place I really don’t need to go back to, its high school.
12. Daddy Yankee feat. Fergie – Impacto (Last Week #14)
So…um…I like Fergie’s new song. SHUT UP! Its not about her because she is obviously a man, but “Big Girls Don’t Cry” is surprisingly not crappy. Makes up for Fergalisious or whatever it was called. Oh, and Daddy Yankee has yet to disappoint me in the video and song department. DAH-DEE YAN-KAY!
11. L`Arc~en~Ciel – Seventh Heaven (Last Week #12)
Hyde and the boys are one step away from their first Top 10! This video has always been cool but the song used to be kind of average until a few listens and now I like it a lot. Its no “Fourth Avenue Café” but few (as in no) songs are. We have made it to the Top 10!
10. nobodyknows+ - Hero’s Come Back! (Last Week #7, Four weeks at #1)
We begin the top half with a video that held the Countdown on lock for a month in May and is now making a slow decent, landing at #10. Havent heard much new from these guys and Naruto had a break this week (BOOOOOO!) so a new episode should be out Friday. Come on, the heroes need a comeback!
9. T.I. – Big Things Poppin’ (Last Week #10)
So T.I. has a SECOND video! I just saw it last night while I was transferring files to my back up drive and it isn’t TOO bad. It is the simple hip hop video fare (to which I say boo to that) but once again…it’s T.I. so I will let that slide for a while. They all can’t be “What You Know”.
8. Yuna Ito – I’m Here (Last Week #4, One week at #1)
I cry on the inside. AND THE OUTSIDE! My baby boo falls four big spots this week and out of the Top Five for the first time since May! She has a new video and a rumored album in August but I need to verify that. Because…you know…I think she is quite the special and I need to be first to have it. Still cant find episode 2 of “Unfair” either. Dammit.
7. UGK feat. Outkast – International Players Anthem (Last Week #11, Biggest Mover)
Andre Three Stacks, Sweet Jones, The King of Trill and Daddy Fat Sacks move up four big spots into the Top 10! They have the fastest rising video for the second straight week and rightfully so. Four verses, four different styles and yet they all mesh together. And Pimp-C surfs on a beat like Kelly Slater. Seriously, he puts in work.
6. Rascal Flats – Stand (Last Week #2)
After coming one step away from standing on top, Rascal Flats falls four spots to #6. This video has fallen (sadly) out of the rotation and when are they coming out with a new damn album?! Prince has a new album every other day! Although…Prince is Prince. We have now entered the Top 5!
5. Foxxi MisQ feat Zeebra – Luxury Ride (Last Week #8)
Did it just get hot in here? Of course it did! Foxxi Misq has their first ever Top 5 video with this little ditty. Yeah, I know they may not be my typical lady, but something about funky fresh dance moves (in an EVENING GOWN no less) and Dem in short shorts make me happy to see this video. I could do without the cars, but it plays in with the theme.
4. Yui – My Generation (Last Week #5)
Well, different day same result. Yui is once again climbing up the mountain in attempt for the #1 video! I got a live performance of this song too and all I can say is that Yui has a pretty good band behind her. This video has grown on me (has a “Rolling Star” quality to it) and hopefully this means a Yui concert special at some point this summer! I can dream, cant I?
3. Abingdon Boys School – Howling (Last Week #6)
HELL YES! Abingdon Boys School makes a leap into the Top 3 as they attempt for their first #1 ever on their first trip! This video is simple, but the song shines through because of it. Also, I lost all my “Darker Than Black” episodes (FUUUUUUCK) so I have to get them again. I was only on…episode one? It was still good stuff from what I saw. Here is to an Abingdon Boys School album soon!
2. Orange Range – Ika Summer (Last Week #3)
Orange Range is one step from the top spot after moving up one place this week! They are tied with Game for the most videos on the Top 20 Video Countdown without a #1 video (Both have had three videos. He’s come close, two #3’s and a #4) and this is as close as they have ever been! Are they up for the challenge? We will have to see!
1. Maroon 5 – Makes Me Wonder (Last Week #1, Three weeks at #1)
Well, it makes me wonder if ANYONE can take these guys down! Maroon 5 tops the chart for the third straight week, taking on nobodyknows+, Rascal Flats and Yuna Ito to defend their crown! This video has taken on all comers and sent them to the briny deep below! The album isn’t too shabby, either. Congratulations, guys!
Well, that is all for today! Tune in on the Countdown’s normal day next Friday to see if Maroon 5 can make it a full month at #1! Or will Orange Range finally secure a Number One video? Or can j-rawk top the Top 20 for the first time since Beat Crusaders with Abingdon Boys School? There are some heavy hitters (Yui and T.I.) along with some newcomers (Foxxi MisQ and UGK) looking to take the crown this summer as well! It should be interesting, stay tuned and see you next Friday!
So I should be back up and running either LAAAAAATE tomorrow night or Saturday afternoon at the latest. I will give an update on how the computer change over went. All I can say is that CompUSA was like Gateway Country except with not as smart or funny employees. We were dicks to customers, but at least we were funny dicks:
“Well, Gateway is one of many computer manufacturers. You chose us…and it looks like a big ass mistake. Sorry but the power is not mine to help you. You thought about Circuit City?”
Man, greatest last day ever. And dammit, I forgot the glitter! As you can see, I suck at customer service, yet did it in some form for seven years. Oh, the irony…
I will be back with an update soon, peeps.
Chachi Out
