Pop 6: Dark Billboards

Heyoooo. I've been jamming on this for weeks but I forgot to post it. I like to keep track of when I make these things so I know when I became interested in certain artists.

Pop 6

1. Skyscraper -- Demi Lovato
2. In The Dark -- Dev
3. Pocketful of Sunshine -- Natasha Bedingfield
4. Intuition -- Jewel
5. On The Floor -- Jennifer Lopez feat. Pitbull
6. Shots -- LMFAO feat. Lil Jon
7. Promiscuous -- Nelly Furtado feat. Timbaland
8. Electric Feel -- Katy Perry
9. Livin' The Vida Loca -- Ricky Martin
10. I Wanna Go -- Britney Spears
11. Friday -- Rebecca Black
12. Hold It Against Me -- Britney Spears
13. Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites -- Skrillex
14. Stay Here Forever -- Jewel

Pretty good set. Probably better than Pop 5 and Pop 2 but not as good as Pop 4 or Pop 1.

This time it's a very dark, mysterious and cool set of songs. Other than the tension breakers, it's nothing but slow paced, moody dance songs featuring bizarre organ riffs and accordion solos and all kinds of spooky things. Decent contrast compared to the bombastic fare I usually go for.

Oh and the "Billboards" thing is a refernce to Billboard Magazine and their weekly charts, because I'm starting to get some of my compi tracks from them. For the first 4 or 5 editions of 'Pop,' virtually every track came from music I hear at work. Where I work features this eclectic playlist and since I hear it 40 hours a week, I get to weed out the really incredible tracks pretty easily. Not only did it inspire my initial interest in pop, but it also was the sole inspiration for my love of Taylor Swift and Katy Perry! Not to mention giving Ke$ha and Miri a good nudge in my direction. Good times, good times, but lately they haven't been playing as much new music, so I've been looking elsewhere. I still owe them a debt of gratitude, though!

Pop 4: Accelerated Horizons

No reason not to strike while the iron is hot! I have already completed the fourth installment in my series of pop collections predominantly based on great songs I hear at work. This one is named Accelerated Horizons, for two reasons. First because it's by far the shortest gap between new issues, and second because I kind of pushed myself a little bit to get into some artists that I think I ought to.

Pop 4: Accelerated Horizons

1. Whip My Hair -- Willow
2. 21st Century Girl -- Willow
3. Tonight I'm Fucking You -- Enrique Eglasias
4. Fuck You -- Cee-Lo Green
5. Till The World Ends -- Britney Spears feat. Ke$ha & Nicki Minaj
6. Piece of Me -- Britney Spears
7. S&M -- Rihanna
8. What's My Name -- Rihanna & Drake
9. Thriller -- Michael Jackson
10. Billie Jean -- Michael Jackson
11. Beat It -- Michael Jackson
12. Who Says -- Selena Gomez
13. Never Say Never -- Justin Bieber
14. Grenade -- Bruno Mars
15. I'm Coming Home -- Diddy feat. Skyler Grey

Aside: That version of Till The World Ends with Britney, Ke$ha & Nicki Minaj is really something. All three of them are good artists, and it's the best remix I've heard since Ke$ha's Blow Cirkut Remix. For the record, my ideal pop team up would be a remix of We R Who We R with Ke$ha, Miranda Cosgrove, & Katy Perry!

Glee!

"Glee" has become the latest television phenomenon and I'm proud to have been converted into Gleekdom by my iCarly friends on twitter. I've finally reached levels of fandom where I'm getting really into the music from the series. But rather than going along with one of the plethora of pre-made CDs from the world of Glee (there are like 15 albums of Glee music out), I decided to accumulate some of my favorite tracks and put together my own. And so here it is!

1. Misery (The Warblers)
2. Raise Your Glass (The Warblers)
3. Candles (The Warblers)
4. Bills Bills Bills (The Warblers)
5. Hit Me Baby One More Time (Rachel)
6. Friday
7. Like a Prayer
8. I Want To Hold Your Hand (Kurt)
9. Don't Stop Believin' (Regionals Version)
10. Sway
11. Valerie (Santana)
12. Jar of Hearts (Rachel)
13. Rolling In the Deep
14. Livin' on a Prayer / Start Me Up (mashup)

I think it ended up being surprisingly well-balanced between group songs and solo performances from my favorite characters, considering I didn't give it any thought and just picked my favorite tracks. I put The Warblers tracks first so it would be like a little concert, with the Warblers opening for New Directions. :3

Pop 3: Electronic Psychosis

I'm proud to declare I have procured the third volume of my Pop series, which culls together amazing songs I hear at work.

Pop 3: Electronic Psychosis

1. SexyBack -- Justin Timberlake
2. We R Who We R -- Ke$ha
3. Teenage Dream -- Katy Perry
4. Good Girls Go Bad -- Cobra Starship
5. Only Love Can Break Your Heart -- Saint Etienne
6. California Gurls -- Katy Perry
7. Airplanes -- B.o.B. feat. Hayley Williams
8. Adia -- Sara Mclachlan
9. The Meaning of Being Lonely -- Backstreet Boys
10. California Dreamin -- The Mamas & The Poppas

I luv luv luv it. Start to fin.

In case you are wondering, here are the first two volumes.

Immaculate Pop, Volume One

1. Steady As She Goes -- Corinne Bailey Rae
2. Hand In My Pocket -- Alanis Morissette
3. Build Me Up Buttercup -- The Foundations
4. Wicked Game -- Chris Isaak
5. What's Been Going On -- Amos Lee
6. Torn -- Natalie Imbruglia
7. This Kiss -- Faith Hill
8. Fifteen -- Taylor Swift
9. Just a Girl -- No Doubt
10. Love Story -- Taylor Swift
11. Kiss Me -- Sixpence None The Richer
12. What I Am -- Edie Brickel & New Bohemians
13. Iris -- Goo Goo Dolls
14. What's Up? -- 4 Non Blondes
15. Walking On The Sun -- Smashmouth
16. Billie Jean -- Chris Cornell

Adequate Pop, Summer Fun Edition

1. Under the Milky Way -- Sia
2. Because The Night -- Patti Smith Group
3. You Belong With Me -- Taylor Swift
4. Soak Up The Sun -- Sheryl Crow
5. Bring Me To Life -- Evanescence
6. Every Morning -- Sugar Ray
7. All I Wanna Do -- Sheryl Crow
8. Please Don't Leave Me -- Pink
9. If It Makes You Happy -- Sheryl Crow
10. Take a Chance On Me -- Abba
11. Everyday is a Winding Road -- Sheryl Crow
12. Cathedrals -- Joan Osborne
13. The First Cut is the Deepest (Country Version) -- Sheryl Crow
14. Crimson and Clover -- Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
15. Under the Milky Way -- Rotoscope