VH1 Top 10 Countdown

It was on my DVR, so here is a run down of the shit America is listening to...

10) Christina Aguilera - Candyman

X-tina is back and looking classier and sexier than ever (take that Britney!) and kinda rocking out on this big band, post-WWII era song. Christina is discrete with her vocals and sexual references and this song is pretty enjoyable (again, take that Britney!).

9) Nelly Furtado - Say It Right

Timbaland gets the beats right, but Furtado is underwhelming, especially on the chorus. Would somebody get J-Lo singing in English again so we can get this girl hip hop lite stuff right? Also, the video sucks.

8) Fall Out Boy - This Ain't A Scene, It's An Arms Race

Chi town's fav pop punkers return with a follow up as disappointing as the White Sox 2006 title defense. Sure it was over .500, but not championship caliber. The video is moderately something, but I'm not sure what.

7) Blue October - Into The Ocean

Whew, I was starting to think American's stopped listening to terrible metal-lite. Somebody get Aaron Lewis on the phone, he may still have a market. Blue October added some generic strings and female backing vocals in an attempt to get idiots to think their music has merit, nice job guys. I guarantee this song is huge at West Virginia sorority houses.

6) Nickelback - If Everyone Cared

The twenty seconds I spent fast forwarding through this song were excruciating.

5) Evanescence - Lithium

Hey, it's a bad American Idol audition combined with the Trans Siberian Orchestra. The music is mildly interesting, but this chick is bad. Why couldn't they just play the Nirvana classic? Wouldn't everyone like that?

4) The Killers - Read My Mind

One of my favorite Killers songs and a pretty decent video. Nothing trying to be too cerebrial here, just hanging out in Japan, well done guys. Also, Brandon Flower's new mustache needs a solo album, of this much I am certain.

3) Regina Spektor - Fidelity

Nice effort by Spektor and an excellent video tie in. Everything here works with everything else, maybe the folks that vote in the VH1 Top 10 Countdown know what they are doing.

2) Augustana - Boston

It just wouldn't be VH1 without a piano ballad and Augustana is happy to oblige. This song is completely paint by numbers:
piano, check
lyrics about being misunderstood and wanting to start over, check
rising strings as the song reaches a climax, check
video on the beach, check.
softly singing the sappy lyrics over just the piano as the song fades out, check


1) Daughtry - It's Not Over

WHOA, apparently Aaron Lewis's phone hasn't been turned off and apparently he had enough Staind money left over to buy a pair of leather pants. "Let's start over, I'll try to do the right thing this time around, It's not over, A part of me is standing in the crowd, this love is killing me, but you are the only one, It's not ovvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvver". America you have really spoken.