[09/01/09] The ARIA charts.

Since Twitter is down, I decided to blog, but not to give an update on my life at the moment. I thought I'd have a look at the top 10 songs on the ARIA charts and give my thoughts. This could be interesting.

1. Poker Face - Lady GaGa
This song is okay. That's all I have to say. I think it's suffered from being played several times. I do like what people hear as Mondegreens though. Like "Booger Face" and "Poke her face"

2. Use Somebody - Kings of Leon
I have expressed my dislike of Kings of Leon, which was intensified by the time I had to listen to them for 5 hours straight at work due to the fact that Shane and Nick were baking. I'm surprised we weren't listening to them Christmas Day, actually. But this song is okay considering who sings it.

3. Live Your Life - T.I. feat. Rihanna
Rihanna should not have been allowed to use any part of Numa Numa. Ever. The first time you hear it on the radio you think "OMG, it's Numa Numa!" and then there's the disappointment when you say "Is that Rihanna? What the fuck has she done to this song?" My sister and I decided that it would be much more awesome if Rick Astley sang Numa Numa.

4. Get Shaky - The Ian Carey Project
I was not aware of this song, so I am listening to it now. So far it's just some drum beats, and fairly repetitive. Okay, I listened for about a minute and it's pretty crap. I can't listen to any more, and I'm kind of glad that it isn't played on the radio too much.

5. Single Ladies (Put a Ring on it) - Beyonce
Um, the "oh oh oh" bit is kind of catchy. I've never really listened to this song properly, nor do I want to. (I don't have that much of an opinion, clearly)

6. Circus - Britney Spears
Nina Jankowicz, aka ninjapiano on youtube did a good cover of Womanizer. That's all I have to say about Britney. Though she seems to be making a 'comeback' every second week.

7. Sex on Fire - Kings of Leon
Can someone please explain to me why the fuck people like this song? Kthxbai.

8. You - Wes Carr
The best winner's single of any Idol competition ever. I didn't watch Idol, but I heard this song on the radio and I love it.

9. Hot n Cold - Katy Perry
This song is catchy, and when in a fitting room it is kind of funny to hear the words "you change your mind like a girl changes clothes". Does that mean often? I change my clothes twice a day generally. More often if I have work. I have learned to change quickly because of several years of dancing concerts. Overall, having heard some of Katy's songs and one interview, she doesn't actually seem like a nice person. She makes vast generalisations about genders, and in "I Kissed a Girl" there is the verse "I don't even know your name, it doesn't matter. You're my experimental game, just human nature". It doesn't promote human nature very well, or the way we should treat other people.

10. Burn - Jessica Mauboy
I don't really know this song. And I don't want to.

I might keep going for a bit.

11. Sober - P!nk
None of her songs will ever be as good as So What.

12. Alive - Natalie Bassingthwaite
This woman is so annoying. How does she manage to sell singles? I'm thinking of the song now and it's not a great one. Or even a good one. Oh, and her live performances are pretty bad too.

13. So What - P!nk
I like this song because it's fun and there's something about being able to realise that after a bad breakup/divorce/whatever that you can just go on with your life and get over it.

14. Let it Rock - Kevin Rudolf Feat. Lil Wayne
I can't remember any of the song except the part where "Let it Rock" is repeated over and over again. It's quite annoying.

15. Just Dance - Lady GaGa feat. Coby O'Donis
I like this song, not as much as I used to, once again because it's been played too much. Is it true that Lady GaGa used to be a man?

16. Womanizer - Britney Spears
The only good thing that can be said about this song is that it is perfect for getting other songs out of your head. And it's still funny that "Britney Spears" anagrams to "Presbyterians"

17. I'm Yours - Jason Mraz
Why did this song only get to number 3 on the charts? It's ridiculous. I hate how society influences what sort of music that's 'cool' to like because that's what gets played on the radio. I bought "We sing, we dance, we steal things" yesterday. I think that says a lot about how I feel about this song.

18. If I Were a Boy - Beyonce
If she were a boy she wouldn't release songs like this one, which would be a good thing.

19. I Hate this Part - The Pussycat Dolls
I haven't heard this song in a while, so I'm going to have to listen to it. Oh yes. "I can't take it any longer, thought that we were stronger, blah blah blah". I remember making a Twitter update months ago saying "I can't take it any longer - I can't take this song being in my head any longer" or something like that. In the good old days when the wireless was working. Seriously, I get my laptop back and literally two weeks later the wireless breaks

20. Running Back - Jessica Mauboy feat. Flo Rida
This song is horrible and it grates my ears. Enough said.

So there are the top 20 songs in Australia, people. It's things like Youtube that make me believe in good music. There are 3 songs there that I can safely say I like and a couple of others I sort of like.