lilham

My friend was telling me last night that the conspiracy theorists are trying to push a "Carter is actually dead/they're keeping him for an October surprise in 13 months" thing.

september 10th at 942am 24 Technotronic Ft. Felly — Pump Up The Jam 24 Bomb The Bass — Beat Dis 24 INXS — Need You Tonight +4 20 Terence Trent D'arby — Sign Your Name 20 Bros — When Will I Be Famous 20 Rick Astley — Together Forever 20 Bros — Drop The Boy 20 Climie Fisher — Love Changes Everything 20 Kylie Minogue — Got To Be Certain 20 Fat Boys & Chubby Checker — The Twist (Yo Twist) 20 Salt-N-Pepa — Push It / Tramp 20 Kylie Minogue — The Loco-motion 20 Brother Beyond — The Harder I Try 20 Bobby McFerrin — Don't Worry Be Happy 20 Kylie Minogue — Je Ne Sais Pas Pourquoi 20 Yazz — Stand Up For Your Love Rights 20 Bros — Cat Among The Pigeons / Silent Night 20 Erasure — Crackers International EP (Stop; The Hardest Part; Knocking On Your Door; She Won't Be Home) 20 Mike + The Mechanics — The Living Years 20 Michael Ball — Love Changes Everything 20 Michael Jackson — Leave Me Alone 20 Natalie Cole — Miss You Like Crazy 20 Prince — Batdance 20 The Beautiful South — Song For Whoever 20 London Boys — London Nights 20 Bros — Too Much 20 Kylie Minogue — Wouldn't Change A Thing 20 Lil' Louis — French Kiss 20 Alice Cooper — Poison 20 Jason Donovan — Everyday (I Love You More) 20 Richard Marx — Right Here Waiting 20 Milli Vanilli — Girl I'm Gonna Miss You 20 Phil Collins — Another Day In Paradise 20 Linda Ronstadt Ft. Aaron Neville — Don't Know Much 18 Simply Red — If You Don't Know Me By Now 12 Cliff Richard — The Best Of Me 12 Jason Donovan — When You Come Back To Me -6

september 10th at 918am 36 Lady Gaga - Bad Romance 34 Katy Perry - I Kissed A Girl 32 The Ting Tings - That’s Not My Name 29 Lily Allen - The Fear 29 La Roux - Bulletproof 27 Coldplay- Viva la Vida 27 Pink - So What +1 27 Duffy - Mercy +1 25 Cascada - Evacuate the Dancefloor 24 David Guetta ft. Akon- Sexy Chick 24 Ne-Yo - Closer  24 Girls Aloud- The Promise 24 Rihanna - Take a Bow 24 Leona Lewis- Run 23 Kelly Clarkson- My Life Would Suck Without You +2 23 Taio Cruz - Break Your Heart  23 Estelle ft. Kanye West- American Boy 22 Lady Gaga - Poker Face 22 Take That - Greatest Day 21 Calvin Harris- I’m Not Alone 21 Dizzee Rascal ft. Calvin Harris- Holiday 21 Dizzee Rascal ft. Armand Van Helden- Bonkers 21 Mint Royale - Singin’ in the Rain 21 The Black Eyed Peas- Meet Me Halfway 21 David Guetta ft. Kelly Rowland- When Love Takes Over 20 Lady Gaga ft. Colby O’Donis- Just Dance  20 Beyoncé - If I Were a Boy 20 Flo Rida ft. Kesha- Right Round 20 Tinchy Stryder ft. N-Dubz- Number 1 20 JLS- Beat Again 20 Tinchy Stryder ft. Amelle- Never Leave You 20 Jay-Z ft. Rihanna & Kanye West- Run This Town 20 Pixie Lott- Boys and Girls 20 Alexandra Burke ft. Flo Rida- Bad Boys  20 JLS- Everybody in Love 20 Rage Against the Machine- Killing in the Name 18 Pixie Lott- Mama Do (Uh Oh, Uh Oh) 17 Cheryl Cole - Fight for This Love  16 Kings of Leon- Sex on Fire  9 Basshunter ft. DJ Mental Theo’s Bazzheadz- Now You’re Gone 9 Madonna ft. Justin Timberlake & Timbaland - 4 Minutes 6 Dizzee Rascal ft. Calvin Harris & Chrome- Dance Wiv Me 4 The Black Eyed Peas- I Gotta Feeling -6

september 10th at 914am 82 Erasure — Sometimes 75 Pet Shop Boys & Dusty Springfield — What Have I Done To Deserve This 69 Bangles — Manic Monday -4 37 Kim Wilde — You Keep Me Hangin' On 35 Simply Red — Holding Back The Years +4 0 Dire Straits — Walk Of Life -2

sept 9th at 1106am 72 Pet Shop Boys & Dusty Springfield — What Have I Done To Deserve This 71 Bangles — Manic Monday 70 Erasure — Sometimes 46 Kim Wilde — You Keep Me Hangin' On 32 Dire Straits — Walk Of Life +4 27 George Harrison — Got My Mind Set On You 15 Simply Red — Holding Back The Years 9 David Bowie — Absolute Beginners -6

september 9th at 11am 32 Katy Perry - I Kissed A Girl +1 30 The Ting Tings - That’s Not My Name 28 Lily Allen - The Fear 26 Lady Gaga - Bad Romance 24 Ne-Yo - Closer  24 Duffy - Mercy +1 24 Pink - So What +1 23 La Roux - Bulletproof 23 Kelly Clarkson- My Life Would Suck Without You +1 22 Coldplay- Viva la Vida  22 Girls Aloud- The Promise 22 Take That - Greatest Day 21 Lady Gaga - Poker Face 21 David Guetta ft. Kelly Rowland- When Love Takes Over 21 Estelle ft. Kanye West- American Boy 21 Calvin Harris- I’m Not Alone 21 Dizzee Rascal ft. Calvin Harris- Holiday 21 Dizzee Rascal ft. Armand Van Helden- Bonkers 21 Cascada - Evacuate the Dancefloor 21 Taio Cruz - Break Your Heart  20 Rihanna - Take a Bow 20 Mint Royale - Singin’ in the Rain 20 Beyoncé - If I Were a Boy 20 Leona Lewis- Run 20 Alexandra Burke- Hallelujah 20 Flo Rida ft. Kesha- Right Round 20 Tinchy Stryder ft. N-Dubz- Number 1 20 Pixie Lott- Mama Do (Uh Oh, Uh Oh) 20 JLS- Beat Again 20 Tinchy Stryder ft. Amelle- Never Leave You 20 David Guetta ft. Akon- Sexy Chick 20 Jay-Z ft. Rihanna & Kanye West- Run This Town 20 Pixie Lott- Boys and Girls 20 Alexandra Burke ft. Flo Rida- Bad Boys  20 JLS- Everybody in Love 20 The Black Eyed Peas- Meet Me Halfway 20 Rage Against the Machine- Killing in the Name 19 The Black Eyed Peas- I Gotta Feeling 18 Lady Gaga ft. Colby O’Donis- Just Dance 18 Dizzee Rascal ft. Calvin Harris & Chrome- Dance Wiv Me 18 Vanessa Jenkins and Bryn West ft. Tom Jones & Robin Gibb- (Barry) Islands in The Stream 17 Cheryl Cole - Fight for This Love  15 Kings of Leon- Sex on Fire 15 Madonna ft. Justin Timberlake & Timbaland - 4 Minutes 14 Chipmunk- Oopsy Daisy 12 The Black Eyed Peas- Boom Boom Pow 9 Basshunter ft. DJ Mental Theo’s Bazzheadz- Now You’re Gone 9 Peter Kay’s Animated All Star Band- The Official BBC Children in Need Medley -6

I lived in London during that time so a lot are familiar to me from the cabs and clubs. Lots to upvote, lots to downvote. Kid Rock: I always hated and I still hear and wish it was Warren Zevon instead.

september 8th at 832pm 22 Katy Perry- I Kissed A Girl +2 22 Kelly Clarkson- My Life Would Suck Without You +2 22 Coldplay- Viva la Vida 21 Estelle ft. Kanye West- American Boy 21 Lady Gaga- Bad Romance 20 Basshunter ft. DJ Mental Theo’s Bazzheadz- Now You’re Gone 20 Duffy- Mercy 20 Madonna ft. Justin Timberlake & Timbaland- 4 Minutes 20 The Ting Tings- That’s Not My Name 20 Rihanna- Take a Bow 20 Mint Royale- Singin’ in the Rain 20 Ne-Yo- Closer 20 Dizzee Rascal ft. Calvin Harris & Chrome- Dance Wiv Me 20 Kings of Leon- Sex on Fire 20 Pink- So What 20 Girls Aloud- The Promise 20 Beyoncé- If I Were a Boy 20 Take That- Greatest Day 20 Leona Lewis- Run 20 Alexandra Burke- Hallelujah 20 Lady Gaga ft. Colby O’Donis- Just Dance 20 Lily Allen- The Fear 20 Flo Rida ft. Kesha- Right Round 20 Vanessa Jenkins and Bryn West ft. Tom Jones & Robin Gibb- (Barry) Islands in The Stream 20 Lady Gaga- Poker Face 20 Calvin Harris- I’m Not Alone 20 Tinchy Stryder ft. N-Dubz- Number 1 20 The Black Eyed Peas- Boom Boom Pow 20 Dizzee Rascal ft. Armand Van Helden- Bonkers 20 Pixie Lott- Mama Do (Uh Oh, Uh Oh) 20 David Guetta ft. Kelly Rowland- When Love Takes Over 20 La Roux- Bulletproof 20 Cascada- Evacuate the Dancefloor 20 JLS- Beat Again 20 The Black Eyed Peas- I Gotta Feeling 20 Tinchy Stryder ft. Amelle- Never Leave You 20 David Guetta ft. Akon- Sexy Chick 20 Dizzee Rascal ft. Chrome- Holiday 20 Jay-Z ft. Rihanna & Kanye West- Run This Town 20 Pixie Lott- Boys and Girls 20 Taio Cruz- Break Your Heart 20 Chipmunk- Oopsy Daisy 20 Alexandra Burke ft. Flo Rida- Bad Boys 20 Cheryl Cole- Fight for This Love 20 JLS- Everybody in Love 20 The Black Eyed Peas- Meet Me Halfway 20 Peter Kay’s Animated All Star Band- The Official BBC Children in Need Medley 20 Rage Against the Machine- Killing in the Name 17 X Factor Finalists 2008- Hero 17 X Factor Finalists 2009- You Are Not Alone 14 Kid Rock- All Summer Long -6

He redecorated our entire apartment at 5am on coke to match the show. Song's fine but yeah being an instrumental is a detriment too... I'll have to conjure up more bad memories to eliminate other songs next.

September 8th at 1047am 77 Gnarls Barkley - Crazy 65 Rihanna ft. Jay Z — Umbrella 61 Nelly Furtado — Maneater 41 Scissor Sisters - I Don’t Feel Like Dancin’ -6 18 Mika - Grace Kelly +4

september 8th at 1040am 68 Pet Shop Boys & Dusty Springfield — What Have I Done To Deserve This 62 Bangles — Manic Monday 62 Erasure — Sometimes 47 Kim Wilde — You Keep Me Hangin' On 35 George Harrison — Got My Mind Set On You 33 Dire Straits — Walk Of Life 21 Simply Red — Holding Back The Years 19 George Michael — Faith +4 18 David Bowie — Absolute Beginners 14 Jan Hammer — Crockett's Theme -6 11 The Pogues Ft. Kirsty MacColl — Fairytale Of New York 10 Sam Cooke — Wonderful World all these songs are fine... downvoted the Miami Vice because I had an annoying roommate obsessed with it in 2006.

september 7th at 515pm 75 Gnarls Barkley - Crazy 64 Rihanna ft. Jay Z — Umbrella 57 Nelly Furtado — Maneater 53 Scissor Sisters - I Don’t Feel Like Dancin’ -6 36 Mika - Grace Kelly +4 15 Shakira ft. Wyclef Jean — Hips Don’t Lie

september 7th at 511pm 60 Pet Shop Boys & Dusty Springfield — What Have I Done To Deserve This 58 Bangles — Manic Monday 53 Kim Wilde — You Keep Me Hangin' On 52 Erasure — Sometimes 35 Dire Straits — Walk Of Life 30 Simply Red — Holding Back The Years 25 George Harrison — Got My Mind Set On You +4 24 Jan Hammer — Crockett's Theme 23 George Michael — Faith 21 David Bowie — Absolute Beginners 16 Sam Cooke — Wonderful World 14 Jermaine Stewart — We Don’t Have To Take Our Clothes Off  14 Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald — On My Own -6 11 The Pogues ft. Kirsty McColl — Fairytale of New York 

Related: Coors Light had been $2 the past month in this one bar, so I had been ordering those whenever there. The crap beers are usually like $5 so I typically just upgrade to at least the $7 ones. Happy Hour is illegal in Massachusetts, so drink deals are hard to come by!

september 6th at 1148am 75 Gnarls Barkley - Crazy 69 Rihanna ft. Jay Z — Umbrella 65 Nelly Furtado — Maneater 47 Scissor Sisters - I Don’t Feel Like Dancin’ -6 40 Mika - Grace Kelly +4 18 Razorlight — America 17 Shakira ft. Wyclef Jean — Hips Don’t Lie 17 Timbaland ft. Keri Hilson - The Way I Are

September 6th at 1122am 52 Pet Shop Boys & Dusty Springfield — What Have I Done To Deserve This 52 Bangles — Manic Monday 50 Kim Wilde — You Keep Me Hangin' On 39 Erasure — Sometimes 38 Dire Straits — Walk Of Life 34 Simply Red — Holding Back The Years 30 George Harrison — Got My Mind Set On You 26 George Michael — Faith +4 25 David Bowie — Absolute Beginners 24 Jan Hammer — Crockett's Theme 22 Sam Cooke — Wonderful World 22 Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald — On My Own 20 Nu Shooz — I Can't Wait 18 The Pogues Ft. Kirsty MacColl — Fairytale Of New York 18 Pepsi & Shirlie — Heartache 12 Jermaine Stewart — We Don't Have To Take Our Clothes Off 10 Madonna — Live To Tell 0 Five Star — Rain Or Shine -6

september 5th at 212pm 69 Gnarls Barkley - Crazy 61 Rihanna ft. Jay Z — Umbrella 61 Nelly Furtado — Maneater +4 45 Scissor Sisters - I Don’t Feel Like Dancin’ -6 41 Mika - Grace Kelly 31 Robyn with Kleerup - With Every Heartbeat  26 Timbaland ft. Keri Hilson - The Way I Are 19 Shakira ft. Wyclef Jean — Hips Don’t Lie 19 Razorlight - America  18 Beyoncé & Shakira - Beautiful Liar 

september 5th at 204pm 48 Pet Shop Boys & Dusty Springfield — What Have I Done To Deserve This 45 Kim Wilde — You Keep Me Hangin' On 44 Bangles — Manic Monday 36 Erasure — Sometimes 36 George Harrison — Got My Mind Set On You +1 34 Dire Straits — Walk Of Life +1 31 Simply Red — Holding Back The Years 29 Nu Shooz — I Can't Wait 28 George Michael — Faith +2 26 David Bowie — Absolute Beginners 22 Jan Hammer — Crockett's Theme 22 Sam Cooke — Wonderful World 22 Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald — On My Own 18 Pepsi & Shirlie — Heartache 18 The Pogues Ft. Kirsty MacColl — Fairytale Of New York 17 Five Star — Rain Or Shine 17 Jermaine Stewart — We Don't Have To Take Our Clothes Off 14 Percy Sledge — When A Man Loves A Woman  13 Madonna — Live To Tell 8 Abigail Mead & Nigel Goulding — Full Metal Jacket (I Wanna Be Your Drill Instructor)  4 Rick Astley — When I Fall In Love / My Arms Keep Missing You -6

Labor Day at 1240pm 67 Gnarls Barkley - Crazy 60 Rihanna ft. Jay Z — Umbrella 59 Nelly Furtado — Maneater 54 Mika - Grace Kelly 44 Robyn with Kleerup - With Every Heartbeat 40 Scissor Sisters - I Don’t Feel Like Dancin’ -6 36 Timbaland ft. Keri Hilson - The Way I Are 20 Beyoncé & Shakira - Beautiful Liar 19 Shakira ft. Wyclef Jean — Hips Don’t Lie 17 Orson - No Tomorrow 18 Razorlight - America +4

labor day at 311am 35 Bangles — Manic Monday 35 George Harrison — Got My Mind Set On You 33 Kim Wilde — You Keep Me Hangin' On 31 George Michael — Faith +2 30 Pet Shop Boys & Dusty Springfield — What Have I Done To Deserve This 29 Dire Straits — Walk Of Life +2 28 Erasure — Sometimes 25 Nu Shooz — I Can't Wait 25 Simply Red — Holding Back The Years 23 The Pogues Ft. Kirsty MacColl — Fairytale Of New York 22 David Bowie — Absolute Beginners 22 Sam Cooke — Wonderful World 22 Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald — On My Own 21 Rod Stewart — Every Beat Of My Heart 20 Jermaine Stewart — We Don't Have To Take Our Clothes Off 20 Five Star — Rain Or Shine 20 Pepsi & Shirlie — Heartache 20 Abigail Mead & Nigel Goulding — Full Metal Jacket (I Wanna Be Your Drill Instructor) 20 Jan Hammer — Crockett's Theme 19 Madonna — Live To Tell 16 Nana Mouskouri — Only Love 16 Fat Boys & The Beach Boys — Wipeout 16 Rick Astley — When I Fall In Love / My Arms Keep Missing You 16 Percy Sledge — When A Man Loves A Woman 12 Judy Boucher — Can't Be With You Tonight 12 Spagna — Call Me 6 Tom Jones — A Boy From Nowhere -6

I don't care all that much about chart topping (funny since I'm participating in this...) but Justin was part of an absolutely aggressive payola charts era that celebrated the monopolization of the music industry. So fuuuuck he's so annoying. Prince spoke out! Relatedly, I hope that Timbaland participates in Missy's induction in the RnR hall of fame in November.

At the Farmers' Market I bought: Red Skies at Night cider A tropical, fruit forward cider made with passionfruit and hibiscus. It has a rich finish and deep pink color. flavor Tart, Fruit-Forward & Tropical apples: Idared and McIntosh

september 2nd at 1218pm 65 Tears For Fears — Everybody Wants To Rule The World 58 Duran Duran — A View To A Kill 56 A-Ha — Take On Me 50 Prince — 1999 / Little Red Corvette +4 40 Queen — Radio Ga Ga 29 Cyndi Lauper — Girls Just Want To Have Fun 2 Bonnie Tyler — Holding Out For A Hero -6 Was going to downvote it anyway but then y'all mentioned shrek 2. also I'm pleased that Prince didn't have a weird Hula-music side project tanking all his jams.

I like Timbaland and Nelly. It was Justin's feud in the lyrics with Prince that turned me off.

september 2nd at 1141am 59 Nelly Furtado — Maneater 58 Rihanna ft. Jay Z — Umbrella 56 Gnarls Barkley - Crazy 49 Mika - Grace Kelly 44 Scissor Sisters - I Don’t Feel Like Dancin’ 40 Robyn with Kleerup - With Every Heartbeat 36 My Chemical Romance - Welcome to the Black Parade +2 35 Orson - No Tomorrow 25 Razorlight - America +2 25 Timbaland ft. Keri Hilson - The Way I Are 25 Beyoncé & Shakira - Beautiful Liar 23 Arctic Monkeys - When the Sun Goes Down 19 Kaiser Chiefs - Ruby 19 Shakira ft. Wyclef Jean - Hips Don’t Lie 1 Sugababes - About You Now -6