Make Me Believe Music video – Paul Scott – Country Rock Pop
pfscott73 youtube posted this new music video – awesome country pop rock he reminds me of Billy Ray Cyrus (style of music?)
Paul’s latest music video gives an intimate look into love that makes you believe. Video by Glenn Sweitzer at Fresh Designs. Words and Music by Paul Scott. Music Produced by Robert Wright. Executive Producers Mark Hybner and Chuck Thompson
I love this guys voice and nice video presentation, 5 stars!
A few days ago, I was browsing through the online version of The Advocate, the authority on all news even remotely related to LGBT rights and issues. I write a disproportionate amount about these topics, and I’d used the Web site in the past to do basic research on sexual orientation-inclusive hate crime legislation, marriage equality, and the FDA’s ban on gay blood.
The home page story was “Top 5 Music Videos of the Year,” featuring a photo of Lady GaGa’s creepy dead-eye puppet in “Bad Romance.” Other winners were Rihanna’s “Russian Roulette” and Owl City’s “Fireflies.” The story was exclusively about the videos, with absolutely no reference to anything LGBT-oriented.
Then why the hell is this the leading story on the Web site for the publication that touts itself as one that “sets the standards of LGBT journalism”?
It’s not just this one story. The Advocate regularly covers tabloidy, gossipy “news” stories about Johnny Depp, Jake Gyllenhaal, Cher, Britney Spears and other celebrities with a large queer following. One story from this week was even headlined “Palin Sues Johnston for Custody,” about supposedly gay eye candy Levi Johnston.
Sometimes The Advocate stretches to make a popular mainstream news story relevant to the LGBT community. Yes, Jane Lynch is a out lesbian, but that doesn’t mean that her new guest role voicing a character and getting animated in The Cleveland Show has anything to do with gay rights; it’s nothing new for gays to be featured in cartoons…just ask Stewie on Family Guy. So yes, Advocate staff, it’s not silly to feature the first-ever gay sex scene on daytime TV because that shit is actually ground-breaking. But “Bad Romance” or “Fireflies” didn’t do anything for the gays.
The Advocate continues to lowball itself and its target audience by diluting its very strong, well-written and –researched news content with crap about stereotypically orgaysm-inducing celebrities. Just because I’m gay doesn’t mean I want to read about Britney’s latest photo shoot when I’m actually just looking for the latest updates on news that’s actually important.
The Advocate should understand that it’s an authority on gay issues that really matter, and that unless they want to risk having their otherwise-excellent news coverage tainted, they should stop selling out and leave the tabloid fodder to Perez Hilton or sister magazine Out, which is specifically designed for “Fashion, Style, Celebrity [and] Opinion for the Gay Man.” Imagine that: sticking to your mission statement.
I love the Top 25 Most Played playlist that iTunes offers. Its fascinating to see how the list is rearranged with each syncing of my iPod and iPhone. So as of 12/31/2009, here are the Top 25:
1. Jai Ho (You Are my Destiny) by A. R. Rahman & The Pussycat Dolls (129 plays); I’m pretty sure I must have left my iPod playing in my purse because the last time I checked this song had maybe 70ish plays. Oh well, never doubt iTunes
2. I Gotta Feeling by Black Eyed Peas (106 plays); The first time I heard this song I didn’t like it but also recognized that it would probably become one of my favorites. And it certainly did!
3. Tell Me No by Whitney Houston (96 plays); This song is a constant in my workout playlists. “Tell me no and I’ll show you I can” is a great motivator!
4. Knock You Down by Keri Hilson, Kanye West & Ne-Yo (95 plays); This high energy beat is a great pace setter when running.
5. When Love Takes Over by David Guetta (91 plays); Welcome back Kelly Rowland!
6. Eh, Eh (Nothing Else I Can Say) by Lady Gaga (79 plays); Facebook told me this Lady Gaga song is the best representation of me. cherry, cherry boom boom
7. Halo / Walk on Sunshine by Glee Cast (70 plays); My favorite performance in Glee to date – the costumes, the choreography, the singing, the hair!
8. If I Can’t Have You by Kelly Clarkson (70 plays); Its hard to not rock out along with Kelly in this Miss Independent-themed song.
9. Rock That Body by Black Eyed Peas (69 plays); If Fergie ever needs a stand-in, I hope she calls!
10. Photographs by Rihanna & will.i.am (59 plays); This is the second most haunting song on Rihanna’s Rated R album and I love the contrast with will.i.am’s contagious beat.
11. Paparazzi by Lady Gaga (51 plays); This is one of the best videos I have seen in such a long time and the song itself compels you to feel the same longing expressed in the lyrics.
12. Poker Face by Lady Gaga (51 plays); I’ll offer Lady Gaga the same as I did to Fergie – if you ever need a stand in, please give me a call!
13. My Life Would S**k Without You by Kelly Clarkson (50 plays); A new album and a new hit single – Congrats Kelly!
14. Russian Roulette by Rihanna (49 plays); I would love to see a contemporary piece to this song on So You Think You Can Dance.
15. Hush Hush; Hush Hush by The Pussycat Dolls (47 plays); New meets old in this disco era reminiscent mash-up.
16. Jailer by Asa (46 plays); This is the first of 4 songs that were the sole occupants of the Recently Added playlist that was left on repeat while I was in training in July.
17. Goodbye by Kristinia DeBarge (46 plays); Football song mashed with pop music – I just can’t resist!
18. Coffee Girl by The Tragically Hip (46 plays); see #16
19. Don’t Stop Believin’ by Glee Cast (44 plays); I didn’t think this song could get better than the original.
20. Flashing Red Light Means Go by The Boxer Rebellion (43 plays); see #16
21. If you Seek Amy by Britney Spears (43 plays); The most clever lyrics of 2009
22. Ready by Kelly Clarkson (43 plays); I would love to having singing lessons from this amazing talent. I’m ready now!
23. LoveGame by Lady Gaga (43 plays); The second most clever lyrics of 2009
24. Who Will Comfort Me by Melody Gardot (43 plays); see #16
25. Defying Gravity by Glee Cast (42 plays); “So if you dare to find me, look to the western sky” and you would have seen me in AZ.
What were your most played or just plain dance-tastic songs of 2009?
The cover of the Circus album reveals a number of disturbing truths that no amount of photoshopping can conceal. Britney’s eyes are vacuous and glaring into a camera, deadened from a combination of the various mental illnesses festering inside her noticeably large head, and the endless supply of medication she is force-fed for breakfast. Britney looks every bit as corpse-like as she did in her Blackout era. The difference is that the producers have painted her skin purple, pink and gold in hopes of increasing her marketability.
Spears' inner turmoil unintentionally makes a cameo for the cover-art of this abysmal album.
2007 was no walk in the park for our B-girl (the rumoured title of her forthcoming album. Sounds too bad to be true.). Her penchant for divorce, custody battles, and late-night drives down misery lane all contributed to the tragedy the world watched unfold through the unscrupulous media in early 2008. Now that it has been revealed that her conservatorship has been extended, Britney’s carefully hidden but ever-present sorrow, which makes its presence know every now and then through weeping fits and dangerous acts of impulsivity, seems as deeply wedged into the singers true identity (not to be confused with the club-happy nymphomanic persona we see in her videos) as it has ever been.
Such is the current image of the blonde tabloid queen. She frequently appears in newspaper columns and on music channels, yet she is rarely present in person either physically or mentally. Fortunately, the tabloids are soothing Spears rather than stoning her ever since 2008. Since being sectioned, Spears has been placed under conservatorship, which as I mentioned above, has been extended. All is not as well as Circus would have you believe.
But, not to worry. Image must always be separated from the actual music. After all, 2007 saw the release of Spears’ pop masterpiece, and her greatest album, Blackout. The singer was depressed, lonely and completely unhinged during the production of the album, yet it emerged as a grand and highly underappreciated triumph. Perhaps this adds fuel to the myth that an artists’ greatest work is created when they are in their lowest spirits.
Too bad that Circus doesn’t quite match up to its predecessor. The production is bland and never expands into anything interesting. The second song on the album, Out From Under, is a cover of a Bratz song, as every bit as whiny and insincere sounding as its source. Womanizer attempts to replicate the dark sounding production present in Blackout and fails, as does Kill The Lights. Circus, If U Seek Amy (clever, Max! sigh) and Shattered Glass fulfill their roles as generic pop garbage that weary sensible listeners after a few scant plays. Mmm Papi sounds like a seven-year old girl got a tape-recorder for her birthday, and sang along to the sound of traffic. My Baby will make you cry. At first you will assume the song is shooting for irony, but the realization that this track was written by Britney herself will inflate some balloons for a pity party. The best song on the album was taken from her previous album, Blackout, and tacked on at the end for contract reasons. Go figure.
Unusual You is a highlight, however, though hardly a masterpiece, and certainly not enough to redeem an album that is every bit as dull and lifeless as the situation of its struggling vocalist. The singer also embarked on a world tour to support the album, which is every bit as banal and supportive of my observations as this album. She may not be writing the songs, but Britney seems to merge her current self with her music, regardless.
Now, the deceptively ambitious songstress has announced the release of a new album next year. Unlike some of her peers, such as the infinitely less charming Christina Aguilera and Justin Timberlake, something inside Britney motivates her to constantly push out new tunes, but for some reason, I doubt it’s a desperate attempt to remain successful in the music industry. That credit belongs to the likes of Beyoncé and Madonna. No, it’s something else that drives Britney…perhaps an internal emptiness that can only be fulfilled by lip-synching in front of thousands. The vomit-inducing custard curtain from the album cover has been pulled on her recent Circus era, so it seems, but the drama never really ends.
1.Oops! … I Did It Again [Album Version]
2.Oops! … I Did It Again [Rodney Jerkins Remix Callout Hook]
3.Oops! … I Did It Again [Ospina's Crossover Mix]
4.Oops! … I Did It Again [Riprock 'N' Alex G. Oops! We Remixed Again!]
5.Oops! … I Did It Again [Ospina's Deep Club Mix]
6.Oops! … I Did It Again [Riprock 'N' Alex G. Oops! We Remixed Again!]
7.Oops! … I Did It Again [Ospina's Instrumental Dub]
1. Lady Gaga – Bad Romance (7 weeks at no#1)
2. Rihanna – Russian Roulette
3. Ke$ha – Tik Tok
4. Adam Lambert – For Your Entertainment
5. Owl City – Fireflies
6. Cheryl Cole – Fight For This Love
7. Leona Lewis – Happy
8. Britney Spears – 3
9. Jay -Z feat Alicia Keys – Empire State of Mind
10. Jay Sean feat Lil John & Sean Paul – Do You Remember
I love the Top 25 Most Played playlist that iTunes offers. Its fascinating to see how the list is rearranged with each syncing of my iPod and iPhone. So as of 12/31/2009, here are the Top 25:
