Jovi’s Friday Jams
This week I decided that I want to try and post a weekly blog (every Friday), listing my top 5 iTunes songs of the week. I really am obsessed with finding songs, both new and old via iTunes, and I am hoping this will open up a discussion with other music lovers lurking around Jenkat, and help tune me in to new music I might like. I am pretty much open to anything except hardcore rap, and I rarely leave the house without my iPod - it is basically technology’s replacement for the Teddy Bear! 
And a side note, have you seen that some companies apparently agree with me on this - and have combined the two? Click the image of the bear to see what I mean. 
Anyway, I will be posting my favorite songs weekly, and I hope you guys will leave your comments and suggestions about the songs that you are currently listening to, as I rarely hear stuff I like on the radio anymore. So, without further ado, here is my first installment of Jovi’s Friday Jams:
5. Losing Me (Perdido en Ti) by Diego - This one is a current free download on iTunes (this week only), and I suggest you download it posthaste if you love a soaring melody. I believe that rising Latin sensation Diego’s first language might be Spanish, but you wouldn’t know it when he sings this song in English.
4. My Way by Butch Walker - This one is a bit of an oldie (released in 2002), but it’s got one heck of a hook. Butch is the former frontman of the band Marvelous 3, which enjoyed some moderate success in the late 1990’s. This guy is an amazing songwriter - you gotta trust me! If you have never heard of him, this is definitely a good one to check out.
3. The Music of the Night (American Idol Studio Version) by David Cook - If you read my American Idol blogs, you all know by now that David Cook is the dark horse coming on strong at the end, and I think this was the song that sealed his fate in the top two… is it too early to assume that he’ll be there? Methinks no. The studio version of this performance is just dreamy - who would have thought Daughtry Junior had such a lovely falsetto?
2. Nine Lives by Def Leppard featuring Tim McGraw - A very solid uptempo ditty by my favorite band of all time. Now would be a good time to prepare you to expect to see Def Leppard on this list frequently. 
Joe Elliott and Tim Mc Graw perform the verses in sort of a call out and response fashion, and I admit, at times it is hard to tell them apart. I have this entire CD (natch), and this is nowhere near the best song on the album - but as a single, I gotta admit it’s pretty catchy. And did I mention I live next door to a guy that looks just like Tim McGraw? Well, I do.
1. Shake It by Metro Station - This one was a totally random iTunes find for me, but I am so digging on it! Very poppy, very synth heavy, and a little retro sounding. Even their name reminds me of the 80’s. The song itself sounds like it came off of a John Hughes movie soundtrack - and that’s a GOOD thing! This one could be my Memorial Day jam of choice.
Have a great weekend, and I’ll see ya next week!
This entry was posted on Friday, May 9th, 2008 at 7:43 pm and is filed under Music.
