WONGIE ULTIMATE XMAS MIX 2013: the pogues feat kirsty maccoll / frankie goes to hollywood / flying pickets / wham / robbie williams & nicole kidman / bing crosby feat the andrew sisters / madonna / darlene love / olivia olsen / band aid / boney m

happy holidays y'all!!! here is the wongie ultimate 2013 xmas mix for your pleasure!


the pogues feat kirsty maccoll - fairytale of new york


frankie goes to hollywood - the power of love


flying pickets - only you


wham - last christmas


robbie williams & nicole kidman - somethin stupid


bing crosby feat the andrew sisters - jingle bells


madonna - santa baby


darlene love - christmas (baby please come home)


olivia olsen - all i want for christmas is you (love actually soundtrack)


band aid - do they know it's christmas


boney m - mary's boy child / oh my lord

XMAS MIX 2013: robbie williams - dream a little dream

robbie williams - dream a little dream
what a cheeseball!

WONGIE FUN SONG OF THE WEEK: dizzee rascal feat robbie williams - goin' crazy

dizzee rascal feat robbie williams - goin' crazy
i love how robbie doesn't even pretend to mouth the words anymore to music videos! a surprising collaboration between dizzee and rascal might actually turn into the fun song of the summer.

POP CATCH UP: robbie williams - candy

robbie williams - candy
any song that has owen pallett on strings is interesting enough for me! but boy, does robbie look ragged here...

NEW VIDEO!: take that - the flood

take that - the flood
[the whole group is back! um... that's it really (cause the song sure is 'meh')

WONGIE GAY VIDEO OF THE WEEK: robbie williams and gary barlow - shame

robbie williams and gary barlow - shame
[i know the personal lyrics speak of the history between these two men, but the video REALLY plays up their brokeback mountain-esque relationship. if they wanted people to talk about it, well, they got their wish! perhaps the take that reunion later in the year will have ALL the boys semi nude in a group hug!]

NEW ROBBIE WILLIAMS!: robbie williams - morning sun

robbie williams - morning sun
[this is vintage robbie... and that's the way we like to hear him!]

AUDIO LEAK: various artists for haiti - everybody hurts (rem cover)

various artists for haiti - everybody hurts (rem cover)
[featuring most of the acts from the simon cowell world (x-factor/britain's got talent) plus robbie williams, kylie minogue, mariah carey, jon bon jovi and loads more, this song was premiered on radio 1 yesterday and is scheduled to be available as of feb 7th. video forthcoming, but i figured i'd throw this out to you first]

LIVE WONGIE: robbie williams - human (the killers cover) / bodies / you know me (live @ bbc radio 1 live lounge)

robbie williams - human (the killers cover)(live @ bbc radio 1 live lounge)
[wow! this is really awesome! and shows just how wonderful robbie's voice still is!]


robbie williams - bodies (live @ bbc radio 1 live lounge)
[yeah... stripped down it's still not good]

UPDATE:

robbie williams - you know me (live @ bbc radio 1 live lounge)
[2nd single is much better, but it still kind of leaves me a bit 'meh'. thought i'd update the song for all you fans]

robbie williams - you know me / francoise hardy - voila

robbie williams - you know me
[it's better than the 1st single, but it's still kind of 'meh'. at this point, i'm just listening to hear the over production of trevor horn in the background]


francoise hardy - voila
[the song that the robbie williams tune is based on. um... this is kind of much better]

AUDIO LEAK: robbie williams - bodies

robbie williams - bodies
[um... really? you call this a comeback?]


robbie williams - bodies (30 sec teaser)

video of the week: robbie williams - the 80's

robbie williams - the 80's
[oh my god, this song is just plain horrible! the only redeeming factor is that the video by 12.50 pounds (aka Nahuel Lerena, Pato Byrne & Paula Alvarez Vaccaro) is pretty darn amazing. chosen from a group of video submissions, no wonder this one took the award for best vid. click here to watch the other versions. and thanks to if:mv for the tip]

share day: mutya & mika & mark (ronson)

i'm on a mini break, so i thought i'd leave you with some new gems for the weekend!


mutya - out of control (song for mutya)
[recorded with groove armada, the boys were actually scared to record with her since mutya seemed like a well... have you seen what the girl looks like?]


mika - love today (acoustic)
[actually this version is pretty dire, but if you're a die-hard fan you don't really care do you?]



mark ronson feat robbie williams - the only one i know
[his album of covers is wonderfully orchestrated, but kind of mediocre in the vocal department (even my gal amy winehouse sounds 'eh' on her studio version of valerie!). here he is with good ol robbie doing the classic charlatans tune.]

mix it up: robbie williams - she's madonna

robbie williams - she's madonna (kris menace vocal re-interpretation mix)
[much better remix for robbie's 3rd single. as for the pics... well... looks like a new "scandal" is brewing on the rags. personally, if it was that easy to nab robbie, i would have dressed up like that and stood around in a lobby ages ago!]

new video monday

robbie williams - she's madonna
[ok, i wasn't won over the 1st time i heard this song on robbie's album, but now with the video (god, he looks ugly in a dress), i think this pet shop boys produced song actually works...hm...am i getting soft these days?]


kelis feat cee lo - lil' star
[by far one of my fave songs of kelis' last album. hopefully this retro soul tune will re-introduce everyone to just how talented and diverse she can be]


the feeling - rose
[4th single by the awesome feeling and this time they go for stadium balladry. i love them already so there's no need to convince me of anything]


the view - same jeans
[the lead singer looks like he's 16 (ok, maybe he is)! but these guys totally reminds me of the bands of the late 80's that my brother used to listen to, no wonder the buzz is mad in the uk]


mr hudson and the library - too late, too late
[would you consider this a nu-ska movement brewing? i'm game if the world is!]

has robbie williams gone off the deep end?

robbie williams - she's madonna (teaser)
[what a weird internet leak to tease the upcoming 3rd single for robbie williams. does anyone care anymore?]