WONGIE BALLAD OF THE WEEK: maroon 5 - memories

maroon 5 - memories

MASHUP 2015: dj earworm - united state of pop 2015 (50 shades of pop)

dj earworm - united state of pop 2015 (50 shades of pop)
is it that time of the year already? dj earworm brings together 50 of the biggest hits of the year to mash into this 5 mins opus. marking the 9 year anniversary of this pop music celebration, the challenge is to guess how man of these 50 songs you know off the top of your head without looking at the list below!

Adele - Hello
AlunaGeorge and DJ Snake - You Know You Like It
Andy Grammer - Honey, I'm Good.
Ariana Grande ft. The Weeknd - Love Me Harder
Big Sean ft. E-40 - I Don't F*** With You
David Guetta ft. Nicki Minaj & Afrojack - Hey Mama
Demi Lovato - Cool For The Summer
Drake - Hotline Bling
Ed Sheeran - Photograph
Ed Sheeran - Thinking Out Loud
Ellie Goulding - Love Me Like You Do
Fall Out Boy - Centuries
Fetty Wap - Trap Queen
Fetty Wap ft. Remy Boyz - 679
Fifth Harmony ft. Kid Ink - Worth It
Flo Rida ft. Sage The Gemini - GDFR
Jason Derulo - Want To Want Me
Justin Bieber - Sorry
Justin Bieber - What Do You Mean
Major Lazer ft. MO & DJ Snake - Lean On
Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars - Uptown Funk
Maroon 5 - Sugar
Meghan Trainor - Lips Are Movin
Meghan Trainor ft. John Legend - Like I'm Gonna Lose You
Natalie La Rose ft. Jeremih - Somebody
Nick Jonas - Jealous
Nicki Minaj ft. Drake & Lil Wayne - Truffle Butter
Omarion ft. Chris Brown & Jhene Aiko - Post To Be
OMI - Cheerleader (Felix Jaehn Remix)
One Direction - Drag Me Down
Pitbull ft. Ne-Yo - Time Of Our Lives
R. City ft. Adam Levine - Locked Away
Rachel Platten - Fight Song
Rihanna - Bitch Better Have My Money
Rihanna ft. Kanye West & Paul McCartney - Four Five Seconds
Sam Smith - I'm Not The Only One
Selena Gomez ft. A$AP Rocky - Good For You
Shawn Mendes - Stitches
SIlento - Watch Me
Skrillex & Diplo ft. Justin Bieber - Where Are U Now
Taylor Swift - Blank Space
Taylor Swift - Style
Taylor Swift - Bad Blood
Taylor Swift - Wildest Dreams
Tove Lo - Talking Body
Walk The Moon - Shut Up And Dance
Wiz Khalifa ft. Charlie Puth - See You Again
The Weeknd - Earned It
The weeknd - The hills
The Weeknd - Can't Feel My Face

SIA WROTE THIS: maroon 5 feat gwen stefani - my heart is open

maroon 5 feat gwen stefani - my heart is open
here's a bit of a change of pace from the rest of today's postings, a lovely ballad penned by sia performed by maroon 5 and adam's voice co-chair of the season, gwen stefani. the thing about sia songs is that i always feel like you can hear her sing the original throughout (and probably better). it's a good ballad though...

AUDIO PREMIERE: maroon 5 - maps

maroon 5 - maps
definitely taking some hooks from the police school of pop, maroon 5 return with yet another pop jam that you'll be singing along to (and eventually hating for overexposure) through the summer. you have been warned!

HAPPY 2012!: dj earworm - united state of pop (shine brighter)

dj earworm - united state of pop 2012 (shine brighter)
yep, it's that time of the year when dj earworm offers up his massive pop mash up megamix. see how many tracks you can recognize!
full track listing is as follows:
"Call Me Maybe" by Carly Rae Jepsen
"Diamonds" by Rihanna
"Die Young" by Ke$ha
"Gangnam Style" by PSY
"Glad You Came" by The Wanted
"Good Feeling" by Flo Rida
"Ho Hey" by The Lumineers
"Home" by Phillip Phillips
"It Will Rain" by Bruno Mars
"Lights" by Ellie Goulding
"One More Night" by Maroon 5
"Payphone" by Maroon 5 featuring Wiz Khalifa
"Set Fire to the Rain" by Adele
"Some Nights" by fun.
"Somebody That I Used to Know" by Gotye featuring Kimbra
"Starships" by Nicki Minaj
"Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)" by Kelly Clarkson
"Too Close" by Alex Clare
"We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" by Taylor Swift
"We Are Young" by fun. featuring Janelle Monáe
"What Makes You Beautiful" by One Direction
"Whistle" by Flo Rida
"Wide Awake" by Katy Perry
"Wild Ones" by Flo Rida featuring Sia

HAPPY 2012!: dj konsky - the hottest hits of 2012

dj konsky - the hottest hits of 2012
looks like ALOT of dj's are doing the earworm thing and mashing up hits of the year. dj konsky hails from melbourne australia and offers up a wider variety in the song choice. see how many you know!
Calvin Harris/Neyo -- Let's Go
Chris Brown -- Turn Up The Music
Labrinth - Earthquake
Justice Crew -- Boom Boom
Karmin -- Broken Hearted (Short yeah sample)
Sam and the Womp - Bom Bom
Outasight -- Tonight Is The Night
Carly Rae Jepsen -- Call Me Maybe
Justin Bieber -- Boyfriend
Pink -- Blow Me
Guy Sebastian/Lupe Fiasco - Battle Scars
Calvin Harris/Example -- We'll Be Coming Back
Flo Rida/Sia -- Wild One
3OH3 -- You're Gonna Love This
Justin Bieber -- As Long You Love Me
Rihanna -- Where Have You Been
Adele -- Skyfall
Nicki MInaj -- Starships
Maroon 5 -- One More Night
Icona Pop -- I Love It
David Guetta/Chris Brown -- I Can Only Imagine
Swedish House Mafia -- Don't You Worry (Child)
Rihanna -- Diamonds
Pitbull -- Back In Time
Katy Perry -- Wide Awake
Chris Brown -- Don't Wake Me Up
T-Pain - Turn The Lights
Gym Class Heroes -- Get Yourself Back Home
Usher -- Scream
Ivan Gough -- In My Mind
Maroon 5 -- Payphone
PSY -- Gangnam Style
Far East Movement -- Live My Life
Pitbull -- Don't Stop the Party
Fun -- Some Nights
Rita Ora -- How We Do (Party)
Flo Rida -- Whistle
Mackelmore -- Thrift Shop
Taylor Swift -- We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together
One Direction -- Little Things
Little Mix -- Wings
Birdy -- Skinny Love
Katy Perry -- Part of Me
Neyo -- Let me Love You
Ricki Lee -- Do It Like That
Jay Sean -- I'm All Yours
One Direction -- What Makes You Beautiful
Bruno Mars -- Locked Out Of heaven
Nicki MInaj -- Pound The Alarm
Owl City/Carly Rae Jepsen -- Good Time
Enrique -- Finally Found You
Havana Brown -- You'll Be Mine
Train -- Drive By
Fun -- We are Young
Kesha -- Die Young

VIDEO PREMIERE: maroon 5 - one more night

maroon 5 - one more night
[aka it's me or the boxing... personally i'd choose minka kelly over getting my face bashed in, but that's just me]

CATCH UP: gym class heroes feat adam levine - stereo hearts

gym class heroes feat adam levine - stereo hearts
[fine... i've succumbed to the catchiness of the song! gym class heroes you have beat me down again!]

LIVE WONGIE: 2011 american music awards - the performances (kelly clarkson, katy perry, david guetta & nicki minaj, the band perry, j-lo, maroon 5 & christina aguilera & gym class hereos, justin bieber)

also known as the biggest train wreck music 'awards' show on TV (oh wait there's always the world music awards from monaco), AMA's have no reason other than to showcase an endless slew of performances after another (most of them mediocre or just weird). for your viewing pleasure here are some highlights (thank you mr yardie for the clips!)


kelly clarkson - mr know it all
[love the fact that kelly decided to mix it up a bit with this new orleans jazz arrangement. sadly it's the least musical appreciative audience on the planet, wasted...]


katy perry - the one that got away
[just love this acoustic version that she performs live. LOVE!]


david guetta feat nicki minaj - turn me on & superbass
[i swear they should make a muppet character for david guetta! he's so animated it's kind of funny. plus what is he mixing? it's a pre-recorded track! nicki shows that she has the ability to sing (pretty good mind you) and dance and well... be awesome]


the band perry - if i die young
[i love how pop-ifying a country act means turning down the harmonies and throwing in an electric guitar! as always they're a class act!]


jennifer lopez - medley (feat pitbull)
[aka the one where she shamelessly hawks the fiat on stage!]


maroon 5 feat christina aguilera & gym class heroes - moves like jagger / stereo hearts
[ok i just read that adam was very sick yesterday, so the fact that he did the performance that he did is very commendable.]


justin bieber - under the mistletoe
[oh boy... the voice is turning...]

HOT COVER: little big town - moves like jagger (maroon 5 cover) (scattered, smothered & covered)

little big town - moves like jagger (maroon 5 cover) (scattered, smothered & covered)
[the LBC offer up another delicious cover of a popular hit! i swear they do their 4 part harmonies with too much ease!]

NEW VIDEO!: maroon 5 - misery

maroon 5 - misery
[oh director joseph kahn is such a wacky guy! this video makes a perfectly 'meh' song completely watchable!]

maroon 5 - won't go home without you (video premiere)

maroon 5 - won't go home without you [link 2]
[probably the only song from the album it won't be soon before long that i felt any love for. yes the police sample is a factor, but the truth is that it's just plain old solid balladry at work here. sophie muller throws out her simple, yet gorgeous, trademark simple magic yet again and adam levine is still a hottie...sigh! thanks to poolparty and alis blog for the tip]

maroon 5 - wake up call (nc-17 video premiere)

maroon 5 - wake up call [link 2]
[when i talked to these boys about two months ago, they said they had big plans for this video (i think the word 'epic' was being thrown around). now that i've seen it, i guess 'epic' meant, killing actor jeremy sisto, throwing him off a bridge, putting ho-bags on yachts and looking studly in jail. BORING! normally director jonas akerlund makes amazing stuff, but this time it's a definite expensive miss. oh well... thanks to ali's blog for the video upload.]

maroon 5 - makes me wonder (world premiere)

maroon 5 - makes me wonder
[totally tipped from kevipod, here is the 1st video taken off their upcoming album it won't be soon before long]

sessions with wongie: maroon 5

my thoughts on maroon 5 are pretty positive in general. lead singer adam levine is a cutie with a smooth soulful voice. their last album songs about jane was a surprisingly confident collection of pop songs that channeled the best of 80's bands like hall & oats and steely dan. and what i like the most about these guys is that their strong work ethic of touring for 3 years non-stop gave them well deserved respect and success.

so there i was flying in to LA for an interview with the boys (just adam and jesse - who i've never noticed to be cute, but now i think i have a new band crush on him) and i have to be honest, even if i wasn't going crazy to listen to the new album 'it won't be soon before long', i definitely was curious to see what they could come up with after all this time.

though there are some questionable lyrics (simple is more like it) and no real thread between the title of the album and the songs themselves, i have to say, with more than 1/2 the album full of potential radio hits, the boys need not worry about their next few years.

Track listing is as follows:

1. If I Never See Your Face Again (typical opening song, catchy and what you'd expect from the boys)
2. Makes Me Wonder (1st single and well... not that mind blowing as you'd want it to be)
3. Little Of Your Time
4. Wake Up Call (the 2nd single but i'm totally not into this silly song about murder and cheating and yawn...)
5. Won't Go Home Without You (the album starts to get interesting at this mark.)
6. Nothing Lasts Forever (the vocal sample used in the kanye west 'heard em say' gets a full song. it's pretty beautiful really.)
7. Can't Stop
8. Goodnight, Goodnight
9. Not Falling Apart (this should be THE single.)
10. Kiwi
11. Better That We Break (lovely! this is the ballad that showcases adam and his writing talents the best.)
12. Back At Your Door (yet another lovely adult ballad. maybe the boys should drop their rock star dreams and embrace their proper songwriting talents instead.)

if you're a fan of the 1st single, the video for 'makes me wonder' will world premiere on TRL march 29th (i'll find you a youtube version, don't you worry)