LAST BATCH MIX: pixie lott - heart cry

pixie lott - heart cry
though it's not an official single, this does mark the return of our retro pop chanteuse primed for the new year.

BEST OF 2011: guilty pleasures #1-10

1. Britney Spears – Til The World Ends
[here's the deal, even though this is a britney track that she probably read into a machine, the end result is still a solid club track that proved skanky kesha is secretly a talented songwriter that can crank out hooks with the best of them. best guilty pleasure of the year and i'm proud to admit to that!]

2. Pixie Lott – All About Tonight
[i literally sang "i bought a new pair of shoooooooes........" in my best ethel merman voice for a good month when i found myself loving this dance pop ditty that only a middle aged auntie would love. F... am i now a middle aged auntie?]

3. The Saturdays – All Fired Up
[no matter how much i mocked this stupid club song (it's literally made up of ONLY 'club slangs'), i still found myself bopping along to it at all times of the day. it beat me down people... and i'm all fired up for it!]

4. Katy Perry – The One That Got Away
[to be perfectly honest, this song is wonderful enough to make it onto the main 'best of...' list. it's just that i couldn't find placement anywhere on my large chart (you'll see). hence this sentimental gem got shafted to the sidebar, kind of apropos with it's title really...] 

5. One Direction – Gotta Be You / What Makes You Beautiful
[the runner up best boyband of the year (though i'm sure loads of tween gals will disagree) bring on the goods with two very easy on the ears tracks that i definitely would listen ONLY in the confines of my ipod or singing in the shower. "cause it's gotta be yooooooouuuuuuuuu!" oh wait, you can hear that? crap...]

6. Ke$ha - Blow
[skank queen kesha brings on a surprisingly genius solid club track that definitely doesn't blow. i still feel like i picked up a venereal disease after listening to it, but at least i had fun doing it!]

7. JLS - Take A Chance On Me / She Makes Me Wanna (feat Dev)
[the JLS boys join in on the eurotrash pop with their 'she makes me wanna' gem (heck even 2011 guilty pleasure mainstay dev makes an appearance) then switch it up with the mid tempo cheesey brilliance of 'take a chance on me'! solid pop output makes for a great year for these boys!]

8. Alexis Jordan – Good Girl
[how alexis goes from coy to a full on dramatic plead is pretty impressive for anyone looking for a girlfriend from hell. all ingredients for the perfect guilty pleasure if you ask me!]

9. Dev – Dancing In The Dark
[the genius with this track is how it starts off guido thumpalicious and turns into a miami club track instead. the fact that i love it so much tells me that i am trashy on multiple levels! sweet!]

10. 2ne1 – I Am The Best
[with a crazy ass video and a hook ridden sassy track to boot, 2ne1 is probably one of the few kpop acts that will do the crossover into english language radio. PLUS, these gals look like they would cut you if you pissed them off in an alley (which makes me kind of love them even more)!]

POP GAL: pixie lott feat pusha t - what do you take me for

pixie lott feat pusha t - what do you take me for
[ok this is going to sound really mean, but there's something so very 'auntie going through mid life crisis' about pixie's new sound. all about tonight was a very catchy number, but it was just lacking that kind of youthful oomph that usually accompanies a girl of her age. the same for this track... trying to be 'street' but just not quite there. hm...]

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POP GAL: pixie lott - all about tonight

pixie lott - all about tonight
[the song is a solid, but there's something kind of dance pop for aunties about this track... (tin-ny beats? the fact that pixie doesn't look comfortable doing choreography? the too short hair?) with the saturdays kicking it up a notch in the dance pop department, pixie needs to remix this track to have some more club balls. just my opinion]

POP GAL: pixie lott - can't make this over

pixie lott - can't make this over
[what a wonderfully catchy mid tempo pop song, only made better in my eyes cause it's co-written by the awesome daniel bedingfield. really good stuff here!]

TV SPECIAL: BBC Children In Need performances (Cheryl Cole, Take That, JLS, Westlife, Alexandria Burke, Pixie Lott, Kylie Minogue, The Saturdays, Susan Boyle)

every year, the BBC organizes the Children in Need telethon featuring performances by all the pop favorites of the moment in the name of charity. donating almost 40 million pounds last year to childrens charities throughout the UK, the show pulled out all stops to try to top that number this year. we've collected most of the musical performances below, but check out the full schedule of the days events here.

cheryl cole - promise this
[SO much better than the X-Factor performance, plus her voice is on the ball. nice one Cheryl!]


take that - the flood / never forget
[oh my gosh, they did never forget together for the 1st time! OMG! OMG!]


JLS - love you more (children in need official single)
[this is definitely a contender of pop ballad of the year! throw in the fact that JLS have turned themselves into one of the biggest boy bands in the UK in just 2 short years really makes me dig them more and more.]


westlife - safe
[oh this song is so cheesy but i can't help but loving it!]


alexandra burke - start without you
[i actually really like this song, but i can't help feeling that this is the kind of 'caribbean' infused music that middle aged ladies boogie to feel down wit the 'ethnic'. personal issues, ignore me and watch alexandra entertain as always!]


pixie lott - turn it up
[not my favorite song of hers, but it's for charity!]


kylie minogue - better than today
[yeah... still a meh song]


the saturdays - higher
[bless... if there is one place that the saturdays are more mismatched as performers its probably during half time of a soccer game. oh well... its all for charity]


susan boyle - perfect day
[and what better way to end this random pop collection with good ol susan boyle. as usual her voice is impeccable. go forth and donate will ya?]

WONGIE POP SONG OF THE WEEK: pixie lott - broken arrow

pixie lott - broken arrow
[i'm coming into this sweetly formulaic pop ballad a tad late, but better late then never right?]

LIVE WONGIE: pixie lott - forget you (cee-lo cover @ bbc live lounge)

pixie lott - forget you (cee-lo cover @ bbc live lounge)
[not bad]

POP GAL: pixie lott - turn it up

pixie lott - turn it up
[thank goodness this is single number 5 cause if this was the first release, the appreciation of ms lott would be MUCH different. meh.]

NEW PIXIE LOTT!: pixie lott - gravity

pixie lott - gravity

AUDIO BUZZ: pixie lott - rolling stone

pixie lott - rolling stone
[produced by redone and part of her digital deluxe edition, this song is kind of 'meh' don't you think?]

WONGIE'S BEST OF 2009: #31-40 (plus 2 tracks i couldn't cut out)

#31 Agnes – Release Me


#32 Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Zero


#33 Frankmusik – Confusion Girl


#34 Golden Silvers with Hypnotic Brass Ensemble – Arrows of Eros


#35 Passion Pit – Moth’s Wings


#36 pixie lott - mama do


#37 simian mobile disco feat chris keating - audacity of huge


#38 vv brown - shark in the water


#39 the maccabees - can you give it


#40 major lazer feat vybz kartel - pon de floor

i know i should learn how to cut, but these two songs just kept on creeping back into my ipod and at this point they are just sentimental mainstays...

#41 keri hilson feat kanye west & neyo - knock you down


#42 great lake swimmers - pulling on a line

LIVE WONGIE: pixie lott - cry me out / when love takes over (david guetta feat kelly rowland cover) (live @ bbc radio 1 live lounge)

pixie lott - cry me out (live @ bbc radio 1 live lounge)


pixie lott - when love takes over (david guetta feat kelly rowland cover)(live @ bbc radio 1 live lounge)

WONGIE POP SONG OF THE WEEK: pixie lott - cry me out

pixie lott - cry me out
[oh my gosh, this song is just brilliant!!! i can just listen to this over and over again!]

AUDIO BUZZ: pixie lott - cry me out

pixie lott - cry me out
[the next single and it's a scorcher!]

LIVE WONGIE: newton faulkner - mama do / if this is it (live @ radio 1 live lounge)

newton faulkner - mama do (pixie lott cover @ bbc radio 1 live lounge)


newton faulkner - if this is it (live @ bbc radio 1 live lounge)
[great cover of pixie lott, plus a beautiful flawless performance of his current single]

LIVE WONGIE: pixie lott - poker face (lady gaga cover)

pixie lott - poker face (lady gaga cover)

WONGIE POP SONG OF THE WEEK: pixie lott - boys & girls

pixie lott - boys & girls

LIVE WONGIE: pixie lott - mama do (bbc radio 1 live lounge)

pixie lott - mama do (bbc radio 1 live lounge)


pixie lott - mama do / i want you back (live on totally saturday)


pixie lott - use somebody (kings of leon cover - bbc radio 1 live lounge)

WONGIE DISCOVERY: pixie lott - mama do

pixie lott - mama do