V'Day Playlist

It is Singles Awareness Day Valentine's Day February 14 V'Day -- the day loving becomes official. In that spirit of love, not that I can say I've ever been in love, I can certainly appreciate the words of others who have. Here is a list of twelve of my favorite L-O-V-E songs of the bands and artists who have done their job of tugging at the heartstrings...

David Cook - Avalanche: "I feel alive beside you, and all at once I am whole again"

Sum 41 - With Me: "In front of your eyes, it falls from the skies. When you don't know what you're looking to find"

Lifehouse - Everything: "How can I stand here with you and not be moved by you? Would you tell me how could it be any better than this?"

Dashboard Confessional - Hands Down: "Just lay entwined here, undiscovered. Safe in here from all the stupid questions, 'Hey did you get some?' Man, that is so dumb. Stay quiet, stay near, stay close they can't hear...so we can get some"

We The Kings - Secret Valentine: "When guilt fills your head, brush off, rise up from the dead. This is the moment that we will come alive. Brace yourself for love, sweet love, secret love"

No Doubt - Underneath It All: "So many moons that we have seen stumbling back next to me, I've seen right through and underneath and you make me better"

James Morrison - You Give Me Something: "Cause you give me something that makes me scared, alright, this could be nothing but I'm willing to give it a try. Please give me something 'cause someday I might know my heart"

Motion City Soundtrack - Antonia: "She's the pizza of my eye, without her near me I would not survive"

New Found Glory - Hold My Hand: "The way your words keep me in line, I know what I'm here for, waking up to the green of your eyes, it's something I'll get used to"

Snow Patrol - You're All I Have: "You're cinematic razor sharp, a welcome arrow through the heart. Under your skin feels like home, electric shocks on aching bones"

Aqualung - Brighter Than Sunshine: "Tied up in ancient history, I didnt believe in destiny, I look up you're standing next to me, what a feeling."

Ray LaMontagne - Hold You In My Arms: "When you kissed my lips with my mouth so full of questions, my worried mind that you quiet. Place your hands on my face, close my eyes and say that love is a poor man's food. Don't prophesize"

Honda Civic Tour featuring Panic At The Disco in San Francisco Tonight!

My third and last concert in eight days will be at The Warfield when I attend the second night of the Honda Civic Tour featuring Panic at The Disco, Motion City Soundtrack, Phantom Planet, and The Hush Sound. Three out of the four bands, including the latest signed Phantom Planet, are currently in the Fueled By Ramen family. Originally planned to have one show in San Francisco, but the first show on Thursday was quickly sold out and a new show was created to meet the demand, and this show also sold out!

I'm super excited to finally see one MCS in concert after missing them in the fall. I am also psyched about seeing Phantom Planet live. I really got into them my sophomore year of college (a couple years ago) when I found The Guest and learned they have even better songs than "California"! Keep tabs on this and I'll let you know how it went.

Fresh Music - Top 40 for Saturday, March 22, 2008

Friss Zene Top 40 for the week ending on Saturday, 03.22.08
Motion City Soundtrack holds the top spot for second week

TW= this week's position
LW= last week
Δ= change
PP= peak position
WC= weeks on the chart

TW LW Δ PP WC Artist - Title (weeks at top spot)
01 01 N C 01 07 Motion City Soundtrack - It Had To Be You (2 weeks at #1)
02 05 +03 02 05 Lights - February Air
03 02 -01 01 07 The Midway State - Change For You (3 weeks at #1)
04 03 -01 03 03 Gavin DeGraw - In Love With A Girl
05 06 +01 05 04 Ashlee Simpson feat. Tom Higgenson - Little Miss Obsessive
06 04 -02 01 08 Sum 41 - With Me (1 week at #1)
07 09 +02 07 03 All Time Low - Dear Maria, Count Me In
08 07 -01 03 09 Jordin Sparks feat. Chris Brown - No Air
09 26 +17 09 02 Paramore - That's What You Get
10 18 +08 10 10 We The Kings - Check Yes Juliet
11 11 N C 01 10 The Cab - I'll Run (1 week at #1)
12 17 +05 10 08 The Starting Line - Island
13 08 -05 04 06 Mika - Relax, Take It Easy
14 DEBUT 14 01 Jimmy Eat World - Always Be
15 DEBUT 15 01 Tegan and Sara - The Con
16 31 +15 03 17 OneRepublic - Stop and Stare
17 10 -07 07 06 Colbie Caillat - The Little Things
18 25 +07 12 24 Leona Lewis - Bleeding Love
19 DEBUT 19 01 Boys Like Girls - Thunder
20 28 +08 20 07 Panic At The Disco - Nine In The Afternoon
21 32 +11 21 05 Phantom Planet - Leader
22 16 -06 11 06 Jason Mraz - I'm Yours
23 19 -04 19 03 The Feeling - Without You
24 39 +15 24 02 Rihanna - Take A Bow
25 44 +19 25 02 SafetySuit - Someone Like You
26 23 -03 23 03 Simple Plan - Your Love Is A Lie
27 DEBUT 27 01 Linkin Park - Leave Out All The Rest
28 12 -16 01 17 Chris Brown - With You (2 weeks at #1)
29 14 -15 11 04 The Helio Sequence - Keep Your Eyes Ahead
30 15 -15 04 12 Janet Jackson - Feedback
31 22 -09 01 16 Lifehouse - Whatever It Takes (3 weeks at #1)
32 35 +03 32 02 Jesse McCartney - Leavin'
33 13 -20 02 12 Jon McLaughlin - So Close
34 20 -14 06 06 Ferras - Hollywood's Not America
35 DEBUT 35 01 Sara Bareilles - Bottle It Up
36 24 -12 10 07 Augustana - Sweet And Low
37 40 +03 37 04 The Last Goodnight - Stay Beautiful
38 36 -02 01 16 Boys Like Girls - Hero/Heroine (2 weeks at #1)
39 29 -10 01 10 Cobra Starship - The City Is At War (1 week at #1)
40 DEBUT 40 01 Five Times August - The Good Life

Bubbling Under: 41 to 45
41 21 -20 04 35 Rihanna - Don't Stop The Music
42 34 -08 01 33 Maroon 5 - Won't Go Home Without You (1 week at #1)
43 37 -06 14 15 NLT - She Said, I Said
44 45 +01 01 40 Jon McLaughlin - Beautiful Disaster (3 weeks at #1)
45 DEBUT 45 01 Matt Nathanson - Come On Get Higher

Falling Off
Matt Nathanson - Car Crash: 34 weeks, 1 week at #1
Motion City Soundtrack - Broken Heart: 26 weeks, peak at #3
I Nine - Seven Days Of Lonely: 21 weeks, 1 week at #1
Jack Johnson - If I Had Eyes: 11 weeks, peak at #20
Rogue Wave - Lake Michigan
Nada Surf - See These Bones
Lupe Fiasco feat. Matthew Santos - Superstar

Biggest Debut
Jimmy Eat World - Always Be (debut at #14)

Biggest Jump
Paramore - That's What You Get (#9, up 17 spots from #26 last week)

Biggest Decline
Jon McLaughlin - So Close (#33, down 20 spots from #13 last week)

Friss Zene
The Hush Sound - Honey
Maroon 5 - Better That We Break
The Starting Line - Something Left To Give

Fresh Music - Top 40 for Saturday, March 15, 2008

Friss Zene Top 40 for the week ending on Saturday, 03.08.08
Motion City Soundtrack had to be the best this week

TW= this week's position
LW= last week
Δ= change
PP= peak position
WC= weeks on the chart

TW LW Δ PP WC Artist - Title (weeks at top spot)
01 05 +04 01 06 Motion City Soundtrack - It Had To Be You (1 week at #1)
02 02 N C 01 06 The Midway State - Change For You (3 weeks at #1)
03 09 +06 03 02 Gavin DeGraw - In Love With A Girl
04 01 -03 01 07 Sum 41 - With Me (1 week at #1)
05 10 +05 05 04 Lights - February Air
06 06 N C 06 03 Ashlee Simpson feat. Tom Higgenson - Little Miss Obsessive
07 03 -04 03 08 Jordin Sparks feat. Chris Brown - No Air
08 04 -04 04 05 Mika - Relax, Take It Easy
09 15 +06 09 02 All Time Low - Dear Maria, Count Me In
10 12 +02 07 05 Colbie Caillat - The Little Things
11 07 -04 01 09 The Cab - I'll Run (1 week at #1)
12 13 +01 01 16 Chris Brown - With You (2 weeks at #1)
13 08 -05 02 11 Jon McLaughlin - So Close
14 11 -03 11 03 The Helio Sequence - Keep Your Eyes Ahead
15 14 -01 04 11 Janet Jackson - Feedback
16 26 +10 11 05 Jason Mraz - I'm Yours
17 16 -01 10 07 The Starting Line - Island
18 17 -01 17 09 We The Kings - Check Yes Juliet
19 21 +02 19 02 The Feeling - Without You
20 19 -01 06 05 Ferras - Hollywood's Not America
21 20 -01 04 34 Rihanna - Don't Stop The Music
22 18 -04 01 15 Lifehouse - Whatever It Takes (3 weeks at #1)
23 25 +02 23 02 Simple Plan - Your Love Is A Lie
24 29 +05 10 06 Augustana - Sweet And Low
25 23 -02 12 23 Leona Lewis - Bleeding Love
26 DEBUT 26 01 Paramore - That's What You Get
27 24 -03 19 03 Lupe Fiasco feat. Matthew Santos - Superstar
28 32 +04 23 06 Panic At The Disco - Nine In The Afternoon
29 22 -07 01 09 Cobra Starship - The City Is At War (1 week at #1)
30 28 -02 20 11 Jack Johnson - If I Had Eyes
31 35 +04 03 16 OneRepublic - Stop and Stare
32 30 -02 27 04 Phantom Planet - Leader
33 27 -06 14 06 Rogue Wave - Lake Michigan
34 31 -03 01 32 Maroon 5 - Won't Go Home Without You (1 week at #1)
35 DEBUT 35 01 Jesse McCartney - Leavin'
36 33 -03 01 15 Boys Like Girls - Hero/Heroine (2 weeks at #1)
37 34 -03 14 14 NLT - She Said, I Said
38 37 -01 32 04 Nada Surf - See These Bones
39 DEBUT 39 01 Rihanna - Take A Bow
40 38 -02 38 03 The Last Goodnight - Stay Beautiful

Bubbling Under: 41 to 45
41 41 N C 01 21 I Nine - Seven Days Of Lonely (1 week at #1)
42 42 N C 03 26 Motion City Soundtrack - Broken Heart
43 40 -03 01 34 Matt Nathanson - Car Crash (1 week at #1)
44 DEBUT 44 01 SafetySuit - Someone Like You
45 44 -01 01 39 Jon McLaughlin - Beautiful Disaster (3 weeks at #1)

Falling Off
John Mayer - Say (15 weeks, peak: #3)
Paramore - Let The Flames Begin
Josh Kelley - Unfair
Simple Plan - When I'm Gone

Biggest Debut
Paramore - That's What You Get (debut at #26)

Biggest Jump
Jason Mraz - I'm Yours (#16, up 10 spots from #26 last week)

Biggest Decline
Cobra Starship - The City Is At War (#29, down 7 spots from #24 last week)

Friss Zene
Boys Like Girls - Thunder
The Spill Canvas - All Over You

Fresh Video: Motion City Soundtrack - It Had To Be You

Here's the new video for Motion City Soundtrack's latest single "It Had To Be You". It's a very creative and quirky video treatment that actually suits the song. I actually felt sorry for the lonely puppet (?) or white Gumby-like creation that was moping around and channel-surfing to random MCS programming. My favorite part is when the members of the band all dress up as informercial product testers. Some of the kudos should go out to director Lauren Simpson who won mtvU's Best Film on Campus (BFoC) Breaking The Video contest. Take a look!

Fresh Song: Motion City Soundtrack - It Had To Be You

Motion City Soundtrack - It Had To Be You

What I love most about the Minnesota band Motion City Soundtrack is their upbeat, poppy sound that seems in complete contradiction to their oft-depressing and morbid lyrical content. But how refreshing is it to hear a MCS song that actually has a positive meaning! Having released their first unofficial single "Broken Heart" last summer, off their third studio album titled Even If It Kills Me, the power pop/punk rock band is set to release their next single, which will likely be "It Had To Be You". The lyrics are completely random, but strangely fit:

"Let's get wrecked on pop-tarts and sex
And see the Taj Mahal / Let's save birds from Prince William's sound and skateboard through the mall / Let's fight crime with mangos and limes and join the PGA"! LOL.

I'm digging it so far and I'm sure I'll be addicted to it very soon.

DL HERE
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(Uploaded by me! Thanks are appreciated!)

The video is premiering on mtvU within the week so keep an eye out for the video post!