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CJ's iPhone Playlist - July 2011

As we have FINALLY hit summer and with major life changes on the horizon, the list has taken a dramatic turn for the month of July.

Gone after an amazing 20 month run is my JAM "One Love" - David Guetta (feautring Estelle) and in it's place - a mash of Rock songs featuring Everclear, Stone Temple Pilots, Oasis and Radiohead, 2 classic U2 Gospel anthems, several dance remixes and a few retro classics featuring the likes of Adele, Britney, Beyonce, J-Lo, Duran Duran, Dead or Alive. In additon, Christina Perri makes her debut this month as does Lady Gaga's "Bloody Mary."

Hope you enjoy the list, and thanks as always for reading and forwarding your comments!

Amazing Grace/Where the Streets Have No Name – U2 & Soweto Gospel Choir

Love to Hate You – Erasure

Then the Morning Comes – Smashmouth

Move Along – All-American Rejects

Interstate Love Song – Stone Temple Pilots

One Headlight – The Wallflowers

Bloody Mary – Lady Gaga

Jar of Hearts – Christina Perri

Creep – Radiohead

Rolling in the Deep (Downtown London Remix) – Adele

Til the World Ends (Culture Shock Remix) – Britney

Run the World (Girls) – Beyonce

On the Floor – Jennifer Lopez (featuring Pitbull)

I Never Knew – Deborah Cox

Bound to You – Christina Aguilera

You and I – Lady Gaga

Don’t Look Back in Anger – Oasis

Ants Marching – Dave Matthews Band

Sour Girl – Stone Temple Pilots

Father of Mine – Everclear

You Spin Me Around – Dead or Alive

The Reflex – Duran Duran

True Blue – Madonna

Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For (Rattle & Hum Version) – U2 & Voices of Freedom

Freedom ’90 – George Michael

Enjoy the Silence – Depeche Mode

A Little Respect - Erasure

 

 

Special Pride Week Playlist

In honor of pride week, I have compiled a special playlist comprised of fantastic divas!

Hope you enjoy!!!  Happy Pride!!!!

Show Me How You Burlesque - Christina Aguilera

Deeper and Deeper - Madonna

Telephone (Kaskade radio remix) - Lady Gaga (featuring Beyonce)

Stranger In My House (Thunderpuss Radio Mix) - Tamia

Find Another Woman - Reina

Free - Ultra Nate

Indestructible (Original Mix) - Robyn & Laidback Luke

Get Outta My Way (Bimbo Jones Radio Edit) - Kylie Minogue

Obsessed (Cahill Radio Mix) - Mariah Carey

I'll Be Your Light - Kristine W

It's Not Right, But It's OK - Whitney Houston

No More Drama (Thunderpuss Radio Edit) - Mary J. Blige

Umbrella (Seamus Haji & Paul Emauel Club Remix) - Rhianna

Against The Floor  (J-Lo / Britney / Rihanna) - Robin Skouteris

Hurt (Deeper-Mindset Radio) - Christina Aguilera

Government Hooker - Lady Gaga

The Edge Of Glory (Cahill Radio Edit) - Lady Gaga

Bad Romance - Lady Gaga

One Love - David Guetta (featuring Estelle)

Absolutely Not - Deborah Cox

Nobody's Supposed To Be Here - Deborah Cox

Music Inferno - Madonna

La Isla Bonita (Sticky & Sweet Tour) - Madonna

Give It 2 Me (Eddie Amador Club 7 Edit) - Madonna

Chains Of Love (Wayne G & Porl Young remix) - Erasure

Rain (Al Stone Mix) - Erasure

Take A Chance On Me - Erasure

A Little Respect - Erasure

CJ's iPhone Playlist - June 2011 (Happy Pride!!)

Happy Pride, Happy Summer, happy everything!

This month's playlist is a dance celebration of Pride month featuring the all-not-to-shocking cast of artists including Lady Gaga, Madonna, Erasure...are you sensing a theme??

Have a great month everyone. Be sure to take a moment each and every day this month (and the months that follow)  to embrace love and equality for all. 

Thanks as always for reading and sending me messages!

HAPPY PRIDE!!!

Proud (Illicit Remix) - Heather Small

Alejandro - Lady Gaga

People Are People (Live) - Depeche Mode

Release Me (Extended Remix) - Agnes

Let The Sunshine In - Milk & Sugar

One Love - David Guetta featuring Estelle

Me (Soul Seekerz Remix) Tamia

Telephone (Kaskade Radio Edit) Lady Gaga featuring Beyonce

Hideaway - Erasure

True Colors - Cyndi Lauper

Bound to You - Christina Aguilera

You and I - Lady Gaga

Give it 2 Me - Madonna

The Boss - Kristine W

Acapella - Kelis

Play Your Part - Deborah Cox

Mr. Lonely - Deborah Cox

Vogue - Madonna

Born To Express Love (Lady Gaga / Madonna / David Guetta) - Robin Skouteris

Against The Floor (Jennifer Lopez / Britney Spears / Rihanna) - Robin Skouteris

Chains of Love (Remix) - Erasure

F**k You! - Cee Lo Green

Enjoy the Silence - Depeche Mode

A Little Respect (Remix Electro) Erasure

CJ's iPhone Playlist - May 2011

May...really? Oh who cares...it's warm again! 

This month's list is all about the JAMS! 

Hope you enjoy!!

Absolutely Not (Hex Hector Mix) - Deborah Cox

Rolling in the Deep (Villa remix) - Adele

Judas - Lady Gaga 

Sweet Dreams - Eurythmics

Tonight (I'm Lovin' You) [feat. Ludacris & DJ Frank E] - Enrique Iglesias

Push - Madonna

S&M (Dave Aude Remix) - Rihanna

One Love (Extended) [feat. Estelle] - David Guetta

Unspeakable Joy (Razor N Guido Remix) - Kim English

Free - Ultra Nate

It's Not Right, But its OK - Whitney Houston

Piece Of Me (Club Remix) - Britney Spears

Till The World Ends - Britney Spears

On the Floor (feat. Pitbull) - Jennifer Lopez

Let's Get Loud - Jennifer Lopez

What Goes Around.../...Comes Around [Radio Edit] - Justin Timberlake

Bound to You - Christina Aguilera

Impossible (Riddler Remix) - Shontelle

The Boss (Love to Infinity Radio Edit) - Kristine W

Acapella (Dave Aude Remix) - Kelis

Get Outta My Way - Kylie Minogue

Heartbeat - Madonna

Born To Express Love (Lady Gaga / Madonna / David Guetta) - Robin Skouteris

Against The Floor (Jennifer Lopez / Britney Spears / Rihanna) - Robin Skouteris

F**k You! - Cee Lo Green

Enjoy the Silence - Depeche Mode

A Little Respect (Remix Electro) Erasure 

 

CJ's iPhone Playlist - April 2011

Happy Spring! Well, not in New York, but hopefully soon enough.

Now I have to admit straight up that this month's playlist is, damn...all over the place! Hot remixes, an 80's rewind, "BOBBY" Brown and a semi-acoustic set -- all make for an interesting and fun April playlist...at least in my warped musical head.

Hope you enjoy and as always, thanks for reading!

 

"Dance in the Dark (The Finally Remix)" - Lady Gaga

"My Prerogative" - Bobby Brown

 "Easy as Life" - Deborah Cox

"Release Me" - Agnes

"The Emergency" - BT & Andrew Bayer

"One Love (Extended)" - David Guetta (feat. Estelle) (18 months and counting!!!)

"Written In The Stars" - Tinie Tempah

"No More Drama (Thunderpuss Radio Edit)" - Mary J. Blige

"Me (Soul Seekerz radio edit)" - Tamia

"Faith" - George Michael

"Torn" - Natalie Imbruglia

"You and I Both" - Jason Mraz

"Creep" - Radiohead

"F**kin' Perfect" - P!nk

"Bound To You" - Christina Aguilera

"How Soon is Now" - The Smiths

"Modern Love" - David Bowie

"Freedom '90" - George Michael

"Let Me Take You Away" - Jenn Cuneta

"S&M (Dave Aude Remix)" - Rihanna

 "Like A Prayer (Sticky & Sweet Tour Love) - Madonna

"Born to Express Love (Lady Gaga vs Madonna vs David Guetta)" Robin Skouteris

"When Love Takes Over" - David Guetta (featuring Kelly Rowland)

"Express Yourself" - Madonna

"Against the Floor (Jennifer Lopez vs Britney vs Rihanna)" Robin Skouteris

"Enjoy The Silence" - Depeche Mode

"A Little Respect (Electro remix)" - Erasure

Lady Gaga ' Born This Way' video premiere...

 

Dear Gaga haters....

(most of the following was in response to the 'Question of the Day' from BPM. The rest are just additional thoughts on the matter)

In this day an age when the Black Eyed Peas sample tired old songs and call them new songs time and time again, saying Lady Gaga "ripped off" Madonna's 'Express Yourself' is beyond silly.

If you don't like her or her songs, exercise your free will or better yet 'Express Yourself' and change the station whenever her music is played so the rest of us can continue to enjoy her music.

Somehow I've found a way to Love Gaga, Britney and Madonna and I have a hard time understanding why people are so hell bent on trying to "pick sides" when it comes to the 3 of them. They are all powerful women in their own way and great performers. So why the need to beat up on them in an effort to dis one over the other?

People have too much time on their hands these days to dish hate. How about we all just enjoy the music and leave it at that.

It's just a thought....

CJ's iPhone Playlist - March 2011

I know it's a day early, but I've been so busy of late I thought I should get it done today. Plus, I was cooking Sunday dinner with my favorite gal yesterday, and the music certainly came in handy!

This month's playlist is a bit Gaga heavy as it kicks of with the fabulous wonder and concludes with a Gaga block led by Born This Way, which makes its first official appearance on the list.  In-between we have some new additions to this list this month including Scissor Sisters, Far East Movement, TLC, Rihanna & Drake, Destiny's Child and Puddle of Mudd and a few fun returns -- La Roux and Ercola.

Have a good month y'all. March means only one thing -- Spring...is THISMUCH closer!!!!

Hope you enjoy the list!

 

"Dance in the Dark (The Finally Remix)" - Lady Gaga

"2Gether" - Roger Sanchez ft Far East Movement

"Indestructible" - Robyn & Laidback Luke

"The Emergency" - BT & Andrew Bayer

"Bulletproof" (Dave Aude remix) - La Roux

"One Love (Extended)" - David Guetta (feat. Estelle) (17th months and counting!!!)

"What's My Name" - Rihanna & Drake

"What About Your Friends" - TLC

"Independent Women" - Destiny's Child

"I Don't Feel Like Dancin" - Scissor Sissors

"Crossfire (Sound & Vision Remix)" - Brandon Flowers

"Uprising" - Muse

"Blurry" - Puddle of Mudd

"With Arms Wide Open" - Creed

"F**kin' Perfect" - P!nk

"Bound To You" - Christina Aguilera

"Alejandro" (Bimbo Jones remix) - Lady Gaga

"Every Word (Wendel Kos Radio Edit)" - Ercola ft. Daniella

"Not Giving Up On Love" - Armin van Buuren & Sophie Ellis Bextor

"Seek Bromance" (Avicii Vocal Edit) - Tim Berg

"Play Your Part" - Deborah Cox

"Mr. Lonely" - Deborah Cox

"Give it 2 Me (Live from the Sticky & Sweet Concert" - Madonna

"Born This Way" - Lady Gaga

"Telephone (kaskade radio remix)" - Lady Gaga (feat Beyonce)

"Bad Romance" - Lady Gaga

"Enjoy The Silence" - Depeche Mode

"A Little Respect" - Erasure

CJ's iPhone Playlist - February 2011 (Amended 2-14-11)

My, my time sure flying by... and yet it's still pretty damn cold...and snowy. Just sayin!

The playlist this month is all over the charts. Clearly I'm feeling Britney, as she has 4 songs on the playlist, and there are a few fun and interesting Old School vs. New School Mash-Ups at the top of the list.  Other things of note - a little bit of Rock, an Old School Mimi JAM, and a brief but fantastic homage to the Divas of the 90s to the monthly playlist! 

Hope you enjoy!

"Music Inferno (Music vs. Disco Inferno)" - Madonna

"Rehab (Can't Help Myself)" - Amy Whinehouse vs. The Four Tops

"Tender Umbrella" - General Public vs. Rihanna

"Indestructible" - Robyn & Laidback Luke

"The Emergency" - BT & Andrew Bayer

"Only Girl (In the World)" - Rihanna

"Not Giving Up On Love" - Armin van Buuren & Sophie Ellis Bextor

"One Love (Extended)" - David Guetta (feat. Estelle)

"Hold it Against Me" - Britney Spears

"Crossfire (Sound & Vision Remix)" - Brandon Flowers

"Uprising" - Muse

"One Headlight" - The Wallflowers

"The Man Who Sold the World" - Nirvana

"Interstate Love Song" - Stone Temple Pilots

"Billie Jean" - Michael Jackson

"Bound To You" - Christina Aguilera

"I Don't Wanna Cry" - Mariah Carey

"The Last Song" - Elton John

"Stranger In My House (Thunderpuss radio edit)" - Tamia

"FInd Another Woman" - Reina

"If" - Janet Jackson

"My Love is Your Love (Remix)" - Whitney Houston

"Nobody's Supposed to Be Here" - Deborah Cox

"Vogue" - Madonna

"Bad Romance" - Lady Gaga

"Telephone (kaskade radio remix)" - Lady Gaga (feat Beyonce)

"Born This Way" - Lady Gaga

"Enjoy The Silence" - Depeche Mode

"A Little Respect" - Erasure

 

POLL: ‘Nowadays/Hot Honey Rag’ Which Version is Best?

Velma and Roxie...those names may not ring a bell right away to many people, but how about when you put them with names such as Chita Rivera, Gwen Verdon, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Renee Zellweger, Bebe Neuwirth, Ann Reinking, Liza Minnelli, Gwyneth Paltrow and Lea Michele? 

Hopefully by now you realize Velma and Roxie are the (alleged) murderesses from hit Broadway show (and movie) Chicago. If not, for shame!!!!

Based on a play (of the same name) about the 1924 trials of Beulah Annan and Belva Gaertner, Chicago the musical follows the lead-up to and trials of Velma Kelly and Roxie Hart, who are thrust into the headlines for the sensational murders they are accused of committing.

The show's score coupled with Bob Fosse’s sophisticated choreography are two of the many reasons why Chicago holds the record for longest-running musical revival on Broadway and is loved by millions worldwide. 

One of the popular numbers from the show appears towards the end, as Velma and Roxie make their triumphant return to the spotlight in a fantastic song and dance stage show, “that features not only one little lady, but two.”  The number combines two songs, ‘Nowadays’ (sung by both Velma and Roxie) and Fosse’s masterpiece the ‘Hot Honey Rag.’

Since its premiere on Broadway in 1975, a great many talented ladies have taken on the roles of Velma and Roxie, originated by Chita and Gwen, both of whom I still believe are the best.

But I’m curious, which version of ‘Nowadays/Hot Honey Rag’ do you like best? 

Below are four versions… (unfortunately only the original and revival versions feature Fosse’s amazing Poetry in Motion…two moving as One...but don't let that influence your decision)...

The original featuring Chita and Gwen

 

 

The revival featuring Bebe Neuwirth and Karen Ziemba

  

The movie version featuring Catherine Zeta-Jones and Renee Zellweger

 

 

The abridged version featured on Glee with Gwyneth Paltrow and Lea Michele

 

Let me know what you think! Leave comments below or email me. I’ll post the results.

At the very least, watch and enjoy four fantastic versions of an iconic Broadway number!