SOOOOOO extremely happy to see Neil Patrick Harris as the guest judge. I adore him and I’m not surprised he’s a fan of the show or of Cat Deely. She cracked me up when she said, “You’re not popular at all,” after all the cheering for Neil and then told Nigel the audience didn’t have any energy left for him. Lol.
My live thoughts follow, so I guess I’ll put in a spoiler space here…
Hi everybody,
I’m popping my head up out of the woodwork to let you know that Christina Perri’s new album Lovestrong 
is available and includes her gorgeous song “Jar of Hearts” , which we all fell in love with when it was featured on SYTYCD in Season 6.
“Jar of Hearts” got some major play on my radio and instead of getting tired of it, I liked it better and better with every listen, so I’m excited to listen to the whole album.
The first song on the album, “Bluebird,” is available as a free download. Make sure you grab it now, because free downloads tend to expire within a week.
And just cause I’ve missed everybody, here’s a link to Kat’s video of Kathryn and Billy dancing to “Jar of Hearts.” Hope it makes your day a happy one. I hope it whets everybody’s appetite for Season 8, which will premiere on the 26th OF THIS MONTH! Whooo hooo!
We’ve posted a lot about Christina Perri and her song “Jar of Hearts,” which SYTYCD helped launch to national attention.
I actually hear the song every night on my way home from work as it’s remained in the Top 5 of the radio station I listen to all the time. I think I’ve got it memorized.
So, I was really glad to read this article that goes behind the scenes with Christina and her management and talks about how “Jar of Hearts” got into Stacey Tookey’s hands, what they’re doing to get her cd finished and to keep her at the top of our lists.
I especially love this part, because I remember thinking something similar the first time I saw Christina Perri give an interview:
Chisholm says Perri impressed him by being “totally prepared” for all the major-label wining and dining. “She holds herself well, and she’s very poised,” he says. “It all happened very fast-from initial interest to a deal took about two weeks.”
Check it out!
Christina Perri of SYTYCD Season 7 fame (you know, “Jar of Hearts”) has a new song. It’s called “Bang Bang Bang” and it’s really good.
There’s a short interview at the link above and my favorite part was when the article described Christina:
In September, we posted a link to the new video for Christina Perri’s “Jar of Hearts.” Now, I see on Twitter that the video is in the running for best freshman video on mtvU.
“jar of hearts” nominated for best freshman video of the week on mtvU!!! you can vote here: http://bit.ly/cvwWtb
After getting a sneak peak of the video a while back, we can finally watch it!! Here it is, below:
There are some SYTYCD dancers in there. Let’s play the “spot the dancers” game. Let us know who you catch and the time you see them at.
Christina Perri’s making a music video for “Jar of Hearts” and it has BOTH Kathryn and Allison (who each danced to it, with Billy and Neil, this season). Check out her first look behind-the-scenes video here.
We’re almost near the end of the Season 7 and we’ve seen a lot of great music. Last week, I listed the Top SYTYCD Music during the previous week and I’m doing it all over again here and now.
Top SYTYCD Music of 8/1-8/8:
1. DeVotchka’s “How It Ends” –
2. Anouk’s “Lost” –
3. Basement Jaxx ft. Kelis, Meleka and Chipmunk’s “Scars” –
4. Kosheen’s “Hide U” –
5. Lissie’s “Everywhere I Go” –
6. Janelle Monae’s “Tightrope” –
7. Tom McRae’s “You Only Disappear” –
8. My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult’s “Wasted Time” –
9. Astor Piazolla’s “Oblivion” –
10. Roisin Murphy’s “Sinking Feeling” –
And your lagniappe:
11. Michael Andrews ft. Gary Jules’s “Mad World” –
12. Telepathe’s “Lights Go Down” – [Due to special circumstances, I accidentally left this one off the list. It’d actually be #10, but I’m gonna stick in as 9.5]
13. Lil Jon and LMFAO’s “Outta Your Mind” –
14. Black Gold’s “Shine” –
15. Kate Earl “Impossible – , also from my suggested music post
16. Katie Thompson’s “Heaven Is a Place on Earth” –
17. David Guetta and Kelly Rowland’s “When Love Takes Over” –
18. Florence + the Machine’s “The Drumming Song” –
19. Project Jenny, Project Jan ft. So Percussion’s “You Said” – from my “I Hear Music” suggested music post
20. Melissa Etheridge’s “Fearless Love” –
I know my lagniappe doubled the main list this week, but the second half of this list were all pretty close, so I just had to include them all.
I’m surprised that Christina Perri’s “Jar of Hearts” isn’t on the list this week, since it’s been high up there for so long. But I am surprised to see two songs from my suggested list are still so popular with y’all.
In that vein, look for a super-secret mondo post next week, after the finale and the last Top SYTYCD Music post of Season 7.
And, of course, you can check out all Season 7’s music here.
I’ve been doing this Top SYTYCD Music thing for most of the season. You can check out last week’s list here and with no further ado, here is this week’s list:
Top SYTYCD Music of 7/25-8/1:
1. Lissie’s “Everywhere I Go” – for yet another week! 🙂
2. Michael Andrews ft. Gary Jules’s “Mad World” –
3. Christina Perri’s “Jar of Hearts”
4. Tom McRae’s “You Only Disappear” –
5. Katie Thompson’s “Heaven Is a Place on Earth” –
6. My Time with the Thrill Kill Kult’s “Wasted Time” –
7. Janelle Monae’s “Tightrope” –
8. Lil Jon and LMFAO’s “Outta Your Mind” –
9. Roisin Murphy’s “Sinking Feeling” –
9.5. Telepathe’s “Lights Go Down” – [Due to special circumstances, I accidentally left this one off the list. It’d actually be #10, but I’m gonna stick in as 9.5]
10. Last Voices’s “Jungle” –
And for lagniappe:
11. Project Jenny, Project Jan ft. So Percussion’s “You Said” – from my “I Hear Music” suggested music post
12. Ludacris and Nicki Minaj’s “My Chick Bad” –
13. Kate Earl “Impossible – , also from my suggested music post
14. Ryan Leslie’s “You’re Not My Girl” –
15. V.V. Brown’s “L.O.V.E.” –
Check out all of all Season 7’s music here.
Last week’s Top Music was a pretty good mix of songs that have remained popular for several weeks and new music from that week’s performances.
Top SYTYCD Music of 7/11-7/18:
1. Lissie’s “Everywhere I Go” – is Queen of the Week again
2. Tom McRae’s “You Only Disappear” –
3. My Time with the Thrill Kill Kult’s “Wasted Time” –
4. Christina Perri’s “Jar of Hearts” –
5. Ludacris and Nicki Minaj’s “My Chick Bad” –
6. Roisin Murphy’s “Sinking Feeling” –
7. Last Voices’s “Jungle” –
8. Janelle Monae’s “Tightrope” –
9. Project Jenny, Project Jan ft. So Percussion’s “You Said” – from my “I Hear Music” suggested music post.
10. Lil Jon and LMFAO’s “Outta Your Mind” –
11. [Tied with #9 and #10, so I had to include it] Debi Nova’s “Drummer Boy” –
And your lagniappe, because they were all close:
12. V.V. Brown’s “L.O.V.E.” –
13. Ryan Leslie’s “You’re Not My Girl” –
14. Kate Earl “Impossible – , also from my suggested music post.
15. Kid Sister’s “Pro Nails (Rusko remix)” –
Check out all of all Season 7’s music here.
