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Lady Gaga - Judas Music Video

Has to be said that the video makes me like the song more. I didn't think the song would grow on me but it has. Here's the highly anticipated music video for Lady Gaga's 'Judas'.

Perfect Kylie Minogue Set List

Kylie has performed loads of amazing tours and has just started her most recent 'Aphrodite' World Tour. My perfect set list is what I would like to see after the 'Aphrodite' Tour. A travel through time starting with the old hits until the present day.

1.       Travel Through Time Intro

2.       Step Back In Time

3.       Better The Devil You Know (featuring excerpts of ‘Wow’)

4.       Medley

a.       Wouldn’t Change A Thing

b.      It’s No Secret

c.       Got To Be Certain

5.       Hand On Your Heart

6.       I Should Be So Lucky (Piano and vocal on verse 1 and chorus and then band included on the rest)

7.       Je Ne Sais Pas Pourquoi/Tears On My Pillow (Kylie sings the chorus of ‘Give Me Just A Little More Time’ after asking if everyone remembers the old songs)

8.       The Loco-motion

9.       After The Millennium (Interlude)

10.   On A Night Like This

11.   In Your Eyes

12.   Better Than Today (featuring excerpts of ‘Please Stay’)

13.   Slow/Chocolate

14.   I Believe In You (Ballad Version)

15.   Ballad Medley

a.      Come Into My World

b.      Put Yourself In My Place

c.       Where The Wild Roses Grow

d.      Especially For You

16.   Shocked (featuring ‘What Do I Have To Do?’ and ‘What Kind Of Fool?’)

17.   Love At First Sight

18.   In My Arms

19.   Kids (with Robbie Williams)

20.   Spinning Around

21.   ENCORE

22.   Can’t Get You Out Of My Head

23.   All The Lovers

Underrated Singers: Jennifer Brown

Jennifer Brown (born February 18, 1972) is a Swedish singer. She was born in Hjällbo, northeast of Gothenburg. When she moved to Stockholm in the 1990s, she started working as a phone receptionist for influential Swedish record label Telegram Records and this eventually led to a record deal. Brown’s 1994 album 'Giving You The Best' peaked at no 1 in the Swedish charts and stayed in the chart for 22 weeks. Her two follow up albums did not sell as well as her debut album, but did quite well in their own right with 'In My Garden' (1997) peaking at number 9 and 'Vera' (1998), peaking at number 8. The single 'Tuesday Afternoon' was a hit single in Scandinavia, and reached number 57 in the UK Singles Chart. However she deserves much more recognition than what she has. The album 'Vera' is brilliant and very well written. Below are some music videos of songs from that album.

Perfect Rihanna Set List

Rihanna has done various tours and her next tour is to promote her great 'Loud' album. The set list hasn't been officially revealed yet and it got me thinking as to what I would like to see her perform. I would like the show to focus mainly on the newer hits but still feature the old favourites.

1.       Opening (featuring excerpts from ‘Run This Town’, ‘Umbrella’ and ‘Only Girl (In The World)’)

2.       Rockstar 101 (End features ‘Live Your Life’ which becomes next song)

3.       Disturbia

4.       Hard (At the end the stage falls silent for a minute before opening the next song)

5.       What’s My Name (with Drake)

6.       California King Bed

7.       Enter The Rock Chick (Interlude)

8.       Shut Up And Drive

9.       Man Down

10.   Rudeboy (Song features excerpts of ‘S&M’ before finally becoming the song)

11.   S&M

12.   Russian Roulette

13.   Old School Medley

a.       SOS (featuring excerpts of ‘Break It Off’ and ‘We Ride’)

b.      If It’s Loving That You Want

c.       Pon De Replay

14.   Unfaithful

15.   Acoustic Medley

a.      Hate That I Love You

b.      Fading

c.       Te Amo

d.      Take A Bow

16.   Let’s Get Loud (Interlude)

17.   Don’t Stop The Music (featuring excerpts of ‘Wanna Be Startin Somethin’)

18.   Umbrella

19.   ENCORE

20.   Love The Way You Lie (Part II)/Love The Way You Lie (with Eminem)

21.   Only Girl (In The World)

Osama Bin Laden Killed

This story interested me very much. Compared to some I am very uneducated on the whole subject but was still really interesting to find out things about the event and also read about what felt like a real life season of '24'. I thought Obama's speach was very well written and was nice to see him mention those who lost people they loved in the 9/11 events. This does obviously question, however, is this the start of things to come and also people question whether or not Bin Laden is actually dead. Personally I don't know what to think and worry whether it sounds stupid to say he is still alive or neive to suggest he is actually dead and it isn't a huge cover up. However this is Obama's speech and some interesting information I found as I felt it needed the one or two views it will get on this site... compared to the MILLIONS it has got worldwide via the likes of youtube and CNN.

On May 1, 2011, in Washington, D.C. U.S. President Barack Obama announced that Osama bin Laden had been killed by "a small team of Americans" acting under Obama's direct orders, in a covert operation dubbed Geranimo in Abbottabad, Pakistan, about 50 km north of Islamabad. It had been believed that bin Laden was hiding near the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan's Federally Administered Tribal Areas, but he was actually found 100 miles away in a million-dollar three-story mansion in Abbottabad.

Bin Laden's mansion was located 0.75 miles southwest of the Pakistan Military Academy. U.S. officials reported that a team of 20–25 U.S. Navy SEALs from the Naval Special Warfare Development Group (SEAL Team Six), under the command of the Joint Special Operations Command and working with the CIA, stormed bin Laden's compound in two helicopters.

Bin Laden, three other men, and a woman were killed in a firefight in which U.S. forces did not experience any injuries or casualties. In his broadcast announcement President Obama said that U.S. forces "took care to avoid civilian casualties". According to one U.S. official the attack was carried out without the knowledge or consent of Pakistani authorities. In contrast, agents of the Pakistani Inter-Services Intelligence agency (ISI) said it was a joint operation.

Among those killed in the raid were one of bin Laden's sons, a man described as a courier, and the courier's brother. Four years of surveillance of the courier led to the intelligence which made the raid possible. It was reported that the courier was the owner of the compound where the assault took place. The day after the raid John Brennan, the White House counterterrorism chief, said that the woman that was killed was one of bin Laden's four wives and was being used as a human shield at the time. Two other women, who were also used as shields, were injured during the raid. However, the next day White House spokesperson, Jay Carney, said that bin Laden's wife had rushed the invading commandos and was shot in the leg, but was not killed. He also said that the al-Qaeda leader put up resistance, but was unarmed.

Bin Laden was shot twice. A shot above his left eye blew away a part of his skull. He was also hit in the chest.

DNA from bin Laden's body, compared with DNA samples on record from his dead sister's brain confirmed bin Laden's identity the following day according to assertions to ABC News by unnamed sources. The 193 cm long body was recovered by the U.S. military and was in its custody until his body was buried in the North Arabian Sea from the USS Carl Vinson, within 24 hours of his death in accord with Islamic traditions. One U.S. official stated that, "finding a country willing to accept the remains of the world's most wanted terrorist would have been difficult." MSNBC reported, "There also was speculation about worry that a grave site could have become a rallying point for militants."

The U.S. State Department issued a "worldwide caution" for Americans following bin Laden's death and U.S diplomatic facilities everywhere were placed on high alert, a senior U.S official said. Crowds gathered outside the White House, in New York City's Times Square, as well as the World Trade Center, the site of the September 11 Attacks, to celebrate bin Laden's death. Chittral News, a Pakistani news site, claimed that some people were dismayed that Pakistan has lost its sovereignty.

Jennifer Lopez - I'm Into You

Just a short entry to post Jennifer Lopez's amazing new video for 'I'm Into You'. The video is beautifully shot and has an amazing excerpt of 'Papi' which is one of the best songs from her new album 'Love?'. Strongly advise buying her new album. It's brilliant. Plus do everything you can to make 'Papi' the next single. 

Perfect Britney Set List

Britney has performed many concerts and tours around the world but some people often feel, especially with her more recent tours, that she doesn't perform enough of the old hits. So this tour would be my perfect setlist featuring hits and new tracks from her new album 'Femme Fatale'.

1.       Womanizer (features strong drum breakdown which leads into next song)

2.       Toxic

3.       Hold It Against Me (features excerpts of ‘Baby One More Time’ and ‘(You Drive Me) Crazy’ in the instrumental break dance routine. The song ends with Britney saying ‘I’m Britney Bitch’ before going into the next song)

4.       Gimmie More

5.       I Wanna Go

6.       Step Back In Time (Interlude)

7.       Oops! I Did It Again (performed wearing the same red outfit from the video)

8.       Stronger

9.       Welcome To The Jungle (Interlude)

10.   I’m A Slave 4 U (performed with a snake)

11.   Ballad Medley

a.       Everytime (Verse 1 and Chorus)

b.      Sometimes (Verse 1 and Chorus)

c.       From The Bottom Of My Broken Heart (Chorus only)

d.      I’m Not A Girl, Not Yet A Woman (Verse 1 and Chorus)

12.   Circus Medley

a.       Welcome To The Circus (Interlude)

b.      Circus

c.       3 (featuring excerpts of ‘Radar’)

d.      If U Seek Amy

e.      Radar/Circus (Reprise)

13.   Me Against The Music/Boys (with Pharell and Madonna holograms)

14.   (You Drive Me) Crazy

15.   Piece Of Me (featuring excerpts of ‘Do Somethin’)

16.   I Love Rock ‘N’ Roll

17.   Criminal (Sat down and sung with very basic instrumentation)

18.   Lucky (with audience participation)

19.   ENCORE

20.   Baby One More Time [Remix] (At the finish the stage appears to blow up (pyrotechnics) and large rubble is scattered over the stage. Britney walks out onto the stage and the next song starts)

21.   Til The World Ends

Perfect Whitney Houston Set List

People complained about Whitney's last 'Nothin But Love' tour, saying she couldn't sing and the show was too short. Personally I feel her voice is definately and sadly not what it used to be and the show was perhaps a little short. However she is still a legend and still puts the majority of todays artists to shame. So I thought I would post my perfect Whitney concert set list. The show is hits throughout along with some rarities.

1.       Like I Never Left (Band Introduction)

2.       I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me) (Goes directly into next song)

3.       How Will I Know (Goes directly into next song)

4.       Love Will Save The Day (Followed by a talk to audience)

5.       Saving All My Love For You (Followed by then and now video interlude)

6.       I Didn’t Know My Own Strength

7.       Love Song Medley

a.       All At Once

b.      You Give Good Love

c.       All The Man That I Need

8.       Didn’t We Almost Have It All

9.       I Look To You (Followed by dancers interlude)

10.   It’s Not Right, But It’s Okay

11.   I’m Your Baby Tonight (Leads straight into next song)

12.   So Emotional

13.   Where Do Broken Hearts Go

14.   Acoustic Medley

a.      I Learned From The Best (Verse 1 and Chorus)

b.      Heartbreak Hotel (Verse 1 and Chorus)

c.      Could I Have This Kiss Forever (Verse 1 and Chorus)

d.      I Believe In You And Me (Verse 1 and Chorus)

e.      Count On Me (with CeCe Winans)

15.   Run To You (Followed By Instrumental Break)

16.   I Have Nothing

17.   Greatest Love Of All

18.   I Will Always Love You (Features extended gap in the middle while Whitney holds for effect)

19.   ENCORE

20.   Step By Step

21.   Million Dollar Bill (Freemasons Remix Version)

22.   I’m Ever Woman

Well Written Songs: One Last Cry

One Last Cry
Written By Brian McKnight, 1992

My shattered dreams and broken heart
Are mending on the shelf
I saw you holding hands
Standing close to someone else
Now I sit all alone
Wishing all my feelings was gone
I gave my best to you
Nothing for me to do
But have one last cry

One last cry
Before I leave it all behind
I gotta put you out of my mind this time
Stop living a lie
I guess I'm down to my last cry
Cry.....

I was here
You were there
Guess we never could agree
While the sun shines on you
I need some love to rain on me
Still I sit all alone
Wishing all my feelings was gone
Gotta get over you
Nothing for me to do
But have one last cry

One last cry
Before I leave it all behind
I gotta put you out of my mind
For the very last time
Stop living a lie

I know I gotta be strong
Cause round me life goes on and on
And on ....
And on ....

One last cry
Before I leave it all behind
I gotta put you out of my mind
For the very last time
Been living a lie

I guess I'm down...
I guess I'm down...
I guess I'm down...
I guess I'm down...
To my last cry...

'One Last Cry' was written in 1992 by Brian McKnight and is an amazing love song. Originally from his self titled debut album the song went on to become a hit and is included on all his hit collections.

Perfect Janet Jackson Set List

Thought I would make a perfect concert setlist for Janet Jackson who is halfway through her 'Up Close And Personal Tour' which is promoting her new Best Of collection. This set list does that with the majority of her hits and also some fan favourites and rarities aswell.

JANET JACKSON - ONE NIGHT ONLY

1.       Opening (Screenshow displaying the majority of Janet’s hits)

2.       All For You

3.       What Have You Done For Me Lately?

4.       Feedback (featuring ‘Don’t Stop (All Nite)’. After a drum breakdown the chords to ‘Escapade’ play Acapella leading into the song)

5.       Escapade/Miss You Much (At the end Janet asks ‘is that the end?’ the band scream ‘NO’ and it leads straight into the next song)

6.       Control

7.       Ballad Medley

a.      Let’s Wait A While

b.      I Get Lonely

c.      Call On Me

d.      Where Are You Now

e.      Again

8.       The Pleasure Principle (which leads to the guitarist playing just the guitar hook from ‘Black Cat’)

9.       Black Cat/Nasty

10.   Sex Medley

a.       Any Time, Any Place (featuring ‘Twenty Foreplay’)

b.      When We Oooo

c.       Would You Mind/So Excited

d.      Rope Burn

11.   Throb (Interlude)

12.   Someone To Call My Lover

13.   Doesn’t Really Matter (Extended audience participation on the ‘Oooo’s)

14.   Come On Get Up/The Best Things In Life Are Free

15.   Make Me

16.   Because Of Love/If

17.   The Way Love Goes

18.   Come Back To Me/Together Again (Acoustic – sat down tribute to Michael Jackson)

19.   Scream (performed with Holographic Michael Jackson)

20.   Together Again

21.   Funny How Time Flies (Interlude)

22.   When I Think Of You

23.   Runaway

24.   ENCORE

25.   Special

Underrated Singers: Brian McKnight

I wanted to do a regular feature like 'Well Written Songs' on here about singers who people don't always know about or have forgotten about. Someone who I feel this is the case is Brian McKnight. I've never heard someone say they don't like his music once they have heard it. Today its all about showing skin to sell music (or wearing a dress made of meat or squatting in an egg for 3 days in some cases) but that isn't real music. Brian McKnight however writes the majority of his music and it can take you places most music can't today.

His music is covered alot and he also writes music for alot of todays singers, such as Justin Timberlake and Lemar. However most people don't even realise who he is. Below is a list of songs you really should check out for lyrical content and pure genius in musical arrangement. Anyone thinking of starting to listen to his music should start with the 'Back At One' album (the title track of which was covered on Shayne Ward's debut album). Also his new single 'Fall 5.0' is out now and avaliable to buy on iTunes.

• Anytime
• Back At One
• 6, 8, 12
• Cherish
• Home
• One Last Cry
• Whenever You Call (with Mariah Carey)
• Love Is (with Vannessa Williams)
• I Miss U
• Another You

Some videos of his best music aswell.