+ Playlist: I can’t forget you when you’re gone

Lenka is a lovely singer-songwriter. I recommend all her other songs as well. She makes great happy songs like Anything I’m Not and Dangerous and Sweet. This is an exception – it is quite sad but still one of my favorites. It’s called Like a Song:

Like A Song – by Lenka

I can’t forget you when you’re gone
You’re like a song that goes around in my head
And how I regret, it’s been so long
Oh, what went wrong? Could it be something I said?

Time, make it go faster or just rewind
To back when I’m wrapped in your arms

All afternoon long it’s with me the same song
You left a light on inside me, my love
I can remember the way that it felt to be
Holding on to you

I can’t forget you when you’re gone
You’re like a song that goes around in my head
And how I regret, it’s been so long
Oh what went wrong? Could it be something I said?

Time, make it go faster or just decide
To come back to my happy heart

+ Playlist: Video Violence – Electronic Hollyweird

Pandora should make ADD Pandora, 30 seconds of each song for people who can’t focus for longer than that.

I wonder if it would eliminate the license issues Pandora has. I admit sometimes I want to listen to like .. 50 seconds. But rarely more than that. I always get limits on Pandora because I skip too many songs. I wonder if it’s also because I’m an auditory learner and all the overflow of information causes the frustration from a song being too long or repetitive. But it doesn’t happen as often with terrible 80s music, jazz, or classical. Hm!

Femme Fetale First Impression

Full Disclosure: This is coming from a Britney Fan

Trouble For Me – I like this song, definitely something I’d like to hear while dancing. Reminds me of Circus. Good start. Dig the lyrics.

Trip To Your Heart – sounds like remixed 80s Britney – the bad kind.

Gasoline – Production value seems shoddy. Like it was thrown together the night before album release or something. I can forgive the lyrics but not the sound.

Criminal – Actually like the effort with the folky sounding intro/outro. It’s a good try for a ballad, but it’s forgettable.

Up n’ Down – The non-chorus music has decent lyrics. ( 20 out of 10 ) but something about it doesn’t fit. Kind of sad about this album so far.

He About To Lose Me – Yes, yes, finally a decent ballad. Not perfect, but there’s something authentic about it.

Selfish – Forgettable at first glance, but a solid club tune.

Don’t Keep Me Waiting – Weird mix of styles, all of which sound bad. Couldn’t finish the song.

Till the World Ends – Love this. Favorite so far. First song off this album that I think is a perfect 10. This was the 2nd single off the album, I think it could’ve even been the leading single.

Hold it Against Me - The lead single. I was never crazy about this song. It was the only song I heard before listening to this album in full. I hated the video so that might color my opinion. I don’t like it, the lyrics sound like they were picked out via dartboard. The production value is high, and I like her voice. But it lacks what “He About to Lose Me” has, a touch of authenticity.

Inside Out - I actually really like the lyrics. I think it’s too slow, though.

I Wanna Go – 3rd single. I like, almost love. Parts of it actually remind me of Girls Generation.

How I Roll - Cute. Not a dance song, but cute, in a sort of elementary profane way.

Beautiful – Flu? Vegetables? What? Other than that, fun dance song.

Seal It With A Kiss - I like this as a dance song. I think it could’ve been produced better, I don’t like the hats/scratches or whatever that sounds.

Big Fat Bass - This is a good “strange” mix. Sounds like Europop. I think it’s single material. THERE’S A KICK DRUM.

So far? Circus is still my favorite album, can still put that on shuffle/repeat and I’m good. The darker subject matter and the experimental sound fits her much better. Femme Fatale doesn’t have alot of memorable songs, nor is it easy listening, overall, a bit too dumb for Britney, which results in an annoying album. The end of my list are the songs I’ll probably listen to again.

My top 5 favorite Britney songs [New Britney Music coming out next month]

5. Lace and Leather (Circus)

4. Unusual You (Circus)

3. Break the Ice (Blackout)

2. Phonography (Circus)

1. Toxic (In the Zone)

So strangely enough 3 of these were off Circus. I really liked Circus, and I hope the future Britney album keeps going in the same direction with the same songwriters.