Top 50 Songs of the Decade
So disgusted was I at NME’s Top Songs of the Decades list that I felt I had to rectify the unspeakable, gross injustices perpetuated by that devilrag, and make my very own Top Songs of the Decade list.
Because the years from 2000-2009 did not constitute a remarkably great musical decade (that is, George Michael released no new musical masterpieces), I had to split the Top 50 list into 3 sub-sections. There are the Truly Awesome Songs (of which there is 10), a second tier of Pretty Awesome Songs, and last, and definitely least, the Pretty Catchy Songs. To insist that they are real music is to insult the Opera Gods, but they are still, indeed, pretty catchy. And because not condemning those who are evil is an evil in itself, I have compiled a Worst 'Musicians' of the Decade List.
Remakes, releases or remixes are not included on this list. I know, you all were expecting to see "Mandy" by Westlife at #1, but sadly that is not to be the case. I know there will also be those of you who are frankly quite bewildered as to why "Flying Without Wings" is not the list. Relax, the song was released before the new millenium.
The 10 Truly Awesome Songs of the Decade
1) This Year's Love- David Gray 1
2) Babylon- David Gray 2
3) Queen of my Heart- Westlife
3) Do You Remember- Jay Sean
4) Lose Yourself- Eminem
5) Rehab- Amy Winehouse
6) You Rock My World- Michael Jackson
7) No Such Thing- John Mayer
8) Landslide- The Dixie Chicks
9) Empire State of Mind- Jay-Z plus Alicia Keys
10) Landslide- The Dixie Chicks
The 18 Pretty Awesome Songs of the Decade
11) From The Bottom of My Broken Heart- Britney Spears
12) Don't Know What To Do- Dane Rumble
13) Welcome to the Black Parade- My Chemical Romance
14) Stop and Stare- One Republic
15) The Way I Am- Eminem
16) Stan- Eminem
17) I Don't Care- Fall Out Boy
18) I'm Yours- Jason Mraz
19) Apologize- One Republic
20) Always Be Here- Dane Rumble
21) Sing for the Moment- Eminem
22) We Belong Together- Mariah Carey
23) Just Breathe- Ana Nalic
24) Ignition (Remix)- R. Kelly
25) I Believe in a Thing Called Love- The Darkness
26) All On Our Own- Midnight Youth
27) Cleanin' Out My Closet- Eminem
28) The Real Slim Shady- Eminem
The 22 Pretty Catchy Songs of the Decade (Alphabetical by Artist)
50 Cent- In Da Club
Atomic Kitten Eternal Flame
Atomic Kitten Whole Again
Black Eyed Peas, The- I Gotta Feeling
Black Eyed Peas, The- Where Is The Love
Cyrus, Miley- See You Again
Flo Rida- Low
Gaga, Lady- Just Dance
Hill, Faith- There You'll Be
Jay-Z plus Kanye West & Rihanna- Run This Town
Lovato, Demi plus Jonas, Joe- This is Real
Nelly featuring Kelly Rowland- Dilemma
Nelly- Hot in Herre
OutKast- Hey Ya
Pussycat Dolls, The- Don't Cha
Rascal, Dizzee- Holiday
Rihanna- Russian Roulette
Rihanna - Umbrella
Rock, Kid- All Summer Long
Scissor Sisters, The- I Don't Feel Like Dancin
Shaggy- Angel
Shaggy- It Wasn't Me
The Worst 'Musicians' of the Decade
Beyonce Knowles
Ke$ha
Nickelback
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Monday, August 24, 2009
My Favourite Names
Here is a list of my favourite names:
I have included the ethno-linguistic origin of the name, the meaning, pronunciations for any uncommon names, and any famous places, characters, historical figures or celestial objects bearing that name.
Girls' Names
Apolline (French)- form of the Greek Apollonia, from Apollo, the Greek god of sunlight, music and poetry; minor character in the Harry Potter series
Adam (Hebrew)- 'earth'; Adam Sander
Ari (Hebrew) -'lion', 'eagle'; Ari Gold from Entourage
Caleb/Calev (Hebrew) -'dog', 'servant of the Lord'; Caleb Followill, lead singer of the Kings of Leon
Christian (Greek)- 'follower of Christ'; hero in 'Pilgrim's Progress', Christian Dior, Dr. Christiaan Barnard
Daniel (Hebrew)- 'God is my judge'; Biblical prophet who was thrown in the lion's den, Daniel Day-Lewis, Daniel Boone, Danny DeVito, Daniel Radcliffe
Draco (Greek; Latin)- in Latin it means 'dragon'; name of a constellation; ancient lawgiver in Athens, character in the Harry Potter series
I have included the ethno-linguistic origin of the name, the meaning, pronunciations for any uncommon names, and any famous places, characters, historical figures or celestial objects bearing that name.
Girls' Names
Apolline (French)- form of the Greek Apollonia, from Apollo, the Greek god of sunlight, music and poetry; minor character in the Harry Potter series
Augusta (Latin)- 'great', 'magnificent'; name of Neville Longbottom's grandmother in Harry Potter
Bellatrix (Latin)- feminine form of bellatricus, meaning 'warrior'; can also be taken to mean beautiful female; star in the constellation Orion; a female Death Eater in the Harry Potter series
Benatar (Invented)- stage name of American pop-rock singer Pat Benatar
Caith (Invented)- variant of Keith and Katherine; pronounced kayth
Callisto (Greek)- 'most beautiful'; one of Jupiter's moons; Greek nymph
Caralyn (English)- combination of the Latin Cara ('dear, 'beloved') and the English Lyn ('lake')
Cohen (Irish)- Anglicanisation of Ó Cadhan
Elizabeth (Hebrew)- 'God's promise', 'God is my oath'; Elizabeth I, Elizabeth II, Elizabeth Hurley, Elizabeth Taylor, mother of John the Baptist
Gabrielle (Hebrew)- 'heroine of God'; Gabrielle Solis from 'Desperate Housewives', minor character in the Harry Potter series
Ginevra (Italian)- Italian name for the Swiss city of Geneva; Italian version of the Welsh Jennifer, meaning 'fair one'; name of Harry Potter's wife
Lionora/Ailionóra (Irish)- name borne by noble Irish women (apparently there once was such a thing); variant of Eleanor
Loretta (Italian)- 'laurel'; singer Loretta Lynn, actress Loretta Young
Miramar (Hebrew; Spanish)- variant of Miriam, meaning 'wished for child', 'bitter' or 'rebellious'; it can be translated from Spanish to mean 'seaview'; coastal suburb of New Zealand's capital city, Wellington
Nora/h (English)- diminuitive of the Latin Eleanor, meaning 'light'; Norah Jones
Rahera (Maori)- transliteration of the Hebrew Rachel, meaning 'ewe'
Sariana (Invented)- derived from Sari and Riana
Siana (Invented; Polynesian; Indian)- diminuitive of Sariana; city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh; pronounced see-ah-na
Siri (Scandinavian; Hebrew; Hindu)- variant of the Scandinavian/Germanic Sigrid, meaning 'fair victory'; variant of Sarah, meaning 'princess'; one of the 7 ancient cities of Delhi
Zoheret (Hebrew)- 'she shines'
Adam (Hebrew)- 'earth'; Adam Sander
Ari (Hebrew) -'lion', 'eagle'; Ari Gold from Entourage
Caleb/Calev (Hebrew) -'dog', 'servant of the Lord'; Caleb Followill, lead singer of the Kings of Leon
Christian (Greek)- 'follower of Christ'; hero in 'Pilgrim's Progress', Christian Dior, Dr. Christiaan Barnard
Daniel (Hebrew)- 'God is my judge'; Biblical prophet who was thrown in the lion's den, Daniel Day-Lewis, Daniel Boone, Danny DeVito, Daniel Radcliffe
Draco (Greek; Latin)- in Latin it means 'dragon'; name of a constellation; ancient lawgiver in Athens, character in the Harry Potter series
Gabriel/Gavriel/Gavi (Hebrew)- 'God's able-bodied one', 'hero of God'; name of one of the archangels, Peter Gabriel, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Gavi Ashkenazi
James (English)- variant of the Hebrew Jacob, meaning 'he who supplants'; James Brown, James Joyce, James Carter, Jimmy Stewart, name of Harry Potter's father
John (Hebrew)- 'the Lord is gracious'; one of the 12 Apostles, John the Baptist, John Wayne, John Key (Prime Minister of New Zealand), John F. Kennedy, John Lennon, Johnny Depp
Joseph (Hebrew)- 'Jehovah increases'; Joseph Conrad, Joseph of the Technicolour Dreamcoat, Joseph Fiennes
Josiah (Hebrew)- 'Jehovah helps'; Biblical king of Judah, Josiah Wedgewood, sixth of Nadya Suleman's octuplets
Jossi (Hebrew)- variant of Yossi, meaning 'he will enlarge'; diminuitive of Joseph, Yosef
Liev (Russian; Hebrew; Scandinavian)- variant of the Russian Lev, itself a variant of Leo; also a variant of the Jewish surnames Levi, Levy, Lew; variant of Lief, meaning 'heir'; Liev SchreiberLior (Hebrew)- 'my light'; Israeli actor Lior Ashkenazi
Michael (Hebrew)- 'who resembles God?'; Biblical archangel, Michael J. Fox, Michael Caine, Michael Jackson
Nathaniel (Hebrew)- 'God has given'; one of the 12 Apostles
Patrick (Latin)- Irish form of the Latin Patricius, meaning 'patrician, noble'; Patrick Swayze, Patrick Dempsey
Sirius (Latin)- The Dog Star, the brightest star seen from Earth; character in the Harry Potter series
Thomas (Aramaic)- 'twin'; one of the 12 Apostles, Thomas a Becket, Thomas Aquinas, Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Edison, Tom Cruise, Tom Hanks, Tom Riddle (Lord Voldemort)
Vincent/Vinesh (Latin; Indian)- 'prevailing' in Latin; 'pious' in Hindu; Vincent Price, Vin Diesel, Vinnie Jones, Vincent van Gogh
Now, because I am the analytical bitch, I have compiled some statistics:
Statistics
45% of all names were of Hebrew origin
Of the boys' names, 70% were of Hebrew origin
Of the girls' name, 20% were of Hebrew origin
15% of boys' names were of Irish origin.
10% of girls' names were of Irish origin.
12.5% of all names were of Irish origin.
25% of girls' names were the name of a character in the Harry Potter series.
25% of boys' names were the name of a character in the Harry Potter series.
Thus, a total of 25% of all names were from the Harry Potter series.
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
The 40 Hottest Men of All Time:
I love beautiful people. Because they're so... beautiful. My default setting is to hate everybody, but those who are good-looking and/or smart and/or just a cool person earn my affection. I also love lists. Yes, I'm a left-brainer. Something in my brain loves order, loves being able to categorise thinks, put them into neat little compartments. I hate ambiguities. So I have decided to produce a list of the most beautiful people on the planet. Scratch that, any list of the most beautiful people on the planet would leave out Paul Newman and Mel Gibson, so I have decided to create a list of the most beautiful people of all time. Because Paul Newman is now dead and Mel is well, crazy. Except this task turned out to be more time-consuming than I initially thought, so I shall split the lists into two. Starting with the men, of course. Then I decided to make this a list not of the most beautiful men of all time, just the hottest. For example, I suppose one could assert that Brad Pitt was aesthetically pleasing, but frankly I'm just not into Brad. I much prefer John Key, the Prime Minister of the beloved country of my birth. He hee. I know where he lives.
Anyway, here is the list of the 40 Hottest Men of All Time:
Note: My only sources of any factual information about these fine men are Wikipedia and imdb.com.
1) Paul Walker- Hitler's Wet Dream- Tall, blonde-haired, blue-eyed. Really hot. The only reason I went to see 'Fast and Furious'. That's the third one. It sucked. Don't see it.
2)Richard Kahui- All Black- A good reason to come to NZ, (some of) our rugby players are hot! Love the blue eyes.
3) Jon Stewart
4) Paul Newman (1925-2008) - Food and Beverage Mogul- He was hot and he served in World War II. Was there a downside? Unfortunately, yes. He was a Democrat and he opposed the Vietnam War. Never mind. He can't tick every box.
5) John F. Kennedy Jr (1960-1999)- JFK's Son (duh)- Now his death really was a tragedy. Because if he had not died in that plane crash, he would be President of the United States of America right now. No use denying it. Fugly Retard would never have been able to compete with him. And although JFK Jr was a Democrat, at least he was a good-looking one, and I would have been able to deal with that.
6) Mel Gibson- Caveman- Mel. Oh Mel. Mel. How could you betray me like this? You were SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO hot in the 80s and early 90s. Then there was 'mid 90s to 2003 Mel'. It was okay. It was solid. You were getting old, of course you couldn't be Mad Max anymore. But, why Mel, why did you have to go crazy? First you were an uber-devout Catholic. Then you made 'The Passion of the Christ'. You encouraged my mother's conversion to Catholocism. That alone is hard enough to forgive, Mel. And then there was the 'DUI incident'. WTF Mel? At least the Arabs like you now. But I couldn't be angry at you for that, Mel. It was just too ****ing stupid. I equated it to Michael Jackson dangling the infant Blanket off the balcony, or George Michael flashing the cop. It just made me laugh so ****ing hard. I tried to blame it on your alcoholism or your purported bipolar disorder. And the years passed. Then Mel, came the hypocrisy. It is okay to be a crazy Catholic if you actually abide by the rules. But you cheat on your wife. Many times. Now you're getting a divorce. You've knocked up a Russian named Oksana (???!!!??!). After all your crazy rants about the 'sanctity of marriage' you cheat on your wife, file for divorce and conceive a child while still married. You stupid misogynistic, hypocritic, crazy, anti-Semitic, alcoholic, bipolar caveman. You manage to shame Australians, Americans, Catholics and people with the last name Gibson all at the same time. You should have died after 'Lethal Weapon 3' so you truly would be 'Forever Young'. Heath Ledger got that part right.
7) Jack Tweed- Celebrity Boyfriend- The only good thing to have ever resulted from Jade Goody’s fame- images of Jack Tweed splashed all over the magazines!
8) Lior Ashkenazi- Walk on Water- Now if Palestinian men looked like this, maybe I would feel sorry for them. But they don’t, so I don’t. Instead I shall just admire this hot and talented Israeli actor.
9) Ryan O'Neal- Love Story- He epitomised all-American beauty in his prime, then he went and spawned a ginger drug addict named Redmond. Shame. He's also fat now. Double shame.
10) Zac Efron- Disney moneymaker- Yes, he looks like plastic. But he is aesthetically pleasing. And if you’re under the age of 16, and under 5’7’’ (not me) you will find him hot.
11) John Key- Prie Munister of Nyu Zilund- NZ’s hottest Prime Minister ever, finally I am proud to be a New Zealander.
12) Max Minghella
13) James Caan- Two Time Winner of 'Italian of the Year' Award- Thing is, he’s a self-confessed ‘Jew from the Bronx’. Either way, he was really hot as Sonny Corleone in 'The Godfather'!
14) Tom Selleck- Monica's Old Boyfriend- Before he played Dr. Richard Burke on 'Friends' he was Magnum P.I. Now he's a member of the NRA's Board of Directors, and describes himself as 'a registered independent with a lot of libertarian leanings'. Couldn't get much hotter than that!
15) Michael Douglas
16) Warren Beatty- Bonnie and Clyde- Very hot when younger. Liked to sow his wild oats a lot. Never quite understood what that euphemism meant. Dated Madonna at one stage. Joan Collins too. Now he's married to Annette Bening. Does the man have any self-respect?
17) Richard Burton (1925-1984)- Mr. Elizabeth Taylor- A beautiful speaking voice, beautiful blue eyes, a hugely talented actor. But a cerebral hemorrhage got him at the age of 58. In Switzerland. Poor sod.
18) Jimmy Fallon- Saturday Night Live- His celebrity impersonations are amazing, plus he’s really hot! Just one of the many reasons I love SNL!
19) Elvis Presley (1935-1977)- Jailhouse Rock- So so so so so so handsome. Then he got fat, but it made his music better. Meh. You win some, you lose some. Ultimately, he lost. He died on the toilet and his daughter married Michael Jackson. Can't really get much worse than that.
20) Robert De Niro- Italian mobster- Incredibly hot in his younger days, now he just plays 'Fat Guy 2' in B-grade movies. Okay, maybe I'm being a bit harsh, but the man is a Democrat after all. He deserves every piece of sh*t thrown at him.
21) Rory Fallon
22) Burt Lancaster (1913-1994)
23) Heath Ledger (1979-2008)- The Dark Knight- Soooooo beautiful. He did his time in light comedies and romances before tackling the darker, more substantial parts- a gay cowboy and The Joker. Unlike Michael Jackson, who died well past his prime, Heath Ledger had not even realised his full potential, and for the public, that is the truly sad part of his death.
24) Al Pacino- Italian mobster- So hot as Michael Corleone in 'The Godfather' and 'The Godfather Part II'. Sure, he is shorter than Tom Cruise, but I can just pretend I'm short as well.
25) Bruce Springsteen
26) Ido Drent- Daniel Potts on Shortland Street- Yet another reason to move to New Zealand, he is one of the newest stars of our national soap. Can’t really act much, but who cares?
27) Vince Vaughan- Wedding Crashers- He's hot, he's tall and he's a Republican. What's not to like? What's that you say? He dated Jennifer Aniston? Puke.
28) John F. Kennedy (1917-1963)- 35th President of the U.S.A.- He was handsome. He was Irish (diddly-dee, potatoes!). He was Catholic. He was a Democrat. He was shot. Natural justice, anyone?
29) David Duchovny- The X-Files- The cute puppy dog eyes, the perpetual look of being stoned. Apparently he graduated from Princeton. And he sought treatment for sex addiction. Te hee. Shame.
30) Orlando Bloom- World’s Hottest Elf/Pirate- But he likes Australian girls. Pffft. How can he stand the accents? By eating feesh and cheeps? By playing tenpen bowling? By writing with pins?
31) Martin Henderson- The Ring- 'Our' Martin started off on the Kiwi soap 'Shortland Street', then went on to star in 'Torque', 'The Ring' and 'Bride and Prejudice'. But he was at his hottest in 'Shortland Street'.
32) Jonny Wilkinson- English Rugby Player- The females of New Zealand can forgive the English for beating us at rugby, just because Jonny’s so hot. For a rugby player.
33) Fidel Castro- Cuban Dictator- Yes, he is a socialist. And a dictator. For those reasons he is scum like Mahmoud Ahmedinejad, Helen Clark, Lleyton Hewitt and Ronan Keating. Unlike those 4 satans incarnate, he was very handsome in his younger days.
34) Billy Zane
35) Ben Mitchell
36) Shawn Pyfrom
37) Jason Priestley
38) Muhammad Ali
39) David Rasche
40) Joe Jonas- Middle Jonas Brother- Also the hottest Jonas Brother. And he's exactly 3 days older than me! And one centimetre taller than me! Loved his self-parodying turn in 'Camp Rock'. Seriously. He was ****ing hilarious.
I love beautiful people. Because they're so... beautiful. My default setting is to hate everybody, but those who are good-looking and/or smart and/or just a cool person earn my affection. I also love lists. Yes, I'm a left-brainer. Something in my brain loves order, loves being able to categorise thinks, put them into neat little compartments. I hate ambiguities. So I have decided to produce a list of the most beautiful people on the planet. Scratch that, any list of the most beautiful people on the planet would leave out Paul Newman and Mel Gibson, so I have decided to create a list of the most beautiful people of all time. Because Paul Newman is now dead and Mel is well, crazy. Except this task turned out to be more time-consuming than I initially thought, so I shall split the lists into two. Starting with the men, of course. Then I decided to make this a list not of the most beautiful men of all time, just the hottest. For example, I suppose one could assert that Brad Pitt was aesthetically pleasing, but frankly I'm just not into Brad. I much prefer John Key, the Prime Minister of the beloved country of my birth. He hee. I know where he lives.
Anyway, here is the list of the 40 Hottest Men of All Time:
Note: My only sources of any factual information about these fine men are Wikipedia and imdb.com.
1) Paul Walker- Hitler's Wet Dream- Tall, blonde-haired, blue-eyed. Really hot. The only reason I went to see 'Fast and Furious'. That's the third one. It sucked. Don't see it.
2)Richard Kahui- All Black- A good reason to come to NZ, (some of) our rugby players are hot! Love the blue eyes.
3) Jon Stewart
4) Paul Newman (1925-2008) - Food and Beverage Mogul- He was hot and he served in World War II. Was there a downside? Unfortunately, yes. He was a Democrat and he opposed the Vietnam War. Never mind. He can't tick every box.
5) John F. Kennedy Jr (1960-1999)- JFK's Son (duh)- Now his death really was a tragedy. Because if he had not died in that plane crash, he would be President of the United States of America right now. No use denying it. Fugly Retard would never have been able to compete with him. And although JFK Jr was a Democrat, at least he was a good-looking one, and I would have been able to deal with that.
6) Mel Gibson- Caveman- Mel. Oh Mel. Mel. How could you betray me like this? You were SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO hot in the 80s and early 90s. Then there was 'mid 90s to 2003 Mel'. It was okay. It was solid. You were getting old, of course you couldn't be Mad Max anymore. But, why Mel, why did you have to go crazy? First you were an uber-devout Catholic. Then you made 'The Passion of the Christ'. You encouraged my mother's conversion to Catholocism. That alone is hard enough to forgive, Mel. And then there was the 'DUI incident'. WTF Mel? At least the Arabs like you now. But I couldn't be angry at you for that, Mel. It was just too ****ing stupid. I equated it to Michael Jackson dangling the infant Blanket off the balcony, or George Michael flashing the cop. It just made me laugh so ****ing hard. I tried to blame it on your alcoholism or your purported bipolar disorder. And the years passed. Then Mel, came the hypocrisy. It is okay to be a crazy Catholic if you actually abide by the rules. But you cheat on your wife. Many times. Now you're getting a divorce. You've knocked up a Russian named Oksana (???!!!??!). After all your crazy rants about the 'sanctity of marriage' you cheat on your wife, file for divorce and conceive a child while still married. You stupid misogynistic, hypocritic, crazy, anti-Semitic, alcoholic, bipolar caveman. You manage to shame Australians, Americans, Catholics and people with the last name Gibson all at the same time. You should have died after 'Lethal Weapon 3' so you truly would be 'Forever Young'. Heath Ledger got that part right.
7) Jack Tweed- Celebrity Boyfriend- The only good thing to have ever resulted from Jade Goody’s fame- images of Jack Tweed splashed all over the magazines!
8) Lior Ashkenazi- Walk on Water- Now if Palestinian men looked like this, maybe I would feel sorry for them. But they don’t, so I don’t. Instead I shall just admire this hot and talented Israeli actor.
9) Ryan O'Neal- Love Story- He epitomised all-American beauty in his prime, then he went and spawned a ginger drug addict named Redmond. Shame. He's also fat now. Double shame.
10) Zac Efron- Disney moneymaker- Yes, he looks like plastic. But he is aesthetically pleasing. And if you’re under the age of 16, and under 5’7’’ (not me) you will find him hot.
11) John Key- Prie Munister of Nyu Zilund- NZ’s hottest Prime Minister ever, finally I am proud to be a New Zealander.
12) Max Minghella
13) James Caan- Two Time Winner of 'Italian of the Year' Award- Thing is, he’s a self-confessed ‘Jew from the Bronx’. Either way, he was really hot as Sonny Corleone in 'The Godfather'!
14) Tom Selleck- Monica's Old Boyfriend- Before he played Dr. Richard Burke on 'Friends' he was Magnum P.I. Now he's a member of the NRA's Board of Directors, and describes himself as 'a registered independent with a lot of libertarian leanings'. Couldn't get much hotter than that!
15) Michael Douglas
16) Warren Beatty- Bonnie and Clyde- Very hot when younger. Liked to sow his wild oats a lot. Never quite understood what that euphemism meant. Dated Madonna at one stage. Joan Collins too. Now he's married to Annette Bening. Does the man have any self-respect?
17) Richard Burton (1925-1984)- Mr. Elizabeth Taylor- A beautiful speaking voice, beautiful blue eyes, a hugely talented actor. But a cerebral hemorrhage got him at the age of 58. In Switzerland. Poor sod.
18) Jimmy Fallon- Saturday Night Live- His celebrity impersonations are amazing, plus he’s really hot! Just one of the many reasons I love SNL!
19) Elvis Presley (1935-1977)- Jailhouse Rock- So so so so so so handsome. Then he got fat, but it made his music better. Meh. You win some, you lose some. Ultimately, he lost. He died on the toilet and his daughter married Michael Jackson. Can't really get much worse than that.
20) Robert De Niro- Italian mobster- Incredibly hot in his younger days, now he just plays 'Fat Guy 2' in B-grade movies. Okay, maybe I'm being a bit harsh, but the man is a Democrat after all. He deserves every piece of sh*t thrown at him.
21) Rory Fallon
22) Burt Lancaster (1913-1994)
23) Heath Ledger (1979-2008)- The Dark Knight- Soooooo beautiful. He did his time in light comedies and romances before tackling the darker, more substantial parts- a gay cowboy and The Joker. Unlike Michael Jackson, who died well past his prime, Heath Ledger had not even realised his full potential, and for the public, that is the truly sad part of his death.
24) Al Pacino- Italian mobster- So hot as Michael Corleone in 'The Godfather' and 'The Godfather Part II'. Sure, he is shorter than Tom Cruise, but I can just pretend I'm short as well.
25) Bruce Springsteen
26) Ido Drent- Daniel Potts on Shortland Street- Yet another reason to move to New Zealand, he is one of the newest stars of our national soap. Can’t really act much, but who cares?
27) Vince Vaughan- Wedding Crashers- He's hot, he's tall and he's a Republican. What's not to like? What's that you say? He dated Jennifer Aniston? Puke.
28) John F. Kennedy (1917-1963)- 35th President of the U.S.A.- He was handsome. He was Irish (diddly-dee, potatoes!). He was Catholic. He was a Democrat. He was shot. Natural justice, anyone?
29) David Duchovny- The X-Files- The cute puppy dog eyes, the perpetual look of being stoned. Apparently he graduated from Princeton. And he sought treatment for sex addiction. Te hee. Shame.
30) Orlando Bloom- World’s Hottest Elf/Pirate- But he likes Australian girls. Pffft. How can he stand the accents? By eating feesh and cheeps? By playing tenpen bowling? By writing with pins?
31) Martin Henderson- The Ring- 'Our' Martin started off on the Kiwi soap 'Shortland Street', then went on to star in 'Torque', 'The Ring' and 'Bride and Prejudice'. But he was at his hottest in 'Shortland Street'.
32) Jonny Wilkinson- English Rugby Player- The females of New Zealand can forgive the English for beating us at rugby, just because Jonny’s so hot. For a rugby player.
33) Fidel Castro- Cuban Dictator- Yes, he is a socialist. And a dictator. For those reasons he is scum like Mahmoud Ahmedinejad, Helen Clark, Lleyton Hewitt and Ronan Keating. Unlike those 4 satans incarnate, he was very handsome in his younger days.
34) Billy Zane
35) Ben Mitchell
36) Shawn Pyfrom
37) Jason Priestley
38) Muhammad Ali
39) David Rasche
40) Joe Jonas- Middle Jonas Brother- Also the hottest Jonas Brother. And he's exactly 3 days older than me! And one centimetre taller than me! Loved his self-parodying turn in 'Camp Rock'. Seriously. He was ****ing hilarious.
Saturday, June 27, 2009
The King of Pop
Michael Jackson died on Friday. Well, Thursday in L.A. But since I was on the South Island of New Zealand, it was Friday. I went through my Michael Jackson phase at 13 and 14, the apex was in 2003. The first tape (in the South Island, we take a while to catch up with modern technology) that I bought was HIStory Vol. 1. I bought it the day after Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix came out in 2003, Sunday 22nd June. From there on, my obsession started.
I played the tape over and over. I bought every CD, record or tape that I could find, of both him and the Jackson 5. Dangerous. Bad. Off the Wall. The Jackson 5 Christmas Album. Music and Me. Blood on the Dance Floor. Number Ones. Thriller. The intensity of each obsession wanes, but still the underlying love for the music is there. With his death, people all around the world have realised and remembered how much they love his music. How they grew up idolising him. My generation fondly remembered discovering it amongst their parents' record collections.
Although he was an easy target to make fun of, due to his strange appearance and baby-dangling incidents, most people could look beyond the bad, and focused on him a fabulous musician and performer. On Saturday morning, NZST, I put on one of my Greatest Hits CDs on the loudest CD player, turned it up 'real loud' in his memory, and danced like Macauley did in the video clip to 'Black and White.' Who cares if our neighbours complained? There is no such thing as playing Michael Jackson too loud.
One day I was trying to think who the first famous person I had ever heard about was, growing up in the early 1990s. Not Bush. Not Clinton. Not the NZ PM, whoever it was. A four-year-old has no interest in politics. I figured it must have been Elvis Presley, Michael Jackson or Walt Disney. I remember my friend Rachel bragging about how she knew 'the way to Wacko Jacko's house' and proceeded to give me directions. He was her dance teacher, apparently. Even four-year-olds in the backwaters of New Zealand knew who he was, and idolised him.
Michael Jackson was, quite simply, the greatest popstar of all time. To be fair, the competition is slim. Prince? Madonna? Britney Spears? Rihanna? Elvis Presley was the King of Rock'n'Roll, Luciano Pavarotti was the greatest opera singer in recorded memory. Michael Jackson stands with those giant performers. He was as good as pop will ever get.
I played the tape over and over. I bought every CD, record or tape that I could find, of both him and the Jackson 5. Dangerous. Bad. Off the Wall. The Jackson 5 Christmas Album. Music and Me. Blood on the Dance Floor. Number Ones. Thriller. The intensity of each obsession wanes, but still the underlying love for the music is there. With his death, people all around the world have realised and remembered how much they love his music. How they grew up idolising him. My generation fondly remembered discovering it amongst their parents' record collections.
Although he was an easy target to make fun of, due to his strange appearance and baby-dangling incidents, most people could look beyond the bad, and focused on him a fabulous musician and performer. On Saturday morning, NZST, I put on one of my Greatest Hits CDs on the loudest CD player, turned it up 'real loud' in his memory, and danced like Macauley did in the video clip to 'Black and White.' Who cares if our neighbours complained? There is no such thing as playing Michael Jackson too loud.
One day I was trying to think who the first famous person I had ever heard about was, growing up in the early 1990s. Not Bush. Not Clinton. Not the NZ PM, whoever it was. A four-year-old has no interest in politics. I figured it must have been Elvis Presley, Michael Jackson or Walt Disney. I remember my friend Rachel bragging about how she knew 'the way to Wacko Jacko's house' and proceeded to give me directions. He was her dance teacher, apparently. Even four-year-olds in the backwaters of New Zealand knew who he was, and idolised him.
Michael Jackson was, quite simply, the greatest popstar of all time. To be fair, the competition is slim. Prince? Madonna? Britney Spears? Rihanna? Elvis Presley was the King of Rock'n'Roll, Luciano Pavarotti was the greatest opera singer in recorded memory. Michael Jackson stands with those giant performers. He was as good as pop will ever get.
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