MY TAKE ON THIS WEEK'S TOP TEN- OCT 21ST 2013

Hey Guys:) So today I was meant to be going on a days trip to Dublin and looking at all the sites and doing a little bit of shopping. But because we could get no one to look after the dog (as we would have been out for nearly 24 hours) we unfortunately couldn't go, and along with that went my plans for this weeks blog-my tour of Dublin:( Soooooo, instead I'm going to go through the top ten singles this week and give you my views. I've never really been a fan of chart music because I'm rather prejudiced against it, thinking its all rap songs and very chavvy. But recently I've found myself listening to the charts A LOT on the music channels because I find it makes very good background music for revision/work. However, for a couple of songs I just can't help but sing along...

10. Iggy Azalea- Change Your Life (Feat. T.I)

Now this song is new in the charts this week, so I haven't heard it much yet, but without being rude it's not really my thing, too there's much rap and not enough tune. But on the plus side she is sooo pretty and really tall, I'm so jealous:P

9. Conor Maynard- R U Crazy

Now initially I absolutely hated this song for 2 reasons: 1) the use of R U instead of Are You, people just shouldn't do that, and 2) it's very repetitive. The more I heard the song, the more annoyed I got, and then it got to a point where I actually began to like the song. It may be due to the fact that I've seen Conor Maynard many times on 'Never Mind the Buzzcocks' and really liked him, so I wanted  to like the song or may genuinely be an awesome song, I can't decide:P However, when I found out today that the song had fallen 5 place, I was secretly very upset!

8. Wilkinson- Afterglow 

Again, another new song this week that I've barely heard, but I think I like it. The video is quite funny to watch and it is a very catchy tune, but I swear I've heard her voice somewhere before, but I really can't remember. But anyway, yes, a good new addition to the charts I think. 

7. Eminem- Berzerk

YESSSS!!!! Words cannot describe how happy I am that this song is falling through the charts, I hate it. I have total respect for Eminem because he is really good at rapping, I just cannot stand it. I like songs in which it is possible to sing along and belt out at the top of your voice when you're alone, and while you could also argue that this song does have a chorus, it's still not really my thing. In this song he says about a thousand words a minute (okay, I'm guessing) and i really can't keep up. I'm bored of hearing this song if I'm honest, there is only one song from 2013 that I hate more, Tinie Tempah- Trampoline, literally don't get me started about it! 

6. Katy Perry- Roar

I go through phases of loving Katy Perry. I never used to like her until Blaine and the Warblers on Glee did a cover of Teenage Dream which was AMAZING, and since then I always give her new songs a go. I do quite like Roar, although the video does annoy me a bit (but the official lyrics video is pretty cool), the song is very catchy, easy to sing along to, and I can totally understand why it has been in the charts for quite a while.:)

5. Eminem- Rap God

Here he is again. You know my views:P This song is new so it hasn't annoyed me as much yet, and he doesn't yet have a video, so it's hardly played on any channel, which is good news! Man, I feel so harsh:/

4. James Blunt- Bonfire Heart

Ajiosdhlfjsdkfn- literally one of my new favourites. This song is so good! The whole album came out today and I will definitely be buying it, I can't wait to hear all the other songs. I have all of James Blunts albums, I love his unique voice, and how he has his own style of music, well, sort of. The song has quite an old feel to it, which I find really refreshing compared to everything else out there at the moment, and ahhhh, words really cannot describe, just go listen to it!!

3. Lawson- Juliet

I'm going to be honest here and say I'd never actually listened to Lawson before I heard this song. I had it in my head that he did pop/rap songs, which really isn't my thing, so when I actually heard this song today it was a nice surprise. They kind of remind me of the Wanted, which I suppose is a good thing, and I love how they're dressed, so from this song I definitely like Lawson, I'm yet to listen to the rest of their songs though....

2. Miley Cyrus- Wrecking Ball

I was initially very put off this song due to all the bad reviews I'd heard and the fact that my friend liked the song, and we have COMPLETELY different tastes in music. I also watched a DailyGrace video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=837UVKLDomw), where she says the word Africa every time she feels awkward watching the video, and she ends up saying Africa a lot. But as soon as you look past the fact that she's swinging around on a ball with hardly any clothes on, or just listen to the song with out the video you can actually begin to see that it is quite a good song. I'm not going to go all out and say it's one of my new favourites, but she does sing it extremely well, and you can tell that it actually means something to her. I used to absolutely love Miley Cyrus when she was in Hannah Montana, and even though it wasn't very cool to download her music I still did because, admittedly I was a bit addicted, and I don't care about anything she's done recently, because it's completely up to her how she acts, but it really does pain me that she cut off her hair because it was BEAUTIFUL, and I still aspire to have hair like that. Woah, that felt like a long and rambly sentence.

1. OneRepublic- Counting Stars

Now this is a good song. I've never really listened to OneRepublic much, in fact the only other song I know is 'Stop and Stare', but I really must give them a go because this is a good song. It was my birthday recently, and I had a cocktail party on Friday, and after a few my friend and I had this on repeat and wouldn't stop singing it, it's great! I don't really understand the video, why are they in a warehouse? But other than that I really cannot fault it, I hope it stays at number one for a while, because they certainly deserve it!

So there we go, I'm certainly surprised at how many of these songs I actually like:P I may have to start listening to chart music more often because I guess I'm missing out! I also just want to say how upset I am that the Vamps are no longer in the top 10 (love them!) Leave a comment and give your opinion on these songs, and say which ones you've been downloading. I'm thinking of doing a winter essentials post next week, so let me know if you think that's a good idea and if there is anything you think I should include:) For now, byeeeeeee:))