While we’re digging out from the latest snow here in Nashville, I thought I’d bring you an update on pop culture these days.
Here are the most popular songs this week (radio airplay and downloads):
1. “Black and Yellow” by Wiz Khalifa
2. “Grenade” by Bruno Mars
3. “Firework” by Katy Perry
4. “Perfect” by P!nk (The radio version of this song is decent—at least in its honesty about the things girls think about themselves; the unedited version, however, is a bit ... umm… rough.)
5. “I Need a Doctor” by Dr. Dre feat. Eminem and Skylar Grey
6. “Tonight (I’m Lovin’ You) by Enrique Iglesias feat. Ludacris & DJ Frank E
7. “Rocketeer” by Far East Movment feat. Ryan Tedder
8. “What’s My Name?” by Rihanna feat. Drake (Great voice. Not-so-great song about a girl with torrid sexual past who’s trying to figure out if this current sexual relationship will work out for the long term. Parts of this song make me wonder if the songwriter just couldn’t come up with more words and instead substituted nonsensical syllables. And Drake adds nothing to the song.)
9. “Hey Baby (Drop it to the Floor)” by Pitbull feat. T-Pain
10. “Hold it Against Me” by Britney Spears
P.S. The Grammys are this Sunday (Feb. 13) on CBS at 8 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. CST. You might want to watch, just for an idea of who the top performers are in music these days, what weird stuff they’re wearing, and what crazy stunt(s) happened during the show that your students will be talking about on Monday morning.
The top movies are:
1. The Roommate [PG-13]. Creepy, violent movie about an obsessed roommate (and one that I won’t be seeing).
2. Sanctum [R]. Underwater cave explorers get trapped in an unexplored cave system and must try to find a way out to save their lives. Rated R for disturbing images, language, and violence.
3. No Strings Attached [R]. A movie that proves that sex is way more than just a physical act. (But I’m not planning to see it to tell you how they come to that conclusion.)
4. The King’s Speech [R]. Great film. Rated R for language, in particular, one rather long stream of profanities during a therapy session in an effort to prove to the Duke/King that he doesn’t stammer ALL the time.
5. The Green Hornet [PG-13]. Comic-turned-movie, and I’m a little surprised to see it this high on the charts. Haven’t yet seen it…
6. The Rite [R]. Yet another exorcism movie, but it does have Anthony Hopkins in it. However, due to the content, I’m thinking it’d be best if I don’t give my mind a movie like that to dwell on.
7. The Mechanic [R] As much as I enjoyed watching Jason Statham drive a car like CRAZY in The Transporter, this movie of his takes the action genre into the realm of hired killings. He’s a hit man trying to teach the “business” to an apprentice. No thanks.
8. True Grit [PG-13]. Good movie (although it is aptly rated) that presents the young female lead as a capable, intelligent, and determined individual, which is kind of a nice contrast to the way women are sometimes presented in Westerns.
9. Black Swan [R]
10. The Dilemma [PG-13]
Happy Friday, readers!! Just think, in two weeks, we'll hopefully be chatting face-to-face at the Girls' Ministry Forum!
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