Chasing Pavements – Glee
Makin' Wickey-Wackey Down in Waikiki – The Moonlighters
Shake it Out – Florence + The Machine
Crayola Doesn't Make a Color for Your Eyes – Kristin Andreassen
Buy Nothing Day – The Go! Team
Ride In My Little Red Wagon – Willie & The Wheel
So Many Words – Cat Doorman
Gravy Stain – Mr. Saxophone
High Five – Shine and the Moonbeams
Workin' Kid – Milkshake
Showing posts with label Glee. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Glee. Show all posts
Monday, June 24, 2013
Sunday, June 23, 2013
Ben's Playlist - Monday, June 24, 2013
Heroes – Glee
I Wanna Party – Hot Wings
Chickens and Dinosaurs – The Ukulady
Good Dreams Come True – DidiPop
Can't Keep Johnny Down – They Might Be Giants
I Love Music (feat. Wordsmith) – Rhymezwell
Twirl! Twirl! Twirl! – Mr. Leebot
Mothership – Mr. Saxophone
Ice Cream Soup – Jambo
Yeah! – Cat Doorman
I Wanna Party – Hot Wings
Chickens and Dinosaurs – The Ukulady
Good Dreams Come True – DidiPop
Can't Keep Johnny Down – They Might Be Giants
I Love Music (feat. Wordsmith) – Rhymezwell
Twirl! Twirl! Twirl! – Mr. Leebot
Mothership – Mr. Saxophone
Ice Cream Soup – Jambo
Yeah! – Cat Doorman
Thursday, June 13, 2013
Ben's Playlist - Friday, June 14, 2013
Brilliance – The Underbirds
Good Dreams Come True – DidiPop
Zou bisou bisou – Gillian Hills
Superhero You – Steve Songs
Mr. Blue Sky – Billy Kelly & The Blah Blah Blahs
Kiss You – One Direction
I'm So Glad – Alex & The Kaleidoscope Band
Superman – Glee
Escalator – David Tobocman
Punkin' Patch – Andy Z
No Homework – The Bazillions
Good Dreams Come True – DidiPop
Zou bisou bisou – Gillian Hills
Superhero You – Steve Songs
Mr. Blue Sky – Billy Kelly & The Blah Blah Blahs
Kiss You – One Direction
I'm So Glad – Alex & The Kaleidoscope Band
Superman – Glee
Escalator – David Tobocman
Punkin' Patch – Andy Z
No Homework – The Bazillions
Sunday, June 02, 2013
Ben's Playlist - Monday, June 3, 2013
Jingle Bells – Renee & Jeremy
Don't Dream It's Over – Glee
Up All Night – One Direction
Let Me In – Zak Morgan
Shake it Out – Florence + The Machine
When You Wish Upon a Star – Gene Simmons
Electricity Man – Karlee Dean and Bill Goffrier
Tambourine Submarine – Recess Monkey
Put On The Dress – The Deedle Deedle Dees
What Is the Purpose of My Eyebrows? – Lesley & the Flying Foxes
Don't Dream It's Over – Glee
Up All Night – One Direction
Let Me In – Zak Morgan
Shake it Out – Florence + The Machine
When You Wish Upon a Star – Gene Simmons
Electricity Man – Karlee Dean and Bill Goffrier
Tambourine Submarine – Recess Monkey
Put On The Dress – The Deedle Deedle Dees
What Is the Purpose of My Eyebrows? – Lesley & the Flying Foxes
Sunday, May 26, 2013
Ben's Playlist - Monday, May 27, 2013
The Scientist – Glee
Five Minutes More – AudraRox
Changes – David Bowie
Excellent Birds – Laurie Anderson
Snow Day – Zak Morgan
Everybody's Got their Underwear On – Billy Kelly and the Blah Blah Blahs
Lazy Raisins – Key Wilde and Mr. Clarke
Seahorse – Recess Monkey
Big Kid, Little Kid – Adam Bernstein
Heart Attack – One Direction
Five Minutes More – AudraRox
Changes – David Bowie
Excellent Birds – Laurie Anderson
Snow Day – Zak Morgan
Everybody's Got their Underwear On – Billy Kelly and the Blah Blah Blahs
Lazy Raisins – Key Wilde and Mr. Clarke
Seahorse – Recess Monkey
Big Kid, Little Kid – Adam Bernstein
Heart Attack – One Direction
Sunday, May 19, 2013
Ben's Playlist - Monday, May 20, 2013
May This Be Love – Elizabeth Mitchell
Silent Night – Dan Zanes
Wimoweh – Joanie Leeds & The Nightlights
Effervescing Elephant – Cat Doorman
Just Be – Walt Wilkins
Heroes – Glee
Workin' Kid – Milkshake
Airplane – Bears & Lions
Busy – The Not-Its
Purple Boots – Adam Bernstein
El Jefe – Mexican Institute of Sound
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Ben's Playlist - Friday, May 17, 2013
Don't Dream It's Over – Glee
Delicious – Orange Sherbert
Snowman kind of day – Nick Cope
Everybody Here is a Cloud – Cloud Cult
Bus Ride – Mary Kaye
Full Tilt – The Not-Its
Frog – Artichoke
Escalator – David Tobocman
I'm So Glad – Alex & The Kaleidoscope Band
Robots On the Dance Floor – Rhymezwell
Row Row Row Your Boat – Caspar Babypants
Monday, May 13, 2013
Ben's Playlist - Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Crayola Doesn't Make a Color for Your Eyes – Kristin Andreassen
Good Time – Owl City & Carly Rae Jepsen
My Eraser – Bill Harley And Keith Munslow
Candy Shop – Ethan Rossiter And The Jamberries
Let 'em Know – Milkshake
Superman – Glee
Polish Those Pearls – Lizza Connor
Come To California – The Hipwaders
Kangaroo! – Alex & The Kaleidoscope Band
Ride In My Little Red Wagon – Willie & The Wheel
Breakfast – Ratboy Jr.
Good Time – Owl City & Carly Rae Jepsen
My Eraser – Bill Harley And Keith Munslow
Candy Shop – Ethan Rossiter And The Jamberries
Let 'em Know – Milkshake
Superman – Glee
Polish Those Pearls – Lizza Connor
Come To California – The Hipwaders
Kangaroo! – Alex & The Kaleidoscope Band
Ride In My Little Red Wagon – Willie & The Wheel
Breakfast – Ratboy Jr.
Friday, May 10, 2013
No GLEE in Lima Over Season 4 Finale
FOX TV has a problem and its name is GLEE.
The show concluded its fourth season on Thursday night, May 9 and it was a mess.
They promised conclusions to storylines and delivered swerves. They "cheated" their own surreality by ending the season at midyear in order to prevent having to graduate out any more characters. Worst of all, in the fictional bubble called "Lima, Ohio," where tolerance is an amazing thing (except when they want to Slushee someone), they started to plant the seeds to "turn" a straight male character gay.
Television writers tend to fall in love with their own creations and want to re-invent them, even when there's nothing wrong with the characters. Britney (Heather Morris) was originally a slutty, dumb blonde cheerleader. This allowed the writers to let her say outrageous one-liners. Then they decided she was gay. This season, they decided she was back to guys and also could be a genius (!) who is being accepted to MIT. Interesting...except that there was nothing wrong with the original character. And given the bloated size of the cast, a few droplets of Britney every now and then hadn't stopped working. In their defense, Heather Morris is now visibly well along in her pregnancy and they had to "move her out" of the main plotlines at the school for next season.
Which brings me to the next big point. GLEE is set in a high school. The majority of students graduate from high school in four years. So what have Ryan Murphy and his merry band decreed for season 5? It takes place in the second-half of season 4's school year. So "senior" Blaine (Darren Criss) will be 27 years old when his character graduates in May 2014. Shades of Dustin Hoffman in The Graduate! It play as creepy against the casting of American Idol 17-year-old Jessica Sanchez.
Once again, it's the writers terrified of having to lose some of their beloved characters. And they want to avoid the fate of HEAD OF THE CLASS, which hit a similar speed bump when they entered their fifth season. Even Howard Hesseman saw where that Hindenburg was heading and bailed when most of the cast became fifth-year seniors, despite their status as "brainiacs." Looking back, the show was the original BIG BANG THEORY although it has aged terribly.
GLEE has had a straight woman "go gay" with the Britney/Santana storyline. As a side note, Naya Rivera took a phone call early in the episode while changing out of her outfit. It felt like an excuse to show off her body in a sports bra, to which I say, more power to you, Naya. The show has also featured a straight woman in love with a gay man (twice, if you count the season one episode where Mercedes develops feelings for the not-yet-out Kurt). And Blaine had an unrequited crush on Sam (Chad Overstreet) this year. Now they have planted the seeds for the final piece of their sexual awakening puzzle: Will GLEE turn a straight man gay?
One of the storylines this season followed Ryder (GLEE Project winner Blake Jenner) being catfished by someone posing as an attractive female student. In the claustrophobic world of GLEE, it could only be another member of the Glee Club). He tracked down the girl in the photo, who revealed another person was using her picture. But she gushed, "Call me, Ryder!" and he promptly blew her off. (The third girl he's blew off this season, after fighting over Marley and then ditching Kitty for the catfishing phony.)
In the finale, it turns out that season one Glee Project LOSER Unique (Alex Newell) was the perpetrator. "It started as a joke, but then he told me all these things..." he sobbed to Marley (Melissa Benoist). Newell has developed past a one-note sight gag, but does that mean the writers think his first romantic interest should be a teen who just confessed a history of molestation? What kind of message does that send? "Well, it works, because he's sexually confused and can experiment with Unique..." I can just hear one of the writers pitching, while Ryan Murphy nods and says, "Hmmm....."
After New Directions won Regionals (big duh) at the end of the episode, Ryder and Unique shared an "accidental, awkward" hug. Oh please, talk about foreshadowing. Which one is going to be the power bottom, Ryan? I may not live in a red state, but you're putting me in an uneasy position. This is why we won't let our son watch GLEE. "You mean it's okay for me to fall in love with the cross-dressing guy who posed as a woman online, so I would reveal my deepest secrets to him?"
At the end of the third season, the producers did not want to lose some of their "core" performers – Lea Michele, Chris Colfer, and Corey Monteith. When the proposed spinoff fell through, it left the production company in a tizzy and led to many disjointed episodes that jumped back and forth from Ohio to New York. Ryan Murphy has already hinted that he's going to slow down that process next year, which is a relief.
However I have a proposal – instead of slowing it down, why not re-brand that aspect of the show? FOX gets a lot of downtime with GLEE, which goes on 3-to-5 week hiatuses during the season due to its production schedule. Why not take advantage of those gaps?
I propose a "GLEE GRADS" fill-in show, which would run nine episodes, three at a time, during pre-planned GLEE hiatuses. The shows would be staffed completely with the characters who have graduated off the flagship show. Most of the episodes could center around the "New York" universe already created. But others not in that circle would get their due. Dianna Agron could have a standalone episode as Quinn. How about more of Finn and Puck's college adventures?
Removing those actors from the cast would bring down the budget for GLEE. And in the end, those hours would wrap neatly into the syndication package. A modest proposal, no?
Sad to say, season 4 wound down my involvement as a "Gleek," although my wife is still wrapped up in the world of Lima, Ohio. But like many of those fifth-season seniors, the five o'clock shadow is getting a little thick. And it's time to grow up and move on. Sorry if that hit anyone too hard, like a Slushee in the face.
The show concluded its fourth season on Thursday night, May 9 and it was a mess.
They promised conclusions to storylines and delivered swerves. They "cheated" their own surreality by ending the season at midyear in order to prevent having to graduate out any more characters. Worst of all, in the fictional bubble called "Lima, Ohio," where tolerance is an amazing thing (except when they want to Slushee someone), they started to plant the seeds to "turn" a straight male character gay.
Television writers tend to fall in love with their own creations and want to re-invent them, even when there's nothing wrong with the characters. Britney (Heather Morris) was originally a slutty, dumb blonde cheerleader. This allowed the writers to let her say outrageous one-liners. Then they decided she was gay. This season, they decided she was back to guys and also could be a genius (!) who is being accepted to MIT. Interesting...except that there was nothing wrong with the original character. And given the bloated size of the cast, a few droplets of Britney every now and then hadn't stopped working. In their defense, Heather Morris is now visibly well along in her pregnancy and they had to "move her out" of the main plotlines at the school for next season.Which brings me to the next big point. GLEE is set in a high school. The majority of students graduate from high school in four years. So what have Ryan Murphy and his merry band decreed for season 5? It takes place in the second-half of season 4's school year. So "senior" Blaine (Darren Criss) will be 27 years old when his character graduates in May 2014. Shades of Dustin Hoffman in The Graduate! It play as creepy against the casting of American Idol 17-year-old Jessica Sanchez.
Once again, it's the writers terrified of having to lose some of their beloved characters. And they want to avoid the fate of HEAD OF THE CLASS, which hit a similar speed bump when they entered their fifth season. Even Howard Hesseman saw where that Hindenburg was heading and bailed when most of the cast became fifth-year seniors, despite their status as "brainiacs." Looking back, the show was the original BIG BANG THEORY although it has aged terribly.
GLEE has had a straight woman "go gay" with the Britney/Santana storyline. As a side note, Naya Rivera took a phone call early in the episode while changing out of her outfit. It felt like an excuse to show off her body in a sports bra, to which I say, more power to you, Naya. The show has also featured a straight woman in love with a gay man (twice, if you count the season one episode where Mercedes develops feelings for the not-yet-out Kurt). And Blaine had an unrequited crush on Sam (Chad Overstreet) this year. Now they have planted the seeds for the final piece of their sexual awakening puzzle: Will GLEE turn a straight man gay?
One of the storylines this season followed Ryder (GLEE Project winner Blake Jenner) being catfished by someone posing as an attractive female student. In the claustrophobic world of GLEE, it could only be another member of the Glee Club). He tracked down the girl in the photo, who revealed another person was using her picture. But she gushed, "Call me, Ryder!" and he promptly blew her off. (The third girl he's blew off this season, after fighting over Marley and then ditching Kitty for the catfishing phony.)
In the finale, it turns out that season one Glee Project LOSER Unique (Alex Newell) was the perpetrator. "It started as a joke, but then he told me all these things..." he sobbed to Marley (Melissa Benoist). Newell has developed past a one-note sight gag, but does that mean the writers think his first romantic interest should be a teen who just confessed a history of molestation? What kind of message does that send? "Well, it works, because he's sexually confused and can experiment with Unique..." I can just hear one of the writers pitching, while Ryan Murphy nods and says, "Hmmm....."
After New Directions won Regionals (big duh) at the end of the episode, Ryder and Unique shared an "accidental, awkward" hug. Oh please, talk about foreshadowing. Which one is going to be the power bottom, Ryan? I may not live in a red state, but you're putting me in an uneasy position. This is why we won't let our son watch GLEE. "You mean it's okay for me to fall in love with the cross-dressing guy who posed as a woman online, so I would reveal my deepest secrets to him?"
At the end of the third season, the producers did not want to lose some of their "core" performers – Lea Michele, Chris Colfer, and Corey Monteith. When the proposed spinoff fell through, it left the production company in a tizzy and led to many disjointed episodes that jumped back and forth from Ohio to New York. Ryan Murphy has already hinted that he's going to slow down that process next year, which is a relief.
However I have a proposal – instead of slowing it down, why not re-brand that aspect of the show? FOX gets a lot of downtime with GLEE, which goes on 3-to-5 week hiatuses during the season due to its production schedule. Why not take advantage of those gaps?
I propose a "GLEE GRADS" fill-in show, which would run nine episodes, three at a time, during pre-planned GLEE hiatuses. The shows would be staffed completely with the characters who have graduated off the flagship show. Most of the episodes could center around the "New York" universe already created. But others not in that circle would get their due. Dianna Agron could have a standalone episode as Quinn. How about more of Finn and Puck's college adventures?
Removing those actors from the cast would bring down the budget for GLEE. And in the end, those hours would wrap neatly into the syndication package. A modest proposal, no?
Sad to say, season 4 wound down my involvement as a "Gleek," although my wife is still wrapped up in the world of Lima, Ohio. But like many of those fifth-season seniors, the five o'clock shadow is getting a little thick. And it's time to grow up and move on. Sorry if that hit anyone too hard, like a Slushee in the face.
Thursday, May 02, 2013
Ben's Playlist - Friday, May 3, 2013
Set Fire To The Rain – Adele
Little Little Baby – The Harmonica Pocket
The Scientist – Glee
Last First Kiss – One Direction
Come To California – The Hipwaders
Kidquake! – The Not-Its
Seahorse – Recess Monkey
Veo Veo – Mariana Iranzi
The Family Song – Preschool Of Rock
Monday, April 29, 2013
Ben's Playlist - Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Set Fire To The Rain – Adele
Crazy crazy dinner lady – Nick Cope
Don't Dream It's Over – Glee
Lullaby Arms – Johnny Angel Wendell
Prehensile Grip – Dean Jones
The Owie Song – David Tobocman
Beach Party At High Altitude – Jeff Wolin
Holidays – Princess Katie & Racer Steve
Choral Reef – Recess Monkey
Mammal – They Might Be Giants
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Ben's Playlist - Thursday, April 11, 2013
Your Sweet Baby Blues – Johnny Angel Wendell
Turning Tables – Adele
Last First Kiss – One Direction
Clap Your Hands – The Time Outs
Vote or Don't – They Might Be Giants
Superman – Glee
Sacagawea – The Deedle Deedle Dees
Just Not Me – The Hipwaders
No, No, No – The Little Rockers Band
Bus Ride – Mary Kaye
Rainbow – Milkshake
Turning Tables – Adele
Last First Kiss – One Direction
Clap Your Hands – The Time Outs
Vote or Don't – They Might Be Giants
Superman – Glee
Sacagawea – The Deedle Deedle Dees
Just Not Me – The Hipwaders
No, No, No – The Little Rockers Band
Bus Ride – Mary Kaye
Rainbow – Milkshake
Monday, April 08, 2013
Ben's Playlist - Tuesday, April 9, 2013
Set Fire To The Rain – Adele
Chasing Pavements – Glee
I'm Dreaming – Randy Newman
Little Things – One Direction
Free To Be You And Me – Vanessa Trien & The Jumping Monkeys
I Love Music (feat. Wordsmith) – Rhymezwell
Bag of Dreams – Steven Courtney
Come To California – The Hipwaders
Pizza pie – Nick Cope
Chasing Pavements – Glee
I'm Dreaming – Randy Newman
Little Things – One Direction
Free To Be You And Me – Vanessa Trien & The Jumping Monkeys
I Love Music (feat. Wordsmith) – Rhymezwell
Bag of Dreams – Steven Courtney
Come To California – The Hipwaders
Pizza pie – Nick Cope
Thursday, April 04, 2013
Ben's Playlist - Friday, April 5, 2013
Set Fire To The Rain – Adele
Days That End In "Y" – Kepi Ghoulie
Heroes – Glee
Love Song – Sara Bareilles
Kindhearted Babysitter Blues – Randy Kaplan
Electricity Man – Karlee Dean and Bill Goffrier
Tip Toe Thru the Tulips – Milkshake
Cake in a Cup – Ethan Rossiter And The Jamberries
Robots On the Dance Floor – Rhymezwell
Burning Coffee – They Might Be Giants
Days That End In "Y" – Kepi Ghoulie
Heroes – Glee
Love Song – Sara Bareilles
Kindhearted Babysitter Blues – Randy Kaplan
Electricity Man – Karlee Dean and Bill Goffrier
Tip Toe Thru the Tulips – Milkshake
Cake in a Cup – Ethan Rossiter And The Jamberries
Robots On the Dance Floor – Rhymezwell
Burning Coffee – They Might Be Giants
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Ben's Playlist - Thursday, March 28, 2013
Set Fire To The Rain – Adele
Swinging on a Star – Zak Morgan
Up All Night – One Direction
Millions of Things – Like Totally!
I Love Music (feat. Wordsmith) – Rhymezwell
Wimoweh – Joanie Leeds & The Nightlights
Thank You and Goodnight – Uncle Rock
Full Tilt – The Not-Its
Blue Underwear – Ethan Rossiter And The Jamberries
Superman – Glee
Swinging on a Star – Zak Morgan
Up All Night – One Direction
Millions of Things – Like Totally!
I Love Music (feat. Wordsmith) – Rhymezwell
Wimoweh – Joanie Leeds & The Nightlights
Thank You and Goodnight – Uncle Rock
Full Tilt – The Not-Its
Blue Underwear – Ethan Rossiter And The Jamberries
Superman – Glee
Thursday, March 21, 2013
Ben's Playlist - Friday, March 22, 2013
Don't Dream It's Over – Glee
Let 'em Know – Milkshake
I Am A Scientist – Mates Of State
Ho Hey – The Lumineers
Vote or Don't – They Might Be Giants
Sacagawea – The Deedle Deedle Dees
Mammal – They Might Be Giants
Holidays – Princess Katie & Racer Steve
State Of GracevTaylor Swift
Superhero You – Steve Songs
I Would – One Direction
Let 'em Know – Milkshake
I Am A Scientist – Mates Of State
Ho Hey – The Lumineers
Vote or Don't – They Might Be Giants
Sacagawea – The Deedle Deedle Dees
Mammal – They Might Be Giants
Holidays – Princess Katie & Racer Steve
State Of GracevTaylor Swift
Superhero You – Steve Songs
I Would – One Direction
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Ben's Playlist - Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Little Little Baby – The Harmonica Pocket
My Old Pajamas – DidiPop
Sunny Christmas – Renee & Jeremy
The Scientist – Glee
Chasing Pavements – Glee
Try it – Milkshake
Worms – Dog On Fleas
Burning Coffee – They Might Be Giants
Stand Up – Kira Willey
Talkin' Bout Love – The Little Rockers Band
This Is the New Year – Ian Axel
My Old Pajamas – DidiPop
Sunny Christmas – Renee & Jeremy
The Scientist – Glee
Chasing Pavements – Glee
Try it – Milkshake
Worms – Dog On Fleas
Burning Coffee – They Might Be Giants
Stand Up – Kira Willey
Talkin' Bout Love – The Little Rockers Band
This Is the New Year – Ian Axel
Sunday, March 17, 2013
Ben's Playlist - Monday, March 18, 2013
Set Fire To The Rain – Adele
Change of Heart – Steve Weeks
I'm Dreaming – Randy Newman
Here Comes Peter Cottontail – The Hipwaders
They're Red Hot – Randy Kaplan
Immigrant Song – Led Zeppelin
Heroes – Glee
Shake It Off! – Uncle Rock
Shakin' Shakin' – The Little Rockers Band
Burning Coffee – They Might Be Giants
More Than Me – Milkshake
Change of Heart – Steve Weeks
I'm Dreaming – Randy Newman
Here Comes Peter Cottontail – The Hipwaders
They're Red Hot – Randy Kaplan
Immigrant Song – Led Zeppelin
Heroes – Glee
Shake It Off! – Uncle Rock
Shakin' Shakin' – The Little Rockers Band
Burning Coffee – They Might Be Giants
More Than Me – Milkshake
Thursday, March 14, 2013
Ben's Playlist - Friday, March 15, 2013
Delicious – Orange Sherbert
The Scientist – Glee
Turning Tables – Adele
Are You a Mirror (...Or a Window?) – Quiet Company
I Wanna Party – Hot Wings
Chickens and Dinosaurs – The Ukulady
Hot Shot – Princess Katie & Racer Steve
Full Tilt – The Not-Its
Clap Your Hands – The Time Outs
Wimoweh – Joanie Leeds & The Nightlights
Workin' Kid – Milkshake
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Ben's Playlist - Thursday, March 14, 2013
At The Zoo – Simon & Garfunkel
I Just Had an Idea – Elska
Set Fire To The Rain – Adele
Don't Dream It's Over – Glee
What'd I Say – Ray Charles
Kiss You – One Direction
I Am A Scientist – Mates Of State
National Fossil Day – Jeff Wolin
Burning Coffee – They Might Be Giants
The Family Song – Preschool Of Rock
I Just Had an Idea – Elska
Set Fire To The Rain – Adele
Don't Dream It's Over – Glee
What'd I Say – Ray Charles
Kiss You – One Direction
I Am A Scientist – Mates Of State
National Fossil Day – Jeff Wolin
Burning Coffee – They Might Be Giants
The Family Song – Preschool Of Rock
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