Jonas Brothers Featuring Big Rob - Burnin' Up

This song is really catchy, as much as I hate to admit it, it is. The Jonas Brothers are a three piece band who are currently on hiatus. They consist of Joe Jonas, Nick Jonas, and Kevin Jonas. Currently they are on solo projects, Joe Jonas has released some solo material. Nick Jonas is in a band called Nick Jonas and the Administration, and Kevin.... Well he got married, but that's it... Maybe he's waiting for the brothers to get back together, since he never sings and maybe he can't sing much, if at all.

This song is the group's second best charting single in the UK, however this song was a B-Side to their other song "When You Look Me In The Eyes". Personally I see this song as the classic Disney song. Anyone who comes out from Disney, such as the Jonas Brothers, Miley Cyrus and Selena Gomez; is guaranteed to end up singing a song similar to this. That is why this song has been criticised to being similar to a lot of different songs. Besides these sort of songs tend to be extremely catchy, and I have to agree.

The song was written by the brothers themselves, which makes it personal to them. The song is about being at a party or somewhere and there is this girl, and you feel this automatic connection with her and she does to you. I think it is clever to write a song based only on that.

This music video links in pretty well with the song even though it is a little absurd, especially with all the film similarities. But this is what makes it good. I'm not entirely sure if the UK music video version has Big Rob, as the single doesn't have his rapping, but maybe the music video does, I'm not entirely sure, but I think it's nice for it being a collaboration.

I especially like the start, the use of making the Jonas Brothers think about what their music video is going to be like and them visualising it is an extremely interesting way of starting a music video, and I think most of the Jonas Brothers' music videos are very well thought up.

I like how Nick Jonas becomes James Bond, Joe Jonas becomes a Sonny Crockett parody and Kevin Jonas becomes a Kung Fu Master. I also like the fact that a lot of people make cameos including Nick Jonas' (now ex) girlfriend Selena Gomez. The other people who appear are David Carradine, Robert Davi and Danny Trejo. I bet you there are more cameo appearances but I can't quite find them.

Overall I like the song, it's very catchy, and it's accompanying music video is just as good, it's a little over the top and is only slightly linked in well, but some bits are funny including when Big Rob does all three. I think it deserves this rating, and I hope you guys agree with me.

Daisy Dares You Featuring Chipmunk - Number One Enemy

I was happy when this song came up on the music channels this morning, I hadn't heard it in a while, and I remember buying the song off iTunes to try and help her get a good charting position. I really do like this song, and I'm surprised she was only 16 when this song got released, and she has such a great voice, that makes me want to watch her live.

Daisy Dares You's real name is Daisy Coburn. She takes her star name from the 1990s British television show: ZZZap! She is the same age as me, only I was born in January whereas she was born in November (so I'm older). But I think it shows how mature she is inside. No way could I go out and become a pop singer (even if I could sing). And I think this is the reason why I like her, because she's very strong willed. She knows what she wants and she'll go up there and take it. She has recently disappeared for the time being, with rumours that she's hitting a modeling career while her recording contract is being dealt with. She was first signed to Jive records and RCA records however, RCA is disbanding Jive records, amongst other record labels, and although all artists on these disbanding record labels have been promised that their contracts are secure and will be able to release music, I'm already wondering how long it's going to be before we hear from her.

This song is extremely catchy, I'm not sure what I made of it this morning, I was happy it was on, but I thought she seemed a little shouty, however the song got stuck in my heard, and I just listened to it again, and I just think she's finding her own way, rather than being shouty. "Number One Enemy" was written by Daisy Coburn, Matthew Marston and Chipmunk. I like the fact that her first ever single was written by herself, it just proves how devoted she is to music. The fact that she also collaborated with Chipmunk on her first ever single definitely shows how much of a star she is going to become because Chipmunk is very well-known now (but even back then he was known). Chipmunk's real name is Jahmaal Fyffe. The song is all about disagreements with her sister, which explains a lot about the lyrics of the song, I also like the fact that Chipmunk raps: "Scarlett! She ain't your enemy", I presume Scarlett is her sister...

I really like this music video, although I am not entirely sure of what the link is to the song... I like the fact that it's about Alice in Wonderland, and not long after this song was released the new film was released, it's a shame this song didn't appear on it's soundtrack, but to be honest there wasn't a link with the song at all.

I like the house, and the drink me potion, I also like the mad hatter's table, and I presume Chipmunk is meant to be the mad hatter since he picks up the top hat. I find the cup cake bit really funny along with the pig as well, and the coloured sheep, it looks like a complete fairy tale.

Overall, I really like this song, and it's chorus is amazing, but the music video doesn't link in at all and I don't really know why that idea was chosen. There is also little to say about the music video because there isn't a lot going on except for the Alic in Wonderland theme.

Christina Perri - Jar of Hearts

Christina Perri has such a beautiful and clear voice it's unbelievable that it's taken this long for her to become known. Now she's becoming a worldwide star and it's going to be difficult to keep up with her. She also has a brother who is also in the music industry Nick Perri, who has played guitar for many different bands.

This song was written by Christina Perri, Drew Lawrence and Barrett Yeretsian. I like how she manages to display her emotion through this song, it is really emotional and really nice to just sit back and listen to. The song is about someone who she was in a relationship with and that someone was using her to collect his "Jar of Hearts". This song is kind of her response to what he did. Christina Perri wrote this song on her own experience of someone who wanted to rekindle their broken relationship.

I'm not entirely sure what to make of this music video, at times it looks really good, but then there are some bits of it I think makes it look messy. It looks a little low-budget in my opinion, clearly they weren't aware of the phenomenon this song was going to become.

I like the interpretation of the song in dance. I always enjoy watching dance displayed so effortlessly and interestingly. I also like the link that was used, because this song was first played on So You Think You Can Dance (the US version) and that is how the song managed to become well-known and why it charted so high. So the dance sequence was used as a reference to the TV show.

I also like what Christina Perri is wearing, it makes her look like a rock chick, it's something you would have expected Avril Lavigne to wear in her early days, especially the white dress and the combat boots. This could potentially be a bad thing, because at the start the music doesn't start straight away, and anyone who saw her could think that this song is sort of in the genre of rock, and would probably swap the music channel over even before the song started.

I really don't like the Jar of Hearts, the way they show this is terrible, in my opinion, and I know it makes him look like a dementors from Harry Potter. But they could have done it a lot better, and it definitely brings down this music video.

Overall, I really like the song, after hearing it a few times, but it's music video isn't as good as I first thought it was. I hope Christina Perri keeps on going and has a very good career in the future, but I also hope that her music videos will get better than this one.

Katy Perry - The One That Got Away

Katy Perry, has become a really big star in just a couple of years. She has released two albums, with a third being released under her real name: Katy Hudson. She created Katy Perry, Perry being her mother's maiden name, as her star name because she thought Katy Hudson was  too close to film actress Kate Hudson. Katy Perry has recently matched a record with Michael Jackson for getting 5 singles to number one in the US chart all from the same album. This song is her sixth (and probably last) single from Teenage Dream, and if this manages to get to number one on the US billboard hot 100 soon she'll beat Michael Jackson's record, so come on America, start downloading.

This song was written by Katy Perry, Lukeasz Gottwald (AKA Dr. Luke) and Max Martin. Again Dr. Luke and Max Martin have teamed up with Katy Perry to create another amazing song. I just hope this song performs well as it becomes really catchy after hearing it more and more. Katy Perry sung this song on The X Factor in the second week. I didn't think much of it back then, but it's been played a lot on the radio lately, and I've really started to enjoy it. The song is about first loves and realising that it rarely works out and he/she will always be in one's heart for as long as one would live.

I love the music video, when I first saw it, so far I've only seen it three times, but I'm pretty sure that will change. When I first saw it I never got to watch the end, and I was always wondering what the comments were about on the YouTube video, but know I know. I was really surprised by what happened, and although I expected it when he took his eyes off the road, it still shocked me.

I like the whole idea of making Katy Perry look really old, I also like the fact that she is still stunningly pretty even when they've made her old, and if Russell Brand and Katy Perry's relationship stays strong then he's going to be one lucky man when they get really old. I also like to think that that old man at the beginning is supposed to be her husband, which would make him Russell Brand, although how he would turn out to look like him, I have no idea.

I like how she is reflecting on her past and her first relationship with her first lover, who is played by Diego Luna. They are both artists and are drawing one another. He is a really good artist, and I like watching this video to see if they are actually painting. But after an argument, where Katy Perry wrecks Diego's painting, and he storms out. And then out of carelessness, he doesn't watch where he is driving, and all of a sudden a rock is in the middle of the road and disaster strikes.

People have wondered where a rock would come from, but there are lots of reasons. Maybe Katy Perry has magic powers and when she wishes something to happen it does (this is extremely unlikely), or maybe a natural disaster happened such as an avalanche (this seems most likely).

I like the ending and the use of Johnny Cash's song, although to be honest if Russell Brand were to watch all of Katy Perry's videos and interpreted them into real life, he'll realise that she has once fallen in love with a girl (see "I Kissed a Girl"), has woken up in Vegas (see "Waking Up In Vegas"), is an alien from some far away planet (see "E.T.") and now she sneaks off to see her dead lover (see "The One That Got Away"). This proves you shouldn't take the videos as real life, and they are mealy an interpretation of the song.

Overall this song is really catchy, and I have my fingers crossed it gets to number one in the US. The accompanying music video is really heart-breaking, but also really clever and interesting, and I kind of find it really entertaining, so it definitely deserves this rating.

New Release: Jedward - Wow Oh Wow

Jedward just keeps on getting better and better, as much as I hate to admit, it, it's true. This is their third single taken from their album Victory. The first was "Lipstick" which they took all the way to Eurovision and finished 8th. Then "Bad Behaviour" came along, which showed them grown up a bit and didn't do too well in the UK chart, but it once again topped the Irish chart. Now it's time for "Wow Oh Wow", and it's ready to storm the charts, I can't help listening to it over and over again. This is definitely trying to draw the audience of younger adults. They are definitely amazing and I can see them going really far, and it won't be long until they appeal to more adults than children, and they are definitely going in the right direction.

Jedward came from The X Factor, they auditioned as "John and Edward", but soon changed their name to Jedward, which the fans much preferred. The duo contains John Grimes and Edward Grimes, and they competed in the year which these artists got recording contracts: Joe McElderry (winner), Olly Murs (Second), Stacey Solomon (Third), Danyl Johnson (Fourth) Lloyd Daniels (Fifth), Rachel Adedeji (Ninth). They also appeared on Celebrity Big Brother Series 8 (1st series on Channel 5), and managed to come third overall, which managed to show people that they truly are behaving like they do in real life and a lot of parents changed their minds about them, which is why their fan base in the UK has grown so much.

This song was written by Oritsé Williams, Johannes Joergensen, Savan Kotecha and Daniel Klein. Again Savan Kotecha has appeared and probably proves why I like this song so much, as Savan has been writing some amazing material as of late. But there is someone else's name you may recognise and that is Oritsé Williams, for all those JLS fans out there, he is a member of the band, and to be honest, sometimes JLS have great songs and then there are other times when I'm a bit unsure about the song. I'm so glad this song was given to Jedward, as I don't think JLS would have suited it. I love this song, it's really catchy, and I have to laugh at some of the lyrics used such as the word "erotic" and "11/10", and although Jedward's many fans are quite young, I am happy that they are trying to appeal to the teenagers and young adults and older, it kind of makes things more interesting and by appealing to a bigger audience, the more likely Jedward will make it to those important chart numbers.

I really like this music video, and even though I'm obsessed with the song, I do believe they both link in really well. I think it's nice to see them try to draw the attention of teenagers and it seems like they are singing songs that are meant for them, that are what they are and songs that really show to the public what their personalities are like.

One of the main people (who are actually meant to be in the background), but I think Jedward wanted for her to appear a lot more, is Tara Reid. She is definitely a Hollywood actress, and it would have been rare for this sort of thing to happen, however Jedward and Tara Reid were both contestants in Celebrity Big Brother series 8 and they developed a strong friendship that obviously followed through outside.

I like the start, with the beach, especially the sign that says "W.O.W. Beach", which it certainly is for guys, and even though there is quite a bit of eye-candy for guys, I bet the girls are a little disappointed. I like how Tara Reid is the main girl, as if Jedward is singing this song to her. They were obsessed with her in the Big Brother house and they always called her "Tara Reid", they HAD to include her last name. I bet Jedward and Tara Reid had great fun while they were filming the video, and of course afterwards, I bet it was great to catch up.

I love the club as well, it is definitely one song I can see being remixed again and again, and hopefully it will help get the song higher up in the charts. I like it how John and Edward both include the hand movements, and the camera keeps trying to cut them off, they are making a W for "Wow", an O for "Oh" and another W for "Wow", and then another O for "Oh", and then lastly a W for "Wow", except you never see it in full as through camera editing, they couldn't show them doing it all. I also like seeing John do "heart hands", I bet in a few years it will be looked down upon, but since it is very popular at the moment, it's quite fun to watch.

I keep expecting Tara Reid to start singing, it looks a lot more like a collaboration rather than just Jedward, but I presume she can't sing at all, and maybe, just maybe a lot of people wouldn't be happy with a collaboration. She seems to be in the middle a lot and I think that's the reason you sort of expect her to start singing. But I guess it's difficult to choose where to put her. One other thing is that in the whole concept of the video John and Edward are both going WOW OH WOW OH WOW at Tara Reid, so is she going to date both of them? Or are they going to have to fight over her? Could this possibly lead onto a whole sequel video, or am I just getting my hopes up for nothing?

Overall, I have become obsessed with this song, and I can't help but keep playing it in the background as I type this review. The music video links in perfectly, there is a narrative and a performance, and some really good editing techniques are use, I love the fact that "heart hands" are used and various other things. This is probably their best song and best music video to date, and I have my fingers crossed that it does well in the chart.
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