Hot damn! For this week's installment of MANHUNT Daily's quest for the 2009 Song of Summer, Britney Spears violently pounded every single other artist, taking in nearly fifty-nine percent of your votes. You crazy Britney fans finally got it together! Or at least one of you posted a link on some fan forum. Foul play? There's nothing against promoting your favorite artist in the rules…
In another interesting move, Michael Jackson made a jump over reigning chart princess Lady Gaga. Can a song that's twenty-seven years old take the spot from one that's two years old? It's in your hands!
As usual on the charts, there is some bad news. Two new entries by MGMT and The Gossip flopped, with the latter failure shattering my dreams of sleeping with porn star Steve Cruz (who suggested it in our interview). We also finally said goodbye to a straight boy douche-bag anthem known as 3OH!3's "Don't Trust Me". Alas, three new entries this week will attempt not suffering similar fates.
Now that we spent three paragraphs chattering on, we should probably explain the charts to those of you who are just joining us. From now until the season's end, we'll be featuring ten songs every week that are eligible to become MANHUNT Daily's 2009 Song of Summer. Based on your votes, the top seven will move on to the following week. The other three will cry, as they'll be replaced by more attractive songs with big penises and well-paying jobs.
Think the charts have too much estrogen in them? Either way, you can leave a comment recommending your favorite tune for next week. We'll take a listen to your suggestions while having an office-wide circle jerk, and the ones that make us cum the fastest will be included next week. Actually, we'll just be listening to them on our headphones.
– Dewitt
To see this week's charts and vote, follow the JUMP:
- Britney Spears – Radar (LW – 8): Did we neglect to mention that Brit jumped seven spots to the top of our charts? We hope her fans are prepared to click a lot more if they expect her to stay here for the duration of the summer.
- Michael Jackson – Thriller (LW – 3): After this week's tearful memorial service, it's a good chance that the King of Pop is here to stay. Are you MJ fans really going to let some lip-synching, auto-tune puppet steal the number one spot he deserves? Didn't think so.
- Lady Gaga – LoveGame (LW – 1): Well, it had to come to an end. The Gaga dominated the charts for two weeks in a row, and now she's getting a bit more submissive to her predecessors. Let's see if that disco stick can get her out of this jam.
- David Guetta f/ Kelly Rowland – When Love Takes Over (LW – 2): Is Kelly Rowland destined to lay below Lady Gaga on our charts, echoing her struggle with living in Beyonce's shadow? The song is a huge hit internationally and is slowly climbing the US Billboard Hot 100 charts. This might have potential to top more than our charts.
- Mariah Carey – Obsessed (LW – 5): Looks like the lambs are slacking! Mimi goes down one spot, and she may slip out entirely if her fans don't take action. The single for this song hasn't had an Earth-shattering performance on iTunes either, so it doesn't look like this song will put Mariah another step closer to beating The Beatles' record of number one hits.
- La Roux – Bulletproof (LW – 6): Elly Jackson and that other guy stay strong at the number six spot with this delightful synth-pop tune. The duo's album doesn't come out stateside until September, so we'll see if this song can hold up until then.
- Cobra Starship f/ Leighton Meester – Good Girls Go Bad (LW – 7): With a little help from Blair Waldorf, Cobra Starship hangs in there with a replacement for the other "straight boy douche-bag anthem". This is the only survivor from last week. Can it stick in for another?
- Shakira – She Wolf (DEBUT): While the inclusion of this song may seem counterintuitive given that we haven't actually heard the English version, we're pretty sure this one will be pumped loudly from car windows and rock the clubs. A-woo! Disco is back, bitches.
- The Pet Shop Boys – Did You See Me Coming? (DEBUT): Though you could make an argument stating otherwise, this marks the first time that gay musicians enter our charts. What the hell were we waiting for?
- Lady Gaga – Paparazzi (DEBUT): We warned you about this. To the Gaga lovers, you have a tough decision to make. I'd lean towards this one because of the video. To the Gaga non-lovers, do you really want two of her songs on our charts? Well, you'll have some work to do.
Actually the whole newest PSB cd is really good but “Love Etc.” would’ve been a good entry too.
I acutally think we need a Taylor Swift song on here.
I recommend Patron Tequila by The Paradiso Girls
britney’s fans are the craziest!
yo yo!
I don’t know too many gay men who like, or even know the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, but I love them. I’d love to see “Heads Will Roll” on the ballot. I think a lot of people would like it if they heard it.
Britney Britney Britney!
Totally agree with Vince. Karen O is mah bitch! and I mean that in the least derogatory way possible.
Perhaps some Dresden Dolls.
Or maybe The Young Divas (a couple of girls from Oz Idol) They’ve done some covers (such as, Donna Summer song “This Time I Know It’s for Real” & Lonnie Gordon’s “Happenin’ All Over Again” or “Turn Me Loose” by Loverboy) of songs that are very ‘dance around in your underwear’ type of music.