Philip answers some questions

Some Nov. 12 listening, I guess also from the 2000s:
Lady Gaga, "Bad Romance", '09. 4,400. There's a lot of stuff in there -- some French, some "Ga, ga, ooh, la, la."
Counting Crows, "Accidentally in Love", '04. I'm not sure I'd ever heard this one, 4,550. So not very good, because I generally like the Crows.
ATC, I forget the name because I lost interest in it pretty early. 2000. 4,750.
Usher and Ludacris and Lil Jon, "Yeah" from '04. The hook is probably better than the song and the rhythm, but even the hook gets old. 4,500, and that might be slightly high.
Linkin Park, "New Divide", '09. Really nothing much to differentiate itself from 50 other songs at that time. 4,750.
The Ting Tings, "That's Not My Name" from '09. They do some interesting things with the rhythm. At the end, they throw in the kitchen sink. There's ethereal music in the background, and a whole lot going on. 4,100.
Shaggy, "It Wasn't Me", '01. 4,700. I don't think this is the same guy as Shaggy 2 Dope from Insane Clown Posse. I'll check that. And I did, with Philip, who said they are different people.
Dream, "He Loves You Not", 2000. As I'm evaluating these, a lot of times I'll have a number in mind and then I'll alter it as I go through the song. What I'm finding with a lot of the more current ones is that I get kind of bored by the monotony in them and I'll downgrade them. Sometimes I'll move songs up 100, 200, but it seems that the newer songs I'm more likely to move them down. This one I started at 4,200, but ended up at 4,400.
The Fray, "How to Save a Life", 2006. It seems like kind of a slacker piece. The lead singer is very low-energy, but he does pick up the pace toward the end. I'm not sure whether it's the lead singer or THE singer because I don't know whether The Fray is a band or a person. 4,550. And Philip points out that it is a group.
Dave Matthews Band, "No Matter What You Say"? -- not sure of the name. 4,350.
Savage Garden, "Truly Madly Deeply", '96, I think (or maybe 2006?). It's not very savage. 4,600.
Continue with #080, also Nov. 12, next time.