Holz (#453)

Hi,

once again I'm late. I blame it on a workshop I've managed yesterday.

Last week in covers:

Noteworthy:

• Madonna : Fan times. I was rushing through a bunch of new songs... I chose "Love Spent" for a playlist.
• Enigma : Flashback times. Everybody should know "Carly's Song", because it's so genious.
• Youssou N'Dour : Research context. There is actually just a single song, which comes to my mind, whenever I see that artist's name. "7 Seconds" (featuring Neneh Cherry), which is timeless and epic. And I was looking for a song that is slightly related to human rights. I found it on a list by Amnesty International.

Most played artists:

• The Sigourney Weavers : Concert context. (And interview context.) Tbh it never came to my mind to compare this band with The Killers. But after I've read it in a review, I can't stop thinking about it. Anyway... this band is awesome. If you have the chance to see them live, go for it.
• Roosevelt : Fan times. You cannot imagine how often I listen to his songs these days. :P
• The Lonely Island : Reseach context. I was thinking of playing a song by them on the radio. But most songs I really like are quite explicit. So I skipped that.

Most played tracks:

(nothing to highlight here again)

News?

█ The nominations for the 2017 Grammy Awards were announced last week. Tbh when I read Beyoncé, Kanye West, Drake and Rihanna... I'm thinking of how much I don't care about these awards anymore.
█ Madonna received the recognition as Billboard's Woman of the year. Congratz... although it's a bit hard for me to understand such an honor.
█ The 23rd studio album by The Rolling Stones went straight to number 1 in the German album charts. Also reviews of "Blue & Lonesome" seem to be very positive.

New in the German charts:

[07] 257ers - Holz : In their 22th week they (re?)entered the top ten. Congratz. I'm happy for them.
[08] Disturbed - The Sound Of Silence : Another re-entry, or is it? Hmkay. 
[09] Max Giesinger - Wenn sie tanzt : Hm, didn't this song also appear here some weeks ago? Anyway, it's not my cup of tea. But there are certainly worse songs. :P
[14] Wham! - Last Christmas : You have to give credit to musicians (or producers) who were able to contribute a song that's this popular each year. And tbh I'm one of those guys who still don't mind listening to the song (in the original version) from time to time.