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Sunday, January 16, 2011

Graveyard (Matt Pop’s Single Mix)

Matt Pop Candy Apple Blue Graveyard

Graveyard (Matt Pop's Single Mix) by CandyAppleBlue


We welcome you back to the Graveyard!

Make no mistake about it, Matt Pop is the new Dr. Luke! His breathtaking top-notch production skills have gained him the attention of some pretty major players in the music industry. Most notably, Matt has done official remixes for pop sensation Kylie Minogue. He’s also recently worked with Rupaul on his popular RuPaul’s Drag Race Soundtrack. His official YouTube channel, MattPopOfficial, has a huge fan base with some pretty die-hard followers.

When we first heard what Matt Pop did with “Graveyard” we were utterly floored. I turned to Hoyt and was literally picking my jaw up off the floor. I had goose bumps. It felt like someone had just told me I hit the lottery. As the music magically poured out of the speakers, the sound went straight to my heart. I was in love. Matt Pop single handedly made Candy Apple Blue shine brighter than we ever have on our own. This must be the same feeling Gwen Stefani had when she first heard what producer Matthew Wilder did with her song “Don't Speak”. What relief it was for us as singer / songwriters to have someone else come in and breath new life into one of our songs. It is the most profound feeling.

Matt heroically threaded together many different flavors of pop music into this new production. It’s the perfect blend of then and now! It sounds to me like Romeo Void, Strawberry Switchblade, Voice Of The Beehive, La Roux, Goldfrapp, Yeah Yeah Yeah’s, and Duran Duran all in a blender. But you be the judge.

We feel Matt Pop did what producer Alan Tarney did for Aha's smash hit single "Take On Me". If you know the songs history, Tony Mansfield (Naked Eyes, The B-52's) actually produced the first release of their song, which failed to chart. It wasn't until Alan Tarney stepped in and breathed new life into the song that it became a major hit record.

After listening to both versions of Graveyard back to back, it became clear to us that ours sounded more like a demo recording. With a renewed passion for the song, Matt encouraged us to re-edit the original music video with this new version. He thought the graveyards filmed in the video had a certain “Burtonesque” flare. With this newfound excitement, Hoyt & I wanted to include some extra scenes and some bonus film footage in its second release. We thought by adding more to it, the music video would be more fun for the people who might have already seen it the first time around.

Graveyard is now available for purchase on iTunes, Amazon MP3, or your other favorite digital download music store.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank those of you who have supported our music over the past year. We have noticed and we are very appreciative of your time.

Welcome back to the Graveyard! ~ Carly Emerick



Monday, January 10, 2011

Hoyt’s Hot 150 Hits Of 2010

Hello Friends!

Welcome to my annual countdown of the years best tracks in my ever so humble opinion. I carefully selected my favorites based on my elaborate scoring system. Each song was individually rated and it's chart position carefully selected.

Please note that any song that is “new to me" in 2010 is considered eligible for this years end countdown.

It was an AWESOME year in music. 2011 is off to a start great already! As Casey Kasem would say “Keep your feet on the ground and keep reaching for the stars!”

Please feel free to offer your valuable feedback and I'd love to see what your year end favorites list looks like!

01. Dancing On My Own - Robyn
02. For Ur Entertainment – Adam Lambert
03. Your Love Is My Drug - Keisha
04. Bloodbuzz Ohio - The National
05. Hollywood – Marina & The Diamonds
06. Fear Of The Unknown – Suzi Quatro
07. Magic - Ladyhawke
08. Circle The Drain - Katy Perry
09. Dance In The Dark – Lady Gaga
10. Fever - Adam Lambert
11. Pilot Of The Airwaves – Charlie Dore 
12. Burning Buildings - Elton John
13. Last Thing I Do – Tammy Wynette
14. Stephen - Keisha
15. Teenage Dream – Katy Perry
16. Destiny - Andrew Boss
17. Voices In My Head – Hydra Productions
18. Mistaken - SIRPAUL
19. Heartbeats - The Knife
20. Dirty Love Song - Zander Bleck
21. Breaking Hearts - Elton John
22. My Delirium - Ladyhawke
23. Take It Off - Keisha
24. Telephone - Lady Gaga & Beyonce
25. Music & Me - SIRPAUL
26. Rocket - Goldfrapp
27. Aphrodite - Kylie
28. The Kids Don't Stand A Chance  – Vampire Weekend
29. Conversion 16 - The National
30. Liberty Walk - Miley Cyrus
31. Kiss and Tell - Keisha
32. In Neon -Elton John
33. Dog Days Are Over - Florence & The Machine
34. Pandora’s Box - Stacey Q
35. Hang With Me - Robyn
36. All The Lovers - Kylie
37. Intoxicated - Peter Wilson
38. Whataya Want From Me – Adam Lambert
39. Fallin’ and Flyin’ - Jeff Bridges
40. The Bandstand - A-ha
41. Someone 2 Love – Fountains Of Wayne
42. If It Wasn’t For Bad – Leon Russell
43. Jar Of Hearts - Christina Perry
44. Indestructible - Robyn
45. Stop Turning Me On – Music Lovers
46. 2 More Lonely People – Miley Cyrus
47. Get Outta My Way - Kylie
48. Adios - Linda Ronstadt
49. Try Sleepin With A Broken Heart – Alicia Keys
50. Dancehall Queen - Robyn
51. The Lion’s Den - Stacey Q
52. Rude Boy - Rihanna
53. Chicago - Joseph Arthur
54. The Wrong Guy - Mando Saenz
55. And So To Bed - Suzi Quatro
56. Heartbreak Warfare - John Mayor
57. Animal - Neon Trees
58. Fire With Fire - Scissor Sisters
59. Candy Apple - Stacey Q
60. Who Owns My Heart – Miley Cyrus
61. Blah Blah Blah - Keisha
62. Looking For An Angel – Kylie
63. Monster - Lady Gaga
64. King Of Anything - Sara Bareilles
65. Fembot - Robyn
66. If I Had You - Adam Lambert
67. Head First - Goldfrapp
68. If I Had You – Korgis
69. The Weary Kind - Ryan Bingham
70. Blind - Keisha
71. Half Of my Heart - John Mayor
72. Bodies - Robbie Williams
73. Sound Of My Voice – Linda Ronstadt
74. Haven’t met You Yet - Michael Buble
75. I Love The Way U Lie - Eminem
76. Letting Go - Paul McCartney
77. Break My Heart – Dwight Twilley
78. Doot Doot - Freur
79. A World Of Fantasy - Triumph
80. I’m Not Ur Toy (Data Remix) – La Roux
81. Bed Intruder Song - Antoine Dodson
82. Blink Of An Eye - Moonalice
83. Skin Tight - Scissor Sisters
84. Firework – Katy Perry
85. Another Runaway - Ladyhawke
86. Terrible Love – The National
87. Sad Café - Stacey Q
88. Alive - Goldfrapp
89. Tune Into My Heart – Little Boots
90. Are You Satisfied - Marina/Diamonds
91. Riders In The Night - Freur
92. The Man Who Can’t Be Moved – The Script
93. Girls - Marina & The Diamonds
94. Come Out Tonight - Mando Saenz
95. Include Me Out - Robyn
96. Remind Me Of You - Annie
97. Masquerade - Stacey Q
98. Too Low For Zero - Elton John
99. Animal - Keisha
100. California Gurls - Katy Perry
101. Hard - Rihanna
102. The One That Got Away – Katy Perry
103. I Don’t Know – Ryan Bingham
104. Believer - Goldfrapp
105. Raise Your Glass - Pink
106. Need You Now – Lady Antebellum
107. Hey, Soul Sister - Train
108. I Like It - Enrique Iglesias
109. Grenade - Bruno Mars
110. Pick You Up - Adam Lambert
111. Movie Love - Andrew Boss
112. Behind The Eight Ball – Stacey Q
113. Rent Free - Wang Chung
114. Better Than Today - Kylie
115. Dreaming - Goldfrapp
116. Losing Heart - Brandi Carlisle
117. Vanderlyle Crybaby Geeks – The National
118. The Ghost Of Myself - Pet Shop Boys
119. I Wanna Life - Goldfrapp
120. Closer - Kylie
121. Shampain - Marina & The Diamonds
122. Whole New Way - Scissor Sisters
123. Soaked - Adam Lambert
124. Kiss With A Fist - Florence & The Machine
125. Cooler Than Me – Mike Posner
126. Hello Trouble - Buck Owens
127. My Love – Sia
128. Be The One - The Ting Ting’s
129. Dum Dum Boy - Bananarama
130. All I Ever Wanted – Kelly Clarkson
131. New In Town – Little Boots
132. Walter Reed - Michael Penn
133. Lemonworld - The National
134. Alejandro - Lady Gaga
135. Heavy In Ur Arms - Florence & The Machine
136. Forgiveness And Love - Miley Cyrus
137. Love Letter To Japan – Bird & The Bee
138. If It’s Alright With You – Korgis
139. Driving By The Accident - Justin McRoberts
140. Professional Suicide - Ladyhawke
141. Last Friday Night – Katy Perry
142. Hungover - Keisha
143. Say Goodbye - John Mayor
144. The Outsider – Marina & The Diamonds
145. Win It All - Ian Hunter
146. A Loaded Smile - Adam Lambert
147. Walking On A Dream – Empire of Son
148. Never Marry An Icon – Dead Or Alive
149. Cry Like A Rainstorm – Linda Ronstadt
150. We R Who We R - Keisha

Hoyts Top 150 Of 2010
Hoyts Top 150 Of 2010

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Hoyts Top 150 Of 2010