Now that 2010 has come and gone, we can look back on the year and see what were the best selling karaoke songs, both Pop and Country. Although there are reviews that are very similar in nature, this Pop and Country Karaoke Review is different in that it shows what people that sing wanted to perform, not just what people that love Today’s Music wanted to listen to.

Here are our top ten picks-based on sales, requests, and popularity-first the Pop List and then the Country List. Many discs that we sold during the year had several of these songs on the same disc so there is no concrete method in determining the principal song the buyer was interested in when purchasing the disc. In other words, our choices cannot be considered 100 percent accurate of which songs topped the list for 2010, but we think it comes close.

2010 Top Karaoke Pop Songs

#1 – Need You Now – Lady Antebellum ( Yes, a country group tops the 2010 Pop Music Chart; this song’s pop mix version has electric guitar replacing the country guitar twang in the chorus and the bridge.When I first heard this song I thought I had heard it before; many believe it to be similar to ‘Eye In The Sky’ by Alan Parsons. I think it’s chorus is similar to ‘More Than Words Can Say’ by Alias)

#2 – California Gurls by Katy Perry – (Katy Perry has proven to be not just a flash in the pan but a bonafied Pop Star. I, for one, thought her career was going to be short-lived when her first single came out entitled ‘I Kissed A Girl’ – the American Top 40 fanbase is fickle and forgetful. But here she is two years later with her 2nd album that has spawned 3 #1 Hits, including California Gurls. The song is catchy with the line ‘Daisy Dukes, Bikinis on top’. She does need someone to help her in the spelling department)

#3 – Hey, Soul Sister by Train – (We may have thought that Train was ancient history because it had been five years since they had any Pop Chart Success. However three of those years they were on hiatus and lookie now; ‘Hey, Soul Sister’ has brought this group back from the dead. Who would have thought that a song with a ukulele as the lead instrument could top the charts? Maybe Tiny Tim would have, but who remembers him?)

#4 – TiK ToK by Ke$ha- (A catchy tune justifiably compared to ‘Just Dance’ by Lady Gaga, this song could be a cookie cutter pattern of the many dance numbers on American Top 40 today)

#5 – Nothin’ On You by B.o.B – (This debut single from artist B.o.B features Bruno Mars on guest vocals, but the karaoke version can obviously be sung as a single artist.)

#6 – Glitter In The Air by Pink – (This song puts Pink on a whole new level. It is a bluesy, emotional, heartfelt ballad and therefore it was heavily requested. She performed this song at the 52nd Grammy Awards in a Cirque du Soleil style performance)

#7 – Bad Romance by Lady Gaga – (Another hit from the never predictable Lady Gaga. Features of this song have been compared to her earlier hit ‘Poker Face’.)

#8 – Today Was A Fairytale by Taylor Swift – (A nice little ballad featured on the soundtrack of ‘Valentine’s Day’. Although at times I find myself wincing at some of Taylor Swift’s off-key live performances, I appreciate most of all her ballads, as do many karaoke singers. Add your own vocals to the instrumental arrangements and it doesn’t matter what her ‘live’ performance sounded like.)

#9 – Only Girl (In the World) by Rihanna – (Rihanna continues her string of success, with this uptempo dance tune. This song became her 9th number one single, more than any other artist since 2000)

#10 – Just The Way You Are by Bruno Mars – (This song is not a remake of the song with the same title by Billy Joel. It is an original composition that is just so sappy that it can make you cry. Most every girlfriend, fiancée, or wife would blush to have this song sung to them, much like the official video of this song depicts. This great video and convincing vocals from Bruno Mars has made this one of the most requested Karaoke Songs for 2010)

Top 2010 Karaoke Country Songs

#1 – Need You Now by Lady Antebellum (This song obviously has broad appeal, topping both the Country and Pop 2010 Karaoke Charts. The fact that it is a duet helps since many Karaoke fans are looking for a song that they can sing along to with someone else, but since it is a karaoke track a singer can easily sing the whole song solo.)

#2 – The House That Built Me by Miranda Lambert – (This song is about returning to your childhood home that is now occupied by other people.The hope is to reconnect with a former self there, in order to heal from unspecified troubles and stresses caused by current life. The request is made to come in just one last time and “I won’t take nothing but a memory.”)

#3 – Temporary Home by Carrie Underwood (Though not as commercially successful as some of Carrie Underwood’s other singles, this song has enough feeling and emotion to make it one of 2010 most requested Karaoke Songs)

#4 – Why Don’t We Just Dance by Josh Turner (This song is infectiously fun and appealing to most all country music fans)

#5 – Water by Brad Paisley (Although not as witty with it’s lyrics as other country tunes, the song is catchy and will probably remain a song used around summer for it’s various applications of ‘Water’.)

#6 – Hillbilly Bone by Blake Shelton (This uptempo country ditty is a statement of rural pride. Note the line: “We all got a hillbilly bone down deep inside”.)

#7 – Stuck Like Glue by Sugarland (A catchy tune that, if it weren’t for Jennifer Nettle’s obvious country lead vocals, could pass for a Pop Song)

#8 – Cowboy Casanova by Carrie Underwood – (a late 2009 release that actually peaked in January 2010. This song is upbeat and similar to Carrie Underwood’s earlier hit “Before He Cheats” in that it’s message stands as a warning to girls about unfaithful men)

#9 – Rain Is A Good Thing by Luke Bryan – (It seems like a country song is either going to tell you a story or have a developing hook. For this song by Luke Bryan the development of the theme is this: “Rain is a good thing,” because “rain makes corn, and corn makes whiskey, and whiskey makes my baby feel a little frisky”. Obviously ‘corny’ but it worked)

#10 – Only Prettier by Miranda Lambert – (The message in this song is that city girls and country girls are basically the same except that country girls are ‘only prettier’.)

So, if you are a singer, 2010 gave you plenty of new music to choose from. Sometimes it may seemed that there is no good new music out there. However it may seem that way because you’ve gotten into the habit of listening to your ‘iPod’ with your pre-selected choices in music. Start making it a habit of listening to radio or turning on a music channel more often, then you’re going to find plenty of new selections to choose from.

It’s half past twelve, “Tick-tock… tick-tock… tick-tock… ” This sound filled the quiet room. And from unexplained events and very strange thing to know, that there were these three allies: the hour, the minute, and the second who are always ticking for joy during midnight. For at this time there will be nobody watching them hanging on the wall, as everyone has fallen asleep and nobody to see what their time to show. That evening is only for them. So second did a little ticking and said, “I will run around so quickly to sweep the floor and clean it in a second,” While minute did also the ticking and said, “I will run around minutely, much slower as second took one round of sweeping the floor, then I will take one step ahead so that a minute pass to the floor makes a good clean,” Then hour did also its own ticking much slower than the second and the minute. Each takes their turn at their proven pace; mapping for a path to set a unique time for a final sweeping of the floor that will make it really promising, so that in the next morning, everybody in the house will be surprised that the floor is within the realm of a credible dimension. Everybody will ask, “Who did the sweeping of the floor?” But nobody will think it was the three allies: the hour, the minute, and the second who did the sweeping of the floor, because in the morning they are just being watched as an ordinary clock hanging on the wall, reminding us when to start another day; what is next to be done and to plan, but at night nobody knows that they are doing amazing things like sweeping all our dirt left on the floor. It is clearing the path we have messed around to get us going the next day.

The floor is the stage where we performed our greatest act in life. Time is only essential as a testimony that we have done something good or bad, and once slipped by, just think that time has polished and kept it for a while, and for the time being would be something to reminisce about in the future. So time just keeps on passing by and never had a passion to sleep, let’s make it worthwhile to harmonize with the cycle of the time.

Consumers burning highly-scented jar candles should always remember to maintain their wicks at 1/4″ before and during a burning session. Prior to a burning session the wicks should be trimmed, preferably with a wick trimmer that collects the trimmings in a self-contained dish and allows for easy disposal.

Properly maintained wicks will result in medium sized flames and little or no emission of smoke and soot. If the flames appear too small and one or both wicks will not stay lit, do not despair. The candle can easily be repaired and revived.

The following two scenarios usually account for a candle that will not stay lit for the recommended burn time of 4 hours or less.

When a highly-scented candle has been left to burn for 6-8 hours or more, the heat from the melt pool can strip the wicks of their wax coating, leaving them unstable and causing them to collapse.

When wicks are trimmed too short, the result is very small flames, and one or both wicks may not stay lit. If a consumer feels comfortable reviving a mismanaged candle, they may follow these easy steps to repair it:

1. Light the wicks and let the candle burn for as long as possible to develop a melt pool.

2. Carefully test the jar temperature to make sure it is cool enough to handle (if a candle is in need of reviving, it will not develop a full melt pool, and the small amount of melted wax will not cause the jar to become hot).

3. Even though the jar shouldn’t feel hot to the touch, please handle with care and spoon out 2-3 tablespoons of liquid or soft wax evenly from the top of the candle. When the candle has completely cooled, the wicks should appear longer, as the wax level has gone down. Trim the tops of the wicks (not too short) and straighten if necessary.

4. Re-light and enjoy!

Building a website to earn Google AdSense advertising revenue has become a popular way to make extra money online nowadays. It is easier to earn AdSense income versus generating sales by selling products or services online. However it does involve works, time and money before you start earning from AdSense program. Below are the steps to creating a content website for earning AdSense revenue.

Step 1

Decide the content of your website. You can write a topic or subject related to your interest, hobbies or experience. You can also provide educational information and advice on your website if you are expert at something.

Step 2

Use a website builder to create your website. One of the easy-to-use website builders that can help you build a website is Bluevoda website builder. Bluevoda site builder allows users to build a website without technical knowledge. You do not need to build your site from scratch. The trick is to use a free professional template provided by the site builder and then start adding your text and links to your website. You can add some graphics and pictures to make your site look nicer. After completing your website project, your next step is register a domain name and sign up for a hosting account to publish your website on the Internet.

Step 3

Join Google AdSense program. It will usually take several days for Google AdSense team to review and approve your site. If Google accepts your application. You can start learning how to generate AdSense code for inserting to your website to generate AdSense revenue. If your site rejected by Google, do not get upset easily. Google will let you know the reasons of the rejection. You can fix the problems and reapply again.

Step 4

You need to drive targeted visitors/traffic to your website to generate AdSense revenue. The higher your website have traffic the greater your AdSense earning will be. Below are some of the ways that can help you drive some traffic to your website in short period of time.

1) Use Per-per-click (PPC) advertising. The two most popular PPC search engines are Google and Yahoo. Google and Yahoo can deliver instant traffic to your website but it is costly to advertise on Google and Yahoo. There are other alternatives like Bidvertise.com and Clicksor.com which are cheaper to advertise with.

2) Introduce your site to your family and friends.

3) Write several articles with a link to your website on the resource box and submit them to article directories. You can find a list of article directories by going to Google and entering the search term ‘article directory’.

4) Post messages on community forums with a link to your site on the signature of each message posted.

In recent times, social media platforms have taken the market by storm. Not one or two, but there are several platforms where one can post their creative ideas like pictures and videos. Also one can follow various people there if one likes their content. Seeing that these platforms have millions and billions of users and out of the 70% of the users are regular ones, these spaces have turned into a great channel for marketing and advertising. However, it is not enough to just have great content one also will have to increase their fan following.

Who are fans and followers?

People who use a certain platform not only post their content, but also look for other people’s content with whom they can connect. So when these people start following their favorite accounts religiously, they become a follower and a fan.

Just like marketing happens in the real world, one will need more fans and potential customers to follow them on social media so that they can be converted into customers. That is why it is seen that fans play the most crucial role In making or breaking an account and their creator’s social media influence. These fans will only become loyal supporters, chain marketers, and customers for their followed people and business accounts.

Why followers and fans are so important?

Having a huge following on social media is important because:

• Make the brand popular: one can use social media to promote their brand, whether it is any product, service or thought. Having a huge number of followers means they can reach out to their fans and establish their offering to them.

• Create a community: many times it is not about just marketing or advertising, sometimes it is about reaching out to like-minded people. Social media can be a great platform for finding people like oneself and also it becomes easy to say what one wants and it will reach people easily.

• Increase the influence: every brand or a social media influencer needs to spread their business and for that followers and fans are the best way to go about. Usually, these fans and followers only become marketers thus spreading the brand more effectively.

Why buy fans and followers?

Now that one has noticed how much followers and fans can affect one’s social media presence, whether it is an individual or a business. Therefore, other than some of the organic ways one can also buy followers for their account. Some of the benefits of buying social media fans are:

• One can grow their business instantly without having to wait for a longer period of time.

• Followers attract followers, so if one has a strong number of followers on their profile this will show the popularity and effectiveness of one’s products and thus will attract more followers.

• Having more followers will influence people to visit one’s website, thus increasing the website traffic.

• Having more followers means more visibility and that means more customers, all this will lead to higher revenue.

• A large number of followers will also make one look more credible and thus will give a boost to one account among other competitors.

Have you heard or seen the two words that seem to be everywhere these days: “OK Boomer?”

This catch phrase has gained traction quickly this fall on the Internet with memes, jokes, and merchandise featuring the “OK Boomer” logo. In fact, a number of trademark applications have been filed for its use – most notably one by Fox for a TV show last week.

Supposedly, this whole “OK Boomer” thing took on a life of its own after a viral clip on TikTok featured a white-haired man in a baseball cap and polo shirt declaring, “The millennials and Generation Z have the Peter Pan syndrome, they don’t ever want to grow up.”

Of course, the younger crowd was outraged and many responded with YouTube videos, memes, and tweets featuring two simple words, “OK Boomer.”

What exactly does this expression mean? Depends who you ask.

According to Wikipedia, “OK Boomer is an ageist catchphrase and internet meme that gained popularity throughout 2019, used to dismiss or mock attitudes stereotypically attributed to the baby boomer generation.”

If you ask the younger generation what they mean by “OK Boomer,” they will probably tell you that they feel misunderstood by the older generation and are tired of their condescending attitude. Facing rising student loan debt, financial instability, and environmental concerns, they are wary of patronizing advice from baby boomers who didn’t face the same issues at their age. The younger generation is tired of being called “snowflakes,” insinuating they can’t keep a job, are non-resilient, and overly-emotional when it comes to challenging viewpoints.

Baby boomers have a different take on the phrase. Many are quick to point out that the catch phrase, “OK Boomer,” smacks of ageism. One conservative radio host, Bob Lonsberry, went as far as labeling the word “boomer” as “the n-word of ageism” in a controversial tweet.

The New York Times headlined an article on the subject: “OK Boomer Marks the End of Friendly Generational Relations.”

Say it isn’t so.

Okay, I don’t like the phrase, “OK Boomer.” The catchall phrase seems dismissive, sarcastic, mocking, and sadly decisive during a time when this country is already being torn apart by differing views on politics. And it does seem ageist, insinuating baby boomers are old-fashioned, resistant to change, behind on technology, and out of touch. As a boomer myself, I certainly take issue with those assumptions.

But, in all fairness, I can see why the younger generation is upset by some of the insulting jabs aimed their way. They have felt silenced when older people claim their opinion doesn’t count because they lack experience. Many millennials are in their 30s now and tired of being told to “grow up.” The younger generation deserves to be acknowledged and heard. Unfortunately, while defending themselves, this generation is using the same belittling age-oriented stereotypes that they don’t want to be labeled by.

So, let’s just stop it. All of us. Let’s quit using insulting and dismissive catchphrases purely based on what generation people happen to be born in – which is completely out of our control, by the way.

Let’s bridge the gap. After all, we have many of the same problems. For example, true, much of the younger generation is buried by student loan debt. But many boomers are in debt as well, going bankrupt in record numbers as they face rising medical costs, loss of jobs, and disappearing pensions. We’re all in the same boat. Can’t both generations show compassion and empathy for each other?

Let’s take it a step further. Perhaps we boomers can admire – and even mimic – some of the traits young people have such as a sense of adventure, spontaneity, and curiosity. Maybe the younger generations can learn from older people who have lived through tragedies and triumphs and learned to overcome adversities.

After all, what benefits come from hurling insults at each other? Let’s respect and learn from each other instead.