New York I Love You

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I have been working on this mix for as long as I have been writing for Popten. It was at one point over 60 songs, and has morphed its way through at least 7 different versions. I found it so

Top Ten Songs For Easter

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I want to wish you all a very happy Passover! However, there are not really any awesome Passover songs, unless you count Go Down Moses, which is only awesome when my cantor brother sings it in his bass-falsetto voice.* So

Top Ten Shows I Saw at SXSW11

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By all accounts I saw 70 shows in the 10 days I was in Austin. Not only is that a lot to take in, it’s also a lot to process and a lot to recuperate from. In the past I’ve

Top Ten Commercial Songs – Take Three

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Time for a round up of the songs I like in recent commercials.(See other commercial songs posts here and here.) These ones all break down to football, cars, and winter. I think it is time for booze to step up

Top Ten New Bands of 2010

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I really only took one factor into account when figuring out what constitutes a new band in this list: their first full length album was released in this country in this calendar year. So you may try to argue that

Top 10 Substitute Fuck Songs, a la Glee

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On this past week’s episode of Glee, Gwyneth Paltrow guest starred as the super-cool-and-hip substitute teacher. She came into a classroom flush with discontent for the outdated song choices put before them (which is a bit silly, in my opinion,

Top Ten Cliche Halloween Costume Ideas, In Mix Form

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Halloween is right around the corner. You now have just over 2 weeks to find an appropriate costume. We here at Popten want to do everything we can to make sure you have the bases covered. There are lots of

A Mix For 10.10.10

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Since this is Popten, it is only fitting there be a top ten list for 10/10/10. Well… okay, it’s a day late. Did you see my motorcycle mix? I am home recovering from a skin graft; so please accept my

Motorcycle Accident-Inspired Mix

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If you follow me on twitter, you may already know that 6 days ago I had an unfortunate mishap with a motorcycle (pictured above). It was not an accident, per se, as it was safely parked. In an only-would-happen-to-Morgan especially-when-she’s-on-vacation

Double Rainbow Mix

It’s been a month since I first laid eyes on the Double Rainbow video, and by now I hope you have all seen it as well. But just in case, let me break it down for you. Double Rainbow is,

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Five Year Flashback: Top Ten Songs I Was Listening To – May 2007 Edition

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May 2007 was the first time since I started making mixes in January 2004 that the core set of songs did not fit on a single CD. It was also the first time I started adding in comments before the

Top Ten Coolest TV Characters from the ’90s

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1. Daria Being the cynical, anti-social painter was never so cool. P.S. Quinn and the fashion club like totally sucked.   Memorable Quote: “People call me a feminist whenever I express sentiment that differentiates me from a doormat or a

Five Year Flashback: Top Ten Songs I Was Listening To – February 2007 Edition

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My February 2007 mix originally clocked in at 21 songs in total, and you are getting the top ten. Some items of note: 1. This mix was the first time many mainstay artists appeared on the list, including Amy Winehouse

Top Ten Ways to Know if You Are a Blair Waldorf or Serena Van Der Woodsen

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Hello Upper East Siders. Some of you may walk the streets as if you own the town like Blair, but beware: Your actions may prove you to be more of a Serena.  Are you ready to take the ultimate test?

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