SIS: Top 100 pop songs of the decade
by boobs on Dec 31, 2009 3:29 AM EST
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PrintThere are plenty of people who know about lots of different music on here. I'm not one. I listen to pop radio and whatever my friends tell me they think I'll like.
So my list of the top 100 pop songs isn't clever, isn't insightful and isn't coming from an aspiring music critic. These are just my favorite pop songs from the past 10 years.
I did institute some criteria. I researched mostly Billboard Top-40 songs (on their annual lists for each year), although I made a few exceptions. I considered the songs' videos as a part of their pop appeal. I thought about how much impact the songs made, how popular they were and how memorable. Ultimately, though, they had to be songs that I liked.
So here it is. Something to bump as you send off the Naughty Aughts tonight.
100. Mims, This is Why I'm Hot, 2007
I'm hot cuz I'm fly. You ain't cuz you not.
99. Britney Spears, Womanizer, 2008
This song proved to the world that Britney had overcome her crazies and, somehow, made herself into a star again.
98. Natasha Bedingfield, Unwritten, 2005
There is something really familiar about this song. Maybe because it's the theme to The Hills. Or maybe it's in a bunch of commercials. It definitely has the feel of a Noxema ad.
97. K-Ci and JoJo, Crazy, 2001
I remember this being a terrific pop song back in '01, but upon revisiting it, it hasn't held up very well.
96. Fergie, Big Girls Don't Cry, 2007
Say what you want about Fergie, I like her. Even this song.
95. Joe, I Wanna Know, 2000
When I was in my first relationship as a 17-year-old, this was "our song." So yeah.
94. Avril Lavigne, My Happy Ending, 2004
It took me forever to realize what, if anything, I liked about Avril Lavigne. I realized this year it's the way she enunciates her words. "You were ev-er-y-thing, ev-er-y-thing, that I wanted..." Cool.
93. Joe ft. Mystikal, Stutter, 2001
92. Plain White T's, Hey There Delilah, 2006
This was probably the most overplayed song of 2006, but that doesn't dock it any points on this list. It's a nice little song that everyone has heard and has a quirky backstory that most people have heard by now.
91. Shaggy ft. RikRok, It Wasn't Me, 2000
The brashness behind this song is the only reason it sniffs the top 100. Really, Shaggy? RikRok's girlfriend caught him having sex on the bathroom floor, and even got it on video, and your advice is that he should say it was some other guy in his house that looks exactly like him? That's awesome.
90. Flo Rida ft. Kesha, Right Round, 2009
It's hard not to catch yourself repeating the chorus, which is a sample of the 1984 Dead or Alive song "You Spin Me Round." This song went to No. 1.
89. Beyonce, Irreplaceable, 2006
Written by Ne-Yo, I love Beyonce's swag in this song. Go ahead. Leave. "I could have another you in a minute." Ha.
88. Jesse McCartney, Leavin', 2008
Not sure what it is about this song I like, other than it's fun.
87. Colbie Caillat, Bubbly, 2007
This is a cutie, but ultimately it's a little too bubbly to move any higher on this list.
86. P!nk, There You Go, 2000
I actually miss the old Pink. This was her first single, and she has spent her career trying to move away from it. It's too bad, because she's way more fun to listen to when she's not taking herself seriously.
85. Shakira, Whenever, Wherever, 2001
Well, this is the video that introduced the English-speaking world to the planet's best hips. The song's not much, but the butt went straight to No. 1.
84. Keri Hilson, Knock You Down, 2009
Most of what I like about the song is that Kanye and Ne-Yo are both on it.
83. Dixie Chicks, Landslide, 2002
This much-covered Fleetwood Mac song is done really nicely by the Dixie Chicks.
82. N Sync ft. Nelly, Girlfriend, 2002
I'm the only person I've ever met who likes this song, so I won't try to justify it. But hey, it won a Teen Choice Award for Choice Hookup.
81. Dido, White Flag, 2003
I find this song really beautiful, and though it only went to 18 in the U.S., it fared much better in other countries.
80. No Doubt, Hey Baby, 2001
Man, No Doubt is the hippest shit ever.
79. Santana ft. The Product G&B, Maria Maria, 2000
This was my favorite song from the ridiculously successful Santana resurgence album "Supernatural."
78. Justin Timberlake, Cry Me a River, 2002
"Cry Me a River" came out when I still thought I was supposed to hate Justin Timberlake, and it's the first song that made me realize I wouldn't be able to for long. I guess it's the one where he's talking shit to Britney Spears after their breakup. I always wondered who the "him" was in the line "I found out from him."
77. Lil Wayne, Lollipop, 2008
This probably isn't in my top 10 from Tha Carter III, but it's still a fun song with some nice double entendres, like, "So I let her lick the rapper."
76. Fergie, Fergalicious, 2006
Nobody does pop oversaturation like the Black Eyed Peas. For someone reason I love the line "I be up in the gym just working on my fitness."
75. Nickelback, Rockstar, 2006
I think this is a tongue-in-cheek take on being famous. I think it is. If it is, it's fantastic.
74. Twista, Overnight Celebrity, 2004
That violin chick will be in my nightmares for the rest of my life.
73. Jagged Edge, Where the Party At, 2001
Jagged Edge was really hot for a minute. Wonder what happened to them.
72. Vanessa Carlton, A Thousand Miles, 2001
I remember being infatuated with this song (and Vanessa Carlton) when I was a freshman in college at Arizona State. I was also infatuated with A Walk to Remember at that time.
71. Tweet, Oops (Oh my), 2002
A kooky Timbaland beat carrying one of the great female masturbation tunes of the aughts. Also, give it up to the girl for the foresight of social networking.
70. Jay-Z ft. Rihanna and Kanye West, Run This Town, 2009
69. Christina Aguilera, What a Girl Wants, 2000
I've never told anyone this, but I used to use this song to get pumped up for basketball games.
68. Green Day, Boulevard of Broken Dreams, 2004
It's cool that these guys are like 50 and still making popular music, but this song uses the same chords as Wonderwall.
67. Sara Bareilles, Love Song, 2007
66. Estelle ft. Kanye West, American Boy, 2008
This is what travel is really like.
65. Dido, Thank You, 2001
"Thank You" was actually recorded in 1998 but didn't gain widespread fame until Eminem used a sample of it for the chorus of "Stan." He won a Grammy for the song, and even performed it at the Grammy's, replacing Dido with Elton John. "Thank You," though, stands on its own as a very nice little ditty.
64. P. Diddy ft. Ginuwine, Loon, Mario Winans and Tammy Ruggeri, I Need a Girl (Part Two), 2002
Diddy is a horrible rapper, but this song is infectious in all the ways a pop song should be, so lyrics like "How I had a triflin' mental" don't bother me in the least.
63. The Fray, How to Save a Life, 2005
I though for like 4 years that this song was about a breakup, but my friends recently told me it's about an intervention. At any rate, it's easy to play on the piano.
62. Kanye West, Stronger, 2007
Kanye didn't have a lot of hits in the year-end top 40, but this is one. Daft Punk should have him rap over all their songs.
61. The Gorillaz, Clint Eastwood, 2001
Del Tha Funky Homosapien takes the mic in the concept band's first single.
60. No Doubt, It's My Life, 2003
A cover of a Talk Talk song, I think "It's My Life" feels classic, like I've heard it many times before. Maybe I've heard the Talk Talk version.
59. Kanye West, Heartless, 2008
How can you be so Dr. Evil?
58. Justin Timberlake, My Love, 2006
I might as well just put every FutureSex LoveSounds song on here, because they're all great pop. "Candle Guy" TI makes an appearance, too.
57. Jay-Z and Beyonce, '03 Bonny and Clyde, 2002
It's a rip-off of a great 2Pac song, and the Bonny and Clyde theme has been beaten into the ground, but this song is still awesome. See music's most important power couple drive around in a car together!
56. Twista ft. Kanye West and Jamie Foxx, Slow Jamz, 2003
"I told her to drive over in your new whip, brings some friends you're cool with, I'ma bring the Cool Whip, then I want you to strip." Also includes one of the great Michael Jackson lines of all time.
55. Beyonce, Crazy in Love, 2003
Great horn section in this track. Beyonce pretty much just makes hits anymore.
54. Aaliyah, Try Again, 2000
Had Aaliyah not died in 2001, a lot of people thought she'd be where Beyonce is now. I really would have liked to have heard some more of her music.
53. Soulja Boy Tell 'Em, Crank That (Soulja Boy), 2007
This is the most likely to annoy the most people, but you can't deny how big this song was. Soulja Boy came out with it on MySpace, and within a few months he was a millionaire. At the time it was the most-downloaded ringtone ever, and don't forget about the legions of people on YouTube immitating the dance. As for the moves, the Soulja Boy was the Macarena of the 2000s.
52. Alicia Keys, Fallin', 2001
Won the Grammy for Song of the Year in 2002.
51. Eminem, Lose Yourself, 2002
Eminem doesn't make many pop-friendly songs, and most of his singles are his worst songs, but "Lose Yourself" from the 8-Mile soundtrack is both well-written and appealing to a wide audience.
50. Linkin Park, In The End, 2001
49. Justin Timberlake, Rock Your Body, 2003
This one's from Justified, the Cry Me a River album, and features a beat by the Neptunes that was written for Michael Jackson.
48. Lady Gaga, Poker Face, 2009
It's still too early to tell, but Lady Gaga appears to be on a steeply inclined career path. She's like the next David Bowie or something.
47. Justin Timberlake, What Goes Around Comes Around, 2007
Another FutureSex hit. Justin teaches us about karma!
46. 50 Cent ft. Snoop Dogg, P.I.M.P., 2003
Not sure what I like about this song, but I always come back to it.
45. Missy Elliott, Work It, 2002
Missy's weird style is in full effect, with featured lyrics in reverse. The video features a car with images of Aaliyah and Left-Eye airbrushed in.
44. Black Eyed Peas, My Humps, 2005
Whatchu gonna do with all that breast? All that breast inside that shirt?
43. Pussycat Dolls, Don't Cha, 2005
Whenever I heard this song, I always reluctantly thought, "Yes, I do wish my girlfriend was hot and a freak like you." These chicks were like the naughty Spice Girls I guess. I bet you didn't know that this song was written by Cee-Lo Green, Sir Mix-a-Lot and Busta Rhymes.
42. Christina Aguilera, Beautiful, 2002
I'm not a huge X-Tina fan, but she shows off great pipes and a nice message in this one. Won a Grammy for best pop female vocal.
41. Coldplay, Viva la Vida, 2008
40. 112, Peaches and Cream, 2001
39. Chamillionaire, Ridin', 2006
Introduced white people to the phrase "Ridin' Dirty." The Louisville version is "Ridin' Derby." Look it up on Urban Dictionary.
38. Amy Winehouse, You Know I'm No Good, 2007
The (second?) verse, when "I'm on the tub, you on the seat," is one of the sexiest I've ever heard in a pop song.
37. Chris Brown, Run It, 2005
Chris Brown is quite a few steps behind Timberlake as America's top male pop star, but it's a hell of a lot of fun to watch him dance.
36. Missy Elliott, Get Ur Freak On, 2001
Timbaland at his best.
35. Justin Timberlake, Summer Love, 2007
Timbaland at his best.
34. No Doubt, Hella Good, 2002
It's a Neptunes song, which I'm not crazy about, but it's a nice beat, and I love the imagery in the video.
33. Katy Perry, I Kissed a Girl, 2008
Teenage boys have been waiting for a pop star to say that since Sandra Dee.
32. Miley Cyrus, Party in the USA, 2009
Most conversations about it go like this: "You're going to think I'm a total fag, but I love that new Miley Cyrus song."
31. Jay-Z, Dirt Off Your Shoulder, 2004
Obama's awareness of this song won him the presidency.
30. Ne-Yo, So Sick, 2006
This is probably way too high, but I love Ne-Yo.
29. Sisqo, The Thong Song, 2000
Maybe the biggest spring break hit of my life, and perhaps the most unforgettable song of the decade.
28. Eve ft. Gwen Stefani, Blow Ya Mind, 2001
There are 100 songs like this by male artists, but very few featuring females. It's a glorification of GirlSwag, it's produced by Dre and it's awesome.
27. Jamie Foxx, Blame It, 2009
It's certainly relatable.
26. MIA, Paper Planes, 2008
I guess this is a take-off of Rump Shaker, but its use of sound effects in the chorus makes it pretty unusual. MIA is nothing but fun.
25. Outkast, Hey Ya, 2003
This was probably the centerpiece of Outkast's Speakerboxxx/Love Below project, and it taught us how to shake it like a Polaroid picture.
24. Juvenile, Slow Motion, 2004
I'm not a Juvenile fan, but Slow Motion is the shit. Probably that guitar riff.
23. Gwen Stefani, Hollaback Girl, 2005
This shit is bananas!!! B- ....
22. Britney Spears, Toxic, 2004
Don't miss Tyson Beckford on a crotch rocket.
21. The Gorillaz, Feel Good Inc., 2005
20. Kanye West ft. Jamie Foxx, Gold Digger, 2005
Making Ray Charles proud.
19. Flo Rida, Low, 2007
This is one of those songs I love to hear when I get in the car on a Friday night. When you hear "Low," it just feels like something's about to pop off.
18. Nelly, Country Grammar, 2000
I always thought of this as a cover of the handshake on "Big." "Shimmy shimmy Coco Puff..." The 2000s featured a lot of Nelly, most of it really bad, even for fans of mindless pop music, but Country Grammar was the warning shot. This one song spawned like 200 awfule Midwest rap albums.
17. Outkast, Ms. Jackson, 2001
The title "character" is the mother of Erykah Badu, whom Andre 3000 had a breakup with. Outkast has the unusual property of appealing to rap fans and people who claim to hate rap. I can't say how many times I've heard, "All rap is shit, except for Outkast."
16. Ne-Yo, Closer, 2008
Can't say what it is, but I love Ne-Yo.
15. Gnarls Barkley, Crazy, 2006
I remember hearing this everywhere in the summer of 2006. Danger Mouse and Cee-Lo's most popular, if not their best.
14. R. Kelly, Ignition, 2002
Hot and fresh out the kitchen. I will always think of the Chappell skits set to this after his, um, scandal.
13. Justin Timberlake, SexyBack, 2006
12. Jason Mraz, I'm Yours, 2008
I'm not embarassed to say I find this song truly uplifting. It always puts me in a good mood, and it's one of my favorites.
11. Lil Jon ft. Ying Yang Twins, Get Low, 2003
I sang this at karaoke with a bunch of coworkers once. Note: People do not like to hear "Get Low" sung at karaoke. Still, this was one of the biggest club hits of the decade.
10. Black Eyed Peas, Boom Boom Pow, 2009
I couldn't get enough of this song for like two months earlier this year. Will.I.Am has a gifted mind for pop.
9. 'N Sync, Bye Bye Bye, 2000
This was one of the first songs released this decade, and one of the most popular among teenagers. The video was No. 1 on TRL for 25 straight days. That's hard to do. This song was some of the best of the boy-band fad. People love to trash it, but I still love "Bye Bye Bye." I knocked over an old lady doing the dance at a wedding once.
8. Usher ft. Ludacris and Lil Jon, Yeah, 2004
This song always gets me up.
7. Rihanna, Umbrella, 2007
6. Beyonce, Single Ladies, 2008
If this list excluded videos, "Single Ladies" wouldn't be nearly this high. But if it was exclusively videos, it would be No. 1 and not even close. It's still a nice addition to Beyonce's independent-women catalog.
5. Outkast, The Way You Move, 2003
This is my favorite song from Love Below/Speakerboxxx, mostly because of the horns. It almost sounds as if it belongs on the Love Below. I think this would have been a nice Miami Vice theme song.
4. 50 Cent, In Da Club, 2003
One of the best club tracks of all time. The beat is infectious, and it happens to be at the same pace that I run at. When I'm on the treadmill, I sing this song and imagine 50 Cent drinking Vitamin Water and telling me to push harder. Really, I do that.
3. Jay-Z, 99 Problems, 2004
The best single from the Black Album. Rick Rubin's beat and Jay-Z's stories of his struggles as a black man are terrific complements. And also, it's nice to know who's the bitch he's talking about.
2. Amy Winehouse, Rehab, 2007
1. Justin Timberlake, LoveStoned, 2007
Essentially, this is my favorite song on my favorite album by my favorite pop artist. It's just really clean pop. When Michael Jackson died this year, I noticed a considerable increase in Justin Timberlake music on the radio. I think people are ready for Justin to take over as the King of Pop.
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There is a song that I would like to add for honerable mention
Mariah Carey out did her self with the theme of her blockbuster movie Honey.
Start SEEing motorcycles
Are you sure "Glitter" was a 'blockbuster'?
(It doesn’t really matter.)
"Why do socks have to match?"
by Fat Vegas Alan on Jan 7, 2010 2:18 PM EST up reply actions
Green Day
I prefer “Wake Me Up When September Ends.” (It’s supposedly about the death of Billie Joe Armstrong’s father, who was a minor league baseball catcher. Anyone know what his name was, and if he’s listed at The Baseball Cube?)
And I confess, that Shaggy song is on my regular playlist. I just like it.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
According to wikipedia
His father, Andy Armstrong, worked as a jazz musician and truck driver for Safeway to support the family.
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not listed at Baseball Cube, then
Probably wouldn’t be, since he died 1982.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
According to the video
it’s a popped-up anti-war song. This song was really the beginning of the end of Green Day for me. It’s when I started listening to less pop music, or at least less non-dancable pop music. The last song of theirs I liked was waiting. The new album is, I think, downright unlistenable
"And then there was the USAID guy in Kandahar who drove a giant pink Cadillac, which the locals set on fire one day. If you wanted to destroy something symbolic during a riot, you just could not do better than that. Good stuff." - Ghosts of Alexander
by Cy Schourek on Dec 31, 2009 12:53 PM EST up reply actions
the video, yeah
But the song was about his father’s death. He said he found the month of September (when his dad died) very difficult for years afterwards.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
BubbaFan is right, and there was a bit of an uproar when they "Green Day'd" the video and made it antiwar
There’s actually some pretty good old school Green Day songs on American Idiot, like “St. Jimmy” and especially “She’s a Rebel.”
My favorite Green Day moment this decade was actually their collaboration with U2 on “The Saints Are Coming” to benefit Katrina victims. For whatever reason, the video always makes me a big, melty puddle. Those two bands playing the MNF halftime show in the first game back in the Superdome was the second best musical performance at a football game ever. Prince at the Super Bowl is the best.
by Brendanukkah on Dec 31, 2009 1:04 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
She's a rebel is thematically and musically identical to the song Boxcar.
By jawbreaker, which was released in like 1994.
IAN! I'm on traain!
by andromache on Dec 31, 2009 3:02 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
oh, hm.
Guess you’re right, there. And that makes much, much, more sense from the lyrics.
"And then there was the USAID guy in Kandahar who drove a giant pink Cadillac, which the locals set on fire one day. If you wanted to destroy something symbolic during a riot, you just could not do better than that. Good stuff." - Ghosts of Alexander
my buddy sang a Green Day song at my wedding reception
had no idea it was called “Good Riddance”. Very apropos, in retrospect.
"I expected much better than that".....tHan
by obc2 on Dec 31, 2009 1:05 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
that, along with wonderwall, was one of the first songs i ever learned on guitar
i love that song.
Alway the optimist...I like your think kid...
This list was a lot more enjoyable to read than most like it
There were still quite a few songs I hadn’t heard, but I was surprised how many of these songs I really enjoyed. While I was home over Christmas, I got hooked on Lady Gaga’s “Bad Romance” and Jay-Z’s “Run This Town.” The latter made me want to be on some sports team because that would psyche the shit out of me. Who’s gonna run this town tonight? We are! Yeah, I said it, we are!
Oh, and the ascendancy of the Black Eyed Peas as pop geniuses
Falls just under the presidency of George Bush as “worst thing to happen to America this decade,” and both are as damning of the American people’s capacity for choice.
by Brendanukkah on Dec 31, 2009 9:04 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
the Black Eyed Peas are responsible for 100 percent of all cases of Ear AIDS
in America.
Also, GAAAAHHHHH.
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Dec 31, 2009 11:13 AM EST up reply actions
rec'd beause my housemate listens to them non-ironically all the time
"And then there was the USAID guy in Kandahar who drove a giant pink Cadillac, which the locals set on fire one day. If you wanted to destroy something symbolic during a riot, you just could not do better than that. Good stuff." - Ghosts of Alexander
by Cy Schourek on Dec 31, 2009 12:53 PM EST up reply actions
also:
I’d be very, very, interested in hearing your list. Or at least your top 20.
"And then there was the USAID guy in Kandahar who drove a giant pink Cadillac, which the locals set on fire one day. If you wanted to destroy something symbolic during a riot, you just could not do better than that. Good stuff." - Ghosts of Alexander
by Cy Schourek on Dec 31, 2009 12:54 PM EST up reply actions
Bravo.
This is a great list. I’d move Bonny & Clyde into the top 10 simply because this was their decade, right? Also I’ve never been a big Fergie/Black Eyed Peas fan but their popularity is undeniable. As is their staying power – I can’t believe Joints & Jams isn’t in this decade.
I’d add a few others, though I’m not sure what I’d subtract:
- U2 – Beautiful Day. Still maybe the biggest rock band with their signature song of the decade.
- Lilly Allen – Smile. One of those songs that stuck in my head in a good way for about three months.
- Modest Mouse – Float On. Ditto.
- The Killers – When you were young
- Kylie Minogue – Can’t get you out of my head (very true!)
These are not true pop hits but are just songs I really liked:
Phoenix – Too Young (first heard this in the club scene in Shallow Hal; one of my favorite bands this decade)
Phoenix – 1901
The Walkmen – The Rat (the ultimate bad mood song)
Belle & Sebastian – Your Cover’s Blown
Yeah Yeah Yeah – Maps (this was a pretty big radio hit, iirc).
The Go! Team – Panther Dash
Neko Case – Star Witness
Death Cab – I will follow you into the dark (your no. 32 sums up my feelings about this band)
Good stuff
Here’s some other songs I liked during this decade.
Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Date With the Night (the video for this is like my ideal concert-going experience)
Girl Talk – Bounce That (The president is black, and the funkiest DJ is a white dude from Pittsburgh)
Lucero – Slow Dancing (Gives the Hold Steady a run for title of Greatest Bar Band. Speaking of…)
Hold Steady – Stuck Between Stations (They’re pretty good with words, but words won’t save your life. Fortunately, they bring the rawk too. I’m not sure they wrote a bad song this decade)
Exploding Hearts – Modern Kicks (Rock mythos is still alive with this band. Put out one album that hints at true greatness, then all die in a van crash)
Stars – Elevator Love Letter (Pretty. And in searching for the video on YouTube, I saw that it was used on Grey’s Anatomy. FML.)
Electric Six – Dance Commander (I was in my car when I first heard this, and I almost pulled off the side of the road as I screamed, “HOLY SHIT!” Not many songs do that.
I can keep doing this forever. So many good ones.
by Brendanukkah on Dec 31, 2009 10:06 AM EST up reply actions
I just bought the Lucero CD after hearing that, thanks 'nukkah!
Not the same CD (Tennessee), but the new one. Already found a favorite line, from Can’t Feel A Thing:
“Bastard from the start, but a charming one at that…..Bad reputation but I really ain’t that bad…..”
Yeah, that fits quite nicely. :)
"Santa Claus doesn't use Craigslist." -- 'tHan
Since I am unemployed and poor, I went cheap on the Christmas gifts this year
For my mother, I typed up the first verse and chorus to their song “Mom,” and put it in a frame with a picture of my brother and me.
“Mama, we’re still your boys.” There were tears.
by Brendanukkah on Dec 31, 2009 4:07 PM EST up reply actions
you're unemployed?
I thought you had a safe government job, or some such thing.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
I worked for an association of science museums (not government related)
I got laid off around Thanksgiving.
by Brendanukkah on Dec 31, 2009 5:09 PM EST up reply actions
sorry to hear that
This recession is brutal.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
Dance Commander
One of the best songs in the movie “Stick It”
by Highlifeman21 on Jan 1, 2010 8:18 PM EST up reply actions
I love "Stick It"
And yes, it’s soundtrack is pretty good. A couple FannyPack songs in there as well. I’m a fan.
Electric Six is awskums
Give me a lineup of 9 Ryan Freels, and I'll show you a team that can't pitch.
Even if I suck at recommending burger places in Cincy, at least we can agree that "Stick It" is an enjoyable movie, and has a good soundtrack
Although I never did understand the whole gymnast dropout turned bmx rider lured back into gymnastics.
I mean I get why she left gymnastics, and we all get why she had to go back, but bmx rider? It’s this goddamn X Games generation I tell ya.
by Highlifeman21 on Jan 2, 2010 9:12 AM EST up reply actions
i love lily allen, but smile did horribly in the US
barely cracked the top 50. I would have loved to have put some Kate Nash and Adele in there, too, as theyre clearly pop artists, but they had little to no mass appeal in the US. Same with Float On. It’s one of my personal favorites from the decade but finished outside the top 100 in 2004 and can’t really be considered a commercial hit.
I can’t argue with Cant Get You Outta My Head, though. It was No. 1 in almost every market in the world and even reached No. 7 in the US. Also, I love it. I used to listen to it while cutting grass. It probably deserves to be in at least around No. 50.
Alway the optimist...I like your think kid...
What no 'Wallflowers'?
Norah Jones?
Flaming Lips ?
Gillian Welch?
Diana Krall ?
Deathcab ?
Or the ever fluffy Wilco..?
Miley but no Taylor…
and this is just the beginning.
Incompetents invariably make trouble for people other than themselves.
Larry Mcmurtry
Uh, he said "pop" songs, not "good" songs
by Brian B on Dec 31, 2009 1:42 PM EST via mobile up reply actions 2 recs
Amen
Wear something sexy to my funeral.
by Pops Daniels on Dec 31, 2009 2:03 PM EST up reply actions
Oh I guess I shoulda read the post and not just the Names.
Incompetents invariably make trouble for people other than themselves.
Larry Mcmurtry
Wow. This is a good list and clearly took a lot of effort.
Seeing as I haven’t listened to anything but Sports talk radio this entire decade I’m unfamiliar with a lot of these songs.
However, there are several from early in the decade that I noticed, and this list has some enjoyable songs! (of the ones i’ve heard)
I’m glad you put the single ladies song on your list because i’m kinda embarrassed to admit that I like it. Also, when it comes to Nelly, I preferred Ride Wit’ Me to Country Grammar.
One omission from this list is Weezer’s Beverly Hills. I really liked that song.
Lots of respect on your list for Outkast and the Black Eyed Peas, which I can’t disagree with. I do however like “i gotta feeling” maybe the best of the Black Eyed Peas songs.
Made from 100% Recycled Awesome,
Beverly Hills was No. 101
It almost got inserted several times throughout the process. It did really well on the pop charts, for a Weezer song.
Country Grammar is in so high mostly because of its rookie quality. I really liked Nelly at the time, although I can’t really stomach much now, and Country Grammar kicked off that whole Midwest Thang.
Also, I don’t get I Gotta Feeling, and I’m a huge BEO apologist.
Alway the optimist...I like your think kid...
Great list
Also, I nominate THIS just because I creeped out a tour at my workplace by dancing and singing to it while it blared in a studio with a lot of windows.
"Santa Claus doesn't use Craigslist." -- 'tHan
good point on Who Let the Dogs Out
I didn’t come across it because it didn’t sell very well. It only got to No. 40 on Billboard and finished the year out of the top 100. VERY influential song though. Probably deserved a spot.
Alway the optimist...I like your think kid...
Yeah, I was really shocked to see it only made it to #40, it seemed like that damned song was EVERYWHERE.
"Santa Claus doesn't use Craigslist." -- 'tHan
word is they play it everynight at Adonis
can you confirm/deny that for us, puh-leeeeze.
"I expected much better than that".....tHan
Oh wow...
I would definitely trek down to see this happen.
Emphatically anti-grape compote since 2009!
it was
everywhere for sports fans. They marketed it to sports venues, and a lot of people who are rarely exposed to pop music heard it at the stadium (or on TV while watching the game).
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
"Paint the town reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeed!"
by Brendanukkah on Dec 31, 2009 2:42 PM EST up reply actions
Oh Christ.
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Dec 31, 2009 3:14 PM EST up reply actions
I'll have to wait for the discussion of the decade prior
or the one prior to that. As the old lady says, I am out of touch. Having lost some storage space I’ve been forced to go through the detritus of my life and winnow some things away. While doing it, I’ve been listening to cassettes I made long, long ago. I forgot about Suther, Hillman and Furray…
Richie Furry
Buffalo Springfield
Poco…
Incompetents invariably make trouble for people other than themselves.
Larry Mcmurtry
i had tHan pegged
for submitting Adam Lambert had the top 10-12 pop songs of this decade.
"I expected much better than that".....tHan
Less pop music and more death pool results!
by Brian B on Dec 31, 2009 1:38 PM EST via mobile reply actions
No offense meant here,
but this list reminds me that riding in a car with my wife can often be sheer torture because of her insistence on tuning into stations that play songs such as these. Pop music (despite my understanding that indifference would be more healthy) makes me angry.
Wear something sexy to my funeral.
I should have never posted that
Sorry.
Wear something sexy to my funeral.
by Pops Daniels on Jan 1, 2010 11:04 AM EST up reply actions
It's OK, Pops.
I was resisting a similar notion.
That said, there are TONS of good tunes that were written in the last decade, but I find that very few of them were “pop songs.” Apparently, even fewer were Pops songs. :P
I see today’s Pop Music as riddled with mostly repetitive, formulaic, commercial, manufactured crap with little or no musical value. Often, they’re not actually catchy unless repeated many times. The lyrics rarely mean a thing, nor tell a story, nor have much of a point of view, other than love, chest-pounding, or to make teenage girls feel that the song is an anthem for them.
That Miley Cyrus song is an excellent example of formulaic current pop. You take a pretty girl (with or without a decent voice) from a famous/millionaire family, have some people write a song for her, auto-tune her voice, and pick a non-objectionable, generic subject that is prime to be played in stadiums and arenas, ala Lee Greenwood’s “God Bless the U.S.A.” Self-serving pap.
Some pop is such dribble that it spoils forever within a year or two. Think WHAM in the 80’s…what relevance does “Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go” have today? Nothing, other than kitsch and about 4 bars of catchy, repetitious melody that you’d prefer not to hear so that you don’t get it stuck in your noggin. Same thing with Ace of Base’s “I Saw the Sign” from the 90’s, and Escape (The Pina Colada Song) by Rupert Holmes in the 70’s. They don’t make me smile, or feel, or reminisce. They just make me watch to reach for the off knob.
That said, if you are making a list of 100 songs, you need some kind of standard to get a large, viable group from which to select the best. I can’t hate on boobs for that.
From his list, I value:
92. Plain White T’s, Hey There Delilah, 2006
90. Flo Rida ft. Kesha, Right Round, 2009
87. Colbie Caillat, Bubbly, 2007
72. Vanessa Carlton, A Thousand Miles, 2001
68. Green Day, Boulevard of Broken Dreams, 2004
67. Sara Bareilles, Love Song, 2007
63. The Fray, How to Save a Life, 2005
51. Eminem, Lose Yourself, 2002
50. Linkin Park, In The End, 2001
41. Coldplay, Viva la Vida, 2008
25. Outkast, Hey Ya, 2003
21. The Gorillaz, Feel Good Inc., 2005
19. Flo Rida, Low, 2007
15. Gnarls Barkley, Crazy, 2006
2. Amy Winehouse, Rehab, 2007
But “The Thong Song”? Even if I thought that song didn’t suck worse than CoPat’s OBP, I wouldn’t publicly admit it. :P
As for which songs over the last ten years that I think are awesome, my list will be rather incomplete until I return to my workplace on Monday. But here are some that I liked enough to seed Pandora with:
Pretty much everything by Electric Six
19-2000 by Gorillaz
Ain’t Nothing Wrong With That – Robert Randolph & The Family Band
Are You Gonna Be My Girl? – Jet
Check Yes Juliet – We The Kings
Elephant Bones – That Handsome Devil
First Time – Lifehouse
Flathead – The Fratellis
On The Roof Again – Eve 6
Pump It – Black Eyed Peas
Right Now – SR-71
Suddenly I See – KT Tunstall
White Horse & Cherry Tree – KT Tunstall
Take It Off – The Donnas
The Middle – Jimmy Eat World
So What – Pink
U + Ur Hand – Pink
Walkie Talkie Man – Steriogram
When You Were Young – The Killers
Mr. Brightside – The Killers
21 And Invincible – Something Corporate
White & Nerdy – Weird Al
All At Once – The Fray
Crime Wave – The Scabs
First Date – Danko Jones
Industry Of Cool – The Melismatics
Kiss Me – New Found Glory
Kiss Me – Sixpence None the Richer
Let’s Get It Started – Black Eyed Peas
Love And Memories – O.A.R.
Ruby – Kaiser Chiefs
Seven Nation Army – The Flaming Lips
Someday – The Strokes
The Great Escape – Boys Like Girls
Vince The Loveable Stoner – The Fratellis
Who Knew -Pink
Without Me – Eminem
U2 – Beautiful Day
Outkast – I Gotta Feeling
and Rob Thomas is an amazing and timeless musical genius.
Give me a lineup of 9 Ryan Freels, and I'll show you a team that can't pitch.
the point wasn't to lay out a list of great songs
i thought i made that clear
Alway the optimist...I like your think kid...
You did.
Nothing critical about your methods.
if you are making a list of 100 songs, you need some kind of standard to get a large, viable group from which to select the best. I can’t hate on boobs for that.
It just didn’t seem reasonable of me to say that 90% of your list was crap without sharing a broad spectrum of stuff that WAS NOT crap. :)
Give me a lineup of 9 Ryan Freels, and I'll show you a team that can't pitch.
this is not to go back and forth
because i’m not posting this in a negative or argumentative way, i just want to clarify. and i’ve now rewritten this post about 8 times to keep from rambling and keep the message concise. Essentially, what I’m trying to say is, not everyone sees music as art. And i dont think pop music is “crap” just because it’s repetitive, formulaic and commercial. Pop music serves a different purpose than “good music,” and I don’t think it’s fair to grade it all on the same scale.
Alway the optimist...I like your think kid...
by boobs on Jan 1, 2010 10:31 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Thanks for this, and for all the re-typing.
There are 2 interesting things you mention that I hadn’t thought about before you typed them here:
not everyone sees music as art.
I originally misread this as “not all music needs to be art,” which I think is true, but I had never really considered that concept. I have always thought of music as one of the most prevalent art forms in our lives. I think everyone can see music as art, but that you are right that some people don’t really consider the music they listen to as “art.” I think that’s a sad waste, but I get it.
Pop music serves a different purpose than "good music," and I don’t think it’s fair to grade it all on the same scale.
I guess I see music much like many folks might see food: We are in a brand-new era of having instant – and often free and unfettered – access to damn near every piece of music ever recorded. This was a completely foreign concept to most folks only ten years ago. Given the buffet of music that we have to pick from, it’s disconcerting to me when folks daily make the choice to walk right past the Montgomery Inn Ribs and Graeter’s Ice Cream to fill their plates with potted meat and saltines at the same price merely because they are stacked in a pyramid on a grocery aisle display.
Do you use Pandora.com? I love the concept of music selected for me based on my personal tastes. I find this to be a great way to find new tunes and artists I wouldn’t discover on my own (i.e. Keb Mo, Danko Jones, MGMT, The Fratellis), and a far better resource than whatever is programmed to play on a local pop station.
Give me a lineup of 9 Ryan Freels, and I'll show you a team that can't pitch.
by PeteyHendrix on Jan 3, 2010 12:59 PM EST up reply actions
i love pandora
just to be clear, i also like to listen to music that i think is good, even though i dont consider myself an expert on the subject. but other times i just want to listen to fun pop music. i don’t consider that a sad waste at all; theyre just different things, and I find value in both.
Alway the optimist...I like your think kid...
the arguments i hear against pop music
are the same ones people brought up against pop art.
“why should we consider lichtenstein as a viable artist when all of his creations look like comic strips? these are cartoons! and warhol’s pantings are of soup cans! i will not appreciate this mindless excuse for art because it doesn’t challenge me! rabble rabble rabble…”
i think people who criticize pop music because of its mainstream appeal don’t truly know how to appreciate music as an artform and feel compelled to express their distaste for it because of the pressures of society (their circle of friends, the image they want to portray, etc.).
i absolutely love pop music and i would never think of stopping short of calling it “good music” just because it’s not cool to like kelly clarkson or miley cyrus. in my head, there are only two types of music—good and bad. i like everything; pop, rock, alternative, rap, house, metal, synth-pop, surf-folk, world-beat-glitter-step (or whatever made-up genres the hipster blogs seem to create on a daily basis) as long as it’s well-crafted, thoughtful, catchy, inspiring, or in other words, “good”.
also, i tried the pandora thing for a while but i got bored. their library is shallow and i started hearing the same songs everyday (i never did a single thumbs up or down either). slacker is my e-radio of choice. MUCH better in my opinion.
I hear your argument and would like to offer this:
All art is only good to an individual based on aesthetic appeal (unless, of course, a person is truly spineless and relies on others to tell them what is “good” and “bad”). More to the point, we all want different things from art and each apply a different set of criteria for a judgement of a particular piece, and strangely enough, spout off passionately about what we think is better than something else. My own personal tastes run (among many other factors) toward music that is either thoughtful lyrically, interesting and unique musically, or subjectively soulful (and if I’m truly lucky, all of these). My ear, generally, does not find those things in pop music.
Truly, I don’t give a damn about pop music and I popped off earlier in the thread as an old hipster reflex that I combat daily. But, and this is important to my response here, it is difficult for me to draw a comparison between Pop Art and pop music. For one thing, I cannot accept that, for instance, Andy Warhol’s Campbell’s Soup Can painting is less thoughtful and motivated by a specific idealism than, say, Black Eyed Peas’ “My Hump.” One has generations of art movements evolving into a new, specific response advocating a simple, nearly comical reflection of mass consumerism and its imagery and the other is about, well, fucking. I realize that by using these examples, I’m using an argumentative trick, but what I’m saying is, that I do not find pop music terribly thoughtful, nor even interesting considering how it is processed, packaged and marketed. The critique of the formulaic nature of it all only speaks to my feelings that we are force fed playlists of artists by legalized payola. There is not, currently, a truly organic nature to how an artist rises in popularity. Feed people shit long enough and they eventually belly up to the trough voluntarily.
But, as I said earlier, I feel this way only because what I want from music- the emotions, memories and catharsis- makes me feel, acutely, what pop music has an inability to provide.
Reminds me of a disagreement I had with my wife after we first met and she wanted to watch some award show. (Of course, I did not want to) Toby Keith came on to perform, and I started laughing and said, “Look, it’s the lowest common denominator, in the flesh.” She got pissed. I apologized and we had a discussion much like the one on this board. Her final pronouncement was a good one when she said, “I have to think at work and at home everyday, about serious shit, the last thing I want is to listen to some music that makes me sad or requires more of my time to figure it out. I want to shake my ass, or sing along. That’s it.” Seems reasonable enough to me. I still cringe at the stuff though. Forgive my arrogance on this matter, please.
Wear something sexy to my funeral.
by Pops Daniels on Jan 5, 2010 1:31 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
I love the arrogance that brings forth such personal commentary about one's thoughts and response regarding art and music.
But in the final analysis I agree with Frank:
Art is making something out of nothing and selling it.
Frank Zappa (1940 – 1993)
Incompetents invariably make trouble for people other than themselves.
Larry Mcmurtry
Terrifically put.
so rec’d
There are some really nice pop songs out there, but they are so hidden amongst the other songs that a top-pop station is never my first choice. I have to find the good pop tunes in other ways.
Also, my music collection contains way too much Rick Springfield for me to be viably judgmental.
But I don’t think I’ve ever enjoyed a song by a boy band.
Give me a lineup of 9 Ryan Freels, and I'll show you a team that can't pitch.
remember Mr. Holland's Opus?
He has something interesting to say about Louie Louie. (Crolfer: that was Avril Levignenenebologna for Mads).
I quote very loosely: "Why do we like this stuff? This guy can’t sing. There are only three chords, played over and over and over again. We like it, because it makes us feel good.
Pops, I tend to agree with you, and I’m proud to have a Miley-free iPod. But I can also see that the “emotions, memories, and catharsis” can come from some fairly simple pop music too. Which is why I bought The Cars Greatest Hits with my Christmas money. :)
"The USA despite its flaws and corruption and overall messiness is still a great and powerful instrument of freedom and hope for the entire world." - Madville
Louie Louie gets strong consideration from me as the greatest song ever recorded
I like to think of it as the first punk song. It’s so influential in its energy, incoherence, imperfection, perceived lewdness, and overall “fuck it, let’s just record this bitch” attitude. Simply amazing.
by Brendanukkah on Jan 7, 2010 12:12 AM EST up reply actions
Was that before or after "Surfin' Bird"?
That gets my vote.
"We, as for me all seasons you are affected peculiarly in the edge of my seat and are happy concerning the fact that the Adam Dunn fan has been mixed up exactly." - Reynard-san
by BK on Jan 7, 2010 12:59 AM EST up reply actions
I like Louie, Louie
but a station of Louie, Louie style tunes would quickly drain one’s life spirit.
The tune has street cred, though:
Fact: It was the subject of obscenity investigations by the FBI and the FCC, culminating in an airwave ban in the state of Indiana.
Once driving through Indiana in the early 90’s I picked up a low-power station that played nothing but Louie, Louie all day long. They were not the first to try this:
Fact: KFJC, a college radio station in Los Altos Hills, California, once played it for 63 hours straight without repeating the same recording twice, receiving unprecedented coverage in the Wall Street Journal, Entertainment Tonight, Playboy magazine and various other international media sources.
I like me some Surfin’ Bird, too.
And I thought of a boy band who made some music I love: The Jackson 5. No question, their stuff was not formulaic pap.
Give me a lineup of 9 Ryan Freels, and I'll show you a team that can't pitch.
But the musicianship and writing was amazing.
As were the vocal performances.
Give me a lineup of 9 Ryan Freels, and I'll show you a team that can't pitch.
that might have been when my favorite radio station in high school
switched format to yet another “classic” rock station. they played that song for a whole day or something like that. it was a dayton station, so it reached indiana.
From Wikipedia..
The Kingsmen, a garage band from Portland, Oregon, had a breakout hit with their 1963 cover of “Louie, Louie”, cited as “punk rock’s defining ur-text”.49
Well…. huh.
Learn sumpin’ new evrday.
"Why do socks have to match?"
by Fat Vegas Alan on Jan 7, 2010 10:19 AM EST up reply actions
If I had $5 for everytime I've played Louie Louie I could retire in Tahiti
Incompetents invariably make trouble for people other than themselves.
Larry Mcmurtry
You are officially awesome
Just for listing an Eve 6 song. I love me some Eve 6.
And on a lesser level, love Jet, Jimmy Eat World, The Killers, Kaiser Chiefs. But man, Eve 6. Love that.
People Don't Kill People. Burning Couches Kill People.
Yeah, it was really hard to pick just one Eve 6 tune.
Horroscope is killa.
And now I feel less old, since I share my likes with students. :P
Give me a lineup of 9 Ryan Freels, and I'll show you a team that can't pitch.
We have a small group here in Columbia that are in love with Eve 6.
People Don't Kill People. Burning Couches Kill People.
Horrorscope is a criminally underrated CD
"We, as for me all seasons you are affected peculiarly in the edge of my seat and are happy concerning the fact that the Adam Dunn fan has been mixed up exactly." - Reynard-san
by BK on Jan 1, 2010 6:44 PM EST up reply actions
Right Now might be a song most people don't know about
But there isn’t a better party song for a teen movie out there. Period.
"We, as for me all seasons you are affected peculiarly in the edge of my seat and are happy concerning the fact that the Adam Dunn fan has been mixed up exactly." - Reynard-san
by BK on Jan 1, 2010 6:04 PM EST up reply actions
The best thing Rob Thomas ever did
Was get roomed with Sinbad in a mental institution in Philadelphia.
by Brendanukkah on Jan 1, 2010 9:21 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I gotta agree, Rob Thomas sucks, and takes himself waaaaaaaaay too seriously
Go back to Matchbox 20 and stop putting out your solo crap. At least I could semi-deal with Matchbox 20….
by Highlifeman21 on Jan 2, 2010 9:13 AM EST up reply actions
Why the haterism?
Streetcorner Symphony by Rob Thomas and All I Need by Matchbox 20 are amazing songs that show range beyond nearly all current musicians, and will be appreciated after you’re gone.
I don’t know if he takes himself too seriously…why would I care? It’s all about the music.
Give me a lineup of 9 Ryan Freels, and I'll show you a team that can't pitch.
I'm truley sorry but Matchbox 20 is OK but
Rob Thomas can blow me.
Incompetents invariably make trouble for people other than themselves.
Larry Mcmurtry
We'll have to agree to disagree, b/c Rob Thomas by himself is harsh on the ears
Only with Matchbox 20 is he remotely listenable.
by Highlifeman21 on Jan 2, 2010 7:05 PM EST up reply actions
Rob Thomas is so full of himself - Gaaawd only know why..
He’s a boring singer and an even more boring player and an even more boring performer…in short he can blow me.
Incompetents invariably make trouble for people other than themselves.
Larry Mcmurtry
First it was jch - the Slyde - now Rob
thank Gawd for Ash
Incompetents invariably make trouble for people other than themselves.
Larry Mcmurtry
Hey, I told you I didn't want a relationship
Just a little fun for the night.
All UK fans are toothless racist hillbillies.
And now Madville is pregnant.
Give me a lineup of 9 Ryan Freels, and I'll show you a team that can't pitch.
I feel the same way about a lot of these.
Although I’m not gonna lie. Lady Gaga is catchy stuff. I hear this stuff at work a ton. I can stand it, but I wouldn’t go out of my way to listen to it.
People Don't Kill People. Burning Couches Kill People.
try riding with jch
its all cover songs with drums sped up. and he honks a fail horn incessantly.
"I expected much better than that".....tHan
This list reminds me
that I am old and that pop music, such as it is today, is not aimed at me.
I have probably only heard of maybe half of the songs on the list if you played them for me…and many of the artists I have only heard of by name.
Feh.
I’ll go off in a corner and die now.
"I'd walk through hell in a gasoline suit to play baseball" - Pete Rose
If you could make one of the greatest videos of all time while you’re doing that, we’d appreciate it.
by Brendanukkah on Dec 31, 2009 2:41 PM EST up reply actions
i know few people who haven't admitted to crying while watching that video
Alway the optimist...I like your think kid...
im wit you officer
ive heard of maybe 20%. maybe.
but im stuck in my grunge and flannel clothing…
"I expected much better than that".....tHan
paper cuts...
Washington Times slashes staff; sports section out
WASHINGTON – The Washington Times slashed its staff by more than 40 percent and will eliminate its sports section and most local coverage in 2010, shifting its focus to politics, business and investigative reporting.
They fired their entire photography department, too.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
Really? I thought they were making the Times as a place to burn money
“The Washington Times has lost money every year that it has been in business. By 2002, the Unification Church had spent about $1.7 billion subsidizing its operation of the Times.10 In 2003, The New Yorker reported that a billion dollars had been spent since the paper’s inception, as Moon himself had noted in a 1991 speech, “Literally nine hundred million to one billion dollars has been spent to activate and run the Washington Times”11. In 2002, Columbia Journalism Review suggested Moon had spent nearly $2 billion on the Times.12 In 2008, Thomas F. Roeser of the Chicago Daily Observer mentioned competition from the Times as a factor moving the Washington Post to the right, and said that Moon had “announced he will spend as many future billions as is needed to keep the paper competitive.”13"
"And then there was the USAID guy in Kandahar who drove a giant pink Cadillac, which the locals set on fire one day. If you wanted to destroy something symbolic during a riot, you just could not do better than that. Good stuff." - Ghosts of Alexander
I guess even Moonies have been hit by the recession
Religions are not immune. I read this morning that that huge megachurch run by the “Purpose-Driven Life” guy is begging for money because they’re almost a million dollars in the hole.
The Washington Times is doubling the price of a paper, so it sounds like they do want to make money. Or at least lose less money.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
I think the Times only sells for 25 cents anyway
They had a pretty decent soccer writer, but Steven Goff of the Washington Post is arguably the best in the country. So I don’t feel like I’m losing much.
by Brendanukkah on Dec 31, 2009 6:35 PM EST up reply actions
the article
said it sold for 50 cents, but the price will be going up to a dollar.
They’ve canceled the Saturday edition already.
\
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
Churches should pay taxes
Discuss.
Just kidding………….Have a great New Year’s Eve my beloved Red Reporters! I’d say “happy and safe” but if you’re being safe you probably aren’t doing it right. :)
"Santa Claus doesn't use Craigslist." -- 'tHan
same for me, happy new year to all
On the musical note, I’m going to be spending it at a Minus the Bear concert, which I’m pretty excited for. Hoping to get to some good food before hand, and spending the first of the new year with my 90+-year-old family I’ve never met because they moved to Seattle 50 years ago and never left again.
Happy New Year to y’all…lets hope for a winning 2010.
"And then there was the USAID guy in Kandahar who drove a giant pink Cadillac, which the locals set on fire one day. If you wanted to destroy something symbolic during a riot, you just could not do better than that. Good stuff." - Ghosts of Alexander
by Cy Schourek on Dec 31, 2009 6:49 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Awesome, I wish I liked my family enough to hang out with them. :)
Rec’d for the hopes of a winning 2010!
"Santa Claus doesn't use Craigslist." -- 'tHan
Ironically, I'm off to church.
I don’t know where I could be safer, and I certainly won’t be paying any taxes, y’all.
Happy New Year, and don’t be stupid tonight. We need you all to be around when we win the pennant next. year.
"If it wasn't this, it'd be something else."
Religions aren't immune?
(spoiler warning btw)
"And then there was the USAID guy in Kandahar who drove a giant pink Cadillac, which the locals set on fire one day. If you wanted to destroy something symbolic during a riot, you just could not do better than that. Good stuff." - Ghosts of Alexander
Any list that has Justin Timberlake and 'N Sync in the top ten
should be an execution list.
Give me a lineup of 9 Ryan Freels, and I'll show you a team that can't pitch.
by PeteyHendrix on Dec 31, 2009 9:06 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
We should expand upon this list and name the top 10 pop artists of the decade
I don’t see any way that Kanye West isn’t number one.
Made from 100% Recycled Awesome,
rec'd
He’s nothing more than a damned good producer. Lyrically, he’s shit.
"Santa Claus doesn't use Craigslist." -- 'tHan
I obviously would have Justin No. 1
Kanye’s single’s don’t do that well on pop charts actch. I’m not sure he would even be in the top 10, taking into account widespread appeal.
Alway the optimist...I like your think kid...
Yep, i would go timberlake at number 2
Justin Timberlake also gets the “biggest SNL surprise of the decade” award.
I think he’s put himself on the same hosting level as alec baldwin and Christopher Walken. He’s just extremely talented.
Made from 100% Recycled Awesome,
He is very talented
My problem with him is that he somehow manages to think he’s funnier and more talented than he actually is. The amount of smarm radiating off that guy is incredible.
You also just prefectly described Jimmy Fallon.
Except for that first “very talented” part…
Emphatically anti-grape compote since 2009!
by Ash on Jan 1, 2010 3:21 PM EST up reply actions
have you seen his show?
he’s surprisingly good at it, I think. plus picking the roots as house band was genious
Alway the optimist...I like your think kid...
I have not.
I can’t get past everything else he’s ever done. I just… can’t. I also imagined him as a horrible interviewer – am I wrong on that? Perhpas I’ll DVR the show one night and take a peek, but one wrong move and he gets deleted.
"Forehead by Party Brendamour’s"
by Ash on Jan 1, 2010 3:31 PM EST up reply actions
they do fun little segments with the audience, and the writing is funny
and he doesn’t laugh all the time like he did at SNL. He’s still got that awkward-quirky-guy thing working, but he is much more watchable than he used to be. IMO
Alway the optimist...I like your think kid...
After lots of consultation
I decided on Outkast for the #1 of the decade. I’m not going to dispute this, either.
"And then there was the USAID guy in Kandahar who drove a giant pink Cadillac, which the locals set on fire one day. If you wanted to destroy something symbolic during a riot, you just could not do better than that. Good stuff." - Ghosts of Alexander
i can get behind this
like i said, they have the most amazing crossover appeal for rappers. Almost all people who think they hate rap will allow that Outkast is awesome.
Alway the optimist...I like your think kid...
so im working on our special u of l-uk section
and i realized there hasnt been enough shit talk on here and the game is just 24 hours away. so either someone needs to start a thread, or we can use this sis thread to discuss all the horrible things john wall is going to do to peyton siva
Alway the optimist...I like your think kid...
Siva's not playing
You of all people should know this. Of course with you being a UK fan, I’m not surprised you’re a little “slow”. :)
All UK fans are toothless racist hillbillies.
Of course, it's being reported by 'tHan
Who is also a UK fan……so Siva will probably play and steal Heisman votes from John Wall by scoring 30 with 15 assists.
All UK fans are toothless racist hillbillies.
Yeah boobs should pay more attention to our Facebook batles!
Jeff Goodman and others are reporting the news on Peyton Siva
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Edgar Sosa has been doing a lot of talking this week though.
Too bad for him he’s the Norv Turner of College Basketball. No team with him at the point is going to win anything of significance.
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Miracle of Miracles!
Pitino has changed his tune and now says Peyton Siva is going to play tomorrow!
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Wait, why isn't he playing?
"Forehead by Party Brendamour’s"
by Ash on Jan 1, 2010 3:58 PM EST up reply actions
He claims he has the flu
but in reality he’s scared of John Wall dunking on him
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making him sick is just the first awful thing john wall will do to him
Alway the optimist...I like your think kid...
Man, I wish I gave a crap about basketball...
I love animosity in sports.
"Forehead by Party Brendamour’s"
by Ash on Jan 1, 2010 4:06 PM EST up reply actions
I figured Wall would be a lookout while one of his friends did awful things to Siva
That’s more his style, no?
All UK fans are toothless racist hillbillies.
by jch24 on Jan 1, 2010 4:26 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
he'll play
pitino says he’s “doubtful,” which means he’ll play.
Alway the optimist...I like your think kid...
Someone gave me
“Plants vs. Zombies” for Christmas. Wicked addictive game.
And now I can’t get this song out of my head.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
I like that old-timey music
I am a man of constant sorrow.
"If it wasn't this, it'd be something else."
Ralph and Carter Stanley
Carter died at age 41…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIpMJ7hizSs&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krIVsZP-YaY
Incompetents invariably make trouble for people other than themselves.
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This shit is bananas.
Actually, I’m aight with it.* I just wanted to pimp ‘Hollaback Girl’ as the best of the best. Gotta be in the top three.
- I get what you’re doing here. I don’t love pop music. But more than I don’t love it I like to roll my eyes at folks who hate on it. And country.
"Why do socks have to match?"
One of those Harajuku Girls
Went on to be a contestant on America’s Best Dance Crew. She was absolutely smoking when they danced to “Womanizer” (the 99th greatest pop song of the decade).
I have a (small) problem with people who dismiss "country."
I like a little bit of it. Even the stuff from the past twenty years. (And by the way, I get the impression that country has turned a corner and is finally leaving behind said crap. But I don’t really know country. I only know what I like.)
"Why do socks have to match?"
by Fat Vegas Alan on Jan 7, 2010 10:31 AM EST up reply actions
I'm an absolute George Jones fanatic
and have always been smitten with Cash, Jennings, Haggard, and the amazing Willie Nelson.
Wear something sexy to my funeral.
by Pops Daniels on Jan 7, 2010 12:04 PM EST up reply actions
I like George Jones.
Although I would bet I’ve never heard anything that’s not on any given ‘Greatest Hits’ compilation.
I love Tammy Wynette’s voice but I wouldn’t know where to begin when searching for an album of hers.
"Why do socks have to match?"
by Fat Vegas Alan on Jan 7, 2010 12:25 PM EST up reply actions
Try
D-I-V-O-R-C-E. It’s a classic and her at her peak.
Wear something sexy to my funeral.
by Pops Daniels on Jan 7, 2010 12:32 PM EST up reply actions
A big problem with searching for albums of that period
with country music is that you can sometimes only find them on vinyl because of the endless compilations, greatest hits and live collections that are floating around. Then, as now, country music is driven by singles and and the insistence on repackaging the same songs over and over to assure maximum sales.
Wear something sexy to my funeral.
by Pops Daniels on Jan 7, 2010 12:39 PM EST up reply actions
I like 'D I V O R C E' and I like 'Stand by your Man.'
But those strike me as sort of novelty hits. I’ve always thought that surely there’s an album of great songs that some Nashville guys wrote for that great voice. Maybe not.
"Why do socks have to match?"
by Fat Vegas Alan on Jan 7, 2010 1:09 PM EST up reply actions
While you are at it check out:
Ernest Tubbs with a very young Dolly Parton
the incredible Hank Snow
Hank Williams Sr.
Don Williams
Dotty West
Conway Twittly…if only for the song "15 Years Ago’
Jim and Jesse – you might like “Diesel on my Tail”
early Tanya Tucker
Anyone wishing for a complete list of the best of country can email me at
m.willis80@yahoo.com
Oh and don’t forget the crossovers from old tyme music and bluegrass
Little Jimmy Dickens
Del McCoury
The Carter Family
and so much more
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Steve Earle may/may not be country
he’s a bit of a southern rock sort of guy, also. But either way, the Steve Earle-Townes Van Zandt continuum is all definitely my favorite.
"And then there was the USAID guy in Kandahar who drove a giant pink Cadillac, which the locals set on fire one day. If you wanted to destroy something symbolic during a riot, you just could not do better than that. Good stuff." - Ghosts of Alexander
You obviously need to spend a couple of evening with me learning a little about real Country music
I bet you’d be surprised at how much great music has been produced in that genre
and some hot ’country ’ chicks too
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I was misunderstood.
That’s what I get for blogging with my quasi-ironic Yoda-speak.
"Why do socks have to match?"
by Fat Vegas Alan on Jan 7, 2010 10:32 AM EST up reply actions
To the keyboard then go leave for me a message.
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Larry Mcmurtry
No mention of Goo Goo Dolls in this entire thread
despite top 100 pop hits Better Days, Broadway, Stay with You, Here is Gone, Before It’s Too Late, and a pretty darn nice cover of Give a Little Bit.
Their recent releases sound a lot alike, but it’s all rather nice. That said, I prefer their earlier, heavier stuff, such as Slave Girl.
Give me a lineup of 9 Ryan Freels, and I'll show you a team that can't pitch.
i was a fan of slide and iris, although they were 90s songs and wouldnt make this list
honestly, ive never heard the songs you mention
Alway the optimist...I like your think kid...
Paul Westerberg must have love their early stuff too
considering they gave their best effort to rip him off.
Wear something sexy to my funeral.
by Pops Daniels on Jan 3, 2010 11:44 AM EST up reply actions
I definitely hear similarities in Westerberg's "Waiting for Somebody."
Give me a lineup of 9 Ryan Freels, and I'll show you a team that can't pitch.
by PeteyHendrix on Jan 3, 2010 12:24 PM EST up reply actions
Also
No mention of Jack White. One of the most influential artists of the decade.
Before the curse of stastics fell upon mankind we lived a happy, innocent life, full of merriment and go and informed by fairly good judgement.
-Hilaire Belloc
i love jack white
ive been through several white stripes and racconteurs streaks. but seven nation army is the closest thing to a “pop song” he’s made, and it only got up to no. 76 on billboard. i agree he’s influential, but not in a pervasive-pop-music kind of way.
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Someone's gonna remix it for the World Cup, and that might become a hit
More likely in Europe than here though.
yeah, it was the italian team song in the last world cup, i believe
i guess because you have to beat 7 nations to win the world cup. is that true?
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Yup
Well, you play seven nations to win the Cup. You don’t have to go undefeated in the Group Stage. It’s an unlikely but pretty cool sports anthem, and great when the whole stadium starts singing along. Soccer fans were the first to really pick up on it, and it does have that extra layer of meaning for international competitions. Penn State fans started doing it too. Ohio State fans picked it up at first as a way to mock Penn State, but then they realized it was cool, so they do it now too. Any other colleges that do it? Do any professional teams in any sport here do it?
I want to say I heard it at a Bengals game earlier this year
"We, as for me all seasons you are affected peculiarly in the edge of my seat and are happy concerning the fact that the Adam Dunn fan has been mixed up exactly." - Reynard-san
by BK on Jan 3, 2010 10:07 PM EST up reply actions
Here's a very, uh, Italian video demonstrating their team song
That Zidane headbutt is still awesome.
by Brendanukkah on Jan 3, 2010 10:45 PM EST up reply actions
is that Sweet Dreams
by the Eurythmics at the beginning?
"The USA despite its flaws and corruption and overall messiness is still a great and powerful instrument of freedom and hope for the entire world." - Madville
Even if it wasn't
Who am I to disagree?
by Brendanukkah on Jan 7, 2010 12:31 AM EST up reply actions 3 recs
icky thump is one of the 5 or so best albums of the decade
but it’s not pop
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That's a pretty tough question
Which White Stripes album is the best? They’re all very strong, but its tough to say there’s a flawless one. The separation for me (especially the top three [Big Three?]) is ridiculously small.
1. Elephant
2. Icky Thump
3. White Blood Cells
4. Get Behind Me Satan
5. De Stijl
6. White Stripes
Some of their covers that aren’t on their albums are some of their best songs too. “Jolene.” “Rated X.” “Walking With A Ghost.” Quite possibly one of my top favorite bands of all time.
by Brendanukkah on Jan 3, 2010 10:05 PM EST up reply actions
we actually converge in music here
quite possibly one of my top favorite bands as well. i need to go back and remember what’s on what album and give my favorites, but i think my list would look about like that. although get behind me satan is not their best album, the rita hayworth song (take, take, take) is in my top three white stripes songs.
without looking, though, i think i would probably put de stijl ahead of get behind me satan. white stripes would be last, but mostly because it’s so lo-fi that it can be painful to listen to. love astro though.
and i also am a huge fan of walking with a ghost.
Alway the optimist...I like your think kid...
Loretta Lynn's "Van Lear Rose"
is my favorite White Stripes record.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Jan 3, 2010 10:51 PM EST up reply actions
not at all
i love all their stuff. they are easily one of my top 3 bands of the decade.
but yeah, uh, call me crazy, but Loretta is prettier than Meg.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Jan 3, 2010 11:37 PM EST up reply actions
My friend saw Meg in the audience at a show in Detroit once
He said her teeth looked like she’d been chewing rocks. And “Van Lear Rose” was probably my favorite album of whatever year it came out in. It helped launch the Raconteurs too, since the rhythm section of the Greenhornes played on “Rose,” then went on to join Jack and Brendan Benson in the Raconteurs.
by Brendanukkah on Jan 3, 2010 11:45 PM EST up reply actions
I find that their albums
are so similarly constructed that sometimes it’s hard to tell one from another. A friend once said that everybody needs to have a White Stripes album…it doesn’t matter which one, you just need to have one.
Before the curse of stastics fell upon mankind we lived a happy, innocent life, full of merriment and go and informed by fairly good judgement.
-Hilaire Belloc
this is true
they always have one blues staple cover and a tongue-in-cheek final song. and all their original stuff sounds a lot alike because Jack only uses three power chords in each song, and they only ever add one other instrument. i think those constraints are why jack got bored with the band. understandable.
Alway the optimist...I like your think kid...
That's true, but there's just enough variance between albums
It’s not to an extreme like AC/DC or the Ramones where everything is basically the same album.
by Brendanukkah on Jan 3, 2010 11:18 PM EST up reply actions
You missed the subtle nuances of the Ramones
And AC/DC are an intriguing in their use of theme and developement…
Brilliant.
Incompetents invariably make trouble for people other than themselves.
Larry Mcmurtry
It wasn't pervasive. Or even popular.
But “Going to be Friends” was damn good pop.
And if Taylor Swift had heard it, she might have realized that she didn’t really need to write “Fifteen.” Or at least she might have tried harder when she did.
"Why do socks have to match?"
by Fat Vegas Alan on Jan 7, 2010 10:39 AM EST up reply actions
you are correct it was awesome
and the Jack Johnson version may have been even better
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Hey
What about that song “Fireflies” by Owl City? It just started recently, but wow, it’s picked up some major playtime going into the New Year.
People Don't Kill People. Burning Couches Kill People.
Great song if you're trolling MySpace trying to pick up underage strange
Aside from that….
by Highlifeman21 on Jan 5, 2010 9:57 PM EST up reply actions
Seriously...
The song details sexual encounters with phasmids. What a creeper.
People Don't Kill People. Burning Couches Kill People.
You want some pop music here it is gang...Rock ON
http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=577699119680&ref=nf
My friend Alix Reynolds is playing bass in the upper left hand corner of the vid..you can’t hardly hear her because of the fidelity and you can barely see her either…but the girl can play.
Incompetents invariably make trouble for people other than themselves.
Larry Mcmurtry
by Madville on Jan 5, 2010 1:59 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Really nice.
Petey lives for funk and horns.
Give me a lineup of 9 Ryan Freels, and I'll show you a team that can't pitch.
Thanks to God that someone here has some Musical taste!!!
I thought Crolf-Dawg would get into this because of the ’bone playing…
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Larry Mcmurtry
My trombone is totally nicer :P
And there’s nothing hotter than a girl who can rock out on the bass.
People Don't Kill People. Burning Couches Kill People.
Somewhere in this thread I saw the name Rick Springfield"
The only Springfield in my catalog is Dusty Springfield
She just smoldered…
Incompetents invariably make trouble for people other than themselves.
Larry Mcmurtry
the interest in this thread
confirms my faith in the power of pop music
Alway the optimist...I like your think kid...
or reinforces the fact that the reds offseason SUCKS!!
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by 'tHan on Jan 7, 2010 9:00 AM EST up reply actions 3 recs
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