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| DaveyBoy's Top 40 Songs Of 2012
Finally, I got around to this! No rules this year. As you will see, 2 songs from the same artist pop up frequently. And I am the sole judge as to what is a 2012 song and what isn't (since you can make a case that 4 of the top 11 first saw the light of day in 2011). As per usual, my descriptions will be less formal than my Top Albums list. And I've decided to throw in a key lyric for the Top 20 songs. Plus, it's me, so you know there are going to be some seriously guilty pleasures amongst this list... | | 1 | Lana Del Rey
Off To The Races
"Light of my light, fire of my loins, be a good baby, do what I want". Anything you say Lana. No matter how hard I tried to make a case against this being my #1 song of 2012 (and there were indeed a few reasons), it continued to draw me in captivatingly. To quote Robert Palmer; "Simply irresistible". In my opinion, one of the under-stated reasons as to why Del Rey is so divisive is due to the angle in which listeners view her (insert lewd joke here). Following 'Video Games', most judged her as an indie singer with pop leanings, when in truth it's probably best to consider her the other way around (I say, I say; do you know what you get when you spell "Lana" backwards?). 'Off To The Races is arguably her poppiest tune, without forsaking any of the hip-hop inspired beats and string arrangements which were so plentiful on 'Born To Die'. It's flow, vocal tics ("harlot, scarlet") and infectious - if conventional - chorus simply won me over. | | 2 | Emeli Sande
Read All About It (Pt. III)
"I wanna sing, I wanna shout, I wanna scream 'til the words dry out". In 2011, it was Adele's touching 'Someone Like You' which took out my song of the year. One year later and another piano ballad by a female Brit fell just short of emulating this feat. I specifically recall the first time I heard Sande's voice was singing the chorus of this song as a featured artist to make a Professor (Green) Plum song sound half-decent. Thank goodness that the chorus finally got the fantastic full song that it thoroughly deserved here. Being nit-picky, it could have done with Sande letting loose on the final chorus following her suitably controlled vocal performance to that stage. | | 3 | Of Monsters and Men
Little Talks
"Hey! Hey! Hey!". Whenever someone says "Don't listen to a word I say", you can bet that they really want you to listen to them. But just in case you were to take Of Monsters and Men too literally, the Icelandic outfit beg for your attention with a follow-up "Hey? that is an addictive snap back to reality. 'Little Talks', the joyous track from which the aforementioned lyrics are taken, has been omnipresent over the past 12 months, best summing up the accessible brand of indie-folk which the sextet deliver. Throw in some horns and I'm officially hooked! | | 4 | The Gaslight Anthem
"45"
"I can't move on and I can?t stay the same". You get the feeling that The Gaslight Anthem may have used that lyric as their motto for their 2012 LP 'Handwritten', with the New Jersey quartet somehow finding a way to land in-between. While the album didn't quite match their very best ('The '59 Sound'), it's lead single "45" went damn close to equalling that album's counterpart 'Great Expectations'. A rollicking rocker of the highest order, this was just the song to continue The Gaslight Anthem's thoroughly deserved rise. | | 5 | The Classic Crime
Heaven and Hell
"Between heaven and hell, I've got no home". One of my favourite songs of all time is Anberlin's '*fin', and it's fair to state that this track borrows a few cues from that tune. It's epic nature is complete with tempo switches, strings arrangements guitar solo and - of course - a choir assisted climax. I can see why some listeners feel the whole thing is a little forced, but that's a flaw I can overlook when a song is this damn good. | | 6 | Walk the Moon
Anna Sun
"What do you know? This house is falling apart. What can I say? This house is falling apart. We got no money, but we got h-h-heart". Undoubtedly the home to one of the catchiest choruses of the last few years, 'Anna Sun' just begs you to sing along to its refrain. While the lyrics initially seem way too silly, there's a certain carefree, college years attitude inherent in them which is difficult to dislike. | | 7 | Yellowcard
Awakening
"Bottoms up tonight, I drink to you and I, 'cause with the morning comes the rest of my life. And with this empty glass, I will break the past, 'cause with the morning I can open my eyes. I want this to be my awakening". And with that chorus, Yellowcard explain why they are still - and probably always will be - relevant. Plus, there's a violin and other good stuff. | | 8 | Little Comets
Worry
"Too much worry, worry, worry, worry". I think there's always some unheralded indie-pop song from a British band high up on my list and this year's entrant comes from the almost forgotten Little Comets. When I use the words "indie-pop" and "British", you should almost already know what it's strengths are: jangly guitar hooks & pure catchiness. | | 9 | Lana Del Rey
Born To Die
"Come on take a walk on the wild side, let me kiss you hard in the pouring rain... You like your girls insane". I'm not 100% certain as to why, but I prefer this track to 'Video Games'. It's a little bit more memorable, a little bit more catchy and seems to fit into Ms. Del Rey's character a little better in my humble opinion. | | 10 | The Classic Crime
Beautiful Darkside
"I need to find some meaning, something true to believe in, 'cause left to my own devices, the beautiful darkside wins". I simply could not leave this sweeping, cinematic tune out of my top 10, since I believe Matt McDonald delivers the best vocal performance of 2012 on this track. | | 11 | Imagine Dragons
It's Time
"It's time to begin, isn't it? I get a little bit bigger, but then I'll admit I'm just the same as I was, don't you understand that I'm never changing who I am". On the back of this tune, it's difficult to see Imagine Dragons not getting bigger. It's catchy and they find a nice balance between stomping & twinkly with the instruments here. Let's hope they practice what they preach and never change. | | 12 | Anberlin
Little Tyrants
"You are the king of an island of one". 'Self Starter' was my original favourite from Anberlin's fantastic LP 'Vital' (it's not much further down this list), but 'Little Tyrants' eventually overtook it. As with most of the album, it's urgent sound finds time to stretch the band's boundaries, with an almost hard-rock vibe here from the "woah woh's" all the way through to the guitar solo. | | 13 | Passion Pit
Take A Walk
"Brought my dear wife over, now I want to bring my family Stateside. But off the boat they sail a while, then scatter across the coast, once a year I'll see them for a week or so at most". I feel this songs suffers from lead single syndrome a little on a very even LP full of quality tunes. It's got all of Passion Pit's signature elements and somehow makes its repetitive 3 word chorus highly contagious. | | 14 | House Of Heroes
Touch This Light
"When I get lost in a sea of grey, when I get tangled up in the wires and my only hope is a beggar's grace, it's you that I find before I'm blinded". Or how an alt-rock band should write & perform a lead single; This is the prototype folks. From its build-ups, release of tension and under-current of a certain kind of swagger, this song just works. | | 15 | Lostprophets
We Bring An Arsenal
Oh boy, which retrospectively ironic - if sickening - lyric do I choose here? There's so many to choose from. I'll go with "Bite that lip 'cause your tongue is a gun and your brain is the trigger". Ugh. Can I just say that this song has that same old Lostprophets sing-along anthem quality about it, and move on... | | 16 | Yellowcard
Always Summer
"I know that I have always walked the line between confidence and lies, so many scenes are full of words I wish I could rewind, but here you are forgiving me again, you'll never know how real to me you've been". Catchy. Poppy punky. Violin solo. Winner. | | 17 | Pierce the Veil
King For A Day
(featuring Kellin Quinn) "So sick of playing, I don?t want this anymore. The thought of you's no fucking fun, you want a martyr, I'll be one, because enough's enough, we're done". Accessible post-hardcore done right, with a conventional - but very catchy - chorus. And what sounded like a terrible idea for a guest spot actually turns out to be value-adding. | | 18 | British India
I Can Make You Love Me
"I hope you're happy what you're doing. You know how they say that you can?t help but love the dead? That's exactly where I'm heading". This tune just took me by surprise when it was first released. It's very different for a band that has always had promise and I can only hope that it's a sign of positive things to come. | | 19 | Anberlin
Self-Starter
"Where are we that we digress, long for love but then undress. Our hands, no bounds, our hearts detached, we grasp for all that will not last". A fantastic lead single... A fantastic album opener... And a mission statement of sorts for LP 'Vital', which looks to go as close as possible to replicating Anberlin?s live sound on record. Mission accomplished. | | 20 | Halestorm
I Miss The Misery
"I miss the bad things, the way you hate me, I miss the screaming, the way that you blame me. I miss the rough sex, leaves me a mess, I miss the feelings of pain in my chest". I love this song. Female fronted, catchy as hell, old-school hard-rock. Most prefer the track 'Love Bites (So Do I)' from their latest LP, but there's my Def Leppard bias saying this is better. | | 21 | Of Monsters and Men
Mountain Sound
Tacked on to the American version of their debut LP, this tune is arguably almost as infectious as 'Little Talks'. In other words, it will likely be the track which catapults them to Mumford like success and hatred all at once. | | 22 | We Are The Ocean
Machine
'Young Heart' just missed this list despite Liam Cromby's tremendous vocals on that track. The huge-sounding 'Machine' adds Tom Whittaker's pounding drums, gang chants and backing vocals to the mix to result in a satisfying winner. | | 23 | Anchor & Braille
Knew Then Know Now
A stripped back, simple song with a divisive backing beat that Stephen Christian simply owns with his otherworldly voice. The motivational lyrics may be too cheesy for some, but if anyone can sell them, it's the Anberlin front-man. | | 24 | Young Guns
Bones
While the album of the same name was a step down for these talented rockers, the massive title track from it displays all of Young Guns' potential by containing that difficult to pinpoint atmosphere right from its opening notes... Not to mention a rousing call and response chorus, a fantastic guitar solo and accompanying drum barrage. | | 25 | San Cisco
Awkward
We've already had our customary English indie-pop tune on this list, so here comes the token Aussie indie-pop entrant. If you like cutesy and conversational boy-girl vocals, then give this infuriatingly catchy little ditty a spin. | | 26 | Sharks
Patient Spider
This tune sounds like a mess on paper, but works so damn well in reality. Imagine an English version of The Gaslight Anthem and then inject some horny horns for a winning killer hook. | | 27 | fun.
Some Nights
I was very close to also including 'We Are Young' on this list, but when you waste a talent like Janelle Monae, then points are deducted. The title track from the trio's latest LP is probably better anyway and cemented their mainstream push better than the mainstream pundits expected. | | 28 | Forever Came Calling
Ides
One of the catchiest choruses of the year. Shout along: "Just make mistakes 'cause you'll never be the same again, and I'm not worth your while but what's your while worth again? I did my best to keep all your fucking secrets in, but now they're bleeding out from every god damn open end". | | 29 | Emeli Sande
Heaven
With more than a hint of Massive Attack's 'Unfinished Sympathy', Sande kicks off her career in fine style with a song that I really thought would take over the world in 2012. Despite the success of Adele last year, does anyone outside of Britain even know she exists? | | 30 | Don Broco
Yeah Man
This song contains the deepest, most insightful & all-round greatest lyric of the year: "And we'll never get fat 'cause we jump around like prats". Haha. Love that line. They apparently call this lad rock. I think it's because you can still memorize every word while blind drunk! | | 31 | Rudimental
Feel The Love
If anyone knows Drum and Bass, Davey knows Drum and Bass. LOL. I'm still unsure why I even like this chart success, but I am intrigued as to how their debut LP will turn out. So far, I have liked both singles, but is it a coincidence that they both feature the same guest vocalist? | | 32 | Icarus the Owl
What We Had Was Never Love
Finger-tapping ahoy! Icarus The Owl are always going to be a divisive outfit, but if you're looking for a relatively accessible entry point, then this may be it. | | 33 | Abel
Fire Walk With Me
Ahhh, that chant of "Oh the devil wants to drag my soul, drag my soul down to the lake of fire" just sticks in your head. But this song has more than that, including some nice tempo switches and a passionately urgent vocal performance to boot. | | 34 | The Tallest Man on Earth
On Every Page
It literally takes 1 second for this song to captivate! A musician can do that when you can play guitar like this Swede. Kristian Matsson's voice will always prove divisive, but when he can conjure up melodies like this, then even the haters can overlook that. | | 35 | Foxy Shazam
Holy Touch
To be honest, Foxy Shazam's latest LP was a little all over the place. It had its highlights though and this was atop them. The song's lasting value is a little questionable, but when it?s this fun and catchy, then who cares. | | 36 | I Call Fives
Stuck In '03
"I was listening to Take This To Your Grave, So Long Astoria and Nothing Gold Can Stay". Ahh, nostalgia and catchy choruses = the perfect ingredients for old-school pop-punk. | | 37 | First Aid Kit
King Of The World
Most fans will hate me for asking this, but is that crossover potential I hear in this song? The Swedish sisters are charming throughout their latest LP, but let their hair down and have a little fun on this album closer featuring none other than Conor Oberst. And can you tell by now that I like me some horns? | | 38 | P!nk
Blow Me (One Last Kiss)
Does any lyric better sum up Pink more than "You think I'm just too serious, I think you're full of shit"? She rattles off pop-rock lead singles like this in her sleep and this cheekily titled track is yet another in a long line of winners. | | 39 | Youngblood Hawke
We Come Running
If you have yet to hear this band?s debut EP, think a mixture of Passion Pit (complete with the kiddy vocals from 'Manners'), 'Hot Fuss'-era The Killers and new groups such as Imagine Dragons and Walk The Moon. So basically; killer hooks abound. | | 40 | Gallows
Depravers
It was either this or 'The House That Heaven Built' by Japandroids that was last but not least on this list... So I included 'Depravers' just to stir the haters. As ferocious as it is anthemic, this song just rocks... "At an early age, I made up my mind, that I'd live my life truly free". | |
DaveyBoy
01.16.13 | The only song I intentionally left out which may have been close to making the list was 'Finite', an acoustic re-recording of one of their own songs by A Loss For Words. It features We Are In The Crowd's Taylor Jardine and improves on the original full band version many times over. | taylormemer
01.16.13 | 1 isn't that great. She has better from that record, but that's cool. And what is this primary school now? - "I say, I say; do you know what you get when you spell "Lana" backwards?" | DaveyBoy
01.16.13 | School humour is the best kind. | Sowing
01.16.13 | Yeah! Youngblood Hawke good stuff.
I also approve of the copious amounts of Yellowcard, especially 'awakening' | DaveyBoy
01.16.13 | If you recommended me Youngblood Hawke, does that make you the beta version of me? | Sowing
01.16.13 | /featured | Sowing
01.16.13 | I don't know i forget which is better
But i know you are the higher being | Cygnatti
01.16.13 | ew davey, I fucking hate 38 even though I generally enjoy that album ;[ | DaveyBoy
01.16.13 | More evidence of LSS (Lead Single Syndrome). | Cygnatti
01.16.13 | no, I just plain hate that song, specifically I hate the chorus: it's shit. I haven't heard it very often, I thought it just sucked.
like I still like Some Nights da song but not da album... | DaveyBoy
01.16.13 | Many said the same about 'So What' from her previous LP.
'Some Nights' was not the lead single from that LP though. | Sowing
01.16.13 | Toniiiiight We are Youuuuuuung | Cygnatti
01.16.13 | yeah, but it's a lot fucking better than the lead single | DaveyBoy
01.16.13 | You see, you've just proved my LSS theory again. I'm going to the patents office. | Gyromania
01.16.13 | Some great stuff here davey. I so approve of your top 3. | Brostep
01.16.13 | I agree with a ton of your stuff here, although I'd put Heaven and Hell even higher and I'd put "Love Always, Leviathan" on the list as well. Great job. | anarchistfish
01.16.13 | 9 and 24 WOOP | FromDaHood
01.16.13 | I forgot about Knew Then Know Now on my list. Kinda bummed about that. | AliW1993
01.16.13 | Interesting list, I hate Emile Sande with a passion though. | Sanders
01.16.13 | Yeah I like loads of these, and chuckled at your Lostprophets description | DamnVanne
01.16.13 | damn it all | InfamousGrouse
01.16.13 | cool to see Sharks on here, good song | toxin.
01.16.13 | cool most of the stuff I know (minus YC) basically rules
good list Davey | AtavanHalen
01.16.13 | christ, what an awful list
just awful
i actually pity you for what a terrible year you had | DaveyBoy
01.16.13 | Thanks Gyro & Brostep. Thought the reaction would be all negative, but I can always count on you 2.
FromDaHood, I think pretty much everyone forgot about that whole LP.
But Ali, what did Emeli ever do to you? Maybe if you'd asked her out more nicely! ;-)
Sanders, if you go over the lyrics to that song, so many lines pop out - in retrospect, of course.
I thought you'd throw that YC comment in toxin.
Predictable comment form Atavan is predictable. | LifeAsAChipmunk
01.16.13 | I is the vice chair of the daveyboy fanclub
atavan is the president ofc | HBFS
01.17.13 | wasn't #25 out in 2011? | jackalope11
01.17.13 | I'm surprised you enjoyed Anna Sun so much. I found nothing catchy or particularly unique about it. But I love that you put 37 because seriously First Aid Kit rocks so much | DaveyBoy
01.17.13 | Rowdy, there are about 6 or 7 songs on here which could be classified as 2011 or 2012. As I said in the intro, you could make a case for 4 of the top 11 being from 2011. But as long as the songs were included on a 2012 release, then they're fine by me. 'Awkward' was on the EP of the same name from approx. Feb 2012.
Love that song 'jackalope'. It's supremely catchy imo. Unsure First Aid Kit "rocks", but they're very good. LOL.
| foxxxythnksustnk
01.17.13 | desperately needs eve 6 - victoria | toxin.
01.17.13 | "I thought you'd throw that YC comment in toxin."
well naturally! also I didn't realize there was a new lostprophets album, hm | HBFS
01.17.13 | oh okay, right. i didn't read the description | DaveyBoy
01.17.13 | Funnily enough, that Eve 6 LP was on my list to get to... But I ran out of time unfortunately.
Yeah toxin. 'Weapons' was a pretty straight-forward Lostprophets LP. Catchy, but they didn't try & push the envelope at all. Considering all that has happened since its release, I don't think that anything about their career will be straight-forward from now on! | Emyay
01.17.13 | no frank ocean for you bro? his stuff seems poppy enough for you (not meant as a diss) | Douglas
01.17.13 | I swear Awkward chattered in last years hottest 100?
Also nice to see some Tallest Man on there, makes me happy, but no Taylor? Hmmm | DaveyBoy
01.17.13 | Emyay, I did give the Frank Ocean LP a listen and found it ok, if nothing better than that.
Dougie, read the intro & a few comments up in response to Rowdy. Maybe I should get in early for the 2013 list by saying I left Foals' 'Inhaler' off of this on purpose. | McMegaMountain
01.17.13 | Gross. | Douglas
01.17.13 | Ha silly me, sowie Davey. Though Inhaler is a 2012 song, surely. | DaveyBoy
01.18.13 | My list, my rules... It will be on a 2013 album.
Personally, and this is just one of the reasons why the JJJ Hottest 100 is flawed, I think 'Inhaler' will get much less votes this year because it's not on a 2012 released album.
Of course, I'd be a hypocrite if I didn't point out the contradiction that 'Feel the Love' is on this list, but that feels like it was released soooo long ago.
Or maybe I'm just confused. haha. | DaveyBoy
01.18.13 | Oh & you can't go by the Hottest 100 anyway if you wanna be strict, because you could also make a case that 'Little Talks' is a 2011 song, but that is 2nd fave to win it in 2012. | Douglas
01.18.13 | Everything is always flawed I guess ha | DaveyBoy
01.18.13 | I don't think that there were even 10 of these 40 available for me to choose on this year's Hottest 100. Ahhh, what do they know? | tmagistrelli
01.18.13 | great list, Foxy Shazam's "Holy Touch" is vastly underrated. | DaveyBoy
01.19.13 | I think that's mostly because a lot of people were underwhelmed with the album, so tend to forget about that song. | TooLateToGoBack
01.19.13 | No "God, Drugs & Sex", Davey? That's my favorite off Vital - and one of my favorites of 2012 overall. | DaveyBoy
01.19.13 | Nah, I like that song, but prefer the urgent rockers off of 'Vital' more. | TooLateToGoBack
01.19.13 | Ah, I see. I absolutely adore both the songs you chose (Was going to the dentist the first time I listened to 'em - and I was completely blown away by how great they sounded), but I was in love as sound as I heard "God, Drugs & Sex". Oh, and did you listen to the bonus track "Unstable" off Vital? It may honestly be the best track on the album. Don't know why they didn't put it on the regular album, though. | DaveyBoy
01.19.13 | Ugh, I hate dentists & the way they drill a hole in my... wallet!
No, I don't think I have heard 'Unstable'. Thanks for the tip. | TooLateToGoBack
01.19.13 | Heh, I was more worried about getting my tooth drilled into rather than my wallet. Thank god for health insurance. And yes, definitely check out Unstable. I honestly have no idea why it wasn't included on the album. | toxin.
01.19.13 | I don't get the appeal of #1
oh yeah, re: Lostprophets, if it's typical Lostprophets I'll just pass. Maybe check out the song you liked and nothing more though | toxin.
01.19.13 | Davey all the b-sides are pretty good, you should check em out. Any of them could have replaced
'Innocent' and Vital would have been better for it. Check out "No Love to Speak"---if it replaced imo
Vital would be up there with Cities. | DaveyBoy
01.20.13 | Many people don't get the appeal of Lana full stop.
Woh, big call there in saying that it would have equalled 'Cities'. Gonna go check out these b-sides now. | toxin.
01.20.13 | haha I thought Vital was quite fantastic, so if you replaced easily the weakest song from Vital (Innocent) with a song on par with the rest of the album, then I think there's an argument to be made, esp. considering Cities still has its own weak song | toxin.
01.20.13 | oh and yeah I can see that, I'm just surprised since a lot of what you like (see: this list) seems to be ultra accessible and imo Lana really isn't that accessible (based on the impressive 2 songs I've heard by her) | DaveyBoy
01.20.13 | I always get Innocent & Intentions mixed up. I wish they didn't put them side by side on the track-listing. Which is the new-wavey one & which is the ballad?
I guess it gets back to my thoughts on which angle you view Lana from. It's not as if her singles have stormed the charts, so that backs up your point. | toxin.
01.20.13 | "Innocent & Intentions" Goddamn that sounded like the Red album.
Innocent is the ballad and Intentions is the 80s-y one
And yeah I see what you're saying but I mean I don't really know/care enough about her to really view her in any way. I was expecting something poppy though so maybe that's why I couldn't get into it. btw now that you made me read your description I noticed a typo! for shame | Ecnalzen
01.20.13 | The B sides for Vital are pretty excellent. | DaveyBoy
01.20.13 | Then I agree with you as I thought 'Intentions' was probably the most nondescript track on 'Vital'.
I could view Lana all day long, but that's another matter... & I don't do typos. | toxin.
01.20.13 | Dammit Davey did you mean Innocent? Or did you really mean Intentions? Because I said Innocent is easily the worst track.
and lol I don't find her particularly attractive either (!!!!!!!?!???!!!!) I'd take Lights any day | TooLateToGoBack
01.20.13 | But Lana has that cool, classic, and sexy swagger about her. Not to mention those lips.... | DaveyBoy
01.20.13 | F**k me, way to confuse poor toxin, Davey. Sorry man, my intentions were innocent. God damn it. How about I just say the ballad... & not 'Type Three', which rules. LOL.
Lights is like 4 foot 4, I'd break her. | Ecnalzen
01.20.13 | Lol Davey.
I think I like Beautiful Darkside more than Heaven and Hell. | DaveyBoy
01.20.13 | 'Beautiful Darkside still in the Top 10. I'm sure The Classic Crime would take that on this prestigious list.
I preferred the lead single fti... Although, I really like 'Bulls in the Bronx' as well. | Aids
01.20.13 | where is:
-Call Me Maybe
-Gangnam Style
-I Knew You Were Trouble
????? | Aids
01.20.13 | good one u r so edgy | DaveyBoy
01.20.13 | I can honestly say that I have never made it through an entire sitting of 'Gangnam Style'. I have for 'Call Me Maybe', but prefer that corgi version that Jom posted a while back. I don't even know what that 3rd song is. I'm guessing Taylor Swift or Ke$ha? | Aids
01.20.13 | andcas name one pop song from 2012 that you actually liked | tommygun
01.20.13 | gangnam style is fucking awful | DaveyBoy
01.20.13 | I don't believe that Grimes gets played on many mainstream radio stations... Not around here anyway. | DaveyBoy
01.20.13 | So you admit to being a hipster? | DaveyBoy
01.20.13 | Question: Is someone a hipster when they like all hipster music, but don't dress like a hipster? | DaveyBoy
01.20.13 | Hahahaha. We shall call it DaveyPPR: DaveyPunkPopRock. | AtavanHalen
01.20.13 | ck conversing with andcas is like a granddad getting kneed in the balls by a negligent grandson | AtavanHalen
01.20.13 | you're not even a real person | toxin.
01.20.13 | "Sorry man, my intentions were innocent."
lol what a Davey pun
but yeah I'm glad we agree on something and wtf Davey why haven't you heard the Taylor Swift song it's awesome
btw I don't know how to say this but I think The Precipice is better than Beautiful Darkside & Heaven and Hell | DaveyBoy
01.20.13 | The (admittedly slight) country aspects of Taylor Swift have always held me back from listening to more than 1 song of hers at a time.
And re: the debate over which The Classic Crime song is the bets, why don't we throw them all on to an album & call it "Album of the Year". Oh wait... | toxin.
01.20.13 | Well I generally dislike what I perceive to be her country songs though these traits are getting phased out I think. Anyways she has some great pop songs but I see your viewpoint. You might be better just listening to whatever is playing on the Top 40 stations/malls (if they even play her music that much in Australia?)
And haha, it was like #4 or something on my list. Davey you should have hyped it even more and it might have at least showed up on the users' list (if Vital got to #15 Phoenix could have been Top 50 at least). Next time just toss a 5 on the review rating just to get more people to listen to it. Who needs journalistic integrity/credibility anyways | Aids
01.20.13 | andcas jesus christ I mean a "POP" song | DaveyBoy
01.21.13 | She gets a frair bit of airplay here, but it's thankfully not as excessive as some of her cohorts.
I can only over-hype so much. | Ecnalzen
01.21.13 | Phoenix didn't seem to get much exposure on this site. I think it did really well in sales tho, especially since they released it without a label with the help of Kickstarter.
My favorite song is either Young Again or Beautiful Darkside. Agreed with Davey tho, album is fantastic and one of my favorites from last year. | DaveyBoy
01.21.13 | Most people look at my reviews for albums I've rated highly and just brush them off as my usual over-hype jobs. Pffff. | DaveyBoy
01.21.13 | fti, you already said that man... & I responded. Plus, I always thought the bull was on Wall Street. | DaveyBoy
01.21.13 | Ye.., nah. | sithlord416
01.22.13 | Great list. Any song off of "Southern Air" or "Vital" is a win for me. I am very surprised that "Rivertown Blues" didn't make it on this list, that is one of the best tracks Yellowcard has ever done in my opinion. | toxin.
01.22.13 | "I can only over-hype so much."
Yeah I suppose that's the case. Oh well, it's not like EoY lists are worth anything in the first place | DaveyBoy
01.22.13 | Thanks sithlord. I like 'Rivertown Blues', but don't quite hold it up as high as the 2 tracks I have included on this list.
Yes they are toxin... Especially mine.
Stop stretching the boundaries of pop andcas. Regina also doesn't get played on the radio, chart, etc... | DaveyBoy
01.23.13 | Coulda, shoulda, woulda. | jmnewcomer18
01.23.13 | "God, Drugs, and Sex" and "Modern Age" should definitely be on the list. My favorites off Vital for sure. | DaveyBoy
01.24.13 | They seemed to be the 2 early favorites from the album, but while I like them a lot, I didn't get the love over the opening 2 tracks. | jmnewcomer18
01.24.13 | yeah its always been kind of hard for me to choose. in order id probably go GD&S, Modern Age, then tie the opening tracks. Orpheum is also in my top 5. All in all just an amazing record thats hard to rank. | ConorIsNotHere
01.24.13 | "Call Me Maybe" and "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" could be added if it was a Top 50 list...
Though I'm glad "Off To The Races" was number one. I love Lana Del Rey... | DaveyBoy
01.25.13 | While I don't necessarily hate those out & out pop songs, I don't like the both of them either. | ConorIsNotHere
01.25.13 | Fair enough. | DaveyBoy
01.26.13 | Hey, at least we agree on Lana. Do you also think 'Off to the Races' is the best track on that album, or am I all by my lonesome on that one? | ConorIsNotHere
01.26.13 | True Lol.
For me, it's either "Off to the Races" for the reasons already stated, & "Video Games" for being so beautifully crafted and the emotion in Lana's voice is heart-wrenching. | FromDaHood
01.26.13 | So have you ever listened to We Are Young or did you hear it on the radio in your friends car one day
and yell "OH MAN FUCK THIS BULLSHIT WHY AREN'T WE LISTENING TO MESHUGGAH" and stick your fingers in
your ears? | toxin.
01.26.13 | We Are Young is barely even alt rock though
and people who listen to KIIS FM do not listen to alt rock anyways? | DaveyBoy
01.27.13 | Gee, just a little OTT there jon. Not saying you don't have a point or two in amongst that tirade, but how you got to it being an "absolute abomination" sounds like something you need to speak over with a shrink. | Ecnalzen
01.27.13 | I always though We Are Young was a pretty tolerable song. I have definitely heard worse than it on the radio. | DaveyBoy
01.27.13 | Agreed. Personally, I was surprised that it did end up being so successful & got so much airplay, but good luck to 'em. | FromDaHood
01.27.13 | AND I LIKE IT, I LIKE IT | DaveyBoy
01.27.13 | Boy, do you 2 really need to be healed with a holy touch. | FromDaHood
01.27.13 | Yes please OH BABY | DaveyBoy
01.28.13 | Ok, now you're starting to concern me. | Cygnatti
01.28.13 | the transition(s) in we are young make that song worth it
so if by the time the bar closes and you feel like fallin' down, I'll carry you home tonight.
honestly the backslash to them and that song was so unnecessarily severe and unwarrented. | DaveyBoy
01.28.13 | Agreed. But there is pretty much backlash to the top 3 most popular songs every year, so it's par for the course. | Cygnatti
01.28.13 | what about that somebody that I used to know song
I used to hate it but now I like it quite a lot. I can't really criticize it because it's rather unique in terms of mainstream music. And it's by many accounts a well written song, but then that song also squandered Kimbra's talents. | Cygnatti
01.28.13 | which one? we are young
or somebody that I used to know? | Cygnatti
01.28.13 | sweet | ConorIsNotHere
01.28.13 | I'm not much of a fan of "Somebody That I Used To Know", but it is rather quirky. Can't fault him for making something unique that has done very well commercially. | DaveyBoy
01.29.13 | Ok, so you got me there. Gotye is the exception... because he's an Aussie & we all rule. | Cygnatti
01.29.13 | you also get to go to college for | Emyay
01.30.13 | yeah it's a great song. i don't listen to it anymore, but that's probably bc i've already heard it enough for one lifetime | jmnewcomer18
01.30.13 | You guys talking about somebody i used to know? | Emyay
01.30.13 | not to be a dick, but its pretty obvious | jmnewcomer18
01.30.13 | well not really because my friend listen to them alot so i know alot of their music. just wasnt sure because thats the only song by them i truly enjoy. | Emyay
01.30.13 | its obvious because about 7 comments up, someone mentions "Somebody that I used to know" and then the next few comments are about that song. | jmnewcomer18
01.30.13 | its not obvious because i didnt read 7 comments up because when i came to the page i went directly to the bottom and the first comment i looked at was "Gotye made a great indie pop song that not only topped the charts seemingly out of nowhere above all the other bullshit but it's a perfect mix of a breakup song that covered not only the male but the female perspective all in one." Boom there ya go. Not trying to be a dick but i think you misunderstood the situation bro. | Emyay
01.30.13 | you're right. i did misunderstand the situation. i figured you were someone who knew how the internet works, and not a completer moron. how hard is it to scroll up instead of asking a dumb question? even by your rationale, you still should have known what song it was. what other gotye song topped the charts? | jmnewcomer18
01.30.13 | ok well for one what is a completer?
"Gotye made a great indie pop song". Judging by that you wouldnt think the song was already brought up before that. It sounds more like an introduction to a new conversation not a reply about it. Boom there ya go [2]. Not to be a dick but i think you misunderstood the situation again bro. | jmnewcomer18
01.30.13 | and also dicksmack i don't know Gotye too well so how was i supposed to know what other song topped the charts. i said ive heard alot of their songs i dont stay up to date on the band | Emyay
01.30.13 | You are lacking in the reading comprehension department | jmnewcomer18
01.30.13 | haha ok man. whatever you say. it was just a simple yes or no question but yeah thats cool be a dick all you want. i made my point | Emyay
01.30.13 | you sure did | jmnewcomer18
01.30.13 | :D Score | jmnewcomer18
01.30.13 | Well as much fun is this is i have to go. Have a nice day man! | Emyay
01.30.13 | anyways....i like off to the races a lot, but National Anthem/Blue Jeans/Born to Die are my 3 fav tracks. | jmnewcomer18
01.30.13 | "i like off to the races a lot". There is one thing we can agree on. | Emyay
01.30.13 | lets let bygones be bygones, man. i don't want you to think i'm some huge asshole. | jmnewcomer18
01.30.13 | nah man i just deal with alot of assholes on here so i learn not take shit too seriously. its cool man..... | Emyay
01.30.13 | wtf is this shit "don't listen to him he doesn't know what he's talking about" ?? | jmnewcomer18
01.30.13 | hahah yea man im a troll so when we argued i decided to be a dick. my apologies man. | Emyay
01.30.13 | lol its cool. thought you had to go? | jmnewcomer18
01.30.13 | nah just off the post until i saw you liked 1. | DaveyBoy
01.31.13 | By the way, Gotye is not a "them", it's a "him". |
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