wow, thought that'd be a lock for the top ten. Guess I really wasn't paying attention.

So Paul, was I supposed to blurb "Melody Day" or Andorra? Please lay out this "clerical mix-up" for me.

I don't get it - "Apartment Story" is a much better song than "Mistaken For Strangers." Nonetheless, I dig it.

uh oh.

Ah, Who Cares, You Always End Up In The City

#26.




The New Pornographers – Myriad Harbor
(3196 Points, 21 Votes)

US Chart Position: n/a

UK Chart Position: n/a

SOMB Says: Despite Carl Newman’s more traditional song writing, Dan Bejar managed to make his sloppy, bizarre pop sensibilities the catchiest thing going on in Challengers, and “Myriad Harbor” proves exactly how. Coming in with a sly, airy voice, Bejar brings a childlike sense of wonder as well as cynical resignation to the song, alternately declaring that you’ll ‘always end up in the city’, and asking Mr. Newman to ‘look up for once…see just how the sun sets in the sky’. The song is essentially a tour diary entry, setting the NPs in the middle of a busy NYC. But, the New York that Bejar describes is an outsider’s romantic vision of a city full of teenage rebels and beautiful women, and all the overwhelmed singer can do is ask Jon: “Do you think the girls here ever wonder how they got so pretty?” Well he does, well he does.–killerparties

Artist's Previous Rankings on Our Singles Lists: "Twin Cinema" (#76 of 2005), "Use It" (#34 of 2005), "Sing Me Spanish Techno" (#20 of 2006)

Ranked Highest By: Elemeno P.T. (#3)

Can Be Most Easily Found On: Challengers

Was the song 'Challengers' a single?

There was a video for it at least.

And You May And You May And You May And You May And You May

#25.




Panda Bear - Bros
(3353 Points, 12 Votes, One #1 Vote)

US Chart Position: n/a

UK Chart Position: n/a

SOMB Says: This was probably the song that swam in Brian Wilson's head when he finally found the right mixture of alcohol and hallucinogenics while sitting in his sand box dreaming of the sun.

Seriously though, it's a 12+ minute single from an offspring of one of indie-rock's most revered darlings. And the album still broke into Montana's top ten.

Is there any reason you shouldn't listen to this? – Raleigh

Ranked Highest By: chrono (#1)

Can Be Most Easily Found On: Person Pitch

meh, I wont be.

They don't suck. if that's any encouragement.

Ah, I figured "Bros" was a 2006 single.

I would have voted for it!

Ugh, some of you are so *close-minded*

I've been open-minded about songs, thanks to the year-end countdown. But so far, the mainstream rock inclusions have only confirmed that I don't need to bother with MCR, FOB or Against Me.

Every Spark Of Friendship And Love Will Die Without A Home

#24.




Arcade Fire – Intervention / Calexico – Ocean Of Noise
(3493 Points, 20 Votes)

US Chart Position: #89 Modern Rock

UK Chart Position: #81

SOMB Says: And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day
Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them
And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he planned to rest on the seventh day from all his work
And Win Butler said, ya hey der lord. i'm crumbling under the weight of what i have wrought. help me appease them
And God blessed Win, and sanctified him; because that in Win he had bestowed the gifts of insight and the light of truth
And Win saw what God had made through him, he saw that God had spoke in a tongue every man could hear, and in themes that every man throughout Eden could feel
And every note of song before him was in the air, and every lyric he sang echoed in his soul; yet Win was not soothed
He spoke to God, ya hey der lord. duty to the lord and confidence to country in times of war, warnings of blind faith, eh? Funeral must be surpassed
And God spoke back to Win, jesus christ. just put a fucking church organ in it and be done already
– kmac

Artist's Previous Rankings on Our Singles Lists: "Neighborhood #3 (Power Out)" (#54 of 2005), "Rebellion (Lies)" (#21 of 2005)

Ranked Highest By: Rob Gordon, Man Is Matter (#2)

Can Be Most Easily Found On: Neon Bible

I don't think all of the AF singles made it. Maybe "Keep the Car Running" is still ahead, but "Black Mirror" can't possibly have made it this far.

I dunno, thought I saw a few high votes for it, though it deserves none. terrible song.

one would hope not.

Did arcade fire come out in 2007? Must of been early 2007, seems it has been around for a long time.

You check out "Teenagers" too? I wasn't too hot on "Famous Last Words" either.

early spring i think?

i remember buying it on a rainy day.

Two LCD Soundsystem songs in the top 5. Just popped into my head.

Sorry Lou Reed fans...




You Never Returned That Call

#23.




The Killers – Read My Mind / Read My Mind (Pet Shop Boys Stars Are Blazing Mix)
(3621 Points, 17 Votes, One #1 Vote)

US Chart Position: #62 / #8 Modern Rock / #1 Dance Club Play

UK Chart Position: #15

SOMB Says: After such hits as "Mr. Brightside" and "When You Were Young", them seem to have been written knowing they'd be explosive hits. "Read My Mind" was such a subtle hit in which Flowers even said it was the best song he'd ever written.
I don't care for the Killers backlash from the indieworld. Flowers may be brash and writing songs that become hits on VH1, but you cannot deny the talent he has in writing this song. – Hero

Artist's Previous Rankings on Our Singles Lists: "Mr. Brightside" (#40 of 2004), "Somebody Told Me" (#34 of 2004), "All These Things That I've Done" (#71 of 2005), "When You Were Young" / Jacques Lu Cont's Thin White Duke Remix (#4 of 2006)

Ranked Highest By: caley (#1)

Can Be Most Easily Found On: Sam's Town

What an awful album cover.

Killers ranked that high..wow.

It's a great song. I probably should've voted for it. The video is cute as well..

As much as I have no desire to hear the album, "Read My Mind" is a ridiculously good sing-along car song

Why bother trying with these dummies, MV?

WHO THE FUCK DIDN'T MAKE THIS SONG TOP 5?

Haha, I actually respect Useless Rocker. Quality poster. That's why I even bothered to engage. We all know that there are some folks who are less inspiring and not worth the time.

This song has really grown on me since first hearing it on the album last year.





Don't Wanna Think About It

#22.




Justin Timberlake – What Goes Around…/…Comes Around / What Goes Around…/…Comes Around (Remix feat. Rick Ross, Pitbull & Timbaland) / What Goes Around…/…Comes Around (Junkie XL Small Room Remix) / What Goes Around…/…Comes Around (Junkie XL Big Room Remix)
(4019 Points, 26 Votes, One #1 Vote)

US Chart Position: #1

UK Chart Position: #4

SOMB Says: Lacking the weirdness of "Sexyback" & the guest appearance power T.I. brought to "My Love", Justin Timberlake's "What Goes Around" was able to hold its own by simply being a great pop song. It was as venomous as a former Mickey Mouse Clubber could get. A reminder to us all not to screw over anyone because no one ever really forgives & forgets. Whether it was written for anyone specific in mind doesn't much matter. JT needed to call someone out was the point. Given his recent dating track record it is hard to imagine him being too heart broken over anyone. He's scoring radio hits as easily as he is gorgeous actresses. Maybe the man rocking sold out arenas in expensive Pee Wee Herman suits was sending a bigger message. Don't be an asshole behind the wheel. If you finish the coffee make a new pot. Be sure to say "thank you" & hug your mom. That is JT for you. Spreading good will globally. – Nick

Artist's Previous Rankings on Our Singles Lists: "SexyBack" (#9 of 2006), "My Love" (#6 of 2006)

Ranked Highest By: gwa (#1)

Can Be Most Easily Found On: FutureSex / LoveSounds

One of my least faves on the album (may be due to hearing it like 15 times a day on the radio/TV at one point), "LoveStoned/I Think That She Knows" and "Until the End of Time" are far more deserving JT singles from this year.

What goes around comes around is catchy as hell.

True. I like it much better in the context of the album. Never did much for me as a single.

Does Lovestoned still have a chance? I voted for it.

I don't understand why they never put out the title track as a single, LoveStoned seems like a poor imitation to me. I'm not sure whether that comparison actually makes any sense but that is the way I feel as an American

"How's Your Food?" "How's That Song?"

#21.


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Animal Collective - Fireworks
(4035 Points, 15 Votes, One #1 Vote)

US Chart Position: n/a

UK Chart Position: n/a

SOMB Says: This song sucks why did you faggots vote for it!? – Pinkerton

Artist's Previous Rankings on Our Singles Lists: "Who Could Win A Rabbit?" (#50 of 2004), "Grass" (#57 of 2005)

Ranked Highest By: killerparties (#1)

Can Be Most Easily Found On: Strawberry Jam

Oh Pinkerton.

Anyways, this song rules.

edit:

should've been higher, imo

Hahahahahaha@pink's blurb

No link for Fireworks?

There Ain't No Engine Fast Enough

#20.




Sophie Ellis-Bextor – Catch You
(4143 Points, 15 Votes)

US Chart Position: n/a

UK Chart Position: #8

SOMB Says: There are few things as satisfying in the world of popular music as the stalker song. Most notable is that ode to prolonged harassment 'Every Breath you Take', by The Police. Now, though, comes a contender to that throne; an absolute banger that throws the ominous solemnity of Sting's shrubbery-lurkage out of the window in favour of a more turbo-charged, frantic psycho approach.

This ditty's lyric is perhaps most thematically reminiscent of that time in Seinfeld when Elaine was stalked by her demented colleague Sam. Her answer-phone diatribe of 'Elaine...I am going to find you. If not in your office then in the Xerox room or the little conference room near to the kitchen...' is very much echoed by Bextor's own semi-lunatic raving:




Of course the intentions of the television character and this song's narrator are quite opposite; Bextor's psychosis is driven by love rather than resentment, and it is for this very reason that it is so powerful; obsessive lust is a far deadlier foe than mere office rivalry ('Come on baby, when will you see', she demands, 'that you and I were meant to be'). The sense of a very English eccentricity at the heart of the mania is seeded by such turns of phrase as 'but may I remind you', delivered in Home Counties English lurking betwixt the more trad pop threats that 'there ain't no engine fast enough / My love's gonna catch you'.

And it is this intense lusting that really frightens, as Sophie follows that popular posh-kid perspective of the spoiled sector insisting they get whatever they want (c.f. Franz Ferdinand and their surely rhetorically-monikered anthem of the Rohypnol fiend 'Do You Want To': 'I'm gonna make somebody love me / And now I know that it's you'). So it is with Bextor, she too uses the word 'love' as a threat, the Damoclean sword dangling ominously over her quarry and ready to drop at any moment: 'Why waste your energy / No point in fighting', she sings, as she suggests the relationship she demands is the target's 'destiny'.

The music has enough bite in its grooves to keep up with the lyric: buzzing synthetic guitars zip around, emphasising the sense of the chase as they mingle in the mix with alien insectoid keys that swarm in the background. The beat is basic but powerful as it gets Sophie's point across suitably bluntly. Most satisfying of all is the chorus which explodes as bombastically as one could want; it doesn't feel like an exaggeration to compare it favourably with that of Rihanna's omnipresent 'Umbrella'. 'Catch You' is Bextor's most oddly compelling single, and I would be content if she never topped it. – Capt. Midnight

Ranked Highest By: Capt. Midnight (#8)

Can Be Most Easily Found On: Trip The Light Fantastic

Sophie in the top 20? Don't be alarmed. These are tears of joy, my friend.

Hell Yeah, I'm The Motherfucking Princess

#19.




Avril Lavigne – Girlfriend / Girlfriend (Remix feat. Lil Mama) / Girlfriend (Mandarin Version)
(4280 Points, 19 Votes)

US Chart Position: #1

UK Chart Position: #2

SOMB Says: Next to sitting around or playing with your balls, listening to Avril Lavigne is one of the most masculine activities one can engage in. This year, the Canadian pop punk princess delivered loads and loads of gorgeous hooks, much like I'd deliver loads upon loads of my frothy cum into her pert and welcoming butthole.

I've always had a soft spot for Avril, and I really appreciate her finally just revealing her true identity as a boy-crazy, snarling, big clitted bitch Just like every other woman on the planet. All she really wants to do is grind an engorged dick. Emphasizing her burgeoning cock lust, the lyrics clearly wipe away her previous identity of a modern day Johnny Rotten and comes at us full force declaring that she just wants to be the boyfriend, lover, and firm piece of slut ass to some random guy. It's just too bad that the random guy is that faggot from Sum 41, or I'd totally give her some butt lovin!

in conclusion "Boyfriend" is the single of the ye – Sausage

Ranked Highest By: The Good Dr Bill, Yancy (#2)

Can Be Most Easily Found On: The Best Damn Thing

Oh my... what a blurb that was!

Seeing my darling Sophie has warmed my actually in Scandanavis heart, swoon

new low high in blurbing

Yes. That is an amazing song. It's one of those songs that I've got to listen to on repeat on occasion because I can't get enough of it.


Me too. I'm glad she's got two song on the list, but I really thought this one would be higher. Get with it somb. sheesh.



Here is where I say "should be higher, imo" right?. Excellent blurb, Der. I lol'd.

dan is clearly trying to hard to hold on to his sexist porn addicted persona. sad, really.

never heard of that Sophie single, don't think. Chances are it's a good thing that Avril beat it. Top 20, not bad. And I really like that Killers song, but...little high.

Also agree with the "LoveStoned">>>>>>"What Goes Around" camp. Overkill might've hurt the former a bit though.

young & dumb