OMG I hate that All-American Rejects song. In fact, I hate it almost as much as that fucking Chasing Cars song that I hear every 5 minutes on every radio station in Chicago.
I feel better now that I've gotten that out of my system.
Great job, GDB!
Full Version: SOMB Top 100 Singles of 2006
i seriously thought "move along" was "mow the lawn" for about a month.
QUOTE(Kate @ Dec 21 2006, 07:57 PM) [snapback]272897[/snapback]
OMG I hate that All-American Rejects song. In fact, I hate it almost as much as that fucking Chasing Cars song that I hear every 5 minutes on every radio station in Chicago.
Swing, Swing is better.
CAN... YOU... HELP... ME... FIND A WAY TO CARRY ON AGAIN!?!
QUOTE(UselessRocker @ Dec 21 2006, 06:44 PM) [snapback]272883[/snapback]
QUOTE(Slackmo @ Dec 21 2006, 07:42 PM) [snapback]272877[/snapback]
"Minimalism is for pussies" is the greatest possible start to the blurbs. Way to be, wolfgang.
Yeah, Wolfgang's blurb made me wanna drop everything and listen to Basement Jaxx immediately.
Wow, thanks guys. I really was happy with the way this one turned out, not so much my album though...
As far as comedy raps songs go I think Rollin with Saget is better than white and nerdy
#36.
My Chemical Romance - "Welcome to the Black Parade"
(1181 Points, 19 Votes, One #1 Vote)
US Chart Position: #13 / #1 Modern Rock
UK Chart Position: #1
SOMB Says: A perfect storm of image, influence and impertinence, the Black Parade's first salvo effectively erases the group's mascara'd Warped Tour past and blasts My Chemical Romance into a completely different orbit. In converting a sudden, massive and unexpected pop success into iconoclasm, MCR are consciously plotting a career in the vein of their '90s alternative heroes; fittingly, it emerges as American rock radio concludes its most dramatic and pompous year in a decade. Few young bands are talented enough to be this ambitious, let alone disciplined enough to design and execute a three-act hit single that doesn't collapse into ego-driven bullshit. "Parade" quotes knowingly from Mercury and Skellington in its dynamics and arch posture as its 5 minutes propel My Chemical Romance from punk rock finishing school to the great beyond. The bar has been set. Face facts or fade away. –More Drama
Artist's Previous Rankings on Our Singles Lists: "Helena" (#58 in 2005)
Ranked Highest By: More Drama (#1) (also ranked #4 by Andyroo)
Can Be Most Easily Found On: The Black Parade
My Chemical Romance - "Welcome to the Black Parade"
(1181 Points, 19 Votes, One #1 Vote)
US Chart Position: #13 / #1 Modern Rock
UK Chart Position: #1
SOMB Says: A perfect storm of image, influence and impertinence, the Black Parade's first salvo effectively erases the group's mascara'd Warped Tour past and blasts My Chemical Romance into a completely different orbit. In converting a sudden, massive and unexpected pop success into iconoclasm, MCR are consciously plotting a career in the vein of their '90s alternative heroes; fittingly, it emerges as American rock radio concludes its most dramatic and pompous year in a decade. Few young bands are talented enough to be this ambitious, let alone disciplined enough to design and execute a three-act hit single that doesn't collapse into ego-driven bullshit. "Parade" quotes knowingly from Mercury and Skellington in its dynamics and arch posture as its 5 minutes propel My Chemical Romance from punk rock finishing school to the great beyond. The bar has been set. Face facts or fade away. –More Drama
Artist's Previous Rankings on Our Singles Lists: "Helena" (#58 in 2005)
Ranked Highest By: More Drama (#1) (also ranked #4 by Andyroo)
Can Be Most Easily Found On: The Black Parade
I adore the first Minute and a 1/2 or so of that song.. until it turns into generic guitar rock fare.
good shit. as i've said twenty times, it's jim steinman gone emo.
#35.
The Pipettes - "Your Kisses are Wasted on Me"
(1195 Points, 16 Votes)
US Chart Position: n/a
UK Chart Position: #35
SOMB Says: Objective fact: When it comes to pure unadulterated finger-waving fun, nothing quite beats the Pipettes. And this fact is no better demonstrated than on their second single, “Your Kisses Are Wasted On Me.” Kick started with stuttered handclaps and polka dotted hip dips this retro romp-stomp brings together a carefully balanced mishmash of swirls and twirls atop Spector-like flourishes and three girl harmonies. Add to this Gwenno’s hipster-swooning vocals floating atop the swiveling dance floor bops of the Pipettes girl group pop and even Darlene Love would blush. I’ll say it again. For ass-shaking fun no one does it quite as well as the Pipettes. Now play it again. –stphone
Ranked Highest By: Midnite Vulture (#4)
Can Be Most Easily Found On: We are the Pipettes
The Pipettes - "Your Kisses are Wasted on Me"
(1195 Points, 16 Votes)
US Chart Position: n/a
UK Chart Position: #35
SOMB Says: Objective fact: When it comes to pure unadulterated finger-waving fun, nothing quite beats the Pipettes. And this fact is no better demonstrated than on their second single, “Your Kisses Are Wasted On Me.” Kick started with stuttered handclaps and polka dotted hip dips this retro romp-stomp brings together a carefully balanced mishmash of swirls and twirls atop Spector-like flourishes and three girl harmonies. Add to this Gwenno’s hipster-swooning vocals floating atop the swiveling dance floor bops of the Pipettes girl group pop and even Darlene Love would blush. I’ll say it again. For ass-shaking fun no one does it quite as well as the Pipettes. Now play it again. –stphone
Ranked Highest By: Midnite Vulture (#4)
Can Be Most Easily Found On: We are the Pipettes
"The Black Parade" is a great song. The intro is great, but the best bit is the guitar solo.
As far as the Pipettes go, "Pull Shapes" >>>> anything else they've done.
As far as the Pipettes go, "Pull Shapes" >>>> anything else they've done.
QUOTE(vurt @ Dec 21 2006, 07:18 PM) [snapback]272912[/snapback]
As far as the Pipettes go, "Pull Shapes" >>>> anything else they've done.
I imagine pull shapes will be pretty high up. I saw it on a shit-ton of lists.
#34.
The Hold Steady - "Chips Ahoy!"
(1201 Points, 17 Votes)
US Chart Position: n/a
UK Chart Position: n/a
Drowned in Sound Review: "I wanted to say that this sounds like a cross between The Killers and Springsteen, but The Killers' new direction makes that a tad tautological. However, I then realised that Springsteen covering ‘Mr Brightside’ is still a valid description, and figured I’d go with that.
So yes: this song is precisely that fucking annoying. A mixture of clunking, clichéd riffs; utterly fucking idiotic piano; piecemeal, nonsensical vocals and a general aura of overinflated nothing. It’s like The Darkness trying to be deep: a fundamentally facile vocal about winning on the horses which’ll suddenly drop in some sort of Character Analysis gubbins, apparently merely on the grounds that it rhymes, so you look askance and go, “What? Where the fuck did that come from? Why am I even listening to this rot? Who wrote this? Is such mediocrity even legal? Can nothing be done to stop this sort of thing?”
The kind of music which brings you out in a despairing rash." (3/10, wowza)
Ranked Highest By: Useless Rocker (#2)
Can Be Most Easily Found On: Boys and Girls in America
The Hold Steady - "Chips Ahoy!"
(1201 Points, 17 Votes)
US Chart Position: n/a
UK Chart Position: n/a
Drowned in Sound Review: "I wanted to say that this sounds like a cross between The Killers and Springsteen, but The Killers' new direction makes that a tad tautological. However, I then realised that Springsteen covering ‘Mr Brightside’ is still a valid description, and figured I’d go with that.
So yes: this song is precisely that fucking annoying. A mixture of clunking, clichéd riffs; utterly fucking idiotic piano; piecemeal, nonsensical vocals and a general aura of overinflated nothing. It’s like The Darkness trying to be deep: a fundamentally facile vocal about winning on the horses which’ll suddenly drop in some sort of Character Analysis gubbins, apparently merely on the grounds that it rhymes, so you look askance and go, “What? Where the fuck did that come from? Why am I even listening to this rot? Who wrote this? Is such mediocrity even legal? Can nothing be done to stop this sort of thing?”
The kind of music which brings you out in a despairing rash." (3/10, wowza)
Ranked Highest By: Useless Rocker (#2)
Can Be Most Easily Found On: Boys and Girls in America
^It's a shame this was the single they put out. Great song, just hard to vote for when there are so many better ones.
I love that here is goes again and get myself into it are back to back. They are both great high energy songs
#33.
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - "The Skin of My Yellow Country Teeth"
(1204 Points, 16 Votes)
US Chart Position: n/a
UK Chart Position: n/a
SOMB Says: It starts with an immediately inviting buzzing synth, some drums show up, a couple of bendy-indie guitar bits borrowed from 1997 Modest Mouse drop in to say hi and then a bass joins the party. The vocals enter the room, Alec Ounsworth sings the word "once" and the dividing line between fans and people annoyed by CYHSY is drawn. If you're not annoyed by the voice-cracking way he draws out the first word of each verse, you probably love this song. Now I've never been entirely sure what the lyrics in this song mean and I'm also sure that it doesn't really matter. In maybe my favorite moment from the song, Ounsworth exclaims: "A child with a shotgun can shoot down honeybees that sting, BUT THIS BOY COULD USE A LITTLE STING!!.... Alright!" and hell, somehow it all makes sense to me. With the Pitchfork praise far behind and bloggers' attention directed at new pets and targets in '06, hopefully CYHSY found time to create another song like this - a gem that makes 6 minutes feel like 3. –UselessRocker
Ranked Highest By: Kmac & Melted Cheese (#5)
Can Be Most Easily Found On: Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - "The Skin of My Yellow Country Teeth"
(1204 Points, 16 Votes)
US Chart Position: n/a
UK Chart Position: n/a
SOMB Says: It starts with an immediately inviting buzzing synth, some drums show up, a couple of bendy-indie guitar bits borrowed from 1997 Modest Mouse drop in to say hi and then a bass joins the party. The vocals enter the room, Alec Ounsworth sings the word "once" and the dividing line between fans and people annoyed by CYHSY is drawn. If you're not annoyed by the voice-cracking way he draws out the first word of each verse, you probably love this song. Now I've never been entirely sure what the lyrics in this song mean and I'm also sure that it doesn't really matter. In maybe my favorite moment from the song, Ounsworth exclaims: "A child with a shotgun can shoot down honeybees that sting, BUT THIS BOY COULD USE A LITTLE STING!!.... Alright!" and hell, somehow it all makes sense to me. With the Pitchfork praise far behind and bloggers' attention directed at new pets and targets in '06, hopefully CYHSY found time to create another song like this - a gem that makes 6 minutes feel like 3. –UselessRocker
Ranked Highest By: Kmac & Melted Cheese (#5)
Can Be Most Easily Found On: Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
I love that here is goes again and get myself into it are back to back. They are both great high energy songs
I fucking love Ridin it is a killer song
I fucking love Ridin it is a killer song
We really should've just let undo write the Chips Ahoy blurb. Would've had the same invective.
i thought that futureheads gronk was saying "worry about atlanta" when i heard it on the radio.
#32.
Phoenix - "Long Distance Call"
(1257 Points, 16 Votes)
US Chart Position: n/a
UK Chart Position: n/a
SOMB Says: It’s a marvel that I love this song, considering that it combines two things I usually can’t stand: a chorus the mercilessly repeats one phrase, and The French. But damn if those Frenchies didn’t make one of the most surprisingly insistent singles of the year. From the little synth blasts (deliciously behind the beat) that punctuate the verses to the don’t-mean-anything-yet-somehow-mean-everything lyrics, “Long Distance Call” ladders up and backs off, ladders up and backs off, until it finally culminates in a wash of guitars, a pained and furtive “long time no see! long time no say!”, and a few tidy post-petit-mort drumbeats. You know, maybe we could learn a thing or two from the French after all. –Slackmo
Artiist's Previous Rankings on Our Singles Lists: "Everything is Everything" (#25 in 2004)
Ranked Highest By: Bob Loblaw (#2) (also ranked #3 by Slackmo)
Can Be Most Easily Found On: It's Never Been Like That
Phoenix - "Long Distance Call"
(1257 Points, 16 Votes)
US Chart Position: n/a
UK Chart Position: n/a
SOMB Says: It’s a marvel that I love this song, considering that it combines two things I usually can’t stand: a chorus the mercilessly repeats one phrase, and The French. But damn if those Frenchies didn’t make one of the most surprisingly insistent singles of the year. From the little synth blasts (deliciously behind the beat) that punctuate the verses to the don’t-mean-anything-yet-somehow-mean-everything lyrics, “Long Distance Call” ladders up and backs off, ladders up and backs off, until it finally culminates in a wash of guitars, a pained and furtive “long time no see! long time no say!”, and a few tidy post-petit-mort drumbeats. You know, maybe we could learn a thing or two from the French after all. –Slackmo
Artiist's Previous Rankings on Our Singles Lists: "Everything is Everything" (#25 in 2004)
Ranked Highest By: Bob Loblaw (#2) (also ranked #3 by Slackmo)
Can Be Most Easily Found On: It's Never Been Like That
Bob Loblaw is a non-blurb-writing candyass.
#31.
Rihanna - "S.O.S."
(1265 Points, 17 Votes)
US Chart Position: #1
UK Chart Position: #2
SOMB Says: In a year in which the most successful and compelling pop singles were built around some staggeringly original and forward-thinking production (see: nearly everything Timbaland touched in 2006), picking such an obvious and over-used sample for the lead single off Rihanna’s second album was a bold choice. Perhaps it was because she was too young to have been influenced directly by the ubiquitous Soft Cell version, but Rihanna actually managed to bring a playful sexiness and fresh energy to the beat. In fact when all is said and done, there is nothing particularly striking or groundbreaking about the production, Rihanna simply manages to sell this one on charisma alone. And, as shown by the track’s position at the top of the Billboard charts, that was more than enough. The girl deserves credit just for making a lyrical reference to an Elton John song sexy and for pulling off the “you got me stressing, incessantly pressing the issue” tongue-twister with such flair. Now, if only we could transfer some of this energy to her follow-up singles… -AlkalineDrown
Ranked Highest By: Caley (#2)
Can Be Most Easily Found On: A Girl Like Me
Rihanna - "S.O.S."
(1265 Points, 17 Votes)
US Chart Position: #1
UK Chart Position: #2
SOMB Says: In a year in which the most successful and compelling pop singles were built around some staggeringly original and forward-thinking production (see: nearly everything Timbaland touched in 2006), picking such an obvious and over-used sample for the lead single off Rihanna’s second album was a bold choice. Perhaps it was because she was too young to have been influenced directly by the ubiquitous Soft Cell version, but Rihanna actually managed to bring a playful sexiness and fresh energy to the beat. In fact when all is said and done, there is nothing particularly striking or groundbreaking about the production, Rihanna simply manages to sell this one on charisma alone. And, as shown by the track’s position at the top of the Billboard charts, that was more than enough. The girl deserves credit just for making a lyrical reference to an Elton John song sexy and for pulling off the “you got me stressing, incessantly pressing the issue” tongue-twister with such flair. Now, if only we could transfer some of this energy to her follow-up singles… -AlkalineDrown
Ranked Highest By: Caley (#2)
Can Be Most Easily Found On: A Girl Like Me
I love Move Along It was in my top 20. I am suprised that many other people who voted like it
I just realized that "Consolation Prizes" is going to finish in the top 30. Spendidness.
#30.
Christian Falk f/ Robyn & Ola Salo - "Dream On"
(1292 Points, 15 Votes)
US Chart Position: n/a
UK Chart Position: n/a
SOMB Says: Dance-pop Swedes Christian Falk, Robyn, and The Ark’s Ola Salo teamed up to make the sugary and lucid “Dream On.” Robyn commutes anxiety throughout the song from the scum of the earth, in particular the thugs, punks, pigs, snitches, thieves and muggers, tricks, hustlers, cheats and traitors, freaks, junkies, fakes, phonies, drunks and cowards, and pretty much the entire waking life of human existence. “You won’t be back stabbed, double crossed, face down, teeth knocked out, lying in a gutter somewhere, so dream on.” Salo provides barely-there muted vocals that serve as a crust to Robyn’s lead. The video was hosted to the world through Aftonbladet TV, simple and infectious, the song has deservedly garnered a swell of buzz, culminating as the number 10 song of the year on P4K and making an appearance on the SOMB Top 40 Singles of 2006. –RadioHitchcock
Artist's Previously Rankings on Our Singles List: Robyn's "Be Mine" (#93 in 2005)
Ranked Highest By: fallingandlaughing and Raleigh St. Clair (#2) (also ranked #3 by Red74 and Saskadelphia and #5 by RadioHitchcock)
Can Be Most Easily Found On: People Say
Christian Falk f/ Robyn & Ola Salo - "Dream On"
(1292 Points, 15 Votes)
US Chart Position: n/a
UK Chart Position: n/a
SOMB Says: Dance-pop Swedes Christian Falk, Robyn, and The Ark’s Ola Salo teamed up to make the sugary and lucid “Dream On.” Robyn commutes anxiety throughout the song from the scum of the earth, in particular the thugs, punks, pigs, snitches, thieves and muggers, tricks, hustlers, cheats and traitors, freaks, junkies, fakes, phonies, drunks and cowards, and pretty much the entire waking life of human existence. “You won’t be back stabbed, double crossed, face down, teeth knocked out, lying in a gutter somewhere, so dream on.” Salo provides barely-there muted vocals that serve as a crust to Robyn’s lead. The video was hosted to the world through Aftonbladet TV, simple and infectious, the song has deservedly garnered a swell of buzz, culminating as the number 10 song of the year on P4K and making an appearance on the SOMB Top 40 Singles of 2006. –RadioHitchcock
Artist's Previously Rankings on Our Singles List: Robyn's "Be Mine" (#93 in 2005)
Ranked Highest By: fallingandlaughing and Raleigh St. Clair (#2) (also ranked #3 by Red74 and Saskadelphia and #5 by RadioHitchcock)
Can Be Most Easily Found On: People Say
Nice. If it wasn't for the fact that Mr. pl put his list up so quickly, I wouldn't have bothered to seek it out for myself. What a great song.
He has to be deliberately singing in the most annoying voice he can, right? (CYHSY)
Damn I forgot about Cheated Hearts. It is a great song
b-side >>> a-side
#29.
The Raconteurs - "Steady As She Goes" / "Store Bought Bones"
(1296 Points, 17 Votes)
US Chart Position: #54 / #1 Modern Rock
UK Chart Position: #4
Pitchfork Track Review: "Here's Jack White doing corporate team-building exercises, abandoning his close-knit power-blues duo for a full-fledged rock band chock-full with egos. Backed by the Greenhornes rhythm section, White and fellow Motor City crooner Brendan Benson play nice together. Problem is, they're not solving puzzles or doing ice-breakers, they're writing songs, and one member (White, cough, cough) appears to concede too much. On a conventional four-part indie arrangement, White's minimalist guitar-playing sounds, well, minimal. Even so, the clunky band lurches around the swaggering chord progression, saddling White's girl-smitten intensity to the level of Rick Springfield. As the new moniker suggests, White can still emote over the ballbreaking female tale with a sangfroid flair, though the story hits some bumps, namely during the boring chorus (you know, the place White usually shines). I give the guy one gig before he punches Benson's lights out, Von Bondies-style."
Ranked Highest By: Concertgoer (#5)
Can Be Most Easily Found On: Broken Boy Soldiers
#29.
The Raconteurs - "Steady As She Goes" / "Store Bought Bones"
(1296 Points, 17 Votes)
US Chart Position: #54 / #1 Modern Rock
UK Chart Position: #4
Pitchfork Track Review: "Here's Jack White doing corporate team-building exercises, abandoning his close-knit power-blues duo for a full-fledged rock band chock-full with egos. Backed by the Greenhornes rhythm section, White and fellow Motor City crooner Brendan Benson play nice together. Problem is, they're not solving puzzles or doing ice-breakers, they're writing songs, and one member (White, cough, cough) appears to concede too much. On a conventional four-part indie arrangement, White's minimalist guitar-playing sounds, well, minimal. Even so, the clunky band lurches around the swaggering chord progression, saddling White's girl-smitten intensity to the level of Rick Springfield. As the new moniker suggests, White can still emote over the ballbreaking female tale with a sangfroid flair, though the story hits some bumps, namely during the boring chorus (you know, the place White usually shines). I give the guy one gig before he punches Benson's lights out, Von Bondies-style."
Ranked Highest By: Concertgoer (#5)
Can Be Most Easily Found On: Broken Boy Soldiers
QUOTE(The Good Dr Bill @ Dec 21 2006, 07:40 PM) [snapback]272930[/snapback]
yay! nice work, somb.
"Steady" would've been the worst song on Benson's Alternative to Love.
Chips Ahoy fucking rules
Chips Ahoy fucking rules
Chips Ahoy fucking rules
QUOTE(The Good Dr Bill @ Dec 21 2006, 08:44 PM) [snapback]272938[/snapback]
b-side >>> a-side
Broken Boy Soldiers >>> both
QUOTE(The Good Dr Bill @ Dec 21 2006, 07:28 PM) [snapback]272924[/snapback]
It’s a marvel that I love this song, considering that it combines two things I usually can’t stand: a chorus the mercilessly repeats one phrase
QUOTE(Slackmo @ Dec 21 2006, 07:37 PM) [snapback]272928[/snapback]
I just realized that "Consolation Prizes" is going to finish in the top 30. Spendidness.
Slow down on the posting, boy. Breathe.
good thread
Mmmmmmm....chips ahoy.
QUOTE(Northern Voice @ Dec 21 2006, 07:47 PM) [snapback]272942[/snapback]
QUOTE(The Good Dr Bill @ Dec 21 2006, 08:44 PM) [snapback]272938[/snapback]
b-side >>> a-side
Broken Boy Soldiers >>> both
People keep saying this, but I'm just not hearing it. (Although it sounded much better in a live broadcast I heard this summer.)
QUOTE(theremin @ Dec 21 2006, 07:48 PM) [snapback]272944[/snapback]
QUOTE(The Good Dr Bill @ Dec 21 2006, 07:28 PM) [snapback]272924[/snapback]
It’s a marvel that I love this song, considering that it combines two things I usually can’t stand: a chorus that mercilessly repeats one phrase
QUOTE(Slackmo @ Dec 21 2006, 07:37 PM) [snapback]272928[/snapback]
I just realized that "Consolation Prizes" is going to finish in the top 30. Splendidness.
Slow down on the posting, boy. Breathe.
I don't see what's wrong with either of those.
I love the drum intro to move along
#28.
The Knife - "We Share Our Mother's Health" / Trentemoller Remix / Radio Slave Remix
(1311 Points, 18 Votes)
US Chart Position: #22 Modern Rock
UK Chart Position: n/a
SOMB Says: Two kids from Sweden detachedly singing enigmatic, mangled lyrics in exaggerated accents over a furious synth backdrop that somehow melds Depeche Mode's early-80s synth pop, IDM, house, and Caribbean music into one of the year's most invigorating dance tracks? Sure, why not? The brother-sister duo of Olof Dreijer and Kerin Dreijer Andersson complement each other perfectly on this track, Kerin sounding utiopian in her playful phrasing, Olof's bombastic baritone sounding dystopian, and the same goes for the music, conveying a whimsical quality with every synth twitter, yet hinting at some genuine ominousness in the eerily undulating bassline. The overall effect is not unlike that caterpillar tickling Bart Simpson's fingers as he hangs precariously from a rain gutter: "Hahaha, I'm going to die!" –Saskadelphia
Artist's Previous Rankings on Our Singles Lists: "Heartbeats" (#31 in 2004), "Silent Shout" (#49 in 2006)
Ranked Highest By: Rob (#5)
Can Be Most Easily Found On: Silent Shout
The Knife - "We Share Our Mother's Health" / Trentemoller Remix / Radio Slave Remix
(1311 Points, 18 Votes)
US Chart Position: #22 Modern Rock
UK Chart Position: n/a
SOMB Says: Two kids from Sweden detachedly singing enigmatic, mangled lyrics in exaggerated accents over a furious synth backdrop that somehow melds Depeche Mode's early-80s synth pop, IDM, house, and Caribbean music into one of the year's most invigorating dance tracks? Sure, why not? The brother-sister duo of Olof Dreijer and Kerin Dreijer Andersson complement each other perfectly on this track, Kerin sounding utiopian in her playful phrasing, Olof's bombastic baritone sounding dystopian, and the same goes for the music, conveying a whimsical quality with every synth twitter, yet hinting at some genuine ominousness in the eerily undulating bassline. The overall effect is not unlike that caterpillar tickling Bart Simpson's fingers as he hangs precariously from a rain gutter: "Hahaha, I'm going to die!" –Saskadelphia
Artist's Previous Rankings on Our Singles Lists: "Heartbeats" (#31 in 2004), "Silent Shout" (#49 in 2006)
Ranked Highest By: Rob (#5)
Can Be Most Easily Found On: Silent Shout
Glad to see "Cheated Hearts", "Your Kiss are Wasted", and "long Distance Call". Great songs.
However, I am REALLY happy that "Skin of My Yellow Country Teeth" wasn't forgotten despite the backlash. Great song.
Oh, and "Chips Ahoy" is the perfect example of how the Hold Steady broke my heart this year (not in a good way).
edit:
^^^That song is so bizarre...I love it.
However, I am REALLY happy that "Skin of My Yellow Country Teeth" wasn't forgotten despite the backlash. Great song.
Oh, and "Chips Ahoy" is the perfect example of how the Hold Steady broke my heart this year (not in a good way).
edit:
^^^That song is so bizarre...I love it.
The Knife album is really good. Without the notoriety of Pitchfork putting it at #1, I don't think I would have bothered with it.
#27.
Gnarls Barkley - "Smiley Faces"
(1315 Points, 19 Votes)
US Chart Position: n/a
UK Chart Position: #1
SOMB Says: Note the position of this song. Now skip ahead several pages in the future. Did you find “Crazy” yet? Keep going further. See it now? Good. Note the position of “Crazy”. Now switch around the positions of “Crazy and “Smiley Faces” and you will have justice. Don’t get me wrong, “Crazy” is great and all, but it’s more notable for being a Danger Mouse production that isn’t boring. “Smiley Faces” isn’t playing any games and commands your full delight. Danger Mouse employs a delicious “You Can’t Hurry Love” shuffle while Cee-Lo sings more nonsensical, but somehow universal, journal entries in that trademark clutch gumbo-soaked voice of his. “Smiley Faces” is an endlessly, deliriously joyful song that revives your hope for American pop and should be neck-to-neck in ubiquity as much as its preceding single. Press play and do what the man says: keep on smiling. –Midnite Vulture
Ranked Highest By: Midnite Vulture (#2) (also ranked #4 by Mad Clown and Paul)
Can Be Most Easily Found On: St. Elsewhere
Gnarls Barkley - "Smiley Faces"
(1315 Points, 19 Votes)
US Chart Position: n/a
UK Chart Position: #1
SOMB Says: Note the position of this song. Now skip ahead several pages in the future. Did you find “Crazy” yet? Keep going further. See it now? Good. Note the position of “Crazy”. Now switch around the positions of “Crazy and “Smiley Faces” and you will have justice. Don’t get me wrong, “Crazy” is great and all, but it’s more notable for being a Danger Mouse production that isn’t boring. “Smiley Faces” isn’t playing any games and commands your full delight. Danger Mouse employs a delicious “You Can’t Hurry Love” shuffle while Cee-Lo sings more nonsensical, but somehow universal, journal entries in that trademark clutch gumbo-soaked voice of his. “Smiley Faces” is an endlessly, deliriously joyful song that revives your hope for American pop and should be neck-to-neck in ubiquity as much as its preceding single. Press play and do what the man says: keep on smiling. –Midnite Vulture
Ranked Highest By: Midnite Vulture (#2) (also ranked #4 by Mad Clown and Paul)
Can Be Most Easily Found On: St. Elsewhere
Whoa. I guess "Crazy" is #1.
And one of the more truly, "what the fuck?"s on the list thus far.
I don't get how "Smiley Faces" didn't make a real impact on the US Charts. Maybe everyone was just ready to write Gnarls off as a one-off novelty single after the hype from "Crazy."
Oh, and "Chips Ahoy" is the perfect example of how the Hold Steady broke my heart this year (not in a good way
I disagree Songs like Chips Ahoy, Station to Station and Massive Nights are great songs. They are catchy as fuck. It is more polished than there earlier albums but I think the production and the added Pianos in the new songs are killer
#26.
Jenny Lewis & the Watson Twins - "Rise Up With Fists!"
(1338 Points, 19 Votes)
US Chart Position: n/a
UK Chart Position: n/a
SOMB Says: Raised Catholic, I've heard the phrase "There but for the grace of God go I" so many times I can't count. As a child, I never really knew what it meant...but as I grew up, I found a connection to the phrase that made me feel more mature , for better and worse. There's always comfort in knowing that as bad as you think you have it, there are so many who have it worse than you....though the "grace of God" implies that good fortune is subject to change at any time.
Rise up with Fists is a song that tests the optimistic spirit by challenging it with hard truths. Lewis, in a squint-eyed twang, asks: “What are you changing? / Who do you think you’re changing? / You can’t change things / We’re all stuck in our ways.” Yet, as she observes the cold ways we do try to alter our lives: “You can wake up younger, under the knife / You can wake up sounder, after being analyzed,” she insists there is still hope after we’ve “crushed all the pretty things.”
This is a biting, insightful song that tackles religious duplicity, ageing and drunken self-destruction all wrapped up in a pretty silver bow. The music is a cocktail of '70s Nashville swoon and a dash of heart melting harmonies stirred together with a knowing indie guitar twist.
Lewis’s voice finds such a comforting home on Rise Up With Fists...it reaches a certain state of beauty, whether it echoes the familiar or reinvents it, there is plenty of wonderment weaved in to leave you in slack-jawed awe. The surprise is in how beautiful music can be, and how far it can both transport and transform. –Elemeno P.T.
Ranked Highest By: Duff (#3) (also ranked #4 by Elemeno. P.T. and #5 by Paul)
Can Be Most Easily Found On: Rabbit Fur Coat
Jenny Lewis & the Watson Twins - "Rise Up With Fists!"
(1338 Points, 19 Votes)
US Chart Position: n/a
UK Chart Position: n/a
SOMB Says: Raised Catholic, I've heard the phrase "There but for the grace of God go I" so many times I can't count. As a child, I never really knew what it meant...but as I grew up, I found a connection to the phrase that made me feel more mature , for better and worse. There's always comfort in knowing that as bad as you think you have it, there are so many who have it worse than you....though the "grace of God" implies that good fortune is subject to change at any time.
Rise up with Fists is a song that tests the optimistic spirit by challenging it with hard truths. Lewis, in a squint-eyed twang, asks: “What are you changing? / Who do you think you’re changing? / You can’t change things / We’re all stuck in our ways.” Yet, as she observes the cold ways we do try to alter our lives: “You can wake up younger, under the knife / You can wake up sounder, after being analyzed,” she insists there is still hope after we’ve “crushed all the pretty things.”
This is a biting, insightful song that tackles religious duplicity, ageing and drunken self-destruction all wrapped up in a pretty silver bow. The music is a cocktail of '70s Nashville swoon and a dash of heart melting harmonies stirred together with a knowing indie guitar twist.
Lewis’s voice finds such a comforting home on Rise Up With Fists...it reaches a certain state of beauty, whether it echoes the familiar or reinvents it, there is plenty of wonderment weaved in to leave you in slack-jawed awe. The surprise is in how beautiful music can be, and how far it can both transport and transform. –Elemeno P.T.
Ranked Highest By: Duff (#3) (also ranked #4 by Elemeno. P.T. and #5 by Paul)
Can Be Most Easily Found On: Rabbit Fur Coat
"that trademark clutch gumbo-soaked voice of his" is a spectacular phrase--big ups to Midnite Vulture on some outstanding blurbage.
QUOTE(Paul @ Dec 21 2006, 10:00 PM) [snapback]272961[/snapback]
I don't get how "Smiley Faces" didn't make a real impact on the US Charts. Maybe everyone was just ready to write Gnarls off as a one-off novelty single after the hype from "Crazy."
I agree It is a great song
QUOTE(killerparties @ Dec 21 2006, 07:58 PM) [snapback]272957[/snapback]
Whoa. I guess "Crazy" is #1.
Really? I'm thinking no way, I saw a couple others higher and more often than "Crazy". At least I hope.
I think Number 1 will be either Crazy or When you were young
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