these three songs soundtracked so much of my life in 2011 and I love them eternally:
till the world endssuper bassgive me everything
(order is pretty much completely interchangeable.)
also like/love these:
1 "Rolling In The Deep" - Adele10 "Just Can't Get Enough" - The Black Eyed Peas11 "On The Floor" - Jennifer Lopez Featuring Pitbull30 "We R Who We R" - Ke$ha31 "Black And Yellow" - Wiz Khalifa35 "If I Die Young" - The Band Perry38 "Coming Home" - Diddy-Dirty Money featuring Skylar Grey40 "Only Girl (In The World)" - Rihanna44 "Dynamite" - Taio Cruz45 "No Hands" - Waka Flocka Flame featuring Roscoe Dash and Wale46 "I Wanna Go" - Britney Spears
― bayou goo, Friday, 9 December 2011 17:15 (twelve years ago) link
Good writing, lex. However, I haven't gotten over my dislike of Grey's voice on that hook.
I've only started paying attention to "If I Die Young" in the last month – what a charmer.
― Lord Sotosyn, Friday, 9 December 2011 17:24 (twelve years ago) link
just ftr, the main reason I love "Dirty Bit" so much is because I am successfully able to pretend it's an early 90s acid track with an intentionally goofy hook
― OH NOES, Friday, 9 December 2011 17:25 (twelve years ago) link
knocking out the following songs for being 2010: we r who we r, dynamite, grenade, fuck you, only girl, black & yellow, coming home
the first two were on my p&j ballot from last year, the latter two would prob be on my shortlist here
anyway
top 10 (top 5 of this i would say are all in my top 20 overall of the year)
1 party rock anthem2 super bass3 someone like you4 tgif5 just can't get enough6 if i die young7 i'm on one8 give me everything9 on the floor10 how to love
bottom 10
10 tonight i'm lovin you (this is 2010 too i think but w/e)9 til the world ends 8 just the way you are7 born this way 6 firework5 stereo hearts4 the show goes on3 ET2 the lazy song1 lighters
― v-shasty, Friday, 9 December 2011 17:37 (twelve years ago) link
weird that taylor swift didn't land one song on this list, right?
― v-shasty, Friday, 9 December 2011 17:39 (twelve years ago) link
more like WONDERFUL
― OH NOES, Friday, 9 December 2011 17:41 (twelve years ago) link
well, the closest thing to a crossover smash she had on that last album was "mine" and that had peaked well before 2011
― Mr. Stevenson #2, Friday, 9 December 2011 17:42 (twelve years ago) link
("back to december" in the lower half of the top 100 though)
― Mr. Stevenson #2, Friday, 9 December 2011 17:53 (twelve years ago) link
1. super bass2. on the floor3. black & yellow 4. give me everything5. coming home 6. till the world ends7. rolling in the deep8. i wanna go 9. s&m 10. no hands
― uberweiss, Friday, 9 December 2011 18:27 (twelve years ago) link
why do katy perry & bruno mars have to exist :(
― uberweiss, Friday, 9 December 2011 18:30 (twelve years ago) link
give me everything
― dayo, Friday, 9 December 2011 18:32 (twelve years ago) link
as much as I love super bass it feels odd that it's on here idk
what
― v-shasty, Friday, 9 December 2011 18:32 (twelve years ago) link
'super bass' feels like a nicki minaj song that just happens to have a really good chorus
― dayo, Friday, 9 December 2011 18:33 (twelve years ago) link
it does seem a little like three disparate good songs haphazardly jammed together
― OH NOES, Friday, 9 December 2011 18:34 (twelve years ago) link
i think that totally fits with the schizo-personalities thing that nicki's made her thing anyway - i love that she sounds bad-ass and tuff and goes hard in the verses, then the chorus is pure teen movie sugar rush, and they don't act against each other
― degas-dirty monet (lex pretend), Friday, 9 December 2011 18:35 (twelve years ago) link
LOTS of songs here have totally abrupt disconnects between verse and chorus and/or rapping and singing but imo "super bass" is not really one of them
― some dude (Mr. Stevenson #2), Friday, 9 December 2011 18:37 (twelve years ago) link
yeh but the rapping feels incidental on those other songs
― dayo, Friday, 9 December 2011 18:38 (twelve years ago) link
maybe ya'll just really like wiz's verses on black & yellow idk
― dayo, Friday, 9 December 2011 18:39 (twelve years ago) link
this is such a bizarre point
― v-shasty, Friday, 9 December 2011 18:40 (twelve years ago) link
wiz's rapping on black & yellow is good!
& nicki's rapping on "super bass" is also good but it's not, like, "monster" or "ASS" level good or anything that it doesn't seem right for a pop song
― v-shasty, Friday, 9 December 2011 18:41 (twelve years ago) link
"Give Me Everything" sounds more schizophrenic than "Super Bass."
― Lord Sotosyn, Friday, 9 December 2011 18:42 (twelve years ago) link
I never claimed 'super bass' was schizophrenic!
― dayo, Friday, 9 December 2011 18:43 (twelve years ago) link
i really don't need "super bass" to go on past the second chorus though.
― uberweiss, Friday, 9 December 2011 18:43 (twelve years ago) link
in fact, schizophrenia is great in pop songs
for the most part.
― Lord Sotosyn, Friday, 9 December 2011 18:44 (twelve years ago) link
the bridge is by far my favorite part of "super bass"
― some dude (Mr. Stevenson #2), Friday, 9 December 2011 18:45 (twelve years ago) link
my fav part of "super bass" is def the last bar before the chorus
― v-shasty, Friday, 9 December 2011 18:47 (twelve years ago) link
I change my mind about my favorite part of "Super Bass" every time I listen to it.
― Lord Sotosyn, Friday, 9 December 2011 18:48 (twelve years ago) link
― v-shasty, Friday, December 9, 2011 1:47 PM (1 minute ago) Bookmark Permalink
"i am nicki minaj blah blah chuck the deuce up"? why?
― some dude (Mr. Stevenson #2), Friday, 9 December 2011 18:49 (twelve years ago) link
idk, i like "back coupes up and chunk the deuce up" as a rhyme and on principal i think ending verse w/ the same phrase (either slightly tweaked or not) is fun gimmick
― v-shasty, Friday, 9 December 2011 18:50 (twelve years ago) link
it also steps all over the meter of the beginning of the chorus really awkwardly both times around
― some dude (Mr. Stevenson #2), Friday, 9 December 2011 18:52 (twelve years ago) link
i don't like superbass because it is too similar melodically to teenage dream
― joey joe joe junior shabadoo, Friday, 9 December 2011 18:57 (twelve years ago) link
anyway, party rock anthem >>> all
i like jordan's list
Contrarian!
― Lord Sotosyn, Friday, 9 December 2011 18:59 (twelve years ago) link
itt people continue to misuse the word "schizophrenic" (unless you really DO mean you like pop music that sounds like it's hearing voices describing intricate patterns and theories that only the song can understand)
and yes, "Give Me Everything" is disjointed in a very similar way, and I like it about as much as I like "Super Bass", ie there were at least ten other songs on that list that I like more than both
― OH NOES, Friday, 9 December 2011 19:02 (twelve years ago) link
people have been conflating and oversimplifying schizo and multiple personality disorder forever and it will never stop obviously
― some dude (Mr. Stevenson #2), Friday, 9 December 2011 19:03 (twelve years ago) link
"Channeling" or "employing voices" and we got a deal.
― Lord Sotosyn, Friday, 9 December 2011 19:03 (twelve years ago) link
itt people continue to misuse the word "schizophrenic"
in ilx, people continue to complain about the meaning of words gradually shifting over time and across contexts
― n/a, Friday, 9 December 2011 19:04 (twelve years ago) link
actually I am wrong here, this is apparently the definition of "schizophrenic" in play here:
a state characterized by the coexistence of contradictory or incompatible elements.
I never think of the term "schizophrenic" this way but it makes sense (and explains why it gets used interchangeably with MPD)
― OH NOES, Friday, 9 December 2011 19:14 (twelve years ago) link
I ended up voting for Britney - "I Wanna Go," strangely enough. Sad that Kelly Rowland's "Motivation" didn't make this list.
― Adrien Brony (step hen faps), Friday, 9 December 2011 19:31 (twelve years ago) link
generally speaking, mainstream America does not really care about Kelly Rowland unless she's with Beyonce or Nelly (which is really too bad)
― OH NOES, Friday, 9 December 2011 19:32 (twelve years ago) link
that song was a p big hit though
― joey joe joe junior shabadoo, Friday, 9 December 2011 19:35 (twelve years ago) link
I had assumed that this metaphorical definition developed from the pervasive misuse of "schizophrenical" as a clinical term.
― jaymc, Friday, 9 December 2011 19:35 (twelve years ago) link
i mean, beyonce didn't make this list either. did she have a song off this last record as big as 'motivation'?
― joey joe joe junior shabadoo, Friday, 9 December 2011 19:36 (twelve years ago) link
"Best Thing I Never Had" peaked at 16."Motivation" peaked at 17.
― jaymc, Friday, 9 December 2011 19:37 (twelve years ago) link
meanwhile I have still never actually heard Lady Antebellum (and I hope I never do)
― Adrien Brony (step hen faps), Friday, 9 December 2011 19:37 (twelve years ago) link
"Motivation" #1 on the R&B charts for seven weeks. "Best Thing I Never Had" peaked at #4.
― Adrien Brony (step hen faps), Friday, 9 December 2011 19:39 (twelve years ago) link
"Motivation" went platinum, "Best Thing" only went gold. Kelly won this year, singles-wise at least.
― some dude (Mr. Stevenson #2), Friday, 9 December 2011 19:40 (twelve years ago) link
But isn't this Billboard chart determined exclusively by Hot 100 performance?
― jaymc, Friday, 9 December 2011 19:41 (twelve years ago) link
"how to love" is kind of a sensitive well written song
not well sung though
― Lord Sotosyn, Friday, 9 December 2011 21:25 (twelve years ago) link
it's not supposed to be! in fact that's kind of its charm
― dayo, Friday, 9 December 2011 21:25 (twelve years ago) link
the Phil Oakey Clause does not apply here.
measuring how 'good' a singer is objectively is pretty rockist and/or HI DERE-ish
― dayo, Friday, 9 December 2011 21:26 (twelve years ago) link
the buzzing autotuned "MMMMMMM" that wayne ends the song with is so disgustingly unpleasant that i'll never give the track any credit as an enjoyable recording, but i'm saying the song itself is just fine
― some dude (Mr. Stevenson #2), Friday, 9 December 2011 21:27 (twelve years ago) link
― some dude (Mr. Stevenson #2), Friday, December 9, 2011 1:22 PM (2 minutes ago) Bookmark
I agree with this but musically it's soporific.
― furnace mane, Friday, 9 December 2011 21:35 (twelve years ago) link
It sounds like something Stargate would do at 8AM before they've had their coffee
― furnace mane, Friday, 9 December 2011 21:36 (twelve years ago) link
oh yeah production wise it's kind of ugly and chintzy
― some dude (Mr. Stevenson #2), Friday, 9 December 2011 21:40 (twelve years ago) link
those tinny snare triplets are straight soundclick
it's kind of like if your spouse who doesn't know how to sing or dance or play an instrument, learned how to sing/dance/play an instrument and sang you a love song on your birthday
or baked you a cake that ended up tasting like ass apples (the important part being she baked you a cake)
― dayo, Friday, 9 December 2011 21:41 (twelve years ago) link
while Stargate are in the kitchen, quietly drinking coffee.
― Lord Sotosyn, Friday, 9 December 2011 21:42 (twelve years ago) link
here's another jam for all you ppl boosting "How To Love"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzEAyUrv4A8
― OH NOES, Friday, 9 December 2011 21:43 (twelve years ago) link
"how to hate" f/ t-pain is hilarious and the best song on c4 though
― some dude (Mr. Stevenson #2), Friday, 9 December 2011 21:43 (twelve years ago) link
easily
― v-shasty, Friday, 9 December 2011 21:44 (twelve years ago) link
prob would be the best song on the t pain album too
― v-shasty, Friday, 9 December 2011 21:45 (twelve years ago) link
the t-pain leaks have felt so dull and forced
― dayo, Friday, 9 December 2011 21:46 (twelve years ago) link
the album is only okay i think
― v-shasty, Friday, 9 December 2011 21:46 (twelve years ago) link
i haven't listened to it yet you act like thr33 ringz is his crowning achievement so your opinion is a little suspect, no offense
― some dude (Mr. Stevenson #2), Friday, 9 December 2011 21:52 (twelve years ago) link
you act like thr33 ringz is unlistenable bcuz it has skits so your opinion is a little suspect, no offense
― v-shasty, Friday, 9 December 2011 21:56 (twelve years ago) link
haha it's not bad or anything but i mean nothing on it would make like t-pain's top 30 songs
― some dude (Mr. Stevenson #2), Friday, 9 December 2011 22:04 (twelve years ago) link
okay that's crazy
― v-shasty, Friday, 9 December 2011 22:07 (twelve years ago) link
ok maybe "chopped n skrewed". but it's very middling, his first two albums each have 10 songs better than anything on it.
― some dude (Mr. Stevenson #2), Friday, 9 December 2011 22:10 (twelve years ago) link
t-pain ruined 'the way you move' w/ his asinine 'left cheek right cheek' bit
― dayo, Friday, 9 December 2011 22:18 (twelve years ago) link
that's just a reference to his single 'booty wurk' but that's not really a defense
― some dude (Mr. Stevenson #2), Friday, 9 December 2011 22:27 (twelve years ago) link
born this way
― boof troop (dealwithit.gif), Friday, 9 December 2011 22:47 (twelve years ago) link
fuck outta here
― v-shasty, Friday, 9 December 2011 22:59 (twelve years ago) link
the song feels like such a distant memory now that i didn't put it on my year-end list but i still have no problem with "born this way"
― some dude (Mr. Stevenson #2), Friday, 9 December 2011 23:06 (twelve years ago) link
yeah it's seriously one of the most unpleasantly shrill songs i've ever heard in radio rotation
― some dude (Mr. Stevenson #2), Friday, December 9, 2011 8:59 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Permalink
this might provide a clue as to why jjj loves it so much
― superstition or schizophrenia? (henrietta lacks), Saturday, 10 December 2011 08:13 (twelve years ago) link
lemme see if i can find his albums ballot from last year...
― superstition or schizophrenia? (henrietta lacks), Saturday, 10 December 2011 08:14 (twelve years ago) link
(Note: I recognize that I may be overstating the case by claiming that he 'loves it so much')
Phosphorescent — Here's to Taking it EasyThird Eye Foundation — The DarkFoetus — HideFaun Fables — Light of a Vaster DarkEnslaved — Axioma Ethica OdiniThe Body — And All the Waters of the Earth Shall Turn to BloodHigh on Fire — Snakes for the DivineShining — BlackjazzTitan — Sweet DreamsOwen Pallett — HeartlandSlough Feg — Animal SpiritsUfomammut — EveAcross Tundras — Old World WandererHarvey Milk — A Small Turn of Human KindnessKanye West — My Beautiful Dark Twisted FantasySwans — My Father Will Guide Me Up a Rope to the SkyCharming Hostess — The Bowls ProjectVampire Weekend — ContraAlcest — Écailles De LuneAgalloch — Marrow of the SpiritLiars — SisterworldSchool of Seven Bells — Disconnect From DesireAgainst Me! — White CrossesNels Cline — Dirty Baby
^anything up there that approaches the description 'unpleasant and shrill'?
― superstition or schizophrenia? (henrietta lacks), Saturday, 10 December 2011 09:03 (twelve years ago) link
smh i hope no spouse of mine would try this
― degas-dirty monet (lex pretend), Saturday, 10 December 2011 11:09 (twelve years ago) link
(i remain single)
lex only fucks with real divas
― dayo, Saturday, 10 December 2011 12:15 (twelve years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― System, Thursday, 15 December 2011 00:01 (twelve years ago) link
i agree w/ what Sasha said about nicki in his hip-hop roundup
― joey joe joe junior shabadoo, Thursday, 15 December 2011 00:13 (twelve years ago) link
which was...?
smh @ you fuckin ke$ha people
― some dude (Mr. Stevenson #2), Thursday, 15 December 2011 01:26 (twelve years ago) link
esp for picking the wrong song
― OH NOES, Thursday, 15 December 2011 15:11 (twelve years ago) link