...were shit-tastic. I might give a full review of the whole shebang tomorrow but frankly I believe it says it all that Lady GaGa took home NO awards, whilst Taylor Swift and Michael Jackson got two apiece. Sometimes ahead of GaGa. WHAT THE FUCK AMERICA, WHAT THE FUCK?
Well, at least Adam Lambert got to piss off some conservatives.
Monday, 23 November 2009
Friday, 20 November 2009
An open plea to Jasmine
Quickly, before I remember The Fame Monster exists.
The woman you see above you is Jasmine. You may or may not be aware of her. Jasmine, former backing singer for Nelly Furtado and mastermind behind Kylie's SPECTACULAR Rippin Up The Disco, burst onto the electro pop princess scene around the second quarter of 2008 with a series of spectacular demos which indicated we were about to witness the perfect lovechild of Cyndi Lauper, Nelly Furtado, Prince and basically EVERYONE AMAZING. One of these demos in particular, The Truth, was uploaded...but only in a 1:30 clip. This clip however was enough to persuade us that the Second Coming had indeed arrived. In Jasmine form. We wanted the full version, but fair enough we thought - she'd only just burst onto the scene, we'd see it eventually.
Plus, High On Your Supply was totally killer enough to tide us over (it's still on her MySpace for those who are interested).
HOWEVER, what happened next probably has to go down as one of the biggest disappointments ever for me musically (even moreso than the complete mismanagement of Little Boots' career by Atlantic). She...disappeared. Her MySpace was left untendered for months, and we were left wondering whether we would ever hear a full version of what was looking to be THE GREATEST SONG OF ALL TIME. We heard she went off and got married. Then, disappointingly, we heard rumours that Jasmine wanted to concentrate on songwriting from now on...
BUT, she came back after a few months' absence. And, erm, uploaded a cod-reggae demo with some bubbly synths but not much else. Then she took almost all of her spectacular demos down (with the exception of High On Your Supply and Restless Heart), put up some far more underwhelming ones, and announced to us all that she was spending the next year focusing on a project...called Little Ducks Production, which was to focus on making sing-along albums for toddlers.
Fair enough Jasmine. It's dear to your heart. But surely you must see that this is a massive waste of your talents? (Thankfully she has taken the time out to produce some fantastic music recently - I reference you to Dollface's poptastic Miss Jamaica, which is a smash hit just WAITING to happen) Especially after those KILLER demos you came out with. However, I have just one wish. I wouldn't at all mind you going off to do music for kids, I wouldn't at all mind you abandoning us for months on end without the slightest hint of what's happening with what looked to be the most exciting pop prospect of the decade, if only you FINALLY uploaded a full version of The Truth. Please? We've been waiting for over a year now Jasmine, put us pop trash addicts out of our miseries...hell, I'll even give you the 79p for the track myself!
Jasmine - The Truth (1:26 clip)
Jasmine on MySpace
And now, back to pop perfection which IS already in my grasp...
The woman you see above you is Jasmine. You may or may not be aware of her. Jasmine, former backing singer for Nelly Furtado and mastermind behind Kylie's SPECTACULAR Rippin Up The Disco, burst onto the electro pop princess scene around the second quarter of 2008 with a series of spectacular demos which indicated we were about to witness the perfect lovechild of Cyndi Lauper, Nelly Furtado, Prince and basically EVERYONE AMAZING. One of these demos in particular, The Truth, was uploaded...but only in a 1:30 clip. This clip however was enough to persuade us that the Second Coming had indeed arrived. In Jasmine form. We wanted the full version, but fair enough we thought - she'd only just burst onto the scene, we'd see it eventually.
Plus, High On Your Supply was totally killer enough to tide us over (it's still on her MySpace for those who are interested).
HOWEVER, what happened next probably has to go down as one of the biggest disappointments ever for me musically (even moreso than the complete mismanagement of Little Boots' career by Atlantic). She...disappeared. Her MySpace was left untendered for months, and we were left wondering whether we would ever hear a full version of what was looking to be THE GREATEST SONG OF ALL TIME. We heard she went off and got married. Then, disappointingly, we heard rumours that Jasmine wanted to concentrate on songwriting from now on...
BUT, she came back after a few months' absence. And, erm, uploaded a cod-reggae demo with some bubbly synths but not much else. Then she took almost all of her spectacular demos down (with the exception of High On Your Supply and Restless Heart), put up some far more underwhelming ones, and announced to us all that she was spending the next year focusing on a project...called Little Ducks Production, which was to focus on making sing-along albums for toddlers.
Fair enough Jasmine. It's dear to your heart. But surely you must see that this is a massive waste of your talents? (Thankfully she has taken the time out to produce some fantastic music recently - I reference you to Dollface's poptastic Miss Jamaica, which is a smash hit just WAITING to happen) Especially after those KILLER demos you came out with. However, I have just one wish. I wouldn't at all mind you going off to do music for kids, I wouldn't at all mind you abandoning us for months on end without the slightest hint of what's happening with what looked to be the most exciting pop prospect of the decade, if only you FINALLY uploaded a full version of The Truth. Please? We've been waiting for over a year now Jasmine, put us pop trash addicts out of our miseries...hell, I'll even give you the 79p for the track myself!
Jasmine - The Truth (1:26 clip)
Jasmine on MySpace
And now, back to pop perfection which IS already in my grasp...
5 reasons why sensible blogging is impossible in late November 2009
HE ATE MY HEART AND THEN HE ATE MY BRAIN HE ATE MY HEART AND THEN HE ATE MY BRAIN HE ATE MY HEART AND THEN HE ATE MY BRAIN.You may have deduced by now that I am not in a particularly fit state to blog about anything I have not blogged about before. I think rehab is almost certainly required for this album; I started a Crusade against GaGa haters this morning and ended the day with a kill count. That's how you KNOW an album is too good for its own good.
Normal service will hopefully be resumed within the year. Hopefully.
Thursday, 19 November 2009
It's true, when the clock strikes 12 I change...
Yeah, I'm still being imprisoned by The Fame Monster. I could totally do a prescient lyrical quote from Monster, but quite frankly quoting the thing has just become hackneyed :( I'll just continue to worship it with repeated plays, although hopefully not to the point where I destroy it a la Loose (SOZNELLY, IT'S MY FAULT I CAN'T APPRECIATE YOUR POP MASTERPIECE ANYMORE, IT'S ME NOT YOU etc.). So...with those other eight albums I have on my plate, and me still stuck on the greatest starter of all time (I'M HAPPY FOR YOU LEONA, N IMMA LETCHU FINISH, BUT LADY GAGA...), I think I might skip to the dinner mints a bit early just to tame your hunger pangs, you demanding beasts you. Here's some shit you've probably already heard:
Fabio Lendrum - Don't Wait For Me
Yes, let's be grown up and move past the fact that Fabio Lendrum is QUITE FIT. After all, if we were to judge on that basis then we'd end up with Lloyd as X Factor winner and wouldn't THAT be just a slap in the face of our grand meritocracy? (To all those about to point out that things could be worse, I would like to remind you that Jedward are offensive on an aural AND visual level. Key difference, different point.)
Anyway, enough of tiring 'reality' commentary. Fabio here is following up on the whole Frankmusik/Calvin Harris brigade and proving that men can do electro/dance music without automatically being eligible for the title of CAMPEST THING EVER TO EXIST. Key track, Don't Wait For Me, which has been knocking around for a couple of months now, is a key example of this, and it's certainly spectacular enough (in that I don't think either Frank or Calvin have done anything this good yet) that I certainly hope that Warner get around to releasing it soon enough in 2010 before the Great British public's lust for poppers o'clock (oh! the irony!) anthems dies off and they move back on to worshipping shit dad-rock or grunge or wherever the god-awful circular nature of pop music culture takes us next year. Well, in the past six years, in order, we've revived the 70s, 60s and the 80s...oh dear god, we're due for a reappraisal of Britpop. Fucking great.
No chance of keeping the 80s revival going for another year or two? None at all?
Rating: 9.5/10
Fabio Lendrum on MySpace
Adam Lambert - Whataya Want From Me?
For the record, Adam Lambert totally scares me. This is the least terrifying picture I could find of him (that album cover gives me NIGHTMARES).
HOWEVER, biatch is capable of coming out with a good tune. Well, when I say biatch, I am actually referring entirely to P!nk, who penned this rather, erm, P!nk-esque track. The backstory goes that WWFM? was going to go on Funhouse but relationship changes with Corey made it somewhat inappropriate, so it got dropped...and made its way to Adam here, who's currently GaGa/Mercury-ing it up with lead single For Your Entertainment (which is QUITE GOOD). However, Whataya Want From Me is far superior (to the extent that every time I try to review the album, I go a minute into Strut and then skip back to it. Then I skip back to The Fame Monster...), and sounds like the sort of thing that could do WONDERS for the boy if released. Here's hoping Ms. Moore lets him, because I can totally see radio lapping this song up - hell, it could even get him places over here in Britain!
(APOLS FOR THE VIDEO FEATURING THAT ALBUM COVER)
Rating: 10/10
Adam Lambert on MySpace
And that's me tapped out for the night. What else? Oh, episode 10 of Glee was AMAZING. I'm now sadly back to junkie status after my 40 minute high of Glee, and so will have to return to The Fame Monster for the next week as the methadone to my Glee heroin.
I swear these artistic geniuses are trying to kill me.
Fabio Lendrum - Don't Wait For Me
Yes, let's be grown up and move past the fact that Fabio Lendrum is QUITE FIT. After all, if we were to judge on that basis then we'd end up with Lloyd as X Factor winner and wouldn't THAT be just a slap in the face of our grand meritocracy? (To all those about to point out that things could be worse, I would like to remind you that Jedward are offensive on an aural AND visual level. Key difference, different point.)
Anyway, enough of tiring 'reality' commentary. Fabio here is following up on the whole Frankmusik/Calvin Harris brigade and proving that men can do electro/dance music without automatically being eligible for the title of CAMPEST THING EVER TO EXIST. Key track, Don't Wait For Me, which has been knocking around for a couple of months now, is a key example of this, and it's certainly spectacular enough (in that I don't think either Frank or Calvin have done anything this good yet) that I certainly hope that Warner get around to releasing it soon enough in 2010 before the Great British public's lust for poppers o'clock (oh! the irony!) anthems dies off and they move back on to worshipping shit dad-rock or grunge or wherever the god-awful circular nature of pop music culture takes us next year. Well, in the past six years, in order, we've revived the 70s, 60s and the 80s...oh dear god, we're due for a reappraisal of Britpop. Fucking great.
No chance of keeping the 80s revival going for another year or two? None at all?
Rating: 9.5/10
Fabio Lendrum on MySpace
Adam Lambert - Whataya Want From Me?
For the record, Adam Lambert totally scares me. This is the least terrifying picture I could find of him (that album cover gives me NIGHTMARES).
HOWEVER, biatch is capable of coming out with a good tune. Well, when I say biatch, I am actually referring entirely to P!nk, who penned this rather, erm, P!nk-esque track. The backstory goes that WWFM? was going to go on Funhouse but relationship changes with Corey made it somewhat inappropriate, so it got dropped...and made its way to Adam here, who's currently GaGa/Mercury-ing it up with lead single For Your Entertainment (which is QUITE GOOD). However, Whataya Want From Me is far superior (to the extent that every time I try to review the album, I go a minute into Strut and then skip back to it. Then I skip back to The Fame Monster...), and sounds like the sort of thing that could do WONDERS for the boy if released. Here's hoping Ms. Moore lets him, because I can totally see radio lapping this song up - hell, it could even get him places over here in Britain!
(APOLS FOR THE VIDEO FEATURING THAT ALBUM COVER)
Rating: 10/10
Adam Lambert on MySpace
And that's me tapped out for the night. What else? Oh, episode 10 of Glee was AMAZING. I'm now sadly back to junkie status after my 40 minute high of Glee, and so will have to return to The Fame Monster for the next week as the methadone to my Glee heroin.
I swear these artistic geniuses are trying to kill me.
Tuesday, 17 November 2009
For the benefit of UK viewers...
Glee, the smash hit American comedy-drama-musical TV series, will be making its way to our shores next year and be shown on...E4. Trust Channel 4 to get its priorities right.
But still, from the poster above I have no doubt the majority of you will be nay-sayers. You want me to describe Glee in several words? OK. Think High School Musical, but if it had been adapted into a TV series and wasn't shit, had songs which have a modicum of relevance to modern pop culture (actually, screw a modicum: I'd say the majority of the songs are either pretty influential on the modern pop scene or are a part of it!), had an interesting plot, was actually FUNNY some/most of the time, and had adult themes. There, that's Glee. Oh, and it has one of the best characters of all time in a soulless cheerleading coach. Srsly, some of the one-liners she has...words cannot do justice. In any case, EVERYBODY who I have shown this amazing programme to has been converted, even if some have resisted a little to begin with. Channel 4 are making a massive mistake not making this the centre-piece of their Friday/Sunday-night schedules.
But still, enough of what I have to say about it. I'll do as Girls Aloud and let the funky music do the talking...
I may have to kill the first person who dismisses this as nothing more than a karaoke show. What you are witnessing here is my transformation from a barely-respectable music critic to a full-blown Gleek...
Monday, 16 November 2009
I'm a free bitch, baby ☭ 'The Fame Monster'
Well, I may have been a *tad* hasty in selecting my favourite albums of the moment. GaGa's Fame Monster leaked in its entirety last night, and my suspicions were confirmed: it's fucking amazing.
10 Bad Romance ☭ MY LORD. There is nothing that can be said about this that hasn't already been said. I think I prefer this to Poker Face (the chord progression in the chorus is far better IMO), and it's definitely one of my favourite songs of the year (and it must be noted that I'm nowhere near deciding my favourite of what has been a spectacular year). The video is almost certainly one of the best of the decade in my honest opinion.
10 Alejandro ☭ GAHHH. I adore the Ace of Base-esque synths peppered throughout, along with the underlying ethnic undertones, mixed into what would without these elements just be GaGa-by-numbers. I can't actually get the chorus out of my head.
9.5 Monster ☭ I LOVE IT. It's like Just Dance evolved post-GaGa's triumph, and the lyrics are totally killer. The middle eight is spectacular stuff (with a nice little recognition of the small debt that Monster owes to her debut hit!), but it does seem a little bit like Monster is just an amalgamation of all of GaGa's biggest hits to date...although given that these are some of the best songs of the year, is that even a real criticism?
10 Speechless ☭ OK, let's move past the Again, Again comparisons - whilst retaining the bluesy, cabaret edge of that song, Speechless is far, far more anthemic and really comes off more as a reformation of AA in response to her experiences throughout the year. An archetypal example of how TFM is a nod towards and an evolution of the album it was originally supposed to be packaged with.
09 Dance In The Dark ☭ Think Disco Heaven but with a far stronger chorus, and MUCH better production. Whilst I do love this song, I can't help but be put off by the fact that the chorus is *slightly* too high for GaGa (you can hear her straining her vocals just a little bit, and I can't help but feel this would be very patchy performed live). I LIVE for the Vogue rip-off at the end though. Seriously, can we get this album on in a club or something soon?
10 Telephone ☭ DID SOMEBODY JUST SAY BILLBOARD #1 SMASH? I love the subtle harp in the background of the verses which segues into the clubtastic bridge-chorus, even if the chorus is a bit tackayyy. Plus, I totally love it when Beyonce summons her inner ANGRY BLACK GURL for her verse (see under 'Ring The Alarm, Diva; amazingness of'). GaGa is totally spoilt for choice with choosing the second single, and I might actually have to scream if she goes with Dance In The Dark.
EDIT: According to gagadaily.com, this IS the second single! SENSE PREVAILS.
8.5 So Happy I Could Die ☭ This one comes off as a more club-suitable version of 'Eh, Eh', and I wasn't too hot on that one either. However, I DO quite love this one, although it is definitely the 'weak' point of the album (although with an album as fantastic as this there really isn't such a thing...or if there is, it really doesn't matter). The culmination chorus could really have used some improvement, but other than that the production and verses are still amazing.
10 Teeth ☭ OH MY FUCKING GOD. Beautiful Dirty Rich was one of my favourites on The Fame, and that is about the closest I can compare this to. So, as an evolution of that...THIS IS FUCKING FANTASTIC. 'Show me ya teeth' is really competing with 'DON'T CALL MY NAME, ALEJANDRO' for the lyric that just REFUSES to leave you alone, and as a constant chant with spoken-word relations to her lover/s interwoven throughout there's no avoiding it. It's like Beautiful Dirty Rich melded with some brass, got rid of the synths and become a Brechtian sexual anthem. AMAZING.
AVERAGE: 9.625
Overall, I would say that it is very very obvious that this is a sequel to The Fame - I would probably refer to this as The Fame v1.5, as it clearly takes into account her experiences and musical evolution over the past twelve months, and all of the tracks clearly have strong influences from some of the tracks on that album (some to the point of near self-plagiarism!). All in all I would say this is definitely one of the albums of the year, and I'm very very excited to see where she'll go with her third album!
You and me could engage in some spontaneous combustion/sex trafficking/product placement
Long live the GaG reflex! Here's what I'm currently bumming:
(Seriously, I swear I must be responsible for about a million of those 9 million views. Best video ever much?)
01 ☭ Lady GaGa • Bad Romance
02 ☭ Glee Cast • Don't Stop Believin'
03 ☭ Glee Cast • Alone
04 ☭ Leona Lewis • Happy (Jason Nevins Remix)
05 ☭ Sugababes • About A Girl
06 ☭ Britney Spears • 3
07 ☭ Black Eyed Peas • Meet Me Halfway
08 ☭ Ke$ha • TiK ToK
09 ☭ Marina & The Diamonds • Mowgli's Road
10 ☭ Snow Patrol • Just Say Yes
11 ☭ Rihanna • Russian Roulette
12 ☭ Little Boots • Remedy (Wideboys Stadium Radio Edit)
13 ☭ Owl City • Fireflies
14 ☭ Glee Cast • Bust Your Windows
15 ☭ Jeffree Star • Lollipop Luxury
16 ☭ Linda Sundblad • 2 All My Girls
17 ☭ Paloma Faith • New York
18 ☭ Beautiful Small Machines • Robots In Love
19 ☭ Marina & The Diamonds • I Am Not A Robot
20 ☭ The Good Natured • Your Body is a Machine
21 ☭ Daniel Merriweather & Adele • Water and a Flame
22 ☭ Cheryl Cole • Fight For This Love
23 ☭ Robbie Williams • Bodies
24 ☭ Mohamed Ali • Satellite
25 ☭ Simon Curtis • Delusional
26 ☭ La Roux • Quicksand
27 ☭ Little Boots • Earthquake
28 ☭ Alexandra Burke; Flo Rida • Bad Boys
29 ☭ Ellie Goulding • Under The Sheets
30 ☭ Mika • Rain
31 ☭ Ou Est Le Swimming Pool • Dance The Way I Feel
I've also ordained the following albums to be at least preferable to a kick in the balls:
Glee Cast • Glee: The Music, Volume 1
Leona Lewis • Echo
Owl City • Ocean Eyes
Paloma Faith • Do You Want The Truth or Something Beautiful?
The Saturdays • Wordshaker
Shakira • She Wolf
Tiësto • Kaleidoscope
Vanessa Amorosi • Hazardous
'I'm beginning to sense a theme here...'
(Seriously, I swear I must be responsible for about a million of those 9 million views. Best video ever much?)
01 ☭ Lady GaGa • Bad Romance
02 ☭ Glee Cast • Don't Stop Believin'
03 ☭ Glee Cast • Alone
04 ☭ Leona Lewis • Happy (Jason Nevins Remix)
05 ☭ Sugababes • About A Girl
06 ☭ Britney Spears • 3
07 ☭ Black Eyed Peas • Meet Me Halfway
08 ☭ Ke$ha • TiK ToK
09 ☭ Marina & The Diamonds • Mowgli's Road
10 ☭ Snow Patrol • Just Say Yes
11 ☭ Rihanna • Russian Roulette
12 ☭ Little Boots • Remedy (Wideboys Stadium Radio Edit)
13 ☭ Owl City • Fireflies
14 ☭ Glee Cast • Bust Your Windows
15 ☭ Jeffree Star • Lollipop Luxury
16 ☭ Linda Sundblad • 2 All My Girls
17 ☭ Paloma Faith • New York
18 ☭ Beautiful Small Machines • Robots In Love
19 ☭ Marina & The Diamonds • I Am Not A Robot
20 ☭ The Good Natured • Your Body is a Machine
21 ☭ Daniel Merriweather & Adele • Water and a Flame
22 ☭ Cheryl Cole • Fight For This Love
23 ☭ Robbie Williams • Bodies
24 ☭ Mohamed Ali • Satellite
25 ☭ Simon Curtis • Delusional
26 ☭ La Roux • Quicksand
27 ☭ Little Boots • Earthquake
28 ☭ Alexandra Burke; Flo Rida • Bad Boys
29 ☭ Ellie Goulding • Under The Sheets
30 ☭ Mika • Rain
31 ☭ Ou Est Le Swimming Pool • Dance The Way I Feel
I've also ordained the following albums to be at least preferable to a kick in the balls:
Glee Cast • Glee: The Music, Volume 1
Leona Lewis • Echo
Owl City • Ocean Eyes
Paloma Faith • Do You Want The Truth or Something Beautiful?
The Saturdays • Wordshaker
Shakira • She Wolf
Tiësto • Kaleidoscope
Vanessa Amorosi • Hazardous
'I'm beginning to sense a theme here...'
Sunday, 1 November 2009
Decade Review: 2000
And with 2009 swiftly drawing to a close, the inevitable reviews of the decade begin...
...so it makes sense to start from the beginning! I will periodically release a review of each year, culminating in December with a list of the 100 songs that summarised the decade!
So, let us begin with the 26 songs which defined 2000 (Spotify playlist alert!)...
01. Kelis - Caught Out There
02. Samantha Mumba - Always Come Back To Your Love
03. Eminem; Dido - Stan
04. Melanie C - I Turn To You (Hex Hector Radio Mix)
05. Outkast - B.O.B. (Bombs Over Baghdad)
06. Samantha Mumba - Gotta Tell You
07. Melanie C; Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes - Never Be The Same Again
08. Britney Spears - Born To Make You Happy
09. Fragma - Toca's Miracle
10. All Saints - Pure Shores
11. Britney Spears - Stronger
12. Kylie Minogue - Your Disco Needs You
13. Radiohead - Idioteque
14. S Club 7 - Never Had A Dream Come True
15. Britney Spears - Lucky
16. Sonique - It Feels So Good
17. Peaches - Fuck The Pain Away
18. Sugababes - Overload
19. Billie Piper - Day & Night
20. Pet Shop Boys - You Only Tell Me You Love Me When You're Drunk
21. Moby - Porcelain
22. LeAnn Rimes - Can't Fight The Moonlight (SPOTIFY, WHY ARE YOU MISSING #1s FROM YOUR CATALOGUE? Get to it thx.)
23. Britney Spears - Oops...I Did It Again
24. Kylie Minogue - Spinning Around
25. Eminem - The Real Slim Shady
26. Destiny's Child - Indepedent Women Part I
Mmm, I know. 2000 really hasn't aged well, has it? In fact, I'd almost go as far as saying that these songs are the few from that year that still remain listenable on their own merits...and even then, the bottom few are pushing it a bit.
Nonetheless, despite its shortcomings it did manage to provide us with some classics. Case in point at number 5 with the jungle-hip hop-gospel-funk-rock-soul genre-fuck that was Outkast's Bombs Over Baghdad, a relentless sprint of a track which was shamelessly ignored at the time (and only resurrected in 2003 a la Born In The USA for completely misguided reasons). While I can't help but think Pitchfork are being a tad over the top in their placing of the track as the greatest the decade has to offer, Bombs Over Baghdad certainly does stand as testament to the genius of Outkast at their very best.
Still, other than that those 26, what a pathetic year. Srsly, two number ones for A1 and three for Westlife? Get out.
...so it makes sense to start from the beginning! I will periodically release a review of each year, culminating in December with a list of the 100 songs that summarised the decade!
So, let us begin with the 26 songs which defined 2000 (Spotify playlist alert!)...
01. Kelis - Caught Out There
02. Samantha Mumba - Always Come Back To Your Love
03. Eminem; Dido - Stan
04. Melanie C - I Turn To You (Hex Hector Radio Mix)
05. Outkast - B.O.B. (Bombs Over Baghdad)
06. Samantha Mumba - Gotta Tell You
07. Melanie C; Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes - Never Be The Same Again
08. Britney Spears - Born To Make You Happy
09. Fragma - Toca's Miracle
10. All Saints - Pure Shores
11. Britney Spears - Stronger
12. Kylie Minogue - Your Disco Needs You
13. Radiohead - Idioteque
14. S Club 7 - Never Had A Dream Come True
15. Britney Spears - Lucky
16. Sonique - It Feels So Good
17. Peaches - Fuck The Pain Away
18. Sugababes - Overload
19. Billie Piper - Day & Night
20. Pet Shop Boys - You Only Tell Me You Love Me When You're Drunk
21. Moby - Porcelain
22. LeAnn Rimes - Can't Fight The Moonlight (SPOTIFY, WHY ARE YOU MISSING #1s FROM YOUR CATALOGUE? Get to it thx.)
23. Britney Spears - Oops...I Did It Again
24. Kylie Minogue - Spinning Around
25. Eminem - The Real Slim Shady
26. Destiny's Child - Indepedent Women Part I
Mmm, I know. 2000 really hasn't aged well, has it? In fact, I'd almost go as far as saying that these songs are the few from that year that still remain listenable on their own merits...and even then, the bottom few are pushing it a bit.
Nonetheless, despite its shortcomings it did manage to provide us with some classics. Case in point at number 5 with the jungle-hip hop-gospel-funk-rock-soul genre-fuck that was Outkast's Bombs Over Baghdad, a relentless sprint of a track which was shamelessly ignored at the time (and only resurrected in 2003 a la Born In The USA for completely misguided reasons). While I can't help but think Pitchfork are being a tad over the top in their placing of the track as the greatest the decade has to offer, Bombs Over Baghdad certainly does stand as testament to the genius of Outkast at their very best.
Still, other than that those 26, what a pathetic year. Srsly, two number ones for A1 and three for Westlife? Get out.
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