Favorites of 2008! Part Un
I know these lists are like the plague, but I can't help it. I'm not fancy or sophisticated in taste, but this is what I listened to...
My favorite songs this year. I drank a lot.
25. Charlotte Sometimes "How I Can Just Kill a Man"
She may have been out of place on the warped tour lineup, but chica can really sing!
24. Kanye West "Love Lockdown"
I can't believe I'm doing this. But to offset feeding that egomaniac I will say that Patrick Stump's home recording is better.
23. Jordin Sparks and Chris Brown "No Air"
That's what was offered as an alternative to listening to this song. Most people decided they could handle it, but for 4000 people in the heartland of America...RIP dudes.
22. Fall Out Boy 'Beat It'
Oddly enough this is not the Fall Out Boy song about wacking off.
21. Rihanna f NeYo "Hate That I Love You"
There hasn't been a really good duet like this in so long. It gets points just for being here.
20. Panic at the Disco 'Northern Downpour'
Before I heard this song Panic at the disco was just the band who's lead singer was hit in the head with a bottle and fainted. Now they've got music I can get behind.
19. Paramore "That's What You Get"
Sure "Decode" was in Twilight, but Decode sucks!
18. Pussycat Dolls 'When I Grow Up'
It says "boobies" if I want it to goddamnit!!!
17. Maroon 5 "Makes Me Wonder"
Adam Levine and crew prove their relevence in the industry of bang and flash with funky guitars and vocals that have got to make Prince proud.
16. The Hush Sound "Medicine Man"
Greta Salpeter sings over hypnotic drums and zombie wails.
15. Fall Out Boy 'I Don't Care'
You can't really deny the killer blues riff of this song. Try as you might, but FOB won't stop until all you mothers are stomping along.
14. Phantom Planet "Do the Panic"
The creepy horror movie vibe more than makes up for Phan Plan remaking one of their earliest songs.
13. Cobra Starship "I Kissed a Boy"
Naughty anthem that Katy wishes she had the guts for or "Hollaback Boy" version 2.0
12. Ashlee Simpson 'Outta My Head'
"Dear Daddy, I'm married and a mom now, can you stop buying my underwear and talking about my nose job, plz! Thx pops, love your little rulebreaker xoxo"
11. Britney Spears 'Circus'
Circus is an appropriate word to describe miss Spears, ringleader is not.
10. Danity Kane 'Damaged'
Diddy really knows how to make a band...ok, so he knows how to arrange girls from 'slutty' to 'mildly annoying', but they make a damn sweet pop song.
9. Christina Aguilera 'Keeps Gettin' Better'
Yes she does. Super Bitch or Super Girl Xtina is still a badass.
8. Jason Mraz "I'm Yours"
How do you not love Jason Mraz? If this song is annoying yet, I don't care.
7. MIA 'Paper Planes'
All I wanna do is learn how to make that gun noise with my mouth.
6. Miley Cyrus '7 Things'
Remember when they said all that teeny bopper stuff wouldn't last? Meet the next Britney.
5. Katy Perry 'I Kissed A Girl'
Maybe if they used this song in a Prop 8 commercial we would've gotten more people interested in defeating it. It'd get the horny male vote.
4. Rihanna 'Disturbia'
I don't know what I listened to drunk before this song.
3. Gym Class Heroes f Busta Rhymes "Peace Sign/Index Down"
Anthem for angry teens everywhere. Actually this is probably the best GCH has done to date. Fuck you, this is for my family.
2. Fall Out Boy "Lake Effect Kid"
The best FOB song this year came in the form of a demo cut-from-the-team track that ended up on their mixtape. The best things in life ARE free!
1. Britney Spears 'Womanizer'
Little Known fact, this song is about Phil Spektor.
Honorable Mentions:
Janet Jackson "Feedback": It actually has the lyrics "heavy like a first day period", 'nuff said.
Ashlee Simpson "Little Miss Obsessive": She stole the lyric off one of those weird t-shirts.
Phantom Planet "Dropped": Not about being bounced from Epic/Daylight, surprisingly.
Gym Class Heroes "Cookie Jar": Travis McCoy raps poetic about, what else, girls girls girls.
Coldplay "Viva La Vida": I could be shot for not including this song!
Metro Station "Shake It": The elder Cyrus' leeches off sister by ripping off "Hey Ya"
The Cab "One of Those Nights": One-Take Stump is at the end there.
Part Dos is tomorrow! Top of 2008: the Albums. Shorter list, longer paragraphs.
My favorite songs this year. I drank a lot.
25. Charlotte Sometimes "How I Can Just Kill a Man"
She may have been out of place on the warped tour lineup, but chica can really sing!
24. Kanye West "Love Lockdown"
I can't believe I'm doing this. But to offset feeding that egomaniac I will say that Patrick Stump's home recording is better.
23. Jordin Sparks and Chris Brown "No Air"
That's what was offered as an alternative to listening to this song. Most people decided they could handle it, but for 4000 people in the heartland of America...RIP dudes.
22. Fall Out Boy 'Beat It'
Oddly enough this is not the Fall Out Boy song about wacking off.
21. Rihanna f NeYo "Hate That I Love You"
There hasn't been a really good duet like this in so long. It gets points just for being here.
20. Panic at the Disco 'Northern Downpour'
Before I heard this song Panic at the disco was just the band who's lead singer was hit in the head with a bottle and fainted. Now they've got music I can get behind.
19. Paramore "That's What You Get"
Sure "Decode" was in Twilight, but Decode sucks!
18. Pussycat Dolls 'When I Grow Up'
It says "boobies" if I want it to goddamnit!!!
17. Maroon 5 "Makes Me Wonder"
Adam Levine and crew prove their relevence in the industry of bang and flash with funky guitars and vocals that have got to make Prince proud.
16. The Hush Sound "Medicine Man"
Greta Salpeter sings over hypnotic drums and zombie wails.
15. Fall Out Boy 'I Don't Care'
You can't really deny the killer blues riff of this song. Try as you might, but FOB won't stop until all you mothers are stomping along.
14. Phantom Planet "Do the Panic"
The creepy horror movie vibe more than makes up for Phan Plan remaking one of their earliest songs.
13. Cobra Starship "I Kissed a Boy"
Naughty anthem that Katy wishes she had the guts for or "Hollaback Boy" version 2.0
12. Ashlee Simpson 'Outta My Head'
"Dear Daddy, I'm married and a mom now, can you stop buying my underwear and talking about my nose job, plz! Thx pops, love your little rulebreaker xoxo"
11. Britney Spears 'Circus'
Circus is an appropriate word to describe miss Spears, ringleader is not.
10. Danity Kane 'Damaged'
Diddy really knows how to make a band...ok, so he knows how to arrange girls from 'slutty' to 'mildly annoying', but they make a damn sweet pop song.
9. Christina Aguilera 'Keeps Gettin' Better'
Yes she does. Super Bitch or Super Girl Xtina is still a badass.
8. Jason Mraz "I'm Yours"
How do you not love Jason Mraz? If this song is annoying yet, I don't care.
7. MIA 'Paper Planes'
All I wanna do is learn how to make that gun noise with my mouth.
6. Miley Cyrus '7 Things'
Remember when they said all that teeny bopper stuff wouldn't last? Meet the next Britney.
5. Katy Perry 'I Kissed A Girl'
Maybe if they used this song in a Prop 8 commercial we would've gotten more people interested in defeating it. It'd get the horny male vote.
4. Rihanna 'Disturbia'
I don't know what I listened to drunk before this song.
3. Gym Class Heroes f Busta Rhymes "Peace Sign/Index Down"
Anthem for angry teens everywhere. Actually this is probably the best GCH has done to date. Fuck you, this is for my family.
2. Fall Out Boy "Lake Effect Kid"
The best FOB song this year came in the form of a demo cut-from-the-team track that ended up on their mixtape. The best things in life ARE free!
1. Britney Spears 'Womanizer'
Little Known fact, this song is about Phil Spektor.
Honorable Mentions:
Janet Jackson "Feedback": It actually has the lyrics "heavy like a first day period", 'nuff said.
Ashlee Simpson "Little Miss Obsessive": She stole the lyric off one of those weird t-shirts.
Phantom Planet "Dropped": Not about being bounced from Epic/Daylight, surprisingly.
Gym Class Heroes "Cookie Jar": Travis McCoy raps poetic about, what else, girls girls girls.
Coldplay "Viva La Vida": I could be shot for not including this song!
Metro Station "Shake It": The elder Cyrus' leeches off sister by ripping off "Hey Ya"
The Cab "One of Those Nights": One-Take Stump is at the end there.
Part Dos is tomorrow! Top of 2008: the Albums. Shorter list, longer paragraphs.