Silly song title, I know, but this song reminds me of something older in U2's discography. I can't quite put my hands on it, but it has that same grandiosity, that same urgency, that same immediacy as some of their best work.
Fave line: "The right to be ridiculous is something I hold dear"
29. Fever Ray "Seven"
If you haven't seen this video, stop reading this and go watch it. Creepy as hell! But that's Karin for ya. The song isn't that creepy, but it does creep along stealthily. Love the soft tension it builds along the way.
Fave line: "Accompany me by the kitchen sink/We talk about love, we talk about dishwasher tablets"
28. Lily Allen "The Fear"
Lily Allen may very well be the female Kanye West in how much attention she gets from the shit that she talks. And "The Fear" may very well be her "All Falls Down"- a wry lament on how celebrity culture has changed her generation for the worse.
Fave line: "Everything's cool as long as i'm getting thinner"
The Fear video
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27. Lady GaGa "Poker Face"
Is it about gambling? Is it about sex? Is it about cheating? Well, according to GaGa, it's about that and much more. Weird song-writing has been missing from pop ever since Gwen Stefani has decided to go do whatever she's doing. Thank you GaGa for bringing it back. THE definitive song of 2009.
Fave line: "Russian Roulette is not the same without a gun, and baby when it's love, if it's not rough, it isn't fun"
26. Chris Brown feat. Swizz Beatz and Lil Wayne "I Can Transform Ya"
Chris Brown has had a rough year, so you can't really blame him that he tries to forget all he's been through. Operative word- tries. Say what you will though, the song works thanks in part to Swizz's paint can beats and Weezy's extra-terrestrial rhyming. It's "Upgrade Ya 2.0"
Fave line: "I transform her to a Ducati, then I transform me to a Bugatti"
25. Peter Bjorn and John "Nothing to Worry About"
The kids get me every time. Love the hip-hop beat. It's goofy, but in a nerd-who-secretly-loves-ra
Fave line: "Negative, why always so negative? if you have problems, why don't you go solve them?"
24. Jay-Z feat. Rihanna and Kanye West "Run This Town"
Produced by No I.D. and featuring a chaotic military march beats, Jay just cruises along on this one allowing Rihanna and Kanye to show off.
Fave line: "It's crazy how you can go from being Joe Blow, to everybody on yo' dick, no homo"
23. Franz Ferdinand "Ulysses"
Great great song about what else? Getting high. And of course being so shit-faced, you don't remember the exploits of last night; you did something so wild, you're changed forever.
Fave line: "C'mon don't amuse me/I don't need your sympathy"
22. Julian Casablancas "11th Dimension"
The Strokes have been disappointing us since "Room on Fire", so hopes weren't high for Casablancas' solo disc. Well, count me just as surprised by this single as everyone else.
Fave line: "Drop your guard, you don't have to be so smart all the time"
21. Rihanna feat. Jeezy "Hard"
Rihanna has a word or two for her haters, but even then, she really doesn't see you- "Where them bloggers at?" she rhetorically asks. And who can wrong her? She's one of the biggest pop stars on the planet right now. The-Dream's clanking, surging beat makes this one instantly memorable, and coupled with that steaming video, it smells like yet another hit for Ri-Ri.
Fave line: "My runway never looked so clear, bout the hottest bitch in heels right here"
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