40. The Gossip "Heavy Cross"
Beth Ditto is a vamp, and her vocals are absolutely delicious. I long to hear more music like this on the radio.
Fave line: "We can play it safe, or play it cool/follow the leader, or make up all the rules"
39. T.I. feat. Justin Timberlake "Dead and Gone"
Make no bones about it, T.I. is a commercial rapper, but his flow here is PERFECT and he's never sounded more introspective, questioning those around him and even lamenting on his own mortality. Justin is only icing on the cake.
Fave line: "Ever had one of them days wish you would have stayed home? Run into a group of niggas gettin' they hate on?"
T.I. - Dead And Gone ft. Justin Timberlake
T.I. | MySpace Music Videos
38. Friendly Fires "Jump in the Pool"
When I first heard this song, I thought it was Bloc Party; the two bands possess the same synthy energy. Too bad Bloc Party hasn't done a song this great since 2005.
Fave line: "I looked at you i knew you wanted to jump in the pool"
37. The Dead Weather "Treat Me Like Your Mother"
Love the banter between Mosshart and White on this one. The guitars and drum, too, are pretty effing awesome.
Fave line: "Don't act like you can't act/stand up like a man"
36. Rihanna "Russian Roulette"
One of the most controversial songs of the year, a lot of people didn't really get it. What was Rihanna singing about? Is she suicidal? Um. No. I think the metaphors are waaaaay too easy, so I won't explain them here. (Y'all are smart, right?) Let's just say it's the most cryptic song she's ever done and one of the better written songs on this list, on the disc and of this year. And that gunshot at the end?? Damn.
Fave line: "So many won't get the chance to say goodbye, but it's too late to think of the value of my life"
35. Lady GaGa "Bad Romance"
I still blame Lady GaGa for causing the link for the live stream of McQueen's Spring/Summer Ready-to-Wear 2010 collection to collapse. Damn her for announcing to the whole of twitter (she has over one million followers) that she was debuting the song there! But oh my GAWD what a song it is!! Ra ROH!
Fave line: "Walk walk, fashion baby/work it, move that bitch crazy"
34. Kid Cudi feat. Kanye West and Common "Make Her Say"
Quite possibly the funniest song of the year. Yea you read right. Funny. And Common is on the track. Great Lady GaGa sample, too.
Fave line: "Getting brain the library, cuz I love knowledge"
33. Fever Ray "When I Grow Up"
Sounding like something lifted from her band's "Silent Shout", Karin Andersson sings, like a preening child, about her adulthood plans. Love the steel drums.
Fave line: "You've got cucumber on your eyes/too much time spent on nothing, waiting on your moment to arise"
32. Yeah Yeah Yeahs "Heads Will Roll"
Dance, dance, dance till you're dead! If that isn't sound advice, I don't know what is. Love how this track just builds and builds and i LOVE the video!
Fave line: "The glitter's all wet, you're all chrome"
31. Maxwell "Pretty Wings"
The gentlest, sweetest, most heart-breaking thing I heard all year. Maxwell's falsetto could sooth a thousand nations at war.
Fave line: "I should have showed you better nights, better times, better days/and I miss you more and more"
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