50. La Roux "In For the Kill"
Borrowing heavily from Bjork, this is one propulsive song that should be on every radio and club playlist from now till next year
Fave line: "We can fight our desires, but when we start making fires we get ever so hot"
49. Dragonette "Fixin to Thrill"
The lead singer sounds like Ashlee Simpson, but that twat could never have made something like this. Played this one so many times, my four-year nephew probably knows it by heart by now.
Fave line: "Oh we could do it any way you want/We only like you cause you're cute and young"
48. Jamie Foxx feat. T-Pain "Blame It"
I think this track proves more than anything, that if Jamie Foxx really wanted to have a respectable singing career, he could. My fave club track of the year, hands down. It's even better to dance to drunk.
Fave line: "I was unaware how fine you was before my buzz set in"
47. Kid Cudi feat. MGMT and and Ratatat "Pursuit of Happiness"
I'm really not a Kid Cudi fan, his flow is a bit too lazy for me, but there's summin about this song... I think it's chorus...
Fave line: "Tell me what you know about night terrors- nothing"
46. Passion Pit "The Reeling"
Reading the lyrics, this is a pretty depressing song. You'd never know though, with how busy and sunny everything else is.
Fave line: "We dug these holes we crawled into now they're my home"
45. Bat for Lashes "Daniel"
A haunting song about who knows what, Natasha Khan's descriptions about cinders and rain, fires, and marble movie skies are as vivid as ever.
Fave line: "And you have set fire to my heart"
44. Friendly Fires "Skeleton Boy"
Apart from their Mercury-Prize nomination, i'm really surprised this band wasn't buzzed about more. Oh well. Love them. Love this song.
Fave line: "Give me your hand, let's face this night and see it through"
43. Shakira "She Wolf"
Here's the most ridiculous song i've heard all year replete with howling, the use of "lycanthropy" and panting. Despite all that though, the song still works, resulting in one of Shakira's most effervescent songs ever.
Fave line: "Eternal creatures are not so prudent/the moon's my teacher and i'm her student"
42. Animal Collective "Summertime Clothes"
More than any other song this year, the importance of a physical connection is expressed wonderfully. The Collective really impressed me this year. Really.
Fave line: "My bones have to move and my skin's gotta breathe/You pick up the phone and i'm so relieved"
41. The Dead Weather "Hang You From the Heavens"
Creepy, pulsating, sexy are just some of the words I can think of to describe this. It also sounds a lot like what the White Stripes would if the lead singer were female.
Fave: "I never know how to treat you/you say I love you, but it aint true"
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