5. Rob Thomas - Mockingbird PEAK: #1 (3 weeks)
Here we stand
Somewhere in between this moment and the end
Will we bend?
Or will we open up and take this whole thing in?
Everybody else is smiling and their smiles don’t fade
And you don’t even wonder why you just don’t think that way
Maybe you and me got lost somewhere, we can't move or we can't stay here
Well maybe we've just had enough, well maybe we ain’t meant for this love
You and me tried everything
But still that mocking bird wont sing
Well man this life seems hard enough
Well maybe we ain’t meant for this love
Take my hand
And I will lead you through the broken promise land
Yes I can, ah yes I can
I can be there when you need it, I'll give it all till you can't feel it anymore
I don't wanna love you now, if you'll just leave someday
I don't wanna turn around, if you'll just walk away
Maybe you and me got lost somewhere, we can't move or we can't stay here
Well maybe we've just had enough, well maybe we ain’t meant for this love
You and me tried everything
But still that mocking bird wont sing
Well man this life seems hard enough
Well maybe we ain’t meant for this love
Maybe you and me got lost somewhere, we can't move or we can't stay here
Well maybe we've just had enough, well maybe we ain’t meant for this love
You and me tried everything
But still that mocking bird wont sing
Well man this life seems hard enough
Well maybe we ain’t meant for this love
Maybe we ain’t meant for this love
Maybe we ain’t meant for this love
I've always enjoyed the music of Rob Thomas... and this was one of my favourites on his "Cradlesong" album. So naturally, when it became a single, it flew up my chart, and ended up spending three weeks at #1 on my chart. Definitely one of my favourites of his solo career to date, and a worthy inclusion in my top five tunes of the year!
4. Maroon 5 - Misery PEAK: #1 (4 weeks)
So scared of breaking it
But you won't let it bend
And I wrote two hundred letters
I will never send
Sometimes these cuts are so much
deeper than they seem
You'd rather cover up
I'd rather let them be
So let me be and I'll set you free
I am in misery
There ain't nobody who can comfort me (oh yeah)
Why won't you answer me?
The silence is slowly killing me (oh yeah)
Girl you really got me bad
You really got me bad
I'm gonna get you back
Gonna get you back
Your salty skin and how it mixes in with mine
The way it feels to be completely intertwined
Not that I didn't care
It's that I didn't know
It's not what I didn't feel
It's what I didn't show
So let me be and I'll set you free
I am in misery
There ain't nobody who can comfort me (oh yeah)
Why won't you answer me?
The silence is slowly killing me (oh yeah)
Girl you really got me bad
You really got me bad
I'm gonna get you back
Gonna get you back
Say your faith is shaken
You may be mistaken
You keep me wide awake
and waiting for the sun
I'm desperate and confused
So far away from you
I'm getting there
I don't care where I have to go
Why do you do what you do to me, yeah?
Why won't you answer me, answer me, yeah? (x2)
I am in misery
There ain't nobody who can comfort me (oh yeah)
Why won't you answer me?
The silence is slowly killing me (oh yeah)
Girl you really got me bad
You really got me bad
I'm gonna get you back
Gonna get you back (x4)
Maroon 5 has been one of my favourite groups of recent years, and 2010 was the year they released the album "Hands All Over". As usual, they failed to disappoint with the overall package, and I feel that this lead single was the best on there. This is their third top 5 year-end placing, and they all happened three years apart (She Will Be Loved in 2004 and Wake Up Call in 2007), further showing their continued strength.
3. Kate Voegele - Inside Out PEAK: #1 (6 weeks)
In fairness I was an easy sell
Though I'm embarrassed
To admit it to myself
And the worst part is
You know it all too well
So don't take advantage
Of my transparent shell, no
But I think you know what I need
Impossible as it may seem
And I think it's easy to see
I am awake, it's getting late
I'm in no state to be alone now
Yeah, I'm alone now
Come light the fire in my room
I think I'm losing all control now
I don't even know how
But I'm in your rip tide
And now I'm inside out
I'm in the corner of the street cafe
And my heart is warmer
Since I heard from you today
Like a shallow creek I am gleaming
No chance of keeping any secrets
Have I lost enough security yet?
I am awake, it's getting late
I'm in no state to be alone now
Yeah, I'm alone now
Come light the fire in my room
I think I'm losing all control now
I don't even know how
But I'm in your rip tide
And now I'm inside out
I tried to hide it, I can't deny it
Now I'm inside out
Say you love me, yeah, all or nothing (oh)
Now I'm inside out
I am awake, it's getting late
I'm in no state to be alone now
Yeah, I'm alone now
Come light the fire in my room
I think I'm losing all control now
I don't even know how
I am awake, it's getting late
I'm in no state to be alone now
Yeah, I'm alone now
Come light the fire in my room
I think I'm losing all control now
I don't even know how
But I'm in your rip tide
And now I'm inside out
Well, here's the big surprise... after scoring the #1 songs of both 2008 (Only Fooling Myself) and 2009 (99 Times), Kate Voegele crashes out at #3 for 2010 with "Inside Out"! This was one of my absolute favourites on her CD "A Fine Mess", and one that I was happy to get a single release... but unfortunately for her, it was released too late in 2009 to get any higher than #49, and in 2010, it gets #3. Had it been entirely within a single year, it likely would've been #1 for either year... but in 2010, two other songs manage to beat out Kate for the top 2! Who could've done such an unspeakable act?
2. Colbie Caillat - I Never Told You PEAK: #1 (4 weeks)
I miss those blue eyes, how you kiss me at night
I miss the way we sleep
Like there's no sunrise, like the taste of your smile
I miss the way we breathe
But I never told you
What I should have said
But I never told you
I just held it in
And now, I miss everything about you
I can't believe that I still want you
After all the things we've been through
I miss everything about you, without you
I see your blue eyes, everytime I close mine
You make it hard to see
Where I belong to, when I'm not around you
It's like I'm not with me
But I never told you
What I should have said
No I never told you
I just held it in
And now, I miss everything about you (still you're gone)
I can't believe that I still want you (and loving you, I never should have walked away)
After all the things we've been through
I miss everything about you, without you
But I never told you
What I should have said
No I never told you
I just held it in
And now, I miss everything about you (still you're gone)
I can't believe that I still want you (and loving you, I never should have walked away)
After all the things we've been through
I miss everything about you, without you
This sentimental ballad quickly became one of my favourite songs from Colbie Caillat, primarily on the strength of the lyrics and its laid-back feel. While I had enjoyed many of her songs before (especially the #1 hit "Realize"), this ended up being my favourite from her overall... and for the entire year 2010, it finished at the runner-up spot. Who could've beaten out Colbie for the #1 spot?
1. Adelitas Way - Last Stand PEAK: #1 (4 weeks)
I'm all alone, you're far away
I never learned from my mistakes
I should have known just what to say
To make you wanna stay
You were always the one giving
I was always there to take it
Take your heart and break it
And I'll never make it without you
I need a second chance
'Cause I wanna make it about you
I'll make it my last stand
It took a moment to see
It wasn't you, it was me
I couldn't let you in
Now I'm ashamed
I pushed you away from me
Now I'm afraid it's too late to save again
Miss you the most when I sleep
You turn my nightmares into dreams
Can't lose hope, it's killing me
I'm the one who made you leave
But if I just take a chance now
Open up and finally reach out
Can I save it all somehow?
And I'll never make it without you
I need a second chance
'Cause I want to make it about you
I'll make it my last stand
It took a moment to see
It wasn't you, it was me
I couldn't let you in
Now I'm ashamed
I pushed you away from me
Now I'm afraid it's too late to save again
I'm all alone, you're far away
I finally found the words to say
And I'll never make it without you
I need a second chance
'Cause I want to make it about you
I'll make it my last stand
It took a moment to see
It wasn't you, it was me
I couldn't let you in
Now I'm ashamed
I pushed you away from me
Now I'm afraid it's too late to save again
Won't be afraid, won't push you away
...and here it is, my #1 song of 2010!
When I first heard this song very late last year, I knew it had something special. This power ballad had it all: great lyrics coupled with a talented vocalist and a killer guitar solo in the bridge. The vocals are very reminiscent of other bands I'd enjoyed such as Daughtry (especially in the verses) and Hinder (especially in the chorus), and it seemed to have all the makings of a classic.
This song helped me notice the new Las Vegas band Adelitas Way... and what an impact the song had! It would go on to spend four weeks at #1 on my chart, 21 weeks in my top 10 (tied for the record) and 39 weeks in my top 100 (the most of any song in 2010). And while it failed to catch on in the real world, it had become a hit on several personal charts, mine included... but on my chart, "Last Stand" takes the ultimate prize as my #1 song of the entire year 2010! Congratulations to Rick DeJesus, Creighton Bibbs, Keith Wallen, Derek Johnston and Trevor Stafford for a song well done, and here's to a bright future as they prepare their next album!