Rap finally gets its own “Umbrella,” a pop landscape-shifting generational sing-along song beloved by little kids, grandparents, Taylor Swift (who capably covered it) and everyone in between.
24. Lana Del Rey: “Video Games”
23. The Decemberists: “Don’t Carry It All”
22. Danny Brown: “Scrap or Die”
21. Neon Indian: “Polish Girl”
20. The Vaccines: “If You Wanna”
18. Wale featuring TCB: “Bait”
17. Ryan Adams: “Lucky Now”
17. Wiz Khalifa: “Roll Up”
16. Britney Spears featuring Nicki Minaj and Ke$ha: “Till the World Ends” (remix)
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For those who thought the original would have been perfect if only it had featured Minaj clucking like a chicken. Better than the original, which withholds the hook until the end.
15. Jason Aldean and Kelly Clarkson: “Don’t You Wanna Stay”
14. Jai Paul: “BTSTU”
13. DJ Khaled featuring Drake, Rick Ross and Lil Wayne “I’m on One”
12. Lagartijeando featuring Boogat: “El Alto de la Paz”
11. Ashton Shepherd: “Look it Up”
10. Thundercat: “Daylight”
08. Radiohead: “Codex”
08. Tinariwen: “Tenere Taqqim Tossam”
07. Red Fang: “Wires”
06. Rihanna featuring Calvin Harris: “We Found Love”
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When one of dance music’s best beatmakers teams with the Gumby of pop divas, it’s a marriage made in crossover heaven.
05. Michael Kiwanuka: “Tell Me A Tale”
04. ASAP Rocky: “Bass”
03. Brantley Gilbert: “County Must Be Country Wide”
02. Liturgy: “Generation”
01. Beyoncé: “1 + 1”
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Beyoncé's “1+1” takes an unremarkable ballad and turns it into gold. Beyoncé just kills this otherwise unremarkable ballad. She knows it, and she knows you know it. Her obvious pride in her abilities, in her Beyonce-ness, informs every note, but it doesn’t seem showoff-y. It’s just sweet.
She was describing the cartoon character as he is described on Wikipedia. Maybe someone should brush up on their vocabulary instead automatically clinging to something that they think sounds right.