Say, I’m thinking ’bout her every second, every hour
Do my singing in the shower
Picking petals off the flowers like
The first track from Mariah Carey (ahem, I meant Ariana ) on this countdown is The Way, a collab with Mac Miller. It didn't quite live up to the whole hype, considering I stayed up until 3 in the morning for the cruddy video, but it still bops
Things we lost to the flames
Things we'll never see again
All that we've amassed
Sits before us, shattered into ash
The second entry of the six () entries on this countdown by my most-scrobbled artist Bastille is the amazingly haunting Things We Lost In The Fire. This song is such an earworm, I find myself singing it all the time.
We only said goodbye with words
I died a hundred times
You go back to her
This song, commonly regarded as the worst song on the Gatsby soundtrack, is in my opinion the best. Why does everybody hate it? I have no idea. A very, let's just say interesting rendition of the Amy Winehouse classic.
This is how we do, yeah, chilling, laid back
Straight stuntin' yeah we do it like that
This is how we do, do do do do, this is how we do
Another one of those 'why do people hate this?' tracks. It's the third-best track on Prism. (Besides Dark Horse and Roar ). This is my guilty pleasure.
I actually followed up on something I'd said today 2 updates in one day, finally! See you all the 26th, I'm off to watch The Polar Express and tomorrow I'll enjoy the festivies!
Rhythm is a dancer,
It's a souls companion,
People feel it everywhere,
The new single from Bastille (well, it's technically old but it's new as a single) is just I never expected these guys to mash up two 90's hits, and actually make it good. Wow.
Excuse me for a while
While I’m wide-eyed
And I’m so down caught in the middle
The only entry from London Grammar this year is the perfect 'Strong', off their album 'If You Wait'. Hannah's vocals really excel this track to a new level, this tune is so beautiful. Definitely worth a listen if you haven't yet!
Never been so scared of losing
But never understood the calm
So take me where I wanna be, back in your arms
I remember hearing this track somewhere (I can't remember where, sorry) and instantly I was HOOKED. By the time I had actually found the darn track the hype had worn off a bit, but it still slays. A lot.
We can leave the house lead the party let the people know
Go drown the colors of our minds and watch the cars go
This bite-sized track, also from Lorde's Love Club EP just totally dominated back in July when I found it. It's unique catchiness drew me in, and it kept me with it's deep lyrics. As I've said before, Lorde: 2, Pop Girls: 0 when it comes to lyrics
Get Lucky is amazing, I stil love that song in the other hand... I liked Like Home at first, but it got old for me very fast lol
Of The Night is an amazing cover!
4/5 for the first set, I do not like the Amy cover at all
Get Lucky in the second set I tried to get into London Grammar but they were a bit too snoozy for me, the only track I remember is Wasting My Young Years.