Besides the fact that I want Frankmusik to destroy my bussy, he's always been able to make some great songs. I ignored this song entirely at first, but one day I was driving around and it came on shuffle and the beginning of the song caught my attention (I have no idea what they call it in music) but I loved the effect, and the shouts in the chorus. So the song kept growing on me and growing on me that it'd be the only thing I would have on all day. I just LOVE the way he sings the song, the production, the lyrics, the effects everything about it is something so fresh and enjoyable, something I really loved all 2013.
"Follow me down to the river tonight, I'll be down here on my knees"
As I previously said with "Going To Hell", The Pretty Reckless has been releasing songs here and there, getting me more excited for there 2014 second album release. Follow Me Down by far has been one of my favorite songs that they've made, and one of my favorites this year. The slow down in the chrous where she starts singing softly and then it picks up again is everything, and then the bridge "even bicycles and sprinklers get you wet" (it took me a while to figure out what she meant by this ). Its such a great song and I'm so excited to hear their entire album, because I'm sure it'll be one of my favorites of 2014.
"Will you still love me when I'm no longer Young & Beautiful"
It just wouldn't have been the same year without Lana, and Young & Beautiful. The title track for "The Great Gatsby" , she hit it out of the park with this. She really could have written for the entire movie, because this song fit perfectly with it. When I saw it in theaters, and it made the scene so beautiful and intense. This song is pure quality in every shape and form. I really have no words for why I love this song, its just amazing, that's all I can say about it.
"You give me that, kind of, something. Want it all the time need it everyday."
Woooooo lawd, the amount of times I have played this song this year. It quickly became the most played song on my iTunes. My best sis on ATRL, TheSeenScene showed me this when it leaked, and I was SLAYED. Her vocals, how catchy this was, the old school R&B sound, Mac Miller's part even slayed me. I fell in love with Ariana with this, and quickly became a stan. Even now I can play this song and still not be sick of it despite the thousands of times I've listened to this song already. Each time I'm slayed again and again. Such a great debut for her, and I'm so happy with the success she had with this song.
"We will walk right down the pavement, and we'll know we'll be just fine."
So here it is, my number one song of the year. For a lot of reasons, it'd take too long to explain why I loved this song so much, and why it was such a big song for me in 2013. I just loved it. It was everything I needed, and I'm glad it came out this year. Big kudos to Natalia Kills for writing such an amazing song, and for making me stan so much for ha. She's so underrated, and deserves so much more success.