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The 2008 YECA: Attack of the Ambition (Top 10 MVs + ??)
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Attack of the Ambition: Top 10 Guilty Pleasures
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This new thread title conjured memories of Daughtry. You will be paying for my therapy!
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Oh, please. If anything, you owe Daughtry money for that one night stand two years ago.
Alright, it looks like that this will go into 2009, but that's because there's a lot left on the schedule, actually. Down the road, there will be a list of top ten music videos, as well as a surprise at the very end that, really, won't be a surprise. However, we're going to kick off the encore section of the YECA with a look back at the ten songs that I could not listen to without looking over my shoulder, to make sure that no one noticed that I was listening to them. Here they are, my top ten guilty pleasures of the year 2008. Keep in mind that this list is ranked based on how much I like the songs, not the amount of shock the songs will produce from you guys.
I don't know if you're aware of this, but I couldn't stand The Fray until this year. However, this year, I finally came around to "How To Save A Life", and, when this song came out, I started listening to more of their music, and I found myself liking more and more of it. This is the equivalent of me, all of a sudden, loving new Theory of a Deadman, and, trust me, that is not happening.
YouTube Link: "You Found Me"
Okay, maybe you're not so shocked that I like this song, considering that it actually made it onto the Blokk of Rokk. However, it's still not my normal fare, by any means. I shouldn't like her voice as much as I do, but I do. HELP ME, BART!
YouTube Link: "I Kissed A Girl"
"Because a girl like you is impossible to find. You're impossible to find." This song is only on this list because of the lyrics. Period. It doesn't have anything going for it, sound wise. It really does just sound like your average "soft emo" sound. However, this song resonates with me in a way that very few songs did this year.
YouTube Link: "Fall For You"
I think this has more to do with my dislike of 808's and Heartbreaks than anything, but I finally came around to this song, at least. It's not as good as the singles from the previous albums, but it's still good enough to be a legit Kanye single.
YouTube Link: "Heartless"
The second sexiest song that she has ever made, and I would have sex to this song. This is important because I don't feel that way about many songs at ALL. (By the way, the first? "Breathe On Me", duh.)
YouTube Link: "Break the Ice"
Is it wrong that I think this song is EASILY better than "I Kissed A Girl" and not nearly as dumb? Honestly, I think that it's odd that I haven't been a fan of Pink lately, yet I think that I like Katy Perry, since you could make an argument that, at least lately, they are one and the same.
YouTube Link: "Hot N Cold"
If I made this list based on the shock factor of the songs/artists involved, then this song would be a mortal lock for #1. No, I have not come around to Chris Brown. I just happen to love "Forever". It's the feel-good story of the year!
YouTube Link: "Forever"
I'm still not sure why I like this song so much. Is it really that original? No. Does it do anything to separate itself from its soundalikes? Not really. So why do I enjoy this song so much? I've narrowed it down to the vocals and the beat, and, because the beat is kind of bland, wouldn't it HAVE to be the vocals?
YouTube Link: "Cry For You"
Okay, fine, it's kind of mindless and unoriginal. Big deal. I still think it is ridiculously catchy, and, more importantly, really god damn fun. Britney, welcome back. Signed, an old school fan. P.S.: If it tells you anything about how much I grew to like this song, this was dangerously close to squeezing into my top 80. Yes, I'm not kidding.
YouTube Link: "Womanizer"
Easily the funniest song of the year, the surprising part about this song isn't really that I like it. It's just how much I love this ****ing song. Seriously, if there was a chance that I could revise my top 80, this would be in the top 70. At the worst. I'm not even kidding. Listen to that ****ing beat. Just LISTEN to it! For a joke song to have this catchy of a beat is mind-blowing. And I LOVE the "chorus" of the song. Legitimately. I've listened to this song at least twice a day since the first time I heard it, and I find myself falling in love with the song more and more every time I listen to it. I'm dead serious when I say that this is one of the best pop songs of the year, and, EASILY, the best comedy song of the year.
YouTube Link: "Jizz In My Pants"
Next up will, more than likely, be the videos list, if I ever really begin to work on it. It may or may not be up before 2009. Stay tuned, either way.
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7/10
Happy new year Ryan!
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Ryan, I can only help you if you admit you're wrong.
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Incredibad will be the album of 09. Mark it on your calendar! February 10th, **** gets real.
Nice list, Ryan. I approve.
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I still prefer "I Kissed a Girl" over "Hot n' Cold" but love both anyway.
3 of your songs were on my mainstream top 10 so it seems our mainstream tastes are rather similar.
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And happy new year!
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8/10 Womanizer, Break The Ice, Hot N Cold
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LFR @ Jizz In My Pants. I love that song too!
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LMAO. They are guilty pleasures because they are pop music. Ryan, I love you
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LMAO. They are guilty pleasures because they are pop music. Ryan, I love you
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They're "guilty pleasures" in the sense that they're not what people would, normally, expect me to listen to. It's not because they're pop, because, um, last time I checked, I do have pop and non-rock songs in my top 100 songs, and We Started Nothing would have been AT LEAST a close call on my albums list, had I listened to it before I made up my albums list.
Yeah, I'm a bit defensive, but I think it's time that people stop acting so shocked when people like myself and Johnald listen to something that isn't rock.
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"Jizz In My Pants" is my ringtone right now.
Great list. I like most of the songs on it.
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Katy is awesome. I like "Fall for You" as well.
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lmao I like 3 of those songs: both Britneys and Kanye. The rest are either ehhh or I haven't listened to them.
I'm mad you gave in to the shittyness that Hot N Cold and Forever are
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"Breathe On Me" is so damn good. Nice recognition
Lots of good stuff in that set. Nice to see you own up to it!
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Katy (2) + SS + The Fray <3333
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8/10! LOL!
Comment on mine thanks
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Quote:
Originally posted by Red
They're "guilty pleasures" in the sense that they're not what people would, normally, expect me to listen to. It's not because they're pop, because, um, last time I checked, I do have pop and non-rock songs in my top 100 songs, and We Started Nothing would have been AT LEAST a close call on my albums list, had I listened to it before I made up my albums list.
Yeah, I'm a bit defensive, but I think it's time that people stop acting so shocked when people like myself and Johnald listen to something that isn't rock.
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I'm not shocked you like pop, I just found it funny how all the songs you considered 'guilty pleasures' were mainstream music. That's it
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Jizz In My Pants is awesome!
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