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D/X Best Fest 2012 · Videos 05-01 · Artists Part 3 [Page 28]
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#040. Avicii - "Levels"
#036. Calvin Harris ft. Florence Welch - "Sweet Nothing"
#034. Marina & The Diamonds - "Primadonna"
#033. Karmin - "Brokenhearted"
#031. David Guetta ft. Nicki Minaj - "Turn Me On"
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good ones, they are all surprising hits in common
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Diamonds and Primadonna
Love your graphics
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Thanks for your comments!
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I'll try to remember but I'm really bad at remembering to watch or listen to stuff, haha. Sadly Chronicle isn't on Netflix so who knows when it'll happen.
Where did you read about Emily's problem, btw?
After seeing so much of Alt-J, I had to check it out. How come Tessalate sounds familiar? I like it.
Marina and Karmin <3
"Shayn brait laik a daymont" lol
Yeah, not big on the video for Turn Me On either.
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Hope you find Chronicle, even if I said that I don't recommend it. Glad you liked Alt-J! They say that they are the new Radioheads, but nah, they are awesome. I read it on YouTube comments, i know that my source is not really that reliable but it seemed that many fans were upset by her behavior.
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WAIT, you like You Me At Six? they're so freaking good No One Does It Better is one of my favorite songs from the album, Josh's voice sounds amazing there and it's just a beautiful song.
Laserlight, Primadonna, Diamonds
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Yeah! I've really liked them even more with their last songs. And yeah, that song is beautiful.
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I love your caps
The King Of Tacos and he has his own perfume XD!!!!!
7/10
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I can't believe that, somebody told me about it because some T.V. ads and i was horrified.
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From the past couple of sets, i've enjoyed Clarkson, Ellie Goulding, "Good Time," and "Diamonds." I also have to give you an A+ for nailing the "Diamonds" hook ("Shayn brait laik a daymont") haha.
Good stuff!
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Thanks! Hahaha.
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DAY 15: BEST 100
Thanks for taking some of your time to comment! More, more, more BEST 100, enjoy!
30-21
This time we've only got ONE pop song, this set is half EDM, half alternative:
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Second and last appearance of Avicii. After I was
hooked with Levels, i needed to check more music
from this great DJ. At a first listen, "Silhouettes" didn't
have the same effect as Levels and felt kinda
underwhelmed. But then the amazing video was
released (#13 in the Videos list) and I legit could say
the song is a GROWER. A big grower. It's EDM
perfection, and the lyrics are good. I love everything
about this song, a summer jam that got it on repeat
several months. Hope to see more from Avicii in
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This song is the definition of an ANTHEM. And that
was the reason it became the hit it was in 2012. I
gotta tell that I discovered this song shamefully from
Glee and from some ATRLers that were already
including it in their Best of 2011, so I found it good,
but as the plays passed, I found the geniality in this
anthem. Then it became a smash, and it was very
different to hear it, because it was definitely
overplayed, part of the reason I stopped listening.
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It felt as if I was diving around the stars and into some
unexplored galaxies. Yes, that was the first feeling
when I heard what I gotta call one of the best EDM
songs released in 2012. It's electro perfection. I even
imagined a video for it, very similar to "Titanium"
because they have this same feeling, but they got
its own epic-ness. I still think that the actual video
makes no damn justice to the flawless track that
is "Spectrum". Definitely Zedd is turning to be one
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Third appearance by the Band that breakthrough in
2012. We are going to discuss the video further on
the Best Fest, because it's out of this planet. Then
we gotta set our minds into the song, which is
haunting, thrilling, and the lyrics seem to be written
by a psycho depraved obsessed maniac. And that
is why this song is a masterpiece. They are truly one
of the best bands of the year, and probably becoming
one of my favorites. More from Alt-J to come. |
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I refuse. I refuse to believe she is leaving.
It was a bit of reach of the fans to say that Lacey was
Flyleaf, but she definitely is like the "cherry of the
cake". The first time I watched the video was
like "they could do something better than a fan
dedicated video for a first single." Then that awful
announcement came. And everything made sense.
I'll miss you Lacey. Nothing will be the same.
I wish the best to she and her family. |
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Second and last appearance from the Queen of Pop.
Everybody paid dust this bop, both video and the
song. Claimed it was generic, stupid, I-desperately-
want-to-be-young anthem (even though this is true),
immature and whatever. Y'all remain crying, and me
too because this flopped and it didn't deserve to.
The video is great and I loved it, just as the song. I
mean, who else prepares a special song for her
Superbowl performance? Poor granny, but those are
the tricks of the trade. |
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How unexpectedly these tons fo bands appeared and
delivered such anthems? I think that (what is this?
alternative pop? indiepop?) it should be created a
new genre called "alt-pop anthems". And
"Tongue Tied" should be part of this new race of
young anthems, that are carefree, happy and just
invite us to live life, as we are young haha. I love all
these new bands, and Grouplove are no exception
as they brought an epic song. The video was cheap
as **** though. But nonetheless this song shall
remain in our minds, it should've been a bigger hit
than WAY. |
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First appearance from The Kings.
Flawless video and song. That's all.
Oh, yes it perfectly fits in a TV ad, just like the one from
Volkswagen. No wonder why Mark previously made
jingles. Genius. |
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Dear Skrillex:
Thank you for making your unnecessary remix, which I
didn't like since I find kinda stupid making a remix
of an already EDM song, but whatever pleases you,
because it brought to my ears this incredible track,
which sadly was released in 2011, but you know? I
don't give a **** because it would be so unfair to
leave this sick song out of a Best Of.
Sincerely,
D/X |
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And closing again, for the second time in a row, we've
got David, which is his third (and possibly fourth)
appearance on the BEST 100. RedOne, TAKE
NOTES: If you want to do a follow-up, using the same
formula, be creative. Because this is the perfect
example of using the same formula and coming up
with an awesome track that it's not the same as the
past one, yet it uses the same vocalist. Oh, by the way
use one of the best vocalists in the world and not a
basic wannabe singer. Learn from this case where
Queen Sia blessed this already epic track with
her unflawed voice. And then, don't come up with
a cheap soft-p0rned tacky ass video, and hire an
actual creative studio to deliver a visual stunning
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#030. Avicii - "Silhouettes"
#029. fun. ft. Janelle Monáe - "We Are Young"
#028. Zedd ft. Matthew Koma - "Spectrum"
#027. Alt-J - "Breezeblocks"
#026. Flyleaf - "New Horizons"
#025. Madonna ft. Nicki Minaj, M.I.A. - "Give Me All Your Luvin'"
#024. Grouplove - "Tongue Tied"
#023. Foster The People - "Don't Stop (Color On The Walls)"
#022. Benny Benassi ft. Gary Go - "Cinema"
#021. David Guetta ft. Sia - "She Wolf (Falling To Pieces)"
THANKS FOR YOUR COMMENTS!
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We Are Young, Cinema, New Horizons, She Wolf
I think personally, I prefer the Cinema Remix though
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Fun. and Foster The People
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#030. Avicii - "Silhouettes"
#029. fun. ft. Janelle Monáe - "We Are Young"
#028. Zedd ft. Matthew Koma - "Spectrum"
#025. Madonna ft. Nicki Minaj, M.I.A. - "Give Me All Your Luvin'"
#023. Foster The People - "Don't Stop (Color On The Walls)" Glad there will be more.
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Give Me All Your Luvin'
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I was, and still I'm heartbroken about Lacey leaving Flyleaf
It's one of my favorite female-lead bands. I'll give Kristen a
chance, but I know Flyleaf won't be Flyleaf without Lacey
Anyway, New Horizons is great, as well as the album.
Nice set
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Fun. & Madonna
5/10 Can't wait for the Top 20
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She Wolf, Dont Stop, WAY, GMAYL
OMG I can feel ya about Lacey,
her life story is just
She's really an inspiring woman ..sad to see her leaving the band but its all for the good
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FTP and fun.
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7/10
fun.,FTP,Flyleaf
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WAY,Don't Stop,+ GMAYL <333
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Don't Stop is still great. That FTP album is full of fun everlasting tracks.
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#029. fun. ft. Janelle Monáe - "We Are Young"
#025. Madonna ft. Nicki Minaj, M.I.A. - "Give Me All Your Luvin'"
#023. Foster The People - "Don't Stop (Color On The Walls)"
#021. David Guetta ft. Sia - "She Wolf (Falling To Pieces)"
We Are Young is my favorite.
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Don't Stop, Give Me All Your Luvin' <3
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What an amazing set
Spectrum, Cinema & Silhouettes
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At a first listen, "Silhouettes" didn't have the same effect as Levels and felt kinda underwhelmed.
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Agree! but after few plays it's one of your favorite songs
and the amazing Cinema it was top 20 last year for me
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#040. Avicii - "Levels"
#038. Alt-J - "Tessellate"
#036. Calvin Harris ft. Florence Welch - "Sweet Nothing"
#034. Marina & The Diamonds - "Primadonna"
#033. Karmin - "Brokenhearted"
#032. Rihanna - "Diamonds"
#030. Avicii - "Silhouettes"
#029. fun. ft. Janelle Monáe - "We Are Young"
#027. Alt-J - "Breezeblocks"
#025. Madonna ft. Nicki Minaj, M.I.A. - "Give Me All Your Luvin'"
#024. Grouplove - "Tongue Tied"
#023. Foster The People - "Don't Stop (Color On The Walls)"
#022. Benny Benassi ft. Gary Go - "Cinema"
#021. David Guetta ft. Sia - "She Wolf (Falling To Pieces)"
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14/20 from the last two sets!
A lot of Alt-J songs round here! Also great to see Avicii, Foster The People and Grouplove! Great stuff!
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