Great start in the top 20
#020. Phillip Phillips - "Home"
#017. Electric Guest - "American Daydream"
#016. Taylor Swift ft. The Civil Wars - "Safe & Sound"
#015. Selena Gomez & The Scene - "Hit The Lights"
#014. Of Monsters And Men - "Little Talks"
#011. Foster The People - "Call It What You Want"
Ok then about Home & M&S but hey we have different takes on it, need to check out that Ximena song, Trojans should be more well know besides me and yeah they have incredible songs, like the video that American Daydream tells, Safe & Sound is ok, Little Talk is just amazing period. Inténtalo & Call It What You Want are nice songs. Good set this time.
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Originally posted by berberocka
You should read of Lacey's life...she's a drug addict back on her teenage years and didnt believe in God but the tables were turned and she became a Christian..etc.. Its really interesting
I am cackling Philip isnt even an inch of Mumford's
Selena and Little Talks
I gotta read more about her, didn't know she was a drug addict.
You know that king Phillip>>> Nah, I was talking about the song itself, obviously he is just starting, "Home" production is flaw free and M&S disappointed to the pits of hell with Babel.
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Originally posted by Ghostlysnaker
"Call It What You Want" I hate "Intentalo"
7/10
And I don't blame you.
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Originally posted by Nimrod.
"Home" is such a beautiful song
wait "Intentalo" didn't know you were latin
foster the people missed the top 10
Haha, I'm mexican. Oh and they didn't it haha, check out the top 10 below!
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Originally posted by potentbreakupsong
TROJANS I thought no one else knew that song
I agree about Safe & Sound, I'm not a Taylor fan either but it's a really great song
Atlas Genius are awesome, and Trojans is Hope more people know about them and they break through in 2013. And I really thought that she had other similar songs but I see that Safe & Sound is the only one. I was kinda surprised about that.
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Originally posted by Miles.
Home
I just got into Phillip the other day. His whole album is really good!
Glad you like it, it's awesome.
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Originally posted by Nico...
7/10 Ximena Sariñana? Where are you from dude? I'm curious about that, haha.
I'm really glad to see Trojans, Home, Little Talks and Call It What You Want so high! Great set
Hahaha, once again, I'm mexican. Thanks!
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Originally posted by mathuss
7/10
Second Best of I see that PWT's cover, it sounds great!
"Home", "American Daydream", "Little Talks", "Call It What You Want"
Great stuff!
I really thought that more people know about that cover, it's such a shame.
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Originally posted by AshleeSimpsonFan
FTP, Hit The Lights and the amazing Intentalo
At first I was like.... what is this mess? but now is one of my favorite latin singles of the year
Don't even tell me, because I was exactly like that at the first listen. And well for me it was my favorite latin single, I'm not even into that type of music and even my friends and siblings were surprised that I had it haha. i even kinda liked "Besos Al Aire"
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Originally posted by sumthintoxic82
Call It What You Want is Was my #7 of 2011, such a great song AND video cant wait for their new album
Yess! I can't wait for new music from them.
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Originally posted by Flame Beat Z000
Ok then about Home & M&S but hey we have different takes on it, need to check out that Ximena song, Trojans should be more well know besides me and yeah they have incredible songs, like the video that American Daydream tells, Safe & Sound is ok, Little Talk is just amazing period. Inténtalo & Call It What You Want are nice songs. Good set this time.
Haha yeah I was just kinda joking with the M&S reference, just like I said before, I was talking more about the song. Atlas Genius are awesome, hope they have a great year. And the American Daydream video is creepy as hell but I love it. It's kinda weird that you like Inténtalo haha.
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Originally posted by Ivan
Ximena Sariñana
Hit The Lights is ****ing epic, it was on my top 20 last year
I know. I counted till this year because it deserved to be high.
Your comments have made this Best of! Time flies so fast, we are on the LAST and most important set of all the Best Fest, as it is nothing but the top 10 of the BEST 100! Enjoy!
10-01
Oh my. So we are ending this part of the special, the most important part of it, as I've said in the beginning. So this is the most important set of ALL the Best Fest. Glad you've liked at least a couple of songs, hope you like the top 10, I think that at least you'll like one song.
Never thought I would actually post the top ten, but here it is, my favorite singles from 2012:
2010's Past #10s:
2010. Julieta Venegas - "Bien o Mal"
2011. Hot Chelle Rae - "Tonight Tonight"
After seeing Alt-J three times on the countdown (#90. Something Good, #38. Tessellate and #27. Breezeblocks) we have their fourth and final appearance on nothing but the top 10 of the BEST 100. Their music is haunting, mesmerizing, sublime but more than anything beautiful. All of the lyrics and melodies are crafted in a certain way that makes them you love and love them more. Not another band that just makes alternative songs with pretentious lyrics. I think that the song that could represent Alt-J in the best way is definitely "Fitzpleasure", as it reunites all of the characteristics already listed. It is reasily my favorite song from them, and from what I've seen, it's not that popular even around the fans. It's not your typical track, as it doesn't even have a chorus. And even though, every single part of it is perfect. It starts slowly and calmed, and all of sudden the sound of the bass and guitars start. The song grows and develops as it goes forward, leading us to a haunting climax of "oh-oh-oh"s that is clearly reminiscent of some Beatles song. Just flawless. And the video, which was #14 in the Videos list, is scary, creepy but at the same time genius and creative. Visually shocking and fits to the sounds of the song. I'll be talking more about Alt-J in the last updates, but I REALLY expect to hear more from them in 2013, as they totally breakthrough my mind and soul with their music, and obviously in the music scene. Congrats! As they score their first ever top 10 song in my list.
2010's Past #09s:
2010. Selena Gomez & The Scene - "Naturally"
2011. Christina Perri - "Arms"
Maybe Kimbra was banned from my Best Of with the horrible piece of sh1t that is STIUTK, but that doesn't stop her from making it to the top 10, maybe with not the big hit of the year that it was the song previously mentioned, but with a real great song, that it maybe one of the best and all of sudden collaborations that I've ever heard. We know that Converse brings up three international acts to work on a song together, and this time was nothing but King Mark Foster, A-Track (from infamous Duck Sauce) and Kimbra and they came up with this perfection. I think the three of them gave their best to make this synth catchy track. Lyrics are kinda weird but I still think they mean something more powerful, as some of the lines like "You wanna change the world, But your girls will be seen and not be heard" gave us this idea. Still Kimbra vocals make the song sound delightful, just as Mark only sings the chorus. You can definitely hear the influence from Foster The People in this track, as it was produced by both Mark and A-Track. As if it wasn't enough, Converse made and extraordinary video, which is original and with some effects that are stunning. Put both things and you've got one of the best audiovisual productions of the year. Congrats to the three of them, as I know that they won't probably make something together like this song again in the future, but hopefully they'll work together to bring us more epic tracks.
2010's Past #08s:
2010. Flyleaf - "Missing"
2011. Scars On 45 - "Give Me Something"
This actually not only the best EDM song of the year, but I gotta say that it's the best EDM track ever released. This was love at first listen. I remember download it back in 2011 Summer, and jammed to it all the second half of that year, but wasn't elegible to my countdown as it didn't have a video. I think Titanium could smash even harder than what it did during 2012 if it was properly treated during its first release. But I'm happy it nonetheless smashed all over the world, as it is truly an electronic masterpiece. First, David reinvented himself and created the best electronic song of his entire career, because he was just releasing trash during the last years, all of his songs sounded the same and it became boring. As if it wasn't enough, Sia blessed with her flawless vocals and powerful lyrics/writing skills this song and then you have this out of the world single. Both of them had set the bar REALLY high in the EDM world, as we probably won't see such a masterpiece in the next years. Hopefully we will, but still we have to praise "Titanium" as simply one of the best electronic/dance pop productions that the world has ever listened to. Congrats to David and Sia! Both of them their second and final appearance in the countdown, first time they've got a top 10 ever!
2010's Past #07s:
2010. Avril Lavigne - "Alice"
2011. Foster The People - "Helena Beat"
Remember that I told you that his year I fell in love with Ellie? Well, it was mainly because of "Lights". Now, I'm really mad at myself because I saw Ellie in some ATRLers countdowns in the past years, even "Lights", but never actually cared to google her, even less to YouTube this flawless song. And I'm mad at myself till nowadays for not doing it, but nevertheless it came to my ears. "Lights" became a sleeper hit, as it slowly started climbing on the Billboard chart and bam, it became one of the hits of the year. It's been almost a year since the video was released, and I think nobody thought it would become the hit that she had during 2012. "Lights" gave me and still gives me chills, as this synth-based track is accompanied by one of the weirdest lyrics that we've ever heard. Just a few days ago I was clarified that she was talking about her fear of darkness, which all makes sense. I thought that it was about her dreams. Well, whatever it means, "Lights" is actually one of the best songs of the year, even if it wasn't released in 2012. Everything about the song, besides that she is beautiful, made me fall in love with Ellie. She's really talented, and I'm glad she had this hit, congrats! And I hope that she has an even greater 2013.
What can I say about Ke$ha? I became a fan since I first listened "Tik Tok", and since then, I've been following her. Even though this era I was kinda "distanced" from whatever was released. Even though, that didn't make me don't listen to "Die Young", which since she released the first video teasers, I was already singing it, or whistling it haha. Ke$ha didn't failed to deliver once again the most catchiest tunes ever, and "Die Young" regardless all the negative things that you can list (generic, the same stuff, trashy, etc.) it's epic and she nailed it again. However, I didn't feel it (in the long way) as "We R Who We R" or "Tik Tok", as both of these songs I've replayed to DEATH. With "Die Young" happened something similar, but it was something more like "just because I love Ke$ha". Don't get me wrong, I still love "Die Young", but the most clear difference of my love for the first singles can be given exactly in my countdown. While "Tik Tok" was #01 in 2010, and "WRWWR" #03 in 2011, "Die Young" failed to reach even the top 5. Then I listened to Warrior and I realized that this time, my favorite song wasn't the first single. So I'm counting the days till she announces "Supernatural", "Crazy Kids" or "Warrior" as singles, because those are definitely better than "Die Young". Nevertheless, congrats Queen K$, for scoring yet again your third consecutive appearance on the top 10! (I wish i could say top 5, but welp).
2010's Past #05s:
2010. Britney Spears - "3"
2011. Simple Plan ft. Natasha Bedingfield - "Jet Lag"
"Oblivion" gets definitely the title of "Gem of 2012". How randomly I decided to search for "grimes oblivion" on YouTube after I watched it in this music website, lead me to discover this flaw free gem. Now, if I already told you that "Lights" gave me chills and is haunting, "Oblivion" was on the next level, in these terms. And it was on repeat HOURS, and then DAYS, and then MONTHS. And was completely amused how many times I played it, play after play, it became an obsession. "Oblivion" could perfectly fit in the definition of sublime (this was the word of the year for me haha). If it wasn't enough of a voyage to listen to "Oblivion", then I read the lyrics to know what the hell was she singing and the chills just became just, wow, I can't even explain it. Also, I could declare "Oblivion" as my official Summer Jam of 2012. It was easily one of the most memorable tracks of that summer. Constantly you could find me "singing" to the "lalalalalas" of the song. I won't describe the sounds/melody of the song, even though I will only say that they are unique, smooth, thrilling and haunting, taking you to a complete whole new world. Oh yeah, I can actually hear the "Rugrats" influence on it. An extra (and kind of weird fun fact) is that this songs will forever link me to Google Maps' Street View. I won't go further into that experience, but yeah. I could tell you everything of how I feel about Grimes too, how did "Oblivion" lead me to download "Visions", but I'll reserve that for later. I will reserve later my love for its flawless video too. I will only say that it gave me STRONG 90's teas. No wonder why it's cinematography was highly praised. I'm glad that I finally got into an artist that was praised by critics haha. Claire amused me during 2012 summer (with "Phone Sex" and later with "Genesis"), I never actually thought that I could get into this kind of artist, but I'm completely glad I did. Grimes was an amazing discovery, congrats on scoring (probably her only for the years to come) top 5 song!
2010's Past #04s:
2010. Raining And OK - "Shadows"
2011. Katy Perry - "Firework"
Personally I consider "Call Me Maybe" the song that defined 2012. Not "Gangnam Style", not STIUTK, not "We Are Young". "Call Me Maybe" is, too, the best pure pop song (by this I mean that it doesn't have a complete influence on electronic or dance music) released in the last years. It is easily, too, the best pop song of the year. Haters can seethe, can complain everything about how stupid this song is. Their skulls and hearts will remain hating it, while "Call Me Maybe" is already iconic and 2012 defining single of the year, the most representative song that music delivered. It has left, already even, its impact in pop culture. What do you want me to say more? It has all the elements of a flawless pop song: it is catchy, funny and light-hearted lyrics, a chorus that hooks you at the first listen, and even if you despise it, I bet you at least one time sang it. Or your brain forced you to sing it. Yes, it is in your mind. And you can't deny it. We were in presence of the catchiest hook line ever written in a song. We have to praise everything about it. Therefore, I have to give a special mention to Josh Ramsay for creating such anthem that will not be forget.
Now in a more personal commentary, I discovered this song like exactly a year ago, when it was all over on the Canadian iTunes chart. Once again, it was love at first sight as it was funny and catchy. One of my most played songs from January to April where I let it die. Then it became the anthem we know today, and I found myself playing it all summer again. Even though, it wasn't the same. The first times, it cheered me up, I was in love. When I listened to it during the summer, it was more because it was all over the radio, and was just again hooked to CMM. But it was strange to hear what was an unknown song for many (my brother back in January, told me that if it was Demi Lovato and even told me that if the song's name was "Copy Paste" then the poser, 6 months later, downloaded it when it was on the radio. ). I already talked about the video, which is funny and cute (#25 on the Videos List). What can I say more about this anthem, as everything has being said, talked about, etc. This year Canadian girls rocked my music world. Congrats Carly, for scoring her first (probably her only one) entry ever, at the top 5 in the BEST 100!
2010's Past #02s:
2010. Scouting For Girls - "This Ain't A Love Song"
2011. Emily Osment - "Lovesick"
I decided to do a "collective" meltdown write-up for these two songs, that are nothing but #03 and #02 of this year's list, and they have many things in common. At least from my perspective. The biggest similarity that both of these tracks have, aside that they are flawless and underrated as ****, is that they had almost everything to smash. And to smash HARD. Because, if you go listen to them, you will see that they have "SMASH" written ALL-OVER THEM. WHY? WHY THEY DIDN'T SMASH? And you can find me here crying, because wow. Well, I can excuse Days Difference, because they are a band. That directly makes them less probably to have a hit. BUT, if Hot Chelle Rae and Foster The People, and this year fun, could do it? WHY THEY DIDN'T? So unfair. Maybe because they stupidly released it during fall, as it is clearly a summer anthem? I don't know, but I jammed almost a complete year to "Down With Me". I first get to know about Days Difference when, in 2010, they released "Are You Happy" which is trash compared to the flawlessness that is DWM. So, when I saw in Twitter that they got a new track, I listened to it and was amused by the hit I was listening to. That was during September 2011, I think, so if HCR could do it, why they wouldn't? All my hopes were in them, but the video was released millions years later and I don't know what to blame. It is one of my favorite songs, even though it could have been great that they released during summer, because it IS the definition of summer. So underrated. And yes, proof of how much I loved and jammed to this song is that it is #03 of my Best singles of 2012.
So, as my hopes were on the edge to know if "Down With Me" would become a hit or not, another outstanding track was released, and the story just repeated again. "Tonight Is The Night" had even much more possibilities to become a hit. IT HAD IT ALL. A performance on X-Factor and a Pepsi promo campaign, I mean, WHAT ELSE? I'm not going to reluctantly accept that it was a """"hit""""" on U.S. radio. And even if it charted some weeks on iTunes, it needed to breakthrough. It had literally everything to breakthrough. My meltdown with "Tonight Is The Night" is definitely bigger, because I LOVE this song, even if it has zero lyrical content, he has no talent, and could come off as generic. It's THE PERFECT PARTY ANTHEM. As if it wasn't enough, it was released in a perfect time, as it really fits with this Autumn-Winter feeling, yet it flopped. I won't. I simply won't accept the fact that it flopped. Outasight even tried to give another try by releasing a very similar song ("Now Or Never") but it didn't come close to the party anthem and carefree jam that was "Tonight Is The Night". The chorus is catchy as ****, the production was great, WHAT ELSE DID IT NEED? MORE PROMO?
Let me go for a Kleenex, cause this is too much for me. I love both songs, such flawless party anthems wasted to the underrated music gems' dump.
Forget my breakdown. It's time for #01, which definitely cheered me up during ALL 2012, it still makes me happy. One of my favorite song and video EVER, by one of my favorite bands, here it is, what I consider the best song released during 2012:
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Plays: 467 (and counting)
Album:
"Torches"
Released:
May 15, 2012.
Video Released:
April 26, 2012.
Writer:
Mark Foster
Producers:
Rich Costey, Mark Foster
Video Directors:
DANIELS
BEST 100's Past #01s:
2004. Britney Spears - "Toxic"
2005. Hilary Duff - "Wake Up"
2006. Shakira ft. Wyclef Jean - "Hips Don't Lie"
2007. Rihanna ft. Jay-Z - "Umbrella"
2008. Belanova - "One, Two, Three Go!"
2009. Paramore - "Decode"
2010. Ke$ha - "TiK ToK"
2011. Britney Spears - "Till The World Ends"
PERFECTION. Both video and song are the definition of flawlessness. I can't say more, I just LOVE this song and video as you can't imagine. This is actually the first time that both song and video are my favorites from the year. I still remember downloading to that Foster The People EP, which included "Pumped Up Kicks", "Helena Beat" and "Houdini", and it was EASILY the track that excelled. Since then, I love it. And the video just made me love it even MORE. Just listen to the song and watch the video to see how heaven looks and sounds:
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#010. Alt-J - "Fitzpleasure"
#009. Mark Foster, A-Trak & Kimbra - "Warrior"
#008. David Guetta ft. Sia - "Titanium"
#007. Ellie Goulding - "Lights"
#006. Ke$ha - "Die Young"
#005. Grimes - "Oblivion"
#004. Carly Rae Jepsen - "Call Me Maybe"
#003. Days Difference - "Down With Me"
#002. Outasight - "Tonight Is The Night"
#001. Foster The People - "Houdini"
Houdini Love it! it was one of my favorite songs from Torches but I got bored of the song by the time they released the music video but it's really good, well deserved #1
Outasight #2 didn't expect him this high! that's amazing, love that song!
Down With Me you're the first person I see on here that likes that song I like it! Not enough to be top 100... but yes, nice choice
Call Me Maybe who doesn't love that song?
Oblivion!!!! Amazing song! too bad I liked it really late
Die Young
Lights too!
Titanium.... at first I wasn't a fan of that song but now I love it