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Light Years' Moist Top 150 of 2008: OMGGG It's Number 1!!!!!
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Happiness! AND THE BROKEN WEST!
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Primal Scream is OK at that position. and "Some Velvet Morning" is my favourite too.
"Happiness" is a great video. Hope your toe gets better, and your brother too =)
The Broken West is a nice band, I have them in my c/d too. we have the same cap, I think they have only one picture of the band lol
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Can't Go Back 
Hapiness
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4/10! Happiness 
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It’s set 3 people! (see how I’m going to finish no matter what?) You’re about to see a couple of names you have to know, a legendary Spanish singer, those guys you talked about all year long show up for the second time, one of the most entertaining songs of 2008 and a lot of blandness!!!
So let’s start.
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MIKEL ERENTXUN
QUIEN SE ACUERDA DE TI
Tres Noches En El Victoria Eugenia
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Beautiful ballad by genius Mikel Erentxun. And all the live sound on it makes it a lot warmer. |
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MARTINA TOPLEY-BIRD
CARNIES
The Blue God
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Interesting. That’s all I can say about this song. I really don’t know what it is that makes it so enjoyable. |
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THE STILLS
BEING HERE
Oceans Will Rise
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Remember The Stills’ massive hit Lola, Stars And Stripes (which I’m still in love with)? Well, this is the closest they’ve ever been to do something as awesome. Being Here shines since the first time you listen to it and it gives you hope that maybe, in a few more tries, they’ll finally get over LSAS. |
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THE TING TINGS
SHUT UP AND LET ME GO
We Started Nothing
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Yeah, Apple, iPod, what a good ad blah blha blah. Did anyone else notice how similar this video is to awesome White Stripes’ Seven Nation Army? I mean, it’s a duo doing triangles and different images pop up every time you see a triangle. The elephants were the only thing missing and the first time I watched the video I was pissed. |
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THE OFFSPRING
YOU’RE GONNA GO FAR, KID
Rise And Fall, Rage And Grace
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One of the things I learned at the Best Of 2008 thread is that I’m not the only one who enjoys screaming “Dance, ****er, Dance!”. |
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JAZZANOVA FEATURING BEN WESTBEECH
I CAN SEE
All Of The Things
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Some people have said that “All Of The Things” is going to be one of the best albums in 2009. The lead single of this could be taken (token) as a warning. It immediately reminds you of “Stop Me” by Mark Ronson featuring Daniel Merriweather, but without the suffering. In fact, this one is as cheerful as it can get. Ben Westbeech’s voice adds a lot to the tuneand, to top that, the video is creative, colorful and something like you’ve never seen before. If only the song wasn’t that new, it would’ve been a lot higer. And I mean a lot. This is one of those songs you NEED to listen now. |
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MATES OF STATE
MY ONLY OFFER
Re-Arrange Us
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At first, it was the only I wanted to hate so badly because of how repetitive it sounded and how sweet it was. Then, little by little, I admitted that I liked it and that it had genius under all the sweetness. It definitely ends up being one of the most memorable of 2008. |
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GLASS CANDY
ROLLING DOWN THE HILLS
Beat Box
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I hadn’t listened to Rolling Down the Hills in a long time. It reminds me of Summer last year, new people I met at both of the jobs I had then and the small but great vacation I had. |
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MOTO BOY
RIDE MY WILD HEART
Moto Boy
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If there’s a sweet cheesy song on this chart, this is the one. The scream of “Ride my wild heart nothing’s ever going to keep us apart” is so ridiculous it’s cool. And what about the video? Riding a giant swan? That swan must poop like crazy . |
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COLBIE CAILLAT
REALIZE
Coco
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Let’s finish the third set with another love song. One of the most mainstream you’ll find this year. That Colbie Caillat didn’t have a year as successful as 2007 when she was everywhere with “Bubbly”, but this song wasn’t ignored either. |
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shut up and let me go...
HEY!!! 
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''Shut Up And Let Me Go'' and ''You're Gonna Go Far, Kid'' <333
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Holy crap, there's still a long way to go! Great to see Ting Tings here
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Well, I'm glad to hear that your brother's okay. That would always be more important.
Ting Tings! The Music! Lily! MUSIC! (no, I didn't say them twice.  )
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4/10
I only know 4 songs from this set
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On set 4 you’ll see hotties, rockers, people who suffer, people who enjoy beaches and aliens who want to inhabit beaches, too.
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JASON MRAZ
I’M YOURS
We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things
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From 2008 on this one will be added to my playlist for the beach. It makes you think of the sun, the water, the surfers, no worries at all, an afternoon eating seafood with friends and a couple of beers. I can’t wait to start going now that summer is finally here. |
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KINGS OF LEON
USE SOMEBODY
Only By The Night
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It was a wise decision to choose something calm after the huge hit that was Sex Lon Fire, even though Use Somebody doesn’t fit into the category of Ballad. |
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THE TING TINGS
BE THE ONE
We Started Nothing
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Pretty much nothing else to say about TTT, I have to warn you that their biggest song is still left to chart. It's been #1 on one of my favorite year end countdowns and you should expect it to be really high here. |
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ELBOW
ONE DAY LIKE THIS
The Seldom Seen Kid
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The original song lasts like 6:30 and even if this song is pretty, it was too long. Then the video came up and a shortage of 2 minutes came along with it and it suited the song perfectly. |
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BETO CUEVAS
VUELVO
Miedo Escénico
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The video of Vuelvo is just genius. It fits the song perfectly. It’s a solid first single for his new career as a solo artist. |
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CANSEI DE SER SEXY
MUSIC IS MY HOT HOT SEX
Cansei De Ser Sexy
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The line “My music is where I like you to touch” is priceless. |
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WEEZER
PORK & BEANS
The Red Album
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Just what everyone expects from a Weezer first single: the fun, the video, the mockery, the bass guitars and all the nerdy attitude. |
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CHAIRLIFT
BRUISES
Does You Inspire You
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Yet another song from those iPod ads. Only that I never watched the ad or even knew about the existence of it. Oh and the version I was digging during these months wasn’t the one at the ad either. It was a simpler (and, let’s say it, better) demo of it. Still the feeling this song has is too cool to ignore and, again, simplicity is the key on this tune. |
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DUFFY
STEPPING STONE
Rockferry
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Proving that usually the simpler the better, Duffy charts this beauty at 112. Her scream for respect and all the sadness that surrounds it are what make this song. Not to mention that her voice totally adds meaning to the message. |
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GOTYE
HEART’S A MESS
Like Drawing Blood
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First of all, this one is from 2007, but I discovered it this year and who cares when something is this good. Heart’s A Mess is dramatic and it’s full of surprises. The video is the biggest surprise of all. It seems as if a group of aliens were discovering a new planet where they can move. That planet seems to be the Earth. Gotye, who is the leader of the group, has a loudspeaker and makes noises to call more creatures. It’s a well made animation you won’t regret to watch. |
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If I could use somebody, I could be the one with the pork and beans.
I've still got it!
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Set 5: More suffering, more dancing, a bit of calm, but also all the moist you can get from Latin America.
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FAN DEATH
VERONICA’S VEIL
Veronica’s Veil
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If Veronica’s Veil doesn’t make you get up and dance, I don’t know what can. This is catchy, fun, entertaining as hell. And perhaps you won’t fully get it the first time you listen to it. |
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THE REPUBLIC TIGERS
BUILDINGS AND MOUNTAINS
Keep Color
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Well, this song had a lot of buzz this year because it was played on Gery’s anatomy. Yes, that show with ****ty doctors who have excuses for doing it with almost anyone (who knew doctors were that easy) and scripts where half of the words are penis, vagina, va jay jay, do the nasty, etc etc. But let’s admit the music on it is really good, and the best one this year was Buildings + Mountains. |
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MARTINA TOPLEY BIRD
RAZOR TONGUE
The Blue God
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It’s funny how I got to listen to this song. I was looking for Poison, Martina’s second single of her beautiful album, and I thought I’d found it and downloaded it. I kept listening to it thinking it was actually Poison, until one day I listened to the real Poison and I found out this one was Razor Tongue. And who cares about Poison when Razor Tongue is so soulful. RT takes Martina to a new level, she sounds really honest and a lot more 60s than Winehouse or Duffy. |
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EMILIANA TORRINI
BIG JUMPS
Me And Armini
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“Big Jumps” is sweet, as sweet as most singles Emiliana has ever released. She chills you out. |
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RYAN ADAMS & THE CARDINALS
FIX IT
Cardinology
Live On Letterman
Fix It had me singing during the last 3 months f the year non- stop. |
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LUIS FONSI
NO ME DOY POR VENCIDO
Palabras Del Silencio
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Every year, there’s ONE girly ballad in Spanish you can’t resist. No matter how much you want to hate it, the music, the lyrics, the story… everything seems to be right and there are no more reasons to hate it. Last year it was Me Muero, and this year it was No Me Doy Por Vencido. Plus, if it comes in such a pretty wrapping then it’s a lot better. Oh Luis Fonsi, if you were in front of me… This one moisturizes me. It does. |
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THE DELAYS
KEEP IT SIMPLE
Everything’s The Rush
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The Delays will never disappoint. Have you seen the video of #104? It stars Even Macintosh from The Office. He plays a man who wants to lose weight by jogging but ends up at a fast food restaurant getting a huge hamburger as takeover. As he exercises and eats his hamburger, he faints and goes to heaven and hell. Then he comes back to life and keeps eating his burger. Worth watching. Now, there’s one more Delays song. Let’s remember this band has been at my top 10 for 2 years in a row. Will 2008 be their third? |
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PORTISHEAD
MAGIC DOORS
Third
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First of 3 by Portishead here. This single is a 2009 single, which had a video released not long ago and is even sadder than We Carry On, The Rip and Machine Gun together. |
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LADYHAWKE
PARIS IS BURNING
Ladyhawke
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Easy to listen, easy to get into. There’s one more by Ladyhawke on the chart and it’s supposed to be high. Where could it be?. |
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COLDPLAY
VIOLET HILL
Viva La Vida or Death And All His Friends
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Beautiful first single of VLV, yet it was epically overshadowed by that other song with bells on it. What I like the most about Violet Hill are the lines “if you love me won’t you let me know/ why’d you let me go”mainly because I was going through something similar when Violet Hill came out. |
So how do you like the countdown so far? Is it moist? Then keep visiting because the best is yet to come. Let the fluids flow as we enter the top 100.
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PORK & BEANS/BE THE ONE/I’M YOURS/MUSIC IS MY HOT HOT SEX/USE SOMEBODY/NO ME DOY POR VENCIDO/VIOLET HILL/MAGIC DOORS/KEEP IT SIMPLE
LOVE YOUR LIST/CHART/TOP150
*I hope your brother feels better soon.
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''No Me Doy Por Vencido'' 
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so if you loveeee meeee wontcha let me knowwww <333
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