The Spirit Indestructible is one of my favorite albums of 2012, success aside, I think Nelly gave us her most personal album. When I first heard this song, I cried, it got me, it hit me. This song is beautiful. The lyrics are touching, at least to me, the production is simple but genius.
#11. Just Be by Paloma Faith
Paloma Faith has something that is lacking in the industry, It's been a while since we had a singer that sang with true passion and emotion. I believe this song is not the best on Fall To Grace, but it's without a question one of the most memorable and strongest songs there. This song is beautifully written and produced, Paloma's voice is out of this world and it fits perfectly in this effort. She sings with anger and passion. An underrated masterpiece by an underrated artist.
And we crack the top 10 with the one and only P!nk. If 10 years ago, you would tell me that today P!nk would be cracking top 10 hits and platinum albums back and forth I would have laughed at you so ****ing hard. Why? Because P!nk wasn't a very successful artist, she was always behind Britney and Christina (and Beyoncé) - even though she wasn't that type of pop girl - with the release of her 5x platinum (In Australia ) album, The Truth About Love, P!nk became sexier and a club banging genius. With her raunchy lyrics - that somehow are incredible - fun beats and music videos, P!nk proves once again that her creativity and talent remain intact. Rihanna Like You is, in my opinion, the best song on The Truth About Love and the 10th best song of 2012.