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Freaky Fly Bry's Top 100 of 2008!
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Didn't get the chance to post some of these earlier, so here's the top 10: (in 2 posts as it's too long for one post)
10. 3 Doors Down - Let Me Be Myself
PEAK: #1 (3 weeks)
I guess I just got lost
being someone else.
I tried to kill the pain,
but nothing ever helped.
I left myself behind,
somewhere along the way
hoping to come back around
to find myself someday
Lately I'm so tired of waiting for you
to say that it's okay.
Tell me please
Would you one time let me be myself
so I can shine
with my own light.
Let me be myself.
Would you let me be myself?
'Cause I'll never find my heart
behind someone else.
I'll never see the light of day
living in this cell.
It's time to make my way
into the world I knew.
And then take back all of these times
that I gave in to you
Lately I'm so tired of waiting for you
to say that it's okay.
Tell me please...
Would you one time let me be myself
so I can shine
with my own light.
Let me be myself.
For a while,
if you don't mind,
let me be myself
so I can shine
with my own light.
Let me be myself.
That's all I ever wanted from this world,
is to let me be me.
Please, would you one time
let me be myself
so I can shine
with my own light.
Let me be myself.
Please, would you one time
let me be myself
so I can shine
with my own light.
Let me be myself.
For a while, if you don't mind
let me be myself
so I can shine,
with my own light.
Let me be myself.
Would you one time
let me be myself
and let me be me.
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Frontman Brad Arnold told Babble and Beat magazine that this was the easiest song on the album to write as the song seemed to flow out easily lyrically. He also felt it was a pretty easy idea to express.
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3 Doors Down are a mainstay on my chart, and every time they've hit #1 on my chart, they always make my year-end top 10. This year, the streak continued, as both of their #1's this year made my year-end top 10, with this ballad kicking it off. This for me was THE standout track on their self-titled album, which made it a natural single choice.
9. Celine Dion - Alone
PEAK: #1 (1 week)
I hear the ticking of the clock
I'm lying here the room's pitch dark
I wonder where you are tonight
No answer on the telephone
And the night goes by so very slow
Oh I hope that it won't end though
Alone
Till now I always got by on my own
I never really cared until I met you
And now it chills me to the bone
How do I get you alone
How do I get you alone
You don't know how long I have wanted
To touch your lips and hold you tight, oh
You don't know how long I have waited
And I was going to tell you tonight
But the secret is still my own
And my love for you is still unknown
Alone
Till now I always got by on my own
I never really cared until I met you
And now it chills me to the bone
How do I get you alone
How do I get you alone
How do I get you alone
How do I get you alone
Alone
Alone
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This was written by Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly. They are a very successful songwriting team who have written several other #1 hits, including "So Emotional," "Like A Virgin" and "Eternal Flame." Most of their songs start with a lyric Steinberg comes up with. Kelly writes most of the music and sings on the demos.
Steinberg and Kelly met the Wilson sisters for the first time when they were invited to the studio where this was being recorded. Kelly, who was an experienced session singer, ended up singing high harmony parts on the record.
Celine Dion recorded this for her 2007 album Taking Chances. Her version was produced by Ben Moody, a former member of Evanescence.
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The song "Alone" was originally recorded by Heart in 1987, and was a natural choice for Celine Dion to remake. Turns out, her remake, while not quite as good as the original, became one of my favourite Celine songs in years, and in fact, was her first #1 on my chart in over 8 years. Remakes like this show exactly how timeless the original version has become.
8. Faber Drive - When I'm With You
PEAK: #1 (2 weeks)
Saw you walk into the room
Thought I'd try to talk to you
Babe am I ever glad you wanted me to
It's been two years to the day
Half the time I've been away
I know I'm not there enough but that's gonna change
'cause I'm coming back
To show you that I'm keeping the promise I made
When I'm with you I'll make every second count
'cause I miss you
Whenever you're not around
When I kiss you
I'll still get butterflies years from now
I'll make every second count when I'm with you
Yeah we've had our ups and down
But we've always worked them out
Babe am I ever glad we've got this far now
Still I'm lying here tonight
Wishing I was by your side
'cause when I'm not there enough
Nothing feels right
So I'm coming back to show you that
I'll love you the rest of my life
When I'm with you
I'll make every second count
'cause I miss you
When ever you're not around
When I kiss you I'll still get butterflies years from now
I'll make every second count
When I'm with you
Whatever it takes I'm not gonna break the promise I made
When I'm with you
I'll make every second count
'cause I miss you
When I'm with you
I'll make every second count
'cause I miss you
Whenever you're not around
When I kiss you
I'll still get butterflies years from now
I'll make every second count
(Make every second count)
When I'm with you
When I'm with you
When I'm with you
When I'm with you
Yeah
One of my favourite Canadian bands of the past few years has been Faber Drive, in part thanks to their 2007 hit "Tongue Tied" which peaked at #2 last year. However, this ballad did take the extra step, and reached #1 for 2 weeks. If songs like this are a sign of what's in store, these guys could have a long-lasting career ahead of them!
7. Katy Perry - Hot N Cold
PEAK: #1 (2 weeks)
You change your mind
Like a girl changes clothes
Yeah you PMS like a bi***
I would know
And you over think
Always speak crypticly
I should know
That you're no good for me
[CHORUS]
Cause you're hot then you're cold
You're yes then you're no
You're in then you're out
You're up then you're down
You're wrong when it's right
It's black and it's white
We fight, we break up
We kiss, we make up
(You) You don't really want to stay, no
(You) But you don't really want to go
You're hot then you're cold
You're yes then you're no
You're in and you're out
You're up and you're down
We used to be Just like twins
So in sync
The same energy
Now's a dead battery
Used to laugh bout nothing
Now your plain boring
I should know that
You're not gonna change
[CHORUS]
Cause you're hot then you're cold
You're yes then you're no
You're in then you're out
You're up then you're down
You're wrong when it's right
It's black and it's white
We fight, we break up
We kiss, we make up
(You) You don't really want to stay, no
(You) But you don't really want to go
You're hot then you're cold
You're yes then you're no
You're in and you're out
You're up and you're down
Someone call the doctor
Got a case of the love bi-polar
Stuck on a roller coaster
Can't get off this ride
You change your mind
Like a girl changes clothes
[CHORUS]
Cause you're hot then you're cold
You're yes then you're no
You're in then you're out
You're up then you're down
You're wrong when it's right
It's black and it's white
We fight, we break up
We kiss, we make up
(You) You don't really want to stay, no
(You) But you don't really want to go
You're hot then you're cold
You're yes then you're no
You're in and you're out
You're up and you're down
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This tale of a neurotic ex-boyfriend was produced and co-written by Dr. Luke (Avril Lavigne, Kelly Clarkson). The musician, songwriter and producer also performed the same duties on "I Kissed a Girl."
Perry recorded a version of this song in Simlish for the computer game The Sims: Apartment: Life.
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After her first single "I Kissed A Girl" reached #1 on my chart, just 3 weeks after it fell out of the top (only interrupted by Theory Of A Deadman's "All Or Nothing"), this follow-up single had already given Katy Perry a second chart-topper, making her the sixth artist (following Britney Spears, Jennifer Lopez, Christina Aguilera, Ryan Cabrera and Kate Voegele) to reach #1 with her first 2 singles on my chart. The infectuous pop melodies and clever lyrics have always been my favourite parts of her music, and hopefully will keep her going for a while yet!
6. Britney Spears - Break The Ice
PEAK: #2
It's been a while
I know I shouldn't have kept you waiting
But I'm here now
I know it's been a while
But I'm glad you came
And I've been thinking 'bout
How you say my name
Got my body spinning
Like a hurricane
And it feels like
You got me going insane
And I can't get enough
So let me get it up
Ooh, looks like we're alone now
You ain't gotta be scared
Where you going now?
I'm a have to floss on you
Let's get it blazin'
We can turn the heat up if you wanna
Turn the lights down low if you wanna
Just wanna move you
But you're frozen
That's what I'm saying
Let me break the ice
Allow me to get you right
But you warm up to me
Baby I can make you feel
Let me break the ice
Allow me to get you right
But you warm up to me
Baby I can make you feel
So you warming up yet?
You got me hypnotised
I never felt this way
Got my heart beating
Like an 808
Can you rise to the occasion?
I'm patiently waiting
Cause it's getting late
And I can't get enough
So let me get it up
Ooh, looks like we're alone now
You ain't gotta be scared
Where you going now?
I'm a have to floss on you
Let's get it blazin'
We can turn the heat up if you wanna
Turn the lights down low if you wanna
Just wanna move you
But you're frozen
That's what I'm saying
Let me break the ice
Allow me to get you right
But you warm up to me
Baby I can make you feel
Let me break the ice
Allow me to get you right
But you warm up to me
Baby I can make you feel
I like this part
Feels kinda good
Yeah
Let me break the ice
Allow me to get you right
But you warm up to me
Baby I can make you feel
Let me break the ice
Allow me to get you right
But you warm up to me
Baby I can make you feel
Hot
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This track has a second meaning where Spears is apologizing for being away so long from her love interest. The song's co-writer Keri Hilson told MTV Canada News: "It's about two people, a girl and a guy, and the girl is saying, 'You're a little cold. Let me warm things up and break the ice.' " She added that she was amazed at Spears' work ethic: "When we were arranging the vocals in the studio at her house, she was about eight months pregnant, and she was standing up in the vocal booth, just banging it out. Three weeks later, she had the baby."
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Despite Britney Spears having two #1's this year, her highest appearance, and my favourite single from the "Blackout" album, didn't even reach #1 on my weekly chart! It was blocked from #1 by a song that's still to come, but had the advantage of a slow climb within the top 10 (leading to a long run inside the top 10), and having its entire chart run within 2008; "Piece Of Me" started in 2007 and "Womanizer" will still be on my chart into 2009.
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5. Graham Colton - Best Days
PEAK: #1 (3 weeks)
With everything I've ever done
I'd give it all to everyone
For one more day
Another night I'm waking through
Another door I walk into
I can't break
And it's a winding road
And it's a long way home
So don't wait
For someone to tell you it's too late
Cause these are the best days
There's always something tomorrow
So I say let's make the best of tonight
Here comes the rest of our lives
I count the steps
The distance to
The time when it was me and you
It's so far gone
Another face,
Another friend,
Another place,
Another end,
But I'll hang on
And it's a winding road
And it's a long way home
So don't wait
For someone to tell you it's too late
Cause these are the best days
There's always something tomorrow
So I say let's make the best of tonight
Yeah, let's make the best of tonight
Here comes the rest of our lives
Rest of our lives
And it's a winding road
It's a long way home
So don't wait
For someone to tell you it's too late
Cause these are the best days
There's always something tomorrow
So I say let's make the best of it
Don't wait
Cause no one can tell you it's too late
Cause these are the best days
There's always something tomorrow
So I say let's make the best of tonight
Yeah, let's make the best of tonight
We'll make the best of tonight
Here comes the rest of our lives
Now here's one of my surprise hits of 2008! I'd heard of Graham Colton before this year and even charted one of his songs, but never really paid much attention to him until early this year when he released this song. One of the lyrically best songs of the year, I always felt this deserved more attention than it got, despite having some exposure on American Idol... and would also make for an ideal graduation song. It spent 3 weeks at #1 on my chart back in February, and ranks as my #5 song of the year.
4. State of Shock - Best I Ever Had
PEAK: #1 (2 weeks)
Now I know I messed up bad
You were the best I ever had
I let you down in the worst way
It hurts me every single day
I'm dying to let you know
Now I'm here to say I'm sorry
And ask for a second chance
Cause when it all comes down to the end
I could sure use a friend
So many things I would take back
You were the best I ever had
I don't blame you for hating me
I didn't mean to make you leave
You and I were living like a love song
I feel so bad, I feel so bad that you're gone
Now I know you're the only one that I want
I want you back, I want you
Now I'm here to say I'm sorry
And ask for a second chance
Cause when it all comes down to the end
I could sure use a friend
Now I'm here to say I'm sorry
And ask for a second chance
All I want to do is make it up to you
Cause when it all comes down to the end
You were the best I ever had
We fell in love for a reason
Now you're leaving
And I just want you back
So many things we believed in
Now you're leaving and words
won't bring you back
I'll never let go of the heart I broke
You and I were living like a love song
Now I know you're the only one that I want
I want you back, I want you
Now I'm here to say I'm sorry
And ask for a second chance
All I want to do is make it up to you
Cause when it all comes down to the end
I could sure use a friend
Now I'm here to say I'm sorry
And ask for a second chance
All I want to do is make it up to you
Cause when it all comes down to the end
You were the best I ever had
I can't believe that I threw away all our dreams
I can't believe now that you're gone
how much you mean to me
I feel so bad, I feel so bad
You were the best I ever had
I can't believe that I threw away all our dreams
I can't believe now that you're gone
how much you mean to me
I feel so bad, I feel so bad
You were,
You were the best I ever had
I first took note of these guys from Vancouver with their single from last year, "Money Honey". However, it was this ballad that took them to #1 back in May, and became my favourite song from them so far. It's the type of song you'd probably guess I'd like, and back when I sampled their album "Life, Love and Lies", this was the instant standout for me, and I was pleased when it was released as a single; it spent 2 weeks at #1 on my chart, and ranks as my #4 song of the year.
3. Katy Perry - I Kissed A Girl
PEAK: #1 (3 weeks)
This was never the way I planned
Not my intention
I got so brave, drink in hand
Lost my discretion
It's not what, I'm used to
Just wanna try you on
I'm curious for you
Caught my attention
I kissed a girl and I liked it
The taste of her cherry chapstick
I kissed a girl just to try it
I hope my boyfriend don't mind it
It felt so wrong
It felt so right
Don't mean I'm in love tonight
I kissed a girl and I liked it
I liked it
No, I don't even know your name
It doesn't matter
Your my experimental game
Just human nature
It's not what, good girls do
Not how they should behave
My head gets so confused
Hard to obey
I kissed a girl and I liked it
The taste of her cherry chap stick
I kissed a girl just to try it
I hope my boyfriend don't mind it
It felt so wrong
It felt so right
Don't mean I'm in love tonight
I kissed a girl and I liked it
I liked it,
Us girls we are so magical
Soft skin, red lips, so kissable
Hard to resist so touchable
Too good to deny it
Ain't no big deal, it's innocent
I kissed a girl and I liked it
The taste of her cherry chap stick
I kissed a girl just to try it
I hope my boyfriend don't mind it
It felt so wrong
It felt so right
Don't mean I'm in love tonight
I kissed a girl and I liked it
I liked it
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In this song Perry dips her toes into the experimental sea when she kisses a girl after a night of clubbing (drinks are involved). She admits to liking it, but it isn't anything meaningful, and besides, she has a boyfriend - just another crazy club night. The Californian has drawn criticism from some quarters for targeting a young audience with a song about bi-sexual experimentation.
In an interview with the Ventura County Star, Perry claimed this song is all about exploration and female bonding. She said: "There's just a magical beauty that women hold that can definitely slay men of all kinds. If Angelina Jolie, Natalie Portman or Gisele Bündchen walked into the room, everybody would watch."
Katy Perry's boyfriend Travis McCoy, the frontman of Gym Class Heroes, told MTV News about the time he first heard this song. He recalled: "When she was recording her record she'd send me songs, and when we were making our record I'd send her songs. So she sent me a demo of 'I Kissed a Girl,' and we were on tour, and I was playing it during our changeover, just watching the kids react. So she came out to one of our shows, and the song came out and she flipped out, like, 'What are you doing playing that?' and I took her to the side of the stage so she could watch the crowd react. And now, well, she's huge."
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Now for one of the most controversial hits of the year... but one I felt was really catchy and became my third favourite song of the year. A lot of people thought Katy Perry was just a novelty, but all that was proven wrong when she released her second single "Hot N Cold", which ranked back at #7. Still, this song became one of my favourites, but 2 songs managed to beat it out!
2. 3 Doors Down - It's Not My Time
PEAK: #1 (1 week)
Looking back at the beginning of this
And how life was
Just you and me and love and all of our friends
Living life like an ocean
Now the currents slowly pulling me down
It's getting harder to breath
It won't be too long and I'll be going under
Can you save me from this
It's not my time,
I'm not going
There's a fear in me
It's not showing
This could be the end of me
And everything I know
Oh, I won't go
I look ahead to all the plans that we made
And the dreams that we had
I'm in a world that tries to take them away
Oh, but I'm taking them back
All this time I've just been to blind to understand
What should matter to me
My friend, this life we live
Is not what we have, it's what we believe
It's not my time
I'm not going
There's a fear in me
It's not showing
This could be the end of me
And everything I know
Oh, It's not my time
I'm not going
There's a fear in me
Now I know that
This could be the end of me
And everything I know
Oh, I won't go
I won't go
It might be more than you believe
It might be something you can't see
It's not my time
I'm not going
There's a fear in me
It's not showing
This could be the end of me
And everything I know
It's not my time
I'm not going
There's a will in me
Now it's gonna show
This could be the end of me
And everything I know
I won't go
There might be more than you believe
There might be more than you can see
It's not my time
I'm not going
There's a fear in me
It's not showing
This could be the end of me
And everything I know
It's not my time
I'm not going
There's a will in me
Now I know it
This could be the end of me
And everything I know
I won't go
I won't go!
No I wooooon't gooooo down!
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Guitarist Chris Henderson revealed to The Toledo Free Press that this was originally written for the 2006 Poseidon action adventure film. It was never used in the movie, but the band thought it was a really good song and decided to hang on to it.
When writing the songs for this self-titled album, the band holed up in a Nashville cabin together until the songs were completed. They then flew down to Orlando, Florida, to record the new CD with producer Johnny K, who also helmed Seventeen Days.
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3 Doors Down, along with Katy Perry, are the artists who managed to make the top 10 of 2008 with 2 separate songs. In any other year, "It's Not My Time", which managed to become one of my favourite 3 Doors Down songs to date, would've been #1... but due to another song completely dominating during its chart run, it only managed to get one week on top. Despite being one of my favourite artists of the decade so far, 3 Doors Down has never had a year-end #1 song... this, being that its entire chart run was within 2008, probably had the best shot, but there was one song this year that was totally unstoppable. Who could've possibly done it?
1. Kate Voegele - Only Fooling Myself
PEAK: #1 (10 weeks)
I stop to catch my breath - And I stop to catch your eye
No need to second-guess - That you've been on my mind
I dream days away, but that's okay -
It's like I want to hear a silent sound - And then hold it in my hand
But a rose won't blossom from a ground - Of desert sand, but I like to pretend that
One day I'll turn around - I'll see your hand reach out
I'm only fooling myself, yeah, yeah, yeah, - But maybe when you smile
It means you'd stay awhile - Just maybe you'd save me now
Well, now it's etched in stone - That I can't survive alone - You have the missing piece
That I need so desperately - Yes, I slip away to a day that'll never come
It's like a splash of water to my face - When I suddenly realize - That you could never find a lace
For me in your eyes, and I don't know why I keep thinking
One day I'll turn around - I'll see your hand reach out
I'm only fooling myself, yeah, yeah, yeah, - But maybe when you smile
It means you'd stay awhile - Just maybe you'd save me now
It's love in disguise - I'm lost in your mind - I'm lost in your eyes
One day I'll turn around - I'll see your hand reach out
I'm only fooling myself, yeah, yeah, yeah, - But maybe when you smile
It means you'd stay awhile - Just maybe you'd save me now - Save me now
Just maybe you'd save me now
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Voegele wrote this at the age of 16 when she was still in High School.
This was featured on the CBS shows Clubhouse and Ghost Whisperer. In addition, Voegele played a musician called Mia in 6 episodes of MTV's One Tree Hill. She performed within the context of the teen drama a number of songs from her album including "Only Fooling Myself."
Voegele won first place in the 2006 USA Songwriting Contest in the Pop category for this song. She became the youngest artist so far to have won the award.
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If there ever was an obvious choice for my #1 song of the year, this was it. And really... it was not even close. On my chart, Kate Voegele managed to break almost every chart record in existence this year, including most weeks at #1, most weeks in the top 10, most weeks in the top 40, most weeks in the top 100, biggest leap within the top 100, first artist to have 3 simultaneous top 10 hits, longest streak with at least one song in the top 10... the list goes on and on.
I had been awaiting a new album from Michelle Branch in 2008 (to date, it still hasn't been released), but when I first heard "Only Fooling Myself", I noticed a stark similarity in Kate's sound to that of Michelle. Over the next few weeks, I quickly became obsessed with the song, and within 4 weeks, it had already reached #1 on my chart, where it stayed for ten non-consecutive weeks, the first song to do so. But for Kate, it didn't stop there. I bought her debut album "Don't Look Away" on the strength of "Only Fooling Myself", and I was blown away. It ended up becoming my favourite album of 2008, and shortly afterwards, 2 more non-single tracks from it, "I Won't Disagree" and "I Get It", also made my chart.
While "Only Fooling Myself" did not do anything on the radio, it ended up becoming a hit on several personal charts in addition to my own. But regardless of how well it did on other charts, it was pretty much impossible to surpass its success on my own chart... so much so that I became strongly identified with Kate Voegele in the personal charts communities that I am a part of.
I don't think anyone has achieved the status of "core artist" as fast as Kate has, and really, I knew all along from the first time I heard her that I was destined to be a fan of her music. In closing, I present you with a review I wrote of "Only Fooling Myself" for Top Hits Online, on which it nearly made the top 40 on their cumulative chart:
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Review #1
Submitted: May 3, 2008
By: FreakyFlyBry
rating: 10 (out of 10)
Honestly, what all can I say about this song? A talented, new 21-year-old singer/actress, fresh off her role on One Tree Hill, has delivered another true talent to the music industry. Kate Voegele packs well-written lyrics, a catchy melody, and a cute voice reminiscent of Michelle Branch all in one... and makes for a song that's a breath of fresh air among everything else on the radio. Here's to a successful career in the future, because based on this amazing song, Kate deserves all the success she can get!
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nice list overall awesome countdown
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