79. Spirit Indestructible - Nelly Furtado
Not going to lie, Nelly really disappointed me this past year. “Big Hoops” was somewhat of a representative of 2012, yes, but for all the wrong reasons. It flopped really hard here in ways that one wouldn’t imagine. I wasn’t too crazy about it either, but I can understand her desire to be different. This song, on the other hand, is quite nice, and I prefer it over her lead single choice by light years. What’s weird is that, even though her nasality has become quite pronounced with her new album, I don’t mind it on her title track at all. I sincerely hope that she is able to fix some things with her career so that she can get off the ground running like she did with Loose. Not necessarily for her to sell out, but because I know it’s well within her power to do so.
(This is Nelly Furtado's only appearance on the countdown.)