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H-Town All Star's Best of 2005
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Hands In The Sky ^___^ my #1 song of the year
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well here we go then
#4: Kelly Clarkson - Since U Been Gone
-Kelly is the best act in pop music today, there is no doubt about this. Having escaped her American Idol image, she finally came into her own with her second album Breakaway. I did not like this song at first, in fact, I loathed it. But I came to, and every listen it got better, and now it's one of the best pop songs perhaps of all time. That's also why it's on this years list rather than last years. I felt it deserved a place on a year end countdown of mine. It does make a very high appearance, the highest a pop artist has ever received in the three years I've done these.
Here's the thing
We started out friends
It was cool, but it was all pretend
Yeah, yeah, since you been gone
Dedicated, you took the time
Wasn't long till I called you mine
Yeah, yeah, since you been gone
And all you'd ever hear me say
Is how I picture me with you
That's all you'd ever hear me say
But since you been gone
I can breathe for the first time
I'm so movin' on, yeah yeah
Thanks to you, now I get what I want
Since you been gone
top 3 coming up
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PERFECTION? It's like you're in my head with your thoughts on SUBG! Great job on that choice Omega.
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wow never expected your #4 but it deserves to be there!
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I cannot believe SUBG got #4. I'm so impressed that it's higher than my #6 showing for her.
Oh and DCFC love? Beautiful!
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The Hand That Feeds and Since U Been Gone, awesomeness. Let us wait for the top three
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well, I didn't get to by new years, but I find I don't care that much. Here is your #3 song.
#3: Death Cab For Cutie - Title And Registration
-Death Cab For Cutie make their second appearance in the top ten. This song, like most Death Cab, is so good because of how incredibly written it is. The opening verse to the final chorus is rather beautifully done. What makes this song (and Transatlanticism) better than new Death Cab is the use of instruments. New Death Cab relies just on Gibbard's powerful voice and lyrics (not that it doesn't work ridiculously well), while this is more of an all around song. It is off one of my all time favorite albums and the best one of this decade (you haven't lived if you haven't heard Transatlanticism). This was very close to being the #1 song of 2005, but the other two just beat it out.
The glove compartment is inaccurately named,
And everybody knows it.
So I'm proposing a swift orderly change.
Cause behind its door there's nothing to keep my fingers warm,
And all I find are souvenirs from better times.
Before the gleam of your taillights fading east,
To find yourself a better life.
I was searching for some legal document,
As the rain beat down on the hood.
When I stumbled upon pictures I tried to forget,
And that's how this idea was drilled into my head.
Cause it's too important,
To stay the way it's been.
There's no blame for how our love did slowly fade,
And now that it's gone it's like it wasn't there at all.
And here I rest where disappointment and regret collide,
Lying awake at night.
and the top 2 will be posted whenever. Peace.
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well, by now the final 2 should be fairly obvious, but we shall tread on anyways
#2: The Bravery - An Honest Mistake
-Coming in at the runner up position is the third song from The Bravery. The Bravery are part three of the illustrious trio that I have twice, now thrice, mentioned. By that, I mean the 3 new bands that came along and completely owned the first quarter of 2005. All three stayed extremely consistent throughout the year, but none more than The Bravery. Many people stopped liking them as much when they became popular, which was inevitable, but I kept the faith. They've never wavered as one of my favorite bands in 2005. They've played like every KROQ show this year and completely ruled each time. DEAD IN THE WATER! FEARLESS! Hehe, it's always fun watching them. I wanna see them actually live one day though. I wouldn't be surprised to see new material from them in 2006, and I very much look forward to it.
People
They don't mean a thing to you
They move right through you
Just like your breath
But sometimes
I still think of you
And I just wanted to
Just wanted you to know
My old friend
I swear I never meant for this
I never meant
Don't look at me that way
It was an honest mistake
Don't look at me that way
It was an honest mistake
An honest mistake
Sometimes
I forget I'm still awake
I **** up and say these things out loud
welllllll, I'll post #1 later. If you have not guessed it, then you obviously don't know good music very well.
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The Bravery ^_______________^
Yes.
DEAD IN THE WATER - is an amazing lyric, a part of an amazing song.
And yes, you need to see them live.
They are amazing.
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Omega, what do you say to the people that hate The Bravery and MCR yet love Sleater-Kinney?
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Helena is 1 I know it
There I predicted in the thread like you told me in the chat now give me my cookie
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ok, time to get it done
#1: My Chemical Romance - Helena
-Most, if not all of you, saw this coming from day one. No other song deserves #1 as much as Helena, and Helena gets it. At first, I didn't think this was a good choice for a second single. Like all of the world, I thought You Know What They Do To Guys Like Us In Prison should have been the second single. As time wore on, Helena became a better song, helped along by the video of course. Back in July when we were asked to do our Half Year Top Ten Countdowns, I put Helena at #6. As you can see, it climbed to the top by years end. The video, nor the song, ever get old. You can see it on many other year end countdowns, most of which it is very high up, and why not really? People who hate MCR suck, I'm just saying that right now. Agree or disagree, Helena is the #1 song of 2005. A new album should be out in 2006, and if there's a 2006 countdown, I expect MCR to be very high up.
Long ago
Just like the hearse, you die to get in again
We are so far from you
Burning on, just like a match you strike to incinerate
The lives of everyone you know
And what’s the worst you take (worst you take)
From every heart you break (heart you break)
And like a blade you stain (blade you stain)
Well, I've been holding on tonight
What’s the worst that I can say?
Things are better if I stay
So long and goodnight
So long and goodnight
Came a time
When every star falls
Brought you to tears again
We are the very hurt you sold
And what’s the worst you take (worst you take)
From every heart you break (heart you break)
And like a blade you stain (blade you stain)
Well, I've been holding on tonight
What’s the worst that I can say?
Things are better if I stay
So long and goodnight
So long and goodnight
Well, if you carry on this way
Things are better if I stay
So long and goodnight
So long and goodnight
Can you hear me
Are you near me
Can we pretend to leave and then
We’ll meet again, when both our cars collide
What’s the worst that I can say
Things are better if I stay
So long and goodnight
So long and goodnight
Well, if you carry on this way
Things are better if I stay
So long and goodnight
So long and goodnight
well that's the end of the song list. There may be more side lists, like movies and ****, but nothing guranteed.
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I actually did not see it coming. I don't know what I saw coming. There have been a lot of surprises in general but I did know you loved that song so this wasn't too surprising. Very nice list you had here.
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from the top 10:
#9: Bloc Party - Banquet
#6: Nine Inch Nails - The Hand That Feeds
#1: My Chemical Brothers - Helena
^_^ !
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So glad it's number 1. I was kinda sad it couldn't be #1 on mine, so it makes me feel better to see it as #1 on yours. Great song
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Helena
But where's my cookie
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