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GoneHome: Entire List of 2013!
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So nice to see The Fray charting somewhere
I can't wait for their album.
Paramore
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Paramore, they never disappoint
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Your last four song choices are very good. Love Don't Die is very underrated.
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Paramore slay
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15. Phillip Phillips - "So Easy"
Just making it into the Top 15 is the second Phillip Phillips album track, "So Easy", off his platinum-certified album, "The World from the Side of the Moon".
This is my favourite album track, because I just love the feeling I get when I listen to this song and how relatable it is. It's almost soothing when hearing this song because his voice fits the production so perfectly. The way he chants the chorus, "YOU MAKE IT SOOOOO, YOU MAKE IT SOOOO". Ugh, PERFECTION.
If you're not into Phillip Phillips, I encourage you to become a fan right away
Favourite lyrics:
Like a fall leaf from a tall tree
Landing on the grass
Like the white sand turns the clock in
Any hour glass
You're the reason I believe in
Something I don't know
You make it so, you make it so,
You make it so easy
This letting go is so beautiful,
Cause you make it so easy,
To fall so hard, to fall so hard
14. OneRepublic - "Counting Stars"
#14 is OneRepublic with "Counting Stars", off their third studio album, "Native". I was so surprised by how long it took them for people to finally realize how great their songs were off their new album. Ryan Tedder produced many great songs this year that didn't go unnoticed, and it's great to see that he finally is getting recognition for his songs.
The pop-folk element is what got me so addicted to this song. Ever since the music video premiered, I was a fan of this single and was telling everyone to watch out for the song in the near future, and now we're here and it's in the Top 5.
I encourage you to take a listen through their whole album. Songs like Burning Bridges, I Lived, and Light It Up are just some of the highlights.
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Counting Stars
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Counting Stars I have a love-hate relationship with that song
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"Counting Stars"
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Counting Stars
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Counting Stars
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Counting Stars
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Ya'll ignoring Phillip like that.
(Thanks for your comments though.)
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ATRL Senior Member
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Love both those songs
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Quote:
Originally posted by GoneHome
Paramore
can't believe I had never paid attention to them before. I am sorry
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You should be sorry, jk,
Hayley's vocals are out of this world!!! I hope you do
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#13 and #12 coming up in a few hrs!
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13. Bruno Mars - "Young Girls"
Coming in at #13 is "Young Girls" by Bruno Mars, which is off his album, "Unorthodox Jukebox". This recently-released single is my favourite song off the album, along with Locked Out of Heaven (which I didn't include but could of if I wanted to).
I feel like this song really highlights Bruno's vocals. The album as a whole is great, but I feel like there are two or three tracks that stand-out, with this song being one of them. It's a perfect blend to keep it from being boring (When I Was Your Man) but also keeping it from being too noisy (Gorilla, Moonshine).
Can't wait to see how this does in 2014 .
Favourite lyrics:
I get lost under these lights
I get lost in the words I say
Start believing my own lies
Like everything will be okay
Oh, I still dream of a simple life
Boy meets girl, makes her his wife
But love don't exist when you live like this
That much I know, yes, I know
12. Taylor Swift - "I Knew You Were Trouble"
#12 is Taylor Swift with "I Knew You Were Trouble", off her album, 'Red'. This was my jam in early 2013>>>>. Taylor proved with this song that not only can she serve great country songs, she can also be a part of a great pop song. MILES better than her lead single, which originally turned me off.
The "Ahhhhhh" parts in the chorus are addicting. It's limited use of dubstep add to the song, instead of being unnecessary. Overall, just a great pop production, and the stand-out from her album.
Favourite lyrics:
No apologies
He'll never see you cry
Pretend he doesn't know
That he's the reason why
You're drowning, you're drowning, you're drowning
And I heard you moved on
From whispers on the street
A new notch in your belt
Is all I'll ever be
And now I see, now I see, now I see
He was long gone
When he met me
And I realize the joke is on me
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I loved all these songs!
Glad to see the Bruno and OneRepublic love especially.
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I love these songs, especially Counting Stars, Young Girls and I Knew You Were Trouble
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Need to listen to that Bruno song Not a big fan of the other song
Waiting for the nexy set
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The last two sets are good! Counting Stars is one of my favorite songs this year
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