Looking back on this polyphonic decade, it occurs to me that a balanced top-twenty song list should provide sufficient evidence with which to induce the necessary qualities of the greatest song ever.
This hypothesis depends on two suppositions, namely (1) that my choices aren't misjudged, wanky, or overly personal, and (2) that there is enough fragmented greatness suspended in the aughties' technicolour musical spew to warrant this sort of treasure hunt.
No matter. Commence blog gimmick!
20"Fell in Love with a Girl"
White StripesWhich is why the songwriter must NEVER refer to his love and/or partner in the present tense. It's got to be "FELL in love with", not "I'm IN love with", dear god, but Jack would never do that (or if he did, she would come home late at night with a bottle of rye having just murdered the milk man, etc.) Plus, announcements of love are best couched in bawdy pre/post/neo rockism, guitars ajangle. As such, you can sing along drunkenly either way, with tears of joy or endless sorrow leaking into your drink.
The greatest song ever needs a chorus refrain in wordless syllables.
Here, the Stripes favour "nah nah nah", which is an excellent choice (thank you John L), but there are lots of options, eg. "bah bah bah" (thank you Joey R)
19"Weak Become Heroes"
The Streets
4 comments:
I like that you embedded the music right into the post. Much superior to sym's style. I also like that you taught us a little Thai on the way.
If I can't match him in style and wit, I shall beat him with technology.
learn ONE youtube, raizy
Jedd, did I ever tell you that the cd insert you made me caused one of the raddest girls in my life (or on the planet, for that matter) to instruct me quite forcefully to marry you?
it's true.
you are very good at this, lad.
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