M2: The Thousand Songs
Music has always hit me in a place deeper than my critical faculties. The goosebump effect is the kind of private pleasure that is thoroughly good and affirming. The enjoyment […]
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My 100 Favorite Songs of the Lustrum (10-1)
10. “Some Nights” – Fun. Growing up. Leaving home. Knowing everything. Understanding nothing. Marching to Zion. 9. “The Edge of Glory” – Lady Gaga Falling hard for someone envisioned as […]
My 100 Favorite Songs of the Lustrum (20-11)
20. “Rill Rill” – Sleigh Bells Resting on the back of a Funkadelic sample, this song is made up of an oneiric set of chants and pounding percussion. 19. “Come […]
My 100 Favorite Songs of the Lustrum (30-21)
30. “Runaway” – Kanye West featuring Pusha T Bare-bones masterpiece, at once grandiloquent and self-effacing. 29. “Dancing On My Own” – Robyn The throbbing dance beat elevates a simple tale […]
My 100 Favorite Songs of the Lustrum (40-31)
40. “Ghost” – Ella Henderson Soulful pop with extraordinary lyricism and evocative folk song lyrics. 39. “Smile” – Avril Lavigne Guileless pop punk hedonism, from the queen of that. 38. […]
My 100 Favorite Songs of the Lustrum (50-41)
50. “Young and Beautiful” – Lana Del Rey Lana Del Rey’s sulky but lush pop had one of its finest moments here, the surprisingly perfect score to a Baz Luhrmann […]
My 100 Favorite Songs of the Lustrum (60-51)
60. “Do What U Want” – Lady Gaga featuring R. Kelly This song contains multitudes. Part exposé on the reality of objectification, part R. Kelly creepshow. 59. “Dark Fantasy” – […]
My 100 Favorite Songs of the Lustrum (70-61)
70. “Free” – Haley Reinhart Sublime pop, spiked with an unusual maturity about breakups. 69. “Partition” – Beyoncé All of your burning questions — like “What happens to a beat […]
My 100 Favorite Songs of the Lustrum (80-71)
80. “What You Want” – Evanescence The rest of the album wasn’t so good, but this song is a great example of the band’s melodious nu metal style. 79. “Paris […]
My 100 Favorite Songs of the Lustrum (90-81)
90. “White Boots” – Jamie Grace featuring Morgan Harper-Nichols Songs in praise of monogamy are de rigueur in CCM, but this one soars on a surprising blend of country and […]
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