FINAL: Top/Bottom 10 songs of 2004

[someguy]

I'm guessing Psychocandy will close this because if one thread resembles another a tiny bit he'll close it down right away(;)), but I wanted to make this since the other one started out early in the year and has over 40 replies I believe.

The thread is simple, list your complete and final list of your favourite and least favourite 10 songs of 2004, with a brief explanation of why that song is there(in case someone puts Kelis' Milkshake people won't be asking ARE YOU FUCKING MAD). You can only put 10, but you can also put a tie(only 1 tie). All others can be honourable mentions.

So, let's see the lists :)











ah hell, who am I kidding? Countdown to thread closing in 10....;)

[Frank the Tank]

Top Ten Favorites:

1. Dillinger Escape Plan - Unretrofied
2. The Cure - Us Or Them
3. Shadows Fall - Those Who Cannot Speak
4. Megadeth - Kick The Chair
5. Madvillain - Strange Ways
6. Mastodon - Blood And Thunder
7. Tie Eminem - Like Toy Soldiers/ Kanye West - Jesus Walks
8. Dillinger Escape Plan - Setting Fire to Sleeping Giants
9. Lamb Of God - Remorse Is For The Dead
10. Cradle Of Filth - Guilded Cunt (Fuck all the hate this band gets. This song fucking rips it)

Top Ten Worst:

1. Tie Eminem - Ass Like That/Just Lose It
2. My Chemical Romance - I'm Not Okay (I Promise) (To be fair I gave the rest of the album a bit of a listen and it's not that bad. It's not that great either, but this song is wretched.)
3. Bowling For Soup - 1985
4. Good Charlotte - Predictable
5. Three Day Grace - Just Like You
6. Ashlee Simpson - Pieces Of Me
7. Korn - Word Up
8. Gretchen Wilson - Redneck Woman
9. Usher/Lil' Jon/The Country Of Norway/Ludacris/Frank Stallone/Ronnie James Dio/Joe Pesci/The whole fucking world - YEAH!
10. Britney Spears - Everytime

[SubMethod]

Top Ten Favorite(not all are the best):

1.Drop It Like It's Hot - Snoop Dogg and Pharrell
2.The Streets - Dry Your Eyes
3.Bury Me With It - Modest Mouse
4.Rubberband Man - T.I.
5.Dark of the Matinee - Franz Ferdinand
6.Naked As We Came - Iron and Wine
7.Hoist That Rag - Tom Waits
8.Tipsy - J-Kwon
9.Mr.Brightside - The Killers
10.Fit But You Know It - The Streets

[TheJadedGamer]

Top:

1. Green Day 'Letterbomb' - I love this song just for the simplicity. The last bit is also very awesome. I love it.

2. Modest Mouse 'Float On' - I feel fucking inspiration when I hear this song on the radio and off the CD. I love this song, and Modest Mouse is one of the best bands I've heard this year.

3. My Chemical Romance 'Helena' - This is a great intro to a very great unique album. Seriously, don't put it as a straight up emo CD, cause it isn't. There is a very jazzy track and country (gasp!) opening to a song.

4. blink-182 'Always' - This song just means a lot to me because of a girl I just broke up with. We are still looking at each other at school, and I still feel something for her.

5. Coheed and Cambria 'A Favor House Atlantic' - This song brought me into the C&C universe and literally pulled me into emo music. It is just so damn catchy.

6. Taking Back Sunday 'Bonus Mosh Pt. II' - I don't have a good reason, I just love this song.

7. The Killers 'Mr. Brightside' - It is all about the damn lyrics and the kickass synth in the background!

8. New Found Glory 'Don't Wanna Know' - I'm a sucker for these slow songs....sue me.

9. NoFx 'Worn Out the Soles of My Party Boots' - This is a new track off their CD with all their old songs on it. I just love it.

10. Jimmy Eat World 'Pain' - I have a new respect for this band now.

Worst (I don't feel the need to explain them):

1. Good Charlotte 'I Just Want To Live'
2. Three Days Grace 'Just Like You'
3. Korn 'Word Up'
4. Simple Plan....hell, their whole album sucks.
5. Good Charlotte 'Predictable'
6. Bowling for Soup '1985'
..........fuck it. Pick out a couple of more GC or SP songs.

[Kastman]

My top 10...

1. My Chemical Romance - Cemetery drive
2. The Killers - Mr Brightside
3. The Used - I'm a fake
4. My Chemical Romance - Thank you for the venom
5. Alexisonfire - Hey, it's your funeral mama
6. My CHemical Romance - Give 'em hell, kid
7. Taking back sunday - I am Fred Astaire/One-eighty by summer
8. 36 crazyfists - Bloodwork
9. Keane - Somewhere only we know
10. My Chemical Romance - You know what they do to guys like us in prison

yeah i know i ut them in there a lot i dont care they rule...

Bottom 10 (can't put into order)
.Destiny's Child - Lose my breath
.Destiny's Child - Soldier
.Eminem - Just lose it
.Casey Donovan - Listen with your heart
.Nina sky - dont know the name of the song... but it sucks
.3 days grace - just like you
.the rasmus - in the shadows
.guy sebastian - out with my baby
.the hives - walk idiot walk
Betchadupa (not sure of the song anme) tied with the music - freedom fighters

[Rated R]

1. Jimmy Eat World - Night Drive
2. Beta Band - Assessment
3. Matthew Good - Ex Pats of the Ble Mountain Symphony Orchestra
4. Monster Magnet - Supercruel
5. Green Day - Boulevard of Broken Dreams
6. Phish - Two Versions of Me
7. Jimmy Eat World - The World You Love
8. Green Day - Jesus Of Suburbia
9. Beta Band - Troubles
10. Beta Band - Wonderful


I try not to focus on the crap...so I'll just nominate Eminem, Good Charlotte and other bands that I hate and everyone else seems to as well...no more Creed. I need other bands to pick up the slack.

[jeo4]

Originally posted by Frank the Tank
Top Ten Favorites:

1. Dillinger Escape Plan - Unretrofied
2. The Cure - Us Or Them
3. Shadows Fall - Those Who Cannot Speak
4. Megadeth - Kick The Chair
5. Madvillain - Strange Ways
6. Mastodon - Blood And Thunder
7. Tie Eminem - Like Toy Soldiers/ Kanye West - Jesus Walks
8. Dillinger Escape Plan - Setting Fire to Sleeping Giants
9. Lamb Of God - Remorse Is For The Dead
10. Cradle Of Filth - Guilded Cunt (Fuck all the hate this band gets. This song fucking rips it)

Top Ten Worst:

1. Tie Eminem - Ass Like That/Just Lose It
2. My Chemical Romance - I'm Not Okay (I Promise) (To be fair I gave the rest of the album a bit of a listen and it's not that bad. It's not that great either, but this song is wretched.)
3. Bowling For Soup - 1985
4. Good Charlotte - Predictable
5. Three Day Grace - Just Like You
6. Ashlee Simpson - Pieces Of Me
7. Korn - Word Up
8. Gretchen Wilson - Redneck Woman
9. Usher/Lil' Jon/The Country Of Norway/Ludacris/Frank Stallone/Ronnie James Dio/Joe Pesci/The whole fucking world - YEAH!
10. Britney Spears - Everytime

Frank, you fucking rule this planet right now. Both lists are kick-ass. (All except Kayne West/Eminem on your ten best.)

[Indiana Sev]

Originally posted by Frank the Tank
9. Usher/Lil' Jon/The Country Of Norway/Ludacris/Frank Stallone/Ronnie James Dio/Joe Pesci/The whole fucking world - YEAH!


:D:D

[Sigur509]

Favorite:

1. Elliott Smith - A Fond Farewell
2. Jet - Look What You've done
3. The Postal Service - Such Great Heights
4. Interpol - Public Pervert
5. The Cure - End of the World
6. Modest Mouse - World at Large/The Ocean Breathes Salty
7. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Y Control
8. Blink 182 - I Miss You
9. The Secret Machines - Nowhere Again
10. Bjork - Triumph of a Heart

Worst:

1. Green Day - American Idiot
2. Green Day - Boulevard of Broken Dreams
3. Eminem - Every song off that fuckin album
4. Three Day Grace - Just Like You
5. Three Day Grace - Home

[BadCoverVersion]

Devendra Banhart - Little Yellow Spider - Insane, yet strangely quaint and undeniably beautiful in its unabashed simplicity. With two albums 'neath his caftan this year, there is just no way Banhart should be missing from this list.

The Go! Team - Ladyflash & The Power Is On - So saccharine sweet, they should come with a government health warning! The Go Team fizzed, crackled and popped in 2004, here's hoping the energy stays alive in 2005!

Morrissey - The First Of The Gang To Die - It has a distinct air of 'Vintage Moz' about it. Plus any gang that boasts a kid called Hector as a member is pretty nifty in my book. Moz still has it...the entire album is joyous!

Franz Ferdinand - Michael - A grimy little number...and a big dirty "fuck you" to homophobes; an endangered breed. It's hard to choose just one number by Franz...they're the band of the year, and they deserve every accolade heaped upon them.

Annie - Chewing Gum - Like Ladyflash, Chewing Gum is another slice of sweet, sweet lollipop shaped goodness. Undeniably catchy, technically quite brilliant. It hardly made a dent on the charts but I for one loved it! Annie's current offering is equally tremendous.

The Streets - Dry Your Eyes - Skinner's tender ode for the 'bloke's bloke' shall be heard on the football terraces and behind the bolted door of every lock-in the length and breadth of Great Britain. Probably the most important tune of the year in terms of pricking the public's consciousness.

Scissor Sisters - Laura - Just about the honkiest tonkiest (?) tune since sliced Elton (when he was kewl that is). Scissor Sisters remind me of crack cocaine, the filthy beggars.

TV On The Radio - New Health Rock - These kids have yet to put a foot wrong. Methinks in 2005 'TV...' might just kill all the other radio stars. Hehe ;), didja see what I did there?

Kylie Minogue - I Believe In You - She's a pocket rocket is our Kylie...and this perfect slice of electro-infused jingly pop courtesy of Jake Shears (Scissor Sisters) is a real return to form.

William Shatner - Common People - Cocker + Shatner = Happy BadCoverVersion. It just feels so right.

The Worst...

3 Of A Kind - Babycakes
Eamon - F.I (I Don't Want You Back)
Frankee - F.U.R.B
DJ Casper - Cha Cha Slide
Mario Winans Feat. Enya & P Diddy - I Don't Wanna Know
Britney Spears - Everytime
Duncan James & Keedie - I Believe My Heart
Brian McFadden - Real To Me
Robbie Williams - Radio
Blue - Bubblin'

[someguy]

Originally posted by BadCoverVersion
William Shatner - Common People - Cocker + Shatner = Happy BadCoverVersion. It just feels so right.

*shock*

I thought you would have hated this song for covering one of Jarv's tunes.

[MinimalistCouch]

Top 10

The Hives Cd

Bottom 10

Everything else

[BadCoverVersion]

Originally posted by someguy
*shock*

I thought you would have hated this song for covering one of Jarv's tunes.

Behave. There's room enough in this kerazy mixed-up world for both versions...I'll bet Cocker's mighty flattered too.

[someguy]

Originally posted by BadCoverVersion
Behave. There's room enough in this kerazy mixed-up world for both versions...I'll bet Cocker's mighty flattered too.

Oh, I agree with you since it also is one of my favourite songs of this year

[Adam J. Hakari]

Will I be beaten senseless if I mention that I kinda dig Bowling for Soup's "1985"?

[bob]

Yes.


In other news,
(no order)

Franz Ferdinand- Come on Home
TV on the Radio- Ambulance
Elliott Smith- King's Crossing
Interpol- Evil
The Black Keys- All Hands Against His Own
The Von Bondies- C'mon C'mon
Elliott Smith- Memory Lane
Franz Ferdinand- Tell Her Tonight
Interpol- Public Pervert
TV on the Radio- The Wrong Way

Yeah, I really stick to a few bands, don't I?

Bottom 10:

I don't listen to bad music....EVER.

[Jerk Shapiro]

Hm...

1) "Bukowski" ~ Modest Mouse
2) "Take Me Out" ~ Franz Ferdinand
3) "This Devil's Workday" ~ Modest Mouse
4) "Fall To Pieces" ~ Velvet Revolver
5) "The Dark of the Matinee" ~ Franz Ferdinand
6) "The End Is Here" ~ Alter Bridge
7) "Float On" ~ Modest Mouse
8) "23" ~ Jimmy Eat World
9) "Drop It Like It's Hot" ~ Snoop Dogg featuring Pharrell
10) "The World At Large" ~ Modest Mouse


Like Master bob, I don't do bad music.

[LoomisFan]

I can only name my favorite and least favorite:

FAVORITE: "Fall to Pieces" by Velvet Revolver

LEAST FAVORITE: "Yeah" by Usher and Lil' John

[Tayzlor]

Best
Modest Mouse - The View
Blonde Redhead - Pink Love
Franz Ferdinand - The Dark of the Matinee
Interpol - Not Even Jail
Jon Brion - Knock Yourself Out
Magnetic Fields - I Don't Believe You
Morrissey - The First of the Gang to Die
Of Montreal - My British Tour Diary
PJ Harvey - The Letter
Rilo Kiley - It's A Hit
Sonic Youth - Unmade Bed
Dresden Dolls - Coin-Operated Boy
Hives - Walk Idiot Walk

Worst
Hoobastank - The Reason
Switchfoot - Dare You To Move
Smile Empty Soul - Silhouettes
Sugarcult - Memory
Crossfade - Cold
Three Days Grace - Just Like You
Incubus - Megalomaniac
Seether - Broken
Story of the Year - Anthem of Our Dying Day
Breaking Benjamin - So Cold
Coheed & Cambria - A Favor House Atlantic
Velvet Revolver - Fall To Pieces
Chevelle - Vitamin R
Green Day - American Idiot/Boulevard of Broken Dreams
Marilyn Manson - Personal Jesus
My Chemical Romance - I'm Not Okay(I Promise)
Elefant - Misfit
Papa Roach - Scars

[horrorfreak13]

Favourites

1 Boulevard Of Broken Dreams GREEN DAY
2 Somebody Told Me THE KILLERS
3 Drop It Like It's Hot SNOOP DOGG W/PHARRELL
4 Float On MODEST MOUSE
5 Take Me Out FRANZ FERDINAND
6 Slither VELVET REVOLVER
7 Crabbuckit K-OS
8 99 Problems JAY-Z
9 American Idiot GREEN DAY
10 Walk Idiot Walk THE HIVES

Worst
1 Pieces Of Me ASHLEE SIMPSON
2 Everytime BRITNEY SPEARS
3 Rumors LINDSAY LOHAN
4 My Perogative BRITNEY SPEARS
5 Our Lips Are Sealed THE DUFF SISTERS
6 Everytime BRITNEY SPEARS
7 Take My Breath Away JESSICA SIMPSON
8 Since You Been Gone KELLY CLARKSON
9 La La ASHLEE SIMPSON
10 Predictible GOOD CHARLOTTE

[Strider]

BEST:

01. "All These Things That I've Done" - The Killers
02. "Float On" - Modest Mouse
03. "Give Me Novacaine" - Green Day
04. "Somewhere Only We Know" - Keane
05. "Jesus Walks" - Kanye West
06. "Smile Like You Mean It" - The Killers
07. "Wake Me Up When September Ends" - Green Day
08. "Forget It" - Breaking Benjamin
09. "Fall to Pieces" - Velvet Revolver
10. "Broken" - Seether feat. Amy Lee

WORST:

Anything by Britney Spears, Jessica Simpson, Ashlee Simpson, Kelly Clarkson, Destiny's Child, Simple Plan, Good Charlotte, Usher, and Gretchen Wilson.

Strider

[BadCoverVersion]

Originally posted by bob
I don't listen to bad music....EVER.

Mmmkay.

Ya gotta shove the lump of coal up your arse to get the diamond.

Be brave little one.

[ComeNightfall]

I'm only giving my worst of 2004 because what most of you thought was crap I liked. I've already been trashed for naming favorite songs of mine this year. *violins play in the background* ;)

1. La-La---Ashlee Simpson
2. William Hung's Inspiration CD
3. Eminem's CD
4. My Perogative---Britney Spears
5. Take My Breath Away---Jessica Simpson
6. Nelly & Tim McGraw---Over and Over
7. What Happens In Mexico---Toby Keith
8. Burn---Usher
9. Any rap song Chingy put out this year
10. The Reason---Hoobastank

Honorable mention goes to Hilary Duff. She almost ruined my Christmas with her godawful version of Simply Having a Wonderful Christmastime.

[CMAGUS]

Top 10 songs
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.Greenday-Give me Novacaine
2.Sondre Lerche-Two way Monologue
3.This Fire Franz Ferdinand
4.Jimmy Eat World-Pain
5.Greenday-Homecoming
6.Zebrahead-Blur
7.The Dear-Lost in the Plot
8.Pilate-Overrated
9.Projet Orange-Tell all your friends
10.A Perfect Circle-The Outsider

Worst
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Pretty much any rap or garbage like Ashlee simpson and so fourth I have a heck of alot more than 10 songs I hate but I really don't want to think about which i hate the most because I hate them all the same.

[Succubus]

Favourites...

Just about anything by Franz Ferdinand. I'm with BCV; these fellas are one of the best bands around at the moment. Their album has never left my CD player. Favourite single would be 'Matineé,' but favourite track is certainly 'Auf Acshe.'

Same goes for Scissor Sisters. I know they're as love/hate as Marmite, but I for one love them. Favourite single release was 'Laura' (even when one friend pointed out it sounded like the Thomas the Tank Engine theme), and favourite track was the strangely haunting 'It Can't Come Quickly Enough.'

As much as I prefer some of REM's older albums, 'Around the Sun' produced one of my favourite tracks of 2004 - 'Leaving New York.' I'm a sucker for REM anyway and would listen to Michael Stipe singing the contents of a phone directory, but I LOVED this song.

Can't think of ten, to be honest - not a great year, in my opinion. Not regarding my tastes, anyway.

The shit list...

The Frankee (sic)/Eamon feud. Christ almighty, my ears bled with his nasal voice and my eyes glazed over with her porcine features.

Destiny's Child - Lose My Breath. Enough of Beyonce's caterwauling, and has anyone else noticed how the two main beats in the background of the chorus sound like the chase music in 'Terminator 2'?

Joss Stone - You Had Me. Someone, somewhere, give this girl breathing lessons. She sounds like she's having an asthma attack in this one. And if I hear her faux American accent one more time, I'll scream. You're from Devon, love, hardly the epitome of cool.

[Jamesadin]

1. The View - Modest Mouse
2. Mr. Brightside - The Killers
3. Boulevard of Broken Dreams - Green Day
4. A Favor House Atlantic - Coheed and Cambria
5. Jesus of Suburbia - Green Day
6. Bukowski - Modest Mouse
7. Sic Transit Gloria - Brand New
8. Prisoner of Today - Billy Talent
9. Somebody Told Me - The Killers
10. Common People - William Shatner (hahaha!)

[Badbird]

Without repeating bands:

1 - Nightwish - I Wish I had an Angel
2 - Iced Earth - Declaration Day
3 - Grip inc. - Skin Trade
4 - Lucia - Monkey Puzzle Tree*
5 - Brides of Destruction - Shut the Fuck Up
6 - Drowning Pool - Step Up (though I hated the rest of the album, go figure)
7 - Primal Fear - Metal is Forever
8 - Megadeth - Kick the Chair
9 - Watts - Vitriol, Vice, and Virtue
10 - Fear Factory - Cyberwaste

*Her album not comercially availible till 2004.

[jeo4]

Originally posted by Tayzlor
Best
Modest Mouse - The View
Blonde Redhead - Pink Love
Franz Ferdinand - The Dark of the Matinee
Interpol - Not Even Jail
Jon Brion - Knock Yourself Out
Magnetic Fields - I Don't Believe You
Morrissey - The First of the Gang to Die
Of Montreal - My British Tour Diary
PJ Harvey - The Letter
Rilo Kiley - It's A Hit
Sonic Youth - Unmade Bed
Dresden Dolls - Coin-Operated Boy
Hives - Walk Idiot Walk

Worst
Hoobastank - The Reason
Switchfoot - Dare You To Move
Smile Empty Soul - Silhouettes
Sugarcult - Memory
Crossfade - Cold
Three Days Grace - Just Like You
Incubus - Megalomaniac
Seether - Broken
Story of the Year - Anthem of Our Dying Day
Breaking Benjamin - So Cold
Coheed & Cambria - A Favor House Atlantic
Velvet Revolver - Fall To Pieces
Chevelle - Vitamin R
Green Day - American Idiot/Boulevard of Broken Dreams
Marilyn Manson - Personal Jesus
My Chemical Romance - I'm Not Okay(I Promise)
Elefant - Misfit
Papa Roach - Scars

Good list if you switch the words Best and Worst for me. And delete the following entirely:

Coheed & Cambria - A Favor House Atlantic
Story of the Year - Anthem of Our Dying Day
Breaking Benjamin - So Cold
Marilyn Manson - Personal Jesus
My Chemical Romance - I'm Not Okay(I Promise)
Elefant - Misfit

[darchangel]

(i'm not sure if all of these are 2004 or not...just go with it)


some of my tops:

Velvet Revolver "Slither"
Silvertide "Ain't Comin' Home"
Velvet Revolver "Fall to Pieces"
Jet "Cold Hard Bitch"
Audioslave "I Am the Highway"
Jet "Roll Over DJ"
Audioslave "Set it Off"


some of my bottoms:

Britney Spears "My Prerogative"
Ashlee Simpson "Pieces of You"
Chingy "Right Thurr"
Kelis "The Milkshake Song"


Through Like Crue

~darchangel~

[someguy]

Originally posted by darchangel
(i'm not sure if all of these are 2004 or not...just go with it)


some of my tops:

Velvet Revolver "Slither"
Silvertide "Ain't Comin' Home"
Velvet Revolver "Fall to Pieces"
Jet "Cold Hard Bitch"
Audioslave "I Am the Highway"
Jet "Roll Over DJ"
Audioslave "Set it Off"


some of my bottoms:

Britney Spears "My Prerogative"
Ashlee Simpson "Pieces of You"
Chingy "Right Thurr"
Kelis "The Milkshake Song"


Through Like Crue

~darchangel~



ahahahaha oh my god those are the oldest songs ever!

;)

[Voodoodoll]

Uh oh. Most of my best tunes are listed as worst in everyone else's lists. :o Here goes:

BEST (no order):

1. Because of You by Kelly Clarkson. It doesn't gain me any street-cred but this song is just heartbreakingly beautiful.
2. Only One by Yellowcard. It still sounds as good as it did first listen (no matter how many times I try to wear it out).
3. Martyr Me by The Get Up Kids. So damn catchy.
4. Tourist by Juliana Hatfield. I just love her.
5. Little Digger by Liz Phair. It's a slow-burn but a great track.
6. All Downhill From Here by New Found Glory. One of my favourite bands - any song from Catalyst could have made the list.
7. Lemon by Katy Rose. The rest of her album is disappointing but this song is flawless.
8. Take It All Away by Ryan Cabrera. He has a really great voice and nice lyrics.
9. Would If I Could by Auf Der Maur. It's damn cool.
10. I Caught Fire by The Used. Cool band - I needed them on my list.

WORST :

1. Somebody Told Me by The Killers. Critical darlings but I can't stand them. I just hate the way Flowers moos his way tunelessly through every song.
2. Those awful cover versions on Britney's Greatest Hits.
3. La La by Ashlee Simpson. I hate this song and the bloody horrific mental images it conjures up.
4. Anything by The Streets.
5. The Hilary Duff Christmas Album. I listened to this in Tower Records with a friend (we were looking for xmas tunes) - so bad it's scary!

[someguy]

I have my list here now, so here are my top 10 in no particular order(and you get links to listen to them ya lucky punks :))

Amerika by Rammstein

The song rocks. Pure and simple. Listen to it Here (http://www.sub-zer0.com/someguy/downloads/Favourite%20songs%20of%202004/Rammstein-Amerika.mp3)

Dead Disco by Metric

People seem to not dig on this girl's voice as much, but think the music is great. Lucky for me, I like the voice too, and the music plain rocks. Catchy as hell, fun as fuck. You have to like this. Listen to it Here (http://www.sub-zer0.com/someguy/downloads/Favourite%20songs%20of%202004/Metric-Dead%20Disco.mp3)

99 Problems by Jay-Z

I've never really liked a song by Jay-Z, until now. This song is a great combo of rock and rap, with the awesome guitar loop playing throughout and Jay's raps blending insanely well with it. An overall great song. Listen to it Here (http://www.sub-zer0.com/someguy/downloads/Favourite%20songs%20of%202004/Jay-Z-99%20Problems.mp3)

Staring At The Sun by TV On The Radio

Think 50s Doo Wop, Rock, a good sounding Peter Gabriel and Interpol and you might get a small picture on this band. Listen to it Here (http://www.sub-zer0.com/someguy/downloads/Favourite%20songs%20of%202004/tv%20on%20the%20radio%20-%20desperate%20youth,%20blood%20thirsty%20babes%20-%2002%20-%20staring%20at%20the%20sun.mp3)

The Love Song by K-Os

K-Os is THE best rapper around right now. Fuck 50 Cent, fuck Eminem, fuck Kanye West, fuck Outkast, fuck them all. K-Os is the best hands down and Joyful Rebellion is actually the most unique of all the rap albums that came out in the past few years. This song combines easten type music with rap, and it proves to be great. Listen to it Here (http://www.sub-zer0.com/someguy/downloads/Favourite%20songs%20of%202004/07%20the%20love%20song.mp3)

TIE: Hold Me Now by The Polyphonic Spree

The Spree are at it again. I still think they're a cult! Listen to it Here (http://www.sub-zer0.com/someguy/downloads/Favourite%20songs%20of%202004/The%20Polyphonic%20Spree-Hold%20Me%20Now.mp3)

I do have my solid picks for top 5 of 2004 though. And here they are.

5) TKO by Le Tigre

This came out of nowhere for me since I've never heard of the band before(which most people find surprising). It's a fun little tune that I can't really say much on. Listen to it Here (http://www.sub-zer0.com/someguy/downloads/Favourite%20songs%20of%202004/Le%20Tigre-TKO.mp3)

4) Common People by William Shatner featuring Joe Cocker

Shatner is quite the person on his own, and while a music career gets laughs by most people, he is surprisingly very good at it. Common People is a cover version of the Pulp song with the same name. Shatner makes Pulp proud with this version, with the fun new version of the tune, Cocker's great sing along and the choir in the song solidified my decision. Listen to it Here (http://www.sub-zer0.com/someguy/downloads/Favourite%20songs%20of%202004/William%20Shatner%20Ft.%20Joe%20Cocker-Common%20People.mp3)

3) What You Waiting For by Gwen Stefani

I know I might get crucified by this but I'll explain first. This single once again came out of nowhere and blew me away. The KERAZY beat with Gwen's voice(which I've always loved)combined so well in this it was amazing. It flowed together so well for me and it was a fucking catchy ass tune I could just dance to. This is the best pop single of 2004 for me, hands down. Listen to it Here (http://www.sub-zer0.com/someguy/downloads/Favourite%20songs%20of%202004/01-what_you_waiting_for-lis.mp3)

2) Strict Machine by Goldfrapp

This is the second song I heard from Goldfrapp and it was love at first...uh....hear. The bassline is tremendous and Alison's voice is so good too. Listen to it Here (http://www.sub-zer0.com/someguy/downloads/Favourite%20songs%20of%202004/Goldfrapp-Strict%20Machine.mp3)

and the #1 song of 2004 is......




1) Crabbuckit by K-Os

I still don't get the meaning of this song, but I always found it to be a fun and harmless rap tune(and judging by the video, it appears to be that). This song is simply infectious. I mean that. The jazzy loop, k-os' rapping, everything in this song is so catchy and fun. You all must listen to this. You can listen to it HERE! (http://www.sub-zer0.com/someguy/downloads/Favourite%20songs%20of%202004/04%20crabbuckit.mp3)

Best album of 2004: Joyful Rebellion by K-Os

The album is pure brilliance and one of the only albums I have ever given a perfect 10/10. Seriously, check it out.