http://i.imgur.com/N9qh4XP.jpg
28: Lizzo – “Boys – 251 points – 10 votesvideo
Lizzo - Big GRRRL Small World
http://www.thesinglesjukebox.com/?p=25987
If you love nitpicking and hate fun, there’s plenty of critiques you can volley at “Boys”: its bass-and-cowbell groove is maybe two steps removed from “SexyBack,” the message is a bit muddled, and Lizzo’s “gay boys” line is a head-scratcher that nearly stops the track in its tracks. But if you love funky, freaky summer bops featuring a face-melting guitar solo and one of our most singular pop stars flipping tired rap tropes into a gleeful bacchanalia, this is a glorious gift delivered from on high. Needless to say, I fall into the latter category. – Julian Axelrod
Imagine James Murphy producing Missy Elliott. – Alfred Soto
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Thursday, 31 January 2019 14:36 (five years ago) link
don't get me going
― frogbs, Thursday, 31 January 2019 14:38 (five years ago) link
v much looking forward to her record this year
― jolene club remix (BradNelson), Thursday, 31 January 2019 14:38 (five years ago) link
the guitar solo really makes this
― ufo, Thursday, 31 January 2019 14:39 (five years ago) link
I love nitpicking and I hate fun but I'll give this a fair crack
― imago, Thursday, 31 January 2019 14:39 (five years ago) link
i was an early Lizzo booster on this board and I certainly don't begrudge her success (or, nearly as important, what it means culturally for her to break through to the pop world) but the kind of pseudo-Bruno Mars, funk faking arena anthem rock she's doing with "Boys" is anathema to me.
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Thursday, 31 January 2019 14:40 (five years ago) link
This is way better than her early stuff, I don't begrudge its placement at all.
― Matt DC, Thursday, 31 January 2019 14:41 (five years ago) link
― ufo, Thursday, January 31, 2019 7:39 AM (one minute ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
yep, opens up the song
― jolene club remix (BradNelson), Thursday, 31 January 2019 14:41 (five years ago) link
"Juice" is way better.
― Your sweetie-pie-coo-coo I love ya (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 31 January 2019 14:41 (five years ago) link
thankfully "juice" came out in 2019
Was hoping this would make #1 so the top track would have the same name as last year, also it's much better than the other Boys
― mfktz (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Thursday, 31 January 2019 14:42 (five years ago) link
"akanamali" definitely crossed over from tsj. the discussion on his album's thread has been reasonably active all year so i think simmy's music must have come up there quite shortly after being released, no tsj-acclaim needed.
"amablesser" was nominated btw, so it could still make it! (tho honestly i doubt it would place above "ubala" et al.) i nominated it but didn't end up having room for it on my ballot lol.
"banomoya" might be my favorite of all the songs i hadn't heard before from this poll so the post upthread stating that it was a big hit in south africa tells me that i should probably just start listening to south african radio already
― dyl, Thursday, January 31, 2019 12:30 AM (eight hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
“AmaBlesser” was a big pop hit there too (just like “Akanamali” itself, the other Sun-El singles did very well too). The Mlindo and Simmy albums are both currently top 10 streaming in SA. It’s actual popular music. Finding the right radio station would be a treat, no doubt!
xp
― breastcrawl, Thursday, January 31, 2019 1:51 AM (seven hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
i listen to a couple durban stations online at times. try Ukhozi 90.8 FM or Gagasi 99.5. i don't know any stations in Joburg or Capetown though.
― Will (kruezer2), Thursday, 31 January 2019 14:43 (five years ago) link
"Juice" is way better.― Your sweetie-pie-coo-coo I love ya (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, January 31, 2019 9:41 AM (seven minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalinkthankfully "juice" came out in 2019― jolene club remix (BradNelson), Thursday, January 31, 2019 9:41 AM (six minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― Your sweetie-pie-coo-coo I love ya (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, January 31, 2019 9:41 AM (seven minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― jolene club remix (BradNelson), Thursday, January 31, 2019 9:41 AM (six minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
honestly I'll be shocked if it's not at least top 20 next year
― resident hack (Simon H.), Thursday, 31 January 2019 14:49 (five years ago) link
same tbh
― jolene club remix (BradNelson), Thursday, 31 January 2019 14:49 (five years ago) link
only way i could see it not being is if she releases an even better single
― ufo, Thursday, 31 January 2019 14:50 (five years ago) link
12 months is a loooooong time
― mfktz (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Thursday, 31 January 2019 14:51 (five years ago) link
"Juice" almost inspired me to post my first selfie video a couple weeks ago.
― Your sweetie-pie-coo-coo I love ya (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 31 January 2019 14:51 (five years ago) link
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Thursday, 31 January 2019 14:40 (ten minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
think it's in ILM's contract that there has to be one of these in every countdown
― imago, Thursday, 31 January 2019 14:53 (five years ago) link
a dissenter?
― Your sweetie-pie-coo-coo I love ya (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 31 January 2019 14:54 (five years ago) link
Here's a young plucky band y'all may have heard of.
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Thursday, 31 January 2019 14:55 (five years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/cfga6PR.jpg
27: The 1975 - “TOOTIMETOOTIMETOOTIME” – 252 points – 8 votesvideo
the 1975
Lyrically I think “TOOTIME” is really simple and direct in a way that complements the breezy atmosphere of the music well. – kevin k
"TooTimeTooTimeTooTime," which may be the catchiest thing they've ever done. - ilxor
oh fuck I didn't think this one was going to place lol
― resident hack (Simon H.), Thursday, 31 January 2019 14:56 (five years ago) link
this really grew on me, it seemed relatively slight for them at first but now it just feels delightfully breezy
i wasn't sure if this would place, guess they're probably getting 4 tracks lol
― ufo, Thursday, 31 January 2019 14:56 (five years ago) link
ffs we're getting all four aren't we
― imago, Thursday, 31 January 2019 14:57 (five years ago) link
possibly five
― resident hack (Simon H.), Thursday, 31 January 2019 14:57 (five years ago) link
i thought they only placed one time, maybe it was two timesit'll probably be three times
― jolene club remix (BradNelson), Thursday, 31 January 2019 14:57 (five years ago) link
one of which will be #1
― Your sweetie-pie-coo-coo I love ya (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 31 January 2019 14:57 (five years ago) link
Can I change my vote in Simon's poll?
― jmm, Thursday, 31 January 2019 14:57 (five years ago) link
― jolene club remix (BradNelson), Thursday, January 31, 2019 9
fuck you -- I was about to post this
can't be more than four times?
― ufo, Thursday, 31 January 2019 14:58 (five years ago) link
you place these boys sometimes
― jolene club remix (BradNelson), Thursday, 31 January 2019 14:59 (five years ago) link
I like this song and no I will not be reflecting on what this says about my hatred for drake
― resident hack (Simon H.), Thursday, 31 January 2019 14:59 (five years ago) link
it's much more joyous than any drake song
― ufo, Thursday, 31 January 2019 15:00 (five years ago) link
good song
― lowercase (eric), Thursday, 31 January 2019 15:00 (five years ago) link
great video too just sayin
― jolene club remix (BradNelson), Thursday, 31 January 2019 15:01 (five years ago) link
only time Healy's been cute in a video ever
― Your sweetie-pie-coo-coo I love ya (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 31 January 2019 15:01 (five years ago) link
yeah the video rules
it's probably the happiest-sounding song about relationship drama i've ever heard and i'm not sure how they pulled it off
― ufo, Thursday, 31 January 2019 15:04 (five years ago) link
Your sweetie-pie-coo-coo I love ya (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn) at 2:57 31 Jan 19one of which will be #1
― mfktz (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Thursday, 31 January 2019 15:04 (five years ago) link
― imago, Thursday, January 31, 2019 7:57 AM (seven minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
if they place four times i can't decide whether the other one will be "give yourself a try" or "it's not living"
prob the former i guess
― jolene club remix (BradNelson), Thursday, 31 January 2019 15:05 (five years ago) link
but also i really hope they don't place four times lol
think we'd need to rewind at that point
love it if they made it
― Your sweetie-pie-coo-coo I love ya (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 31 January 2019 15:07 (five years ago) link
the poll reform accelerationist in me is hoping for 5 placements
― resident hack (Simon H.), Thursday, 31 January 2019 15:07 (five years ago) link
i reckon five
― nxd, Thursday, 31 January 2019 15:08 (five years ago) link
― Your sweetie-pie-coo-coo I love ya (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, January 31, 2019 10:01 AM (four minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
I had no idea the lead singer of this band looked like Shia Labeouf pretending to be Ben Whishaw.
anyway, this might be the least hatable 1975 song I've ever listened to?
― rob, Thursday, 31 January 2019 15:09 (five years ago) link
five would be wretched, especially as imo LIIWMI is the only great song this time around. the last album was so much better!
― imago, Thursday, 31 January 2019 15:09 (five years ago) link
okay, let's give something completely different a try.
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Thursday, 31 January 2019 15:10 (five years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/GbYx0K7.jpg
26: The 1975 – “Give Yourself a Try” – 254 points – 9 votesvideo
http://www.thesinglesjukebox.com/?p=25726
“Give Yourself a Try” spills over with sincerity and solemnity. These characteristics have always been present in The 1975’s music, hidden with irony, or in the last two tracks of a long, long album, or buried in parenthesis — “Before you go (please don’t go)” — but they have never been so pronounced. From the gentle encouragement of the title to the wise old man lyrics (a sort of millennial “My Way”), any worries of self-help corniness are instantly dampened by Matty Healy’s careful, generous, knowing delivery. The characteristic musical steals are earnest too: Joy Division, Sunny Day Real Estate, The Postal Service, all bashed-up CDs on a Mancunian teenager’s shelf; the return to the parental home in a crisis. There are quotes from their own songs, too, because The 1975 are the only (white, rock-adjacent) band audacious enough to position themselves as equals to their greatest musical influences. Irony is present (“getting STDs at 27 really isn’t a vibe”), but spoken in the deadpan voice of a friend who has only ever been able to tell you that he wants to kill himself in the format of a joke. There are the familiar competing layers of profundity and jokes psyching each other out: Matty’s wide-eyed tribute to sincerity in the context of getting clean and surviving his 20s that introduced the song’s first radio play is repeated almost verbatim from a therapist’s couch by the coked-up rock star cliché he plays at the start. He knows that advice from a famous rich man is laughable, but he’s going to do it anyway… and I’m glad he has. Maybe I’m projecting, but I can hear the exhaustion that comes from rapidly switching emotional states for months and, specifically, the hopeful exhaustion of getting to the other side. It’s a culmination of the self-knowledge, the diagnosis, the reflection, the therapy. Even though I don’t know him, and it’s childish, it feels like Matty is two steps ahead of me, like he always is. Listening to “Give Yourself a Try” feels like readying myself to be exposed to the viscera of life while having my hand held by the person I love the most after months and months and months of mutual struggle. – Claire Biddles
Millions of people in their late 20s will deeply relate to the words of Matty Healy in “Give Yourself a Try”, not because he’s a bearer of truth — he’s equally prophet and charlatan — but because these are times so confusing, we tend to turn to the unreliable narrator to make some sense of them. Only in this generation, where the lines between irony and sincerity are so blurred, could we use (and need to use) the language of self-deprecation to convey hope, speak of isolation to form of communal bond, and co-opt a freakin’ Joy Division guitar line for a track that we all agree to call uplifting. - Leonel Manzanares de la Rosa
Both albums are equally bogged down by the leaden ballads.
xpost
― Your sweetie-pie-coo-coo I love ya (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 31 January 2019 15:10 (five years ago) link
come on
― rob, Thursday, 31 January 2019 15:11 (five years ago) link