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top 10 songs 2011

remember how i said yahoo had all kinds of top 10 lists.  well, i sort-of lied, compared to time.  they have to have at least 100.  it's insane.  


you can feel free to peruse any of the lists here.


i'm going to feature a couple today and then we'll say good-bye to lists for 2011.


first up
SONGS
10- Foster the People 'Pumped Up Kicks'
9- St. Vincent 'Cruel'
8- Tyler the Creator 'Yonkers'
7- Cults 'Go Outside'
6- tUnE yArDs 'Gangsta'
5- Nicki Minaj 'Super Bass' or start this at 1:40ish or better... 3:50ish (minute markers)
4- Jay-Z and Kanye West 'Otis'
3- Mayer Hawthorne 'A Long Time'
2- Adele 'Rolling in the Deep'
1- Florence + the Machine 'No Light, No Light'


what songs did I play most this year? (or they really cheered me up when they came on)
The Temper Trap 'Sweet Disposition'
The Blow 'Hey Boy' (there's a lot of talking... start at like 4:40)
Matt & Kim (everything) especially 'Yea Yeah' and 'Cameras'
Paper Thick Walls 'Orange Tree'
Martin Solveig 'Hello'
Noah and the Whale '5 years time'
Florence + the Machine 'Dog Days Are Over'
Hot Chelle Rae 'Tonight Tonight'
Brady Bunch 'It's a Sunshine Day' (no i'm not kidding)  I can pretend it's sunny, even when it's far from sunny.  (riding my bike in 20° takes a strong imagination...)


and countless others
that turned out to be a bit lot longer than planned


just as a disclaimer i don't love the songs because of their videos.  in fact, i don't like some of the videos, but i do love the songs

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