A slight change of plans this week, after missing the last few blogs, but we'll get back on track. Here are my favorite songs from 2012. #10 - I Won't Give Up – Jason Mraz #8 US Billboard Hot 100 chart, #11 UK Singles chart #9 - Cry Thunder - Dragonforce #8 - Ho Hey - The Lumineers #3 US, #8 UK I've discovered several good songs from TV commercials; this is one of them. #7 - Radioactive - Imagine Dragons #3 US, #12 UK If you need motivation for a workout, or just to get things done, listen to this song. #6 - Hideaway - Passion Pit This was a surprise find when I was just browsing iTunes, from a band I'd never heard of, and it wasn't even released as a single. #5 - Carry On - fun. #20 US, #126 UK This song has a message of hope in hard times (and also has an incredibly catchy chorus). Maybe more people should listen to it, especially this year. #4 - Sovereign Light Café - Keane #74 UK Keane is one of my favorite bands, and I only discovered them a few years after the movie "A Monster Calls" came out, which had the song "Tear Up This Town" during the credits. Sovereign Light Café makes you feel an excited form of nostalgia for places you've never even been to. #3 - Skyfall – Adele #8 US, #2 UK Following the tradition of great songs from James Bond films. The song won the award for Best Original Song at the 85th Academy Awards. #2 - Just Give Me a Reason - P!nk featuring Nate Ruess #1 US, #2 UK By far my favorite P!nk song. The melody/chord progression really grabs me for reasons I'm not sure of. The song also received two Grammy nominations in 2014. Such a tough call between this and my #1 pick, which is... #1 - Silenced by the Night - Keane #46 UK Another tough call, as I can't decide what my favorite Keane song is, this or "Everybody's Changing". Either way this song is underrated, only reaching #46 in the UK, and not charting at all in the US. Let me know what you think of the list, and feel free to post your own favorite songs from 2012 in the comments. Next week is "Top 10 movies of 2012", followed by the previously planned "Free Game Idea #2".
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These are my 10 favorite songs from 2011. Hopefully you'll find something that you like that you haven't heard before. All songs on the list can be purchased on iTunes. #10 - Right Back to You - Electric Youth One of the most authentic 80's songs I've ever heard that wasn't written in the 80's. It's definitely worth checking out the rest of their songs, too, if you like that sound. #9 - Grown Ocean - Fleet Foxes #8 - Memories - Panic! at the Disco #7 - The Edge of Glory – Lady Gaga #3 US Billboard Hot 100 chart, #6 UK Singles chart Musically my favorite Lady Gaga song overall. Her choruses are catchy, but I'm not generally a fan of her verses. #6 - The Star Song - FreddeGredde Written and performed by Youtuber FreddeGredde. On the surface it's an uplifting light rock song for kids about a fantastical space adventure (which would be perfect as an animated series), but it's a little deeper. #5 - We Are Young - fun. (ft. Janelle Monáe) #1 US, #1 UK #4 - Set Fire to the Rain – Adele #1 US, #11 UK #3 - Someone Like You - Adele #1 US, #1 UK #2 - Hello Hello (from Gnomeo and Juliet) - Elton John This sounded so much like classic Elton John, I thought it was older, but it was written specifically for the movie. The film version is a duet with Lady Gaga, but on the album, it's just him. #1 - Heigen - Yuki Kajiura Yuki Kajiura is known mostly for composing music for anime and video games, but this song was an original piece for her second solo album. Sit back and relax for this one. :) That's it! Feel free to leave a comment with your thoughts or your own favorite songs from 2011. Next week is "top 10 movies of 2011". Welcome to my first "Top 10 songs of..." list. Join me on this musical journey through the years. I'll start with 2010-2019, and then roll back to the 2000s, 90s, 80s, 70s, and 60s. There will be a fairly eclectic mix of genres, hits, indies, movie and video game songs, and more! Maybe you'll find something you've never heard of that you enjoy. All songs are available on iTunes.
#10 - Alice (from Alice in Wonderland) - Avril Lavigne #71 US Billboard Hot 100, #59 UK Singles Chart #9 - I Was Made for Sunny Days - The Weepies When I was first working on this list, this song wasn't even top 20, which surprises me now because it really grew on me. #8 - Lights - Ellie Goulding #2 US, #49 UK Really cool music video. #7 - Hello - Martin Solveig & Dragonette #46 US, #13 UK #6 - Unstoppable - Foxy Shazam #5 - Jar of Hearts - Christina Perri #17 US, #4 UK #4 - End Love - OK Go My favorite OK Go song, and a pretty cool video. #3 - I See the Light (from Tangled) - Mandy Moore & Zachary Levi Nominated for best original song Oscar. I've always been a big Disney fan, so expect to see a lot more Disney songs on future lists (especially ones by Alan Menken). #2 - Fields of Gold - Celtic Woman (sung by Lisa Kelly) Written and originally recorded by Sting in 1993. I got to see Celtic Woman in concert once. One of my favorite experiences. And now for #1... #1 - The Moon's a Harsh Mistress - Celtic Woman (sung by Lisa Kelly) Written by Jimmy Webb in 1974. My favorite Celtic Woman song. I plan on making an art piece inspired by it in the future. That was the list. Feel free to leave a comment and tell me some of your favorite songs from 2010. Next week it's top 10 movies of 2010. |
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