get your robin hood on, put some pressure on the man
I think I said that I'd "throw something together" when it came to songs and year-end retrospectives, but I'm actually trying to throw something else together that is about 100 times more exciting, so, if you like lists, here's what I sent into Eye Weekly for their critics poll:
1 MIA feat. Bun B and Rich Boy/"Paper Planes (Street Mix)" (XL/Beggars Group) 100
2 LCD Soundsystem/"All My Friends" (DFA) 90
3 LCD Soundsystem/"Someone Great" (DFA) 80
4 UGK feat Outkast/"International Players Anthem" (Jive) 70
5 The New Pornographers/"Myriad Harbour" (Last Gang/Matador) 60
6 Feist/"1 2 3 4" (Interscope) 50
7 Justice/"D.A.N.C.E." (Ed Banger/Vice) 40
8 Kanye West feat. Young Jeezy/"Can't Tell Me Nothin' (Remix)" (Def Jam) 30
9 Mark Ronson feat. Amy Winehouse/"Valerie" (Sony) 20
10 Animal Collective/"Fireworks" (Domino) 10
I should note that I think Amy Winehouse's live cover of Valerie (from the Back to Black single) is about twice as good as the one from Version, but it wasn't a single. Speaking of, here are some other non-singles that got a lot of plays (in no particular order):
Dntel feat. Jenny Lewis – Roll On
Jim James & Calexico – Goin' the Acapulco (Bob Dylan)
Black Kids – I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How to Dance with You
Mutators – What Cuts Want
The Clips – Kassel
Bison – Wartime
Radiohead – House of Cards
Land of Talk - Young Bridge
White Lung - Local Garbage (actually, I guess this was a single)
Wilco - Hate it Here
Wu-Tang Clan - Campfire
Yo Majesty - Club Action (Bagraiders Sailing to Baltimore Edit)
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4 Comments:
I don't much care for LCD Soundsystem, but at least I understand it. I tried listening to Animal Collective and I opted instead to listen to a recording of the time 5 badgers attacked my genitals. Far more tuneful. Good call on Valerie though.
You should make a fake DJ set out of your first list!
By 
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10:00 a.m.
That Valerie track from Amy Winehouse is most excellent, as is her whole album. Did you see her London Live perf on MOJOHD.com?
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Indie_dinosaur, at
3:00 p.m.
and in response to the guy above me's Animal Collective comment, you should try listening to song #4 on Feels. Guarantee it would be better than badgers attacking your genitals.
By Indie_dinosaur, at
3:02 p.m.
