In Rolling Stone's top songs of the DECADE (typical Rolling Stone article...), the top 5, or at least the first 5 listed are:
1 | Gnarls Barkley — "Crazy"
2 | Jay-Z — "99 Problems"
3 | Beyoncé — "Crazy in Love"
4 | Outkast — "Hey Ya!"
5 | M.I.A. — "Paper Planes"
the article:
http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/31248926/100_best_songs_of_the_decade/27While these are all good songs, i dunno....... they are all also kind of annoying commercial pop songs.
"Crazy" is a great song. Gnarls Barkley is a great duo, i just wish they put out more music.
"99 Problems" is preeetty good, but Jay-z definitely has more better songs. This is a good rock/rap mashup type song, which i guess speaks to a wide audience.
"Crazy in Love" is an amazing club song that still has integrity outside of a sweaty dance floor. Beyonce in general is super talented, i'm really happy she's around (as kind of an R&B diva) in this day and age.
"Hey Ya" - yeah, everybody was obsessed with this for a few months straight - which is why its on this list - but its really not that good of a song. i dunno. maybe there's something i'm missing, but the fact is, it is just really entertaining and fun.
"Paper Planes", also, is entertaining and really good for in the club, but i've had the urge the listen to this tune on my ipod maybe twice.
it's about what gets the crowd moving. the fact is: one thing that is same across the board is they all have great beats, infectious grooves. i'm a firm believer in rhythm as king, and this list solidifies that in my mind. it is all about the groove.
damn straight!
-m
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