Atavanhalen Vs. The World - Best Songs 2010
Welcome to the end of the end of 2010, with your host Atavan. Best songs. Description is favourite bit in the song. |
| 30 | Katy Perry
California Gurls (feat. Snoop Dogg)
Sadly, my favourite bit didn't actually make it onto the album version - it was Snoop laughing and saying "Man, I truly wish you could ALL be California gurls." The fucking Beach Boys sued, the cunts. |
| 29 | The Gregory Brothers
Bed Intruder (feat. Antoine Dodson)
Well, OBVIOUSLY, every bit of this song rules. |
| 28 | Mark Ronson
Somebody to Love Me (feat. Boy George and Andrew Wyatt)
Boy George's outstanding voice, glistening in all of its karma chameleonic glory. I WANT SOMEBODY TO LOOOOOOOOOVE MEEEEEEE |
| 27 | The National
Bloodbuzz Ohio
The intro drums. Clattery, splashy awesomeness. |
| 26 | Katy Perry
Firework
The strings leading into the chorus. Also, Katy's vocals on this are incredible |
| 25 | Owen Pallett
Lewis Takes Off His Shirt
I'M NEVER GONNA GIVE IT TOOOOOOOO YOUUUUUUUUU |
| 24 | Ben Folds
From Above
One of my favourite lyrics of the year: "Maybe that's how books get written, maybe that's why songs get sung, maybe we are the unlucky ones..." |
| 23 | Arcade Fire
Ready to Start
Win losing his shit as he sings "now I'm ready to start" is pretty fucking amazing. |
| 22 | Kings of Leon
Pyro
Too easy. That desperate howled vocal over quiet drums and bass...then BOOM-POW! ROCK EXPLOSION! FEEL THAT SHIT! |
| 21 | The Naked and Famous
Young Blood
Four words, people: "YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH!" |
| 20 | Cloud Control
Meditation Song #2 (Why Oh Why)
Two bits, both involving Heidi Lenffer: The bit where it's just her totally awesome organ part and the call-and-response bit of "make my head a pool of water now." Suck on THAT, Tame Impala - THAT'S how you do trippy shit! |
| 19 | Andy Bull
Dog (feat. Lisa Mitchell)
More swoonworthy harmonies, but the build-up from the sole piano to the last chorus and the Billy Joel-esque piano break is easily my favourite bit. |
| 18 | Adrian Lux
Teenage Crime
The second the acoustic guitar kicks in after the electronic drums build-up. It's something special, something dance music hasn't seen or felt for years. |
| 17 | Darren Hanlon
All These Things
The adorable boy/girl vocals, particularly this lyric: "Did you steal my pen, I left it here." "You mean the one behind your ear?" |
| 16 | Justin Bieber
Somebody To Love
Poor widdle Biebs singing his heart out as he asks "Is she out there?" I'm sure she is, sweetie. |
| 15 | Fitz and the Tantrums
MoneyGrabber
The Motown equivalent of the fist-pump that is this song's chorus. So much sass, so much soul. |
| 14 | Cee Lo Green
Fuck You!
WHYYYYYYYYYYYY? WHYYYYYYYYYYYY? |
| 13 | Mark Ronson
Bang Bang Bang (feat. Q-Tip and MNDR)
The sexy French chorus, oui oui |
| 12 | Janelle Monae
Cold War
"I was lead to believe there's something wrong with me." - A powerful, resonating line delivered with so much heart. |
| 11 | Foals
Spanish Sahara
The teasing is all over and the buildup overflows into an epic of oceanic goodness. Righteous. |
| 10 | Crowded House
Saturday Sun
Never thought I'd see the day where Neil Finn would use vocoder and it would sound this amazing. |
| 9 | Kimbra
Settle Down
The swagger of the instrumental, essentially. M-Phazes is one of the best producers in the country. |
| 8 | Kanye West
Power (feat. Dwele)
"I don't need your pussy, bitch, I'm on my own dick" |
| 7 | Ellie Goulding
Starry Eyed
The final bridge and chorus. I'm infamous for saying this song is like getting fucked by glitter knives, and I retain that - only difference is that Dryden is fucking me with glitter knives now. |
| 6 | Gareth Liddiard
The Radicalisation of D
Every fucking second of it. |
| 5 | Gotye
Eyes Wide Open
The amazing call and response of the "walk the plank with our eyes wide open" chorus. Gotye is incredible. |
| 4 | Big Boi
Shutterbugg (feat. Cutty)
BUH BUH BUH BUH BUH BUH BUH BUH BUH BUH BUH. BUH BUH BUH BUH BUH BUH BUH. |
| 3 | Kanye West
Monster (feat. Rick Ross, Jay-Z, Nicki Minaj and Bon Iver)
ALL of Nicki's verse. Hip-hop's defining moment of 2010. Fire. |
| 2 | Parades
Marigold
The beginning and ending drums - so righteous |
| 1 | Janelle Monae
Tightrope (feat. Big Boi)
"ONE! TWO! THREE! HUH!" (horns) |
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