ILM'S TOP 77 TRACKS of 2011 (Los resultados!)

No

(insert any random lex reaction to a boring indie song here)

Ick

hahahahahahahahahaha

FUN FUN FUN FUN FUN FUN FUN FUN

i never listened to this outside of the appropriate meme time limits when it was a thing but i am very glad to see it represented

lol no? xxxxp

Voted 'Friday'. Not particularly high on my ballot, but a worthy song to place. It's no Nyan Cat, though.

it was definitely one of the most FUN FUN FUN FUN FUN threads on ilx last year

It's not a stretch to me to think that "crawl before you ball" is kind of demeaning in context and not the innocent analogue to "walk before you run" that DJP suggests, even if you don't think Kanye literally wants the girl to get down on her knees and crawl. In other words, I read Nitsuh's "prostrate" as being just as metaphorical as "crawl" is.

many xps

am glad that Nyan Cat placed higher than Friday

This is pretty amazing, too:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ti1D9t8n0qA

lol

The rebecca black thread was v v good tho, lex is correct.

nyan cat will be number 1 though right?

I'll admit soft spot for Friday (Fucked), which wouldn't exist without Ark Music Factory.

born June 21, 1997. God I'm old.

cmon haters friday had to be represented, u know it was v. important to the year.

Like I said, it's really fucking easy to make Kanye look terrible given the amount of ammunition he freely hands people (note me not saying a word about the bathroom stall line, for example).

I assumed he was talking about that whole section. Those are the lines right before the bathroom stall one, after all. I mean, I understood that whole scenario to be included in what he was saying.

OMG how have I never seen that "in hell" thing before?

i thought friday would be higher :(
well that's my 3rd vote in
one a day so far :))))))

still just rocking one (Maus)

This thread moves too fast, but let me muster another quick defense of Wilco for the kneejerk "lol dad rock" haters:

"One Sunday Morning" -- at 12 minutes, cyclical, and gently atmospheric -- isn't that different from a lot of dance tracks in its structure and effect.

partying partying YEAH

it's all coming back to me <3

It's not a stretch to me to think that "crawl before you ball" is kind of demeaning in context and not the innocent analogue to "walk before you run" that DJP suggests, even if you don't think Kanye literally wants the girl to get down on her knees and crawl. In other words, I read Nitsuh's "prostrate" as being just as metaphorical as "crawl" is.

Then why isn't the argument "why is Kanye using demeaning imagery to balk at making a commitment"?

definitely too low, i was hoping for top 10. happy to see it though :)

I don't care if it's dadrock or not, I've just never liked a single song I've heard by Wilco. I think I may have listened to this track when I was sifting through the nominations, but I don't remember if I made it all the way through.

I was disappointed when it fell out of the top 20 never to return. :( xp

yay, Pitbull. My #2.

idg "Niggas in Paris". Voted for "No Church..." instead, which i hoped might sneak in to the 77, but unlikely now.

i realized this like two months in but the album would've been legit great if it was a jay solo album -- it would've been way, way better than what they ended up putting out and way, way better than anything jay's put out since the black album
I said this on the WTT thread in week 1 and got shouted at! (Not by you, J0rdan)

"Friday": pfffft

Can't believe people voted for this over "Ordinary Pop Star"

Sorry Rebecca Black, but I kind of prefer the Weeknd's "Glass Table Girls" for "fun fun fun fun."

"Haters, said I'll see you later/Can't talk to you right now/I'm getting my paper"

xps but I'm in rant mode now.

The one where someone needs to prostrate herself (and run to the bathroom stall) to prove she’s worth West’s attention? The one that makes his sex life sound like it operates on the same basic principles as Fear Factor?

I mean, there is nothing metaphorical in this representation of the lyric. nabisco is good with words; I presume that he wrote what he intended to say, and what he's saying here is half-right but the part that's wrong is REALLY wrong, considering that there's a cogent, coherent argument to be made there (see my previous post).

ugh the rb thread was so much fun. actually the whole weekend when friday got big was so much fun.

it was fun fun fun fun

there is nothing metaphorical in this representation of the lyric

The formulation "to prostrate oneself" is a pretty standard metaphor though, some might say cliche even.

PARTYING PARTYING.

http://i.imgur.com/gfdRk.jpg

33 - FUCKED UP "Queen of Hearts" (275 Points, 9 Votes)
P&J - 51
Pitchfork - 80

Audio: http://youtu.be/yhgOt7YFN0I
Embellished video version: http://youtu.be/syg6XGbdUkM

DJP, the thrust behind Nabisco's argument wasn't "Kanye is a horrible person", it's that "when it comes to exploring these BIG concepts, Kanye tends towards lapsing into cliche"--"crawl before you ball" as "walk before you run" isn't necessarily much more profound "crawl before you ball" as some Kanye-as-Ping Jiang trope

Not not sure if it's in the context of some really trying tracks today but Friday sounds better right now than when it came out

FU is not really my cup of tea but I thought Queen of Hearts was nice

Best guitar record so far, by an absolute mile.

yup

only good guitar record this year tbh

Thought the dude on the far right in the Fucked Up photo was Dr3w D.

Not sure if it's due to being in the context of some really trying tracks on this list but Friday sounds better now than when it came out.

Yay, great song.

I voted for this - my number 5. Take or leave the overlong album, but this is pure pop-punk fun! Supremely catchy, but matey's vocals give it the edge and then her singing comes in and it's a Bangles song. Insane! <3 Def one of the best songs of the year.

it is really a shame about this vocalist

today's been wonderfully diverse with each new entry :)

Dunno, sometimes just shouting really loudly is enough.

i got 25 seconds into "fucked up" what is that voice i cannot even

back to "friday" :)