ILM's Top 77 Tracks of 2012

haha xp

the indie record line = lyric of the year

of all the songs about jake gyllenhaal this is definitely one of them

*looks at my ballot* hah the only taylor track I voted for was a bonus track, and I put it last

the funny thing about this line is that i'm willing to bet that with the kind of ppl swift dates, the "indie" record was prob, like, the lumineers or something

i suspect it was mumford & sons

the guy on the right!

YOU GO TALK TO YOUR FRIENDS TALK TO MY FRIENDS TALK TO ME
Ended up liking this more after the album came out.

i like that she set out to make the most bubblegum pop song she could make just so she could annoy the person this song is about

― J0rdan S., Wednesday, January 23, 2013 8:58 PM (1 minute ago)

Ha, yeah.

I have not really appreciated a single Taylor Swift song since "Teardrops On My Guitar"

who arent indie...

xxp

i actually also suspect that the furry costumes, autoharp, insufferably goofy expressions are taylor and her band parodying the brooklyn indie aesthetic

gonna eat lunch real quick so there might be longer break than usual before the next track

I've already explained why the indie record line doesn't even work in the modern climate.

the story of her deliberately writing this so that it would get a ton of radio play specifically in order to torment her ex was amazing

This makes her sound like a petty bitch, tbh.

Wtf teardrops is a sub-par swifty.

On the Swift thread a lot of the lyrics transcribed look v interesting to me but I know from past EOY polls that I can't stand her voice, not to say that she can't sing, but I just have an adverse reaction to her voice.

i think i appreciate WANEGBT for its cultural-moment status as much as for its catchiness - it's certainly not the best song taylor can write but it was kinda endlessly quotable and referable irl in a way none of her previous, superior songs have been

I like this song but I'm hoping it's not the highest ranked Taylor song on here because I think it's probably not one of the top 5 songs on the album.

Wtf teardrops is a sub-par swifty.

That may be but I've hated pretty much every radio single I've heard since

also she sings like someone is strangling a Chatty Kathy doll

Yeah that is pretty slow for M.I.A. but its still fucking rad. Just love her voice so much!!

the story of her deliberately writing this so that it would get a ton of radio play specifically in order to torment her ex was amazing <3

admittedly i know nothing about this but don't most of her songs (or at least singles) get a ton of radio play?

Have to lol at people attaching wiki flags to Taylor's use of "indie".

we are never ever getting bach tog

also, sorry but I hate Taylor Swift.

ether

Finally listened to some Taylor Swift this year. Liked the Hunger Games track and Begin Again a bit more than this, but it's still pretty good.

I like this song but I'm hoping it's not the highest ranked Taylor song on here because I think it's probably not one of the top 5 songs on the album.

oh certainly not

but it's the first one i'd do at karaoke (dying to do it at karaoke tbh)

admittedly i know nothing about this but don't most of her songs (or at least singles) get a ton of radio play?

yeah it's little like, canny move Taylor to capitalize on the fact that you could record yourself farting for 30 minutes and it would probably still go to #3

of all the songs about jake gyllenhaal this is definitely one of them

― pun lovin criminal (polyphonic), Wednesday, January 23, 2013 1:59 PM (5 minutes ago)

LOLOLOLOLOL

says tim f who gets upset about use of dance music terms

clever ruse taylor swift, you win again

I mean, finally listened to TS last year, of course.

as far as undeniable pop jams, it just is really not fucking with "You Belong With Me"

Liked the Hunger Games track and Begin Again a bit more than this, but it's still pretty good.

― MikoMcha, Wednesday, January 23, 2013 4:05 PM (58 seconds ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

awwww shit I shoulda nom'd/voted for one of the hunger games ones

bring in the katz is really awesome

that taylor swift song is so bad & that indie line is fucking corny as hell

safe & sound would actually be nice to see

gyllenhaal is pretty miserable but it's hard to take pleasure in him being trolled by one of the only worse celebrities out there

haha otm

is this her biggest hit in the uk? it felt like it

that taylor swift song is so bad & that indie line is fucking corny as hell

― My Lol's Beyond (upper mississippi sh@kedown),

It really seems like something Avril Lavinge would write/sing. She might be able to get away with it, too.

i saw taylor swift perform this live @ the mtv video awards and thought it was pretty "big" but not really good.

is this her biggest hit in the uk? it felt like it

"love story" technically peaked higher but this felt way more ubiquitous

yeah between the Taylor song and Cher Lloyd's grunts Avrilcore had a banner year

bring in the katz is great

love story charted v highly in the uk but idk if it had as much chart longevity

still love the taylor song, only god can judge me, etc. etc.

I'm god? cool!

yo lil b

http://youtu.be/FpJhilIA-NY?t=9m55s

that taylor swift song is definitely not rubbish. a great chorus and a rather nice voice. i also like the acoustic guitar intro. probably in my top ten of this thread.

Have to lol at people attaching wiki flags to Taylor's use of "indie".

― Tim F, Wednesday, January 23, 2013 3:04 PM (8 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

it's hardly trainspotting to understand no one outside of, like, my mom or total idiots thing mumford & sons are "indie hipsters"

I think I ultimately prefer "I Knew You Were Trouble," but I voted for "We Are Never...," since it felt more ~2012~. (Even though I'd heard Red when it dropped, IKYWT didn't really hit me until late December, when I started hearing it on the radio.)

tbh I feel some small resentment towards some dude for not bringing the katz in two years ago but I'm glad most people hearing it for the first time are so taken with it. It was my #2 and really the most exciting dance record I heard all year. I feel like after skimming through these reactions it would have placed quite a bit higher if more people had heard it before now. I really miss having Outloud as a source for people to find out about new stuff outside of their usual during the year proper. Wh-what wh-what?