ILM's Top 77 Tracks of 2014

Oddly enough I don't hate the Taylor Swift singles this year as much as the ones from previous years but I still don't get all the love for her thing. From a very far distance this sounds influenced by Kate Bush.

i like this song but i am now very worried that taylor will be #1

Out of the Woods is fantastic!

(Sleeve, I was listening to Grooveshark.)

I was the #1 vote for "About The Money" XD XD XD

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBrTx0uOK04

imo taylor got hella votesplitted

i like this song but i am now very worried that taylor will be #1

― dyl, Wednesday, January 21, 2015 9:58 PM (15 seconds ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

How'd ya figure that? Prob too many songs to vote for: votes will be spread, so no no.1 I think. Think Two Weeks will be #1

kinda hope neither "two weeks" nor "blank space" is no. 1 but i'm not sure what a reasonable substitute would be

I was the #1 vote for "About The Money" XD XD XD

― EVERY HUGH JACKMAN HAS A VAN HELSING (some dude), Wednesday, January 21, 2015 3:58 PM (36 seconds ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

all time classic vine

this grooveshark site is horrible, offensive to have to use something like that, who would use a site like that

but on the other hand I have a lot of time for the fact she took her music off spotify, its hers to do whatever she likes with and she doenst owe anyone an explanation. she sounds uncomfortable singing this, maybe because of the horrible drums. rest of it was reasonably bland, i'll take that at this stage

oh i guess i have to relinquish all hope that "drunk on a plane" will place lol

It took me ages to warm to 'Out Of The Woods', the production and style felt too Haim-y to me but I got over that. Some of the best dramatic lyrics on the whole record.

Yay. My first song to place.

Guessing there'll be no Tove Lo in the 77 though

just had the thought "a reasonable no. 1 would be 'no type'"

I really like Speak Now so am still adjusting to nu-TS. This song actually does make me think of the year 1989, though.

The chorus with the doubled vocals and the minimoog, the bombastic drums throughout. The more I listen to it the more it sounds a lot like something off of Hounds of Love. Tell me I'm not going crazy.

She could've totally sped this up and fucked with it a bit and turned it into 'Holding Out For A Hero'

I really have no idea what #1 will be.

I especially like the man backing vocals when the music drops out, that's nice

"2 On" is the song that ILM would've been cool enough to make #1 a few years ago but probably isn't anymore imo

#1 obvs "blank space" i think

voted out of the woods
altho when i sing it in my head it turns into you don't win friends with salad

#1 obvs "blank space" i think

― Mordy, Wednesday, January 21, 2015 4:07 PM (11 seconds ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

no i think there shd be a song

lol xpost

irl lol

lol

Well with all the Young Thug showing up, I'm half expecting Lifestyle to be #1.

See, I listened to the first half of 1989 on my way home tonight and nothing on there came close to Shake It Off. I just found it a bit boring. I guess she's just not for me.

This is ok but the Kleerup and Kate Boy tracks that won't place were in a similar vein and better imo.

i do that upward finger twist gesture when i listen to music on like a constant basis

owen pallett is a pop vocalist you absolute clown

― telling like hot takes (imago), Wednesday, January 21, 2015 3:35 PM (2 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

i was responding to rev. i wouldn't have started with the 'classical' v.s. 'pop' dichotomy ('classical' vocals suggests, like, opera to me) but i just meant they could be juicier, always come off a bit austere to me. i like a lot of the production and arrangements, though.

re: this "absolute clown" dig, i realize this is probably due to a jab i made earlier itt about QT (still think it is hilarious that you get a concept art boner to the musical equivalent of normcore) but coming from someone who takes themselves so seriously i welcome it

i would take the blank space tbr

i'll write your name

Thug's presence on the list is totally appropriate and proportional to his impact on rap in 2014, i will say. hasn't been anybody with that many hits before they had a major label album out since Nicki.

some dude otm

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

22 YOUNG THUG "Danny Glover" [383 points, 11 votes, 1 first place vote]
http://youtu.be/gPbzMMorE_E

timing

woah was not expecting that. Lifestyle also still to come surely

legendary screencap

story of my lifestyle
im livin too wild

Oh shit! At this point I figured "Danny Glover" wasn't going to place.

WHO THE FUCK TOLD YOU THAT YOUNG THUGGER THUGGER DON'T FUCK UP THE BEAT??

"out of the woods" is so emotional that i don't listen to it that often but i'll always remember it for being the first indicator that 1989 was gonna be great

haha flopson you wasteman I had nothing in mind w/ 'absolute clown' but an instant & seething reaction to your dismissal of op's vox, u value my memory too highly, it's cute

fyi forks this is on spotify as "2 bitches"

i like "stoner" more than "danny glover" and a bunch of other young thug songs more than both but the chorus is really perfect

also i love how the beat references snap without being overt about it

considerable improvement on his other appearances, still spoiled by autotune though

It's also on there under Young T.H.U.G.

there's also a fake "yung thug - danny glover" on there

is a song from tha tour gonna place or is there no consensus on which one