ILM's Top 77 Tracks of 2014

erk, first meridian dan, now this. ghastly.

i would say the chances of 'seasons' missing the top ten are nil

I should also say that I didn't love "Vermillion" right away -- it took a few listens to get under my skin.

did you all even get through the first verse of the song before writing some of these comparisons i mean

wow. I love this...Roz right on about the 'I love these streets' part.

I'm listening to the 2013 playlist right now and idk it just feels like it was a better year

this is a very urban track too, i think katherine made that point ... makes it resonate for me

i will also say that it took me several months of not caring about this song before i continually started searching it again on spotify and finally giving in

also the video is not very good, i think listening w/o the video actually helped me appreciate the song more lol

The video is baffling though, who's the scummy dude at the end? Why does steal his car?

― MikoMcha, Thursday, January 22, 2015 1:02 PM (9 seconds ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

its her estranged boyfriend she calls him and is all im inside the store come get me so she can steal the car whiles hes in there, she steals it because she need to get out of there man, tho tbh he seems more of a wait in the car for her to come out type to me

really excited for "na na" #1

Can't remember how "Vermillion" goes but I have it cued up for after I stop bopping my head to "Need U (100%)"

I'm listening to the 2013 playlist right now and idk it just feels like it was a better year

Yup.

i'm down w/ this song, def a keeper

i will also say that it took me several months of not caring about this song before i continually started searching it again on spotify and finally giving in

― dyl, Thursday, January 22, 2015 6:05 PM (25 seconds ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

it's the kind of song that i wouldn't be surprised snuck up on me but i feel no desire to actively seek it out again by myself

This Tove Lo thing is the worst song in the top 20 that isn't German Whip, just totally nothingy.

Pleasantly suprised this placed. Obviously huge overlap with the "Solo Dancing" demographic, thanks to TSJ.

Would never have guessed she's Spanish from the diction. From the Canary islands via University of London.

i'm listening to the 2013 playlist right now and idk it just feels like it was a better year

I def feel like I got more out of the 2013 list than I have with this one so far.

its her estranged boyfriend she calls him and is all im inside the store come get me so she can steal the car whiles hes in there, she steals it because she need to get out of there man, tho tbh he seems more of a wait in the car for her to come out type to me

Ahhhhh... a bit slow on the uptake over here.

i love these streets
i love these streets but they weren't meant for me to walk
i love these people
i love the people but they never seem to wanna talk
and it's been my only home ever since i saw
the sky of vermillion

^^ this is great writing about feeling attracted to but alienated by a city as well

TDFW: at some point this winter i had one of those moments where i was alone in my apartment doing whatever and all of a sudden i bust out in a comedy french accent “TURN DOWN POR QUOI!!” completely unbidden and cracked myself up. cabin fever gets pretty crazy. great song, will always love.

“can’t do without you”: not much to say. love this guy’s earlier stuff, and this isn’t as good.

“hot nigga”: pandemic otm

“german whip”: “guys better show respect if they see man pullin’ up in a TT/ guys better show respect if they see man filling up in BP/ 20 pound of diesel mate/ if i fill up the tank, it’ll make me late” is he on a kid’s show?

tove lo: w/e

skepta & JME: i’m really sorry i’m hearing this for the first time right now. w/o question the best *video* of the whole run too. “from day one i said i was serious then serious hit the jackpot/ people ask what music i make, turn the volume up ‘cos that’s what” lmao awesome

richard dawson: great guitar playing. sure is a lot of it, and a lot of singing and lyrics to go along with it!

“move that dope”: bboo bomp brrr bom booormm boo bbbrrrrrrmmmm

kiesza: idk, a little over-schooled maybe?

“no type”: i love how there’s this grim booming funereal track about what kind of girls he’s into and everybody on earth just went with it.

vic mensa: no idea who or what this is, but hey, hip house (kind of)! apart from being, like, good, it seems really “accomplished” in a way that works (the kiesza compares unfavorably)

my thoughts & prayers are with anyone who doesn't like "german whip"

i also like that a singles jukebox 'hit' actually managed to do at least something on p&j/here etc., most of the time the songs they all get excited about that have no critical traction or promotion elsewhere are roundly ignored

Robyn meets M83 isn't my favourite sound I think

the other way to look at "vermillion" is that it's an english language javiera mena song

vermillion is such an uncool word, idk if i can deal with a song called vermillion

what if it was vermillionaire

http://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/4/43/Vermilion_City_HGSS.png

Is that sword of vermillion?

Yeah, the track is not so obviously JUST about a break up. That's the part that confused me a bit re: the video. The sense of alienation and nostalgia that bigger or about more than just a relationship ending. If it's about the latter, it's the very tail end...

J0rdan top 5 Brit rap songs otm

This Tove Lo thing is the worst song in the top 20 that isn't German Whip, just totally nothingy.

I just remembered my wife's first reaction to the song -- "What is with the eating and puking in the bathtub? Is that some heartbreak cliche I don't know about? Do people do that?"

haha nope thats straight up some pokemon xxxp

Agree that Vermillion is a bit on the nose, but I'm still down with this.

"What is with the eating and puking in the bathtub? Is that some heartbreak cliche I don't know about? Do people do that?"

a) drunks
b) no, drunks
c) yes, drunks

Frankly, I'd avoid living on a planet with skies this color:

http://www.paulnoll.com/Colors/color-0990-Vermilion-Plochere.jpg

re: J0rdan top 5 - no P's And Q's, no credibility.

ooh that means one of the 9 remaining "dead certs" as outlined by matt dc has missed the 77, hope it's "seasons"!

But I thought he listed 7 dead certs (No Flex Zone, Rather Be, Two Weeks, Style, Blank Space, Seasons, 2 On), and we have 8 more tracks to go. Or am I missing something?

"vermillion" has 3,449 youtube views

j0rdan top 1 uk rap song otm, could do w/o the rest tbh

I voted no type but wish I'd thrown a vote to flex zone too now it has a chance of winning

that's like 400 Jagger-points, right? xxp

I voted no type but wish I'd thrown a vote to flex zone too now it has a chance of winning

same, which is why i think it won't

sofi de la torre has 2,174 twitter followers

great find tho!

sanpaku otm

https://www.google.com/search?q=vermillion+sunset&source=lnms&tbm=isch

there's another youtube version that has like 20k views. still crazy low

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

8 TAYLOR SWIFT "Blank Space" [515 points, 18 votes]
http://youtu.be/e-ORhEE9VVg

Vermillion might also be a place, fyi.

too low

So almost noone knows her or vermillion, then. How did it end up ranking so high in here?