ILM's Top 77 Tracks of 2017

blue pedro is the first totally new find for me; this is great but the cotton eyed joe comparison is otm

The greatness of Likey is its joy in trying to have and eat four cakes

Looks like we're getting a different "vibe" at this point.

rest of the list is k-pop

Blue Pedro melody = the theme from Blue Peter, right? I am confused that no one has mentioned this yet

hahaha

great throwback to the 'three songs in one' ~2012 kpop trend and i love the chorus

If anyone is new to Blackpink and likes this I strongly recommend you listen to 'Whistle' and 'Boombayah' straight after.

Btw K-popsters, I can't believe nobody nominated Yezi.

I really like the all-too brief K-soca section on this BLACKPINK track and the groovy tom fills. Not sure I love the rest. TWICE seemed a bit more bonkers and I like that

I'm going to laugh real hard if the next two songs are Red Flavor and Girl Front.

Holy shit, "Whistle" is my new favorite song ever.

Yeah I was down on this Blackpink initially - it's nothing new, really - but it's many catchy songs in one wore me down and I'm freely jamming to it now.

Blue Pedro melody = the theme from Blue Peter, right? I am confused that no one has mentioned this yet

― rob, Monday, January 22, 2018 4:39 PM (one minute ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

The song is called 'Blue Pedro' (Blue Peter) and someone said it was a direct sample of the BP theme but I don't hear it. It's definitely in the same key as the Jolly Roger theme and done in a sea shanty style but it's not quite the same.

ah i really hope "girl front" makes it

xp I really like LOONA's 'Sonatine' (which wasn't nominated)

In light of Blue Pedro I'm slightly regretting not nominating Neil Cicierega's Wallspin mashup. It might have broken ILX

i voted for three loona tracks lol hopefully at least one of them will make it

i voted for girl front fwiw

"T.I.M.E." absolutely deserved a nom xxp

ya

ha i was thinking about TIME and smooth

thanks dl, as someone who knows what BP is but has never seen it, I wasn't sure to what extent this was like Chance the Rapper covering the Arthur theme (i.e., is childhood nostalgia a factor here or not)

And this is exactly why doubling points to non-spotify tracks would be a bad idea.

I voted for 'Girl Front' but I just can't get with Red Velvet.

i'm fully expecting both to show up

Blue Peter Theme through the ages

just catching up

that avalon emerson video is gorgeous, great tune too

despacito, eh, idk. it's fine. never really understood why it blew up as opposed any other catchy reggaeton tune

that was partly due to the bieber remix wasn't it

the very utterance of his name has cleared the room

Blue Pedro sounds like something a trying too hard high school music teacher would play in class.

https://i.imgur.com/wGTbcHB.jpg

65 FRENCH MONTANA ft. SWAE LEE "Unforgettable" [160 points, 5 votes, 1 first place vote]
https://youtu.be/CTFtOOh47oo

Whoop!

Hashtag SwaeLeesolo2018 hashtag swaecation

great song

another good video too!

this is the point in proceedings where I'd usually say something a little impetuous

thank god you haven't

Ironically, song is actually forgettable.

But it was someone's #1, so I'm not gonna rag on it too hard.

mine! can't understand anyone being ambivalent or hateful towards it

i voted for one song w/ french montana on it and this is not that

Ambivalent, but not hateful. Beat, melody, flow feels very plug-n-play for 2017.

Blissful song, mellow and sweet

Video helps too yeah

Video definitely raises it a level above.

every swae lee hook i heard in 2017 transformed the song it appeared on

a fuckin' good time never hurt nobody

https://i.imgur.com/bF8RiAI.jpg

TIE-63 THE MOUNTAIN GOATS "Wear Black" [160 points, 6 votes]
https://youtu.be/o05_TpRaCsA

Xp. It has a very nice groove though. Is that a new dance? So physical.