i did notice that two writers listed "can't believe it" #1 but it didn't make the top 100 ~*~*curious*~*~
― The rickroll from the hilarious NEVER GONNA GIVE YOU UP, NEVER GONNA (some dude), Tuesday, 16 December 2008 18:46 (fifteen years ago) link
the pop songs on the list puzzled me too - "love in this club", "single ladies" and "live your life"?
― the usic man from the hilarious ilx message boards (J0rdan S.), Tuesday, 16 December 2008 18:46 (fifteen years ago) link
yah i found that really sorta random! esp love in this club -- single ladies is more understandable i think
― K DEF FROM REAL LIVE (deej), Tuesday, 16 December 2008 18:48 (fifteen years ago) link
those songs are awesome.
― Whiney G. Weingarten, Tuesday, 16 December 2008 18:48 (fifteen years ago) link
The 11-20 on the Pfork list is much better than the top 10.
xp: "Live Your Life" is great. I thought most, if not all, of us agreed on this.
― beggin-ass keith (The Reverend), Tuesday, 16 December 2008 18:48 (fifteen years ago) link
Single Ladies is super great.
― Whiney G. Weingarten, Tuesday, 16 December 2008 18:49 (fifteen years ago) link
love in this club is not that awesome
― K DEF FROM REAL LIVE (deej), Tuesday, 16 December 2008 18:50 (fifteen years ago) link
i like single ladies and live your life a lot but i didn't expect pitchfork writers to be rallying around either to be quite honest - "love in this club" is lazy/borderline reprehensible and has aged so awfully that it's not even funny
― the usic man from the hilarious ilx message boards (J0rdan S.), Tuesday, 16 December 2008 18:53 (fifteen years ago) link
I CAN BREAK THESE CUFFS
― Whiney G. Weingarten, Tuesday, 16 December 2008 18:53 (fifteen years ago) link
also lolwtf @ "flashing lights" - was that a single in february or something? even so it feels 2 years old
i can break these cuffs is top 10 of the decade xp
― the usic man from the hilarious ilx message boards (J0rdan S.), Tuesday, 16 December 2008 18:54 (fifteen years ago) link
I still can't tell Crystal Castles and Cut Copy apart
― Whiney G. Weingarten, Tuesday, 16 December 2008 18:55 (fifteen years ago) link
Yeah, I basically agree with that except the part for it being weird for them to rally around the first two. I mean, both are huge songs that are at least pretty good. It makes sense that a certain amount of PF writers have heard and like them. Why wouldn't it?
xxxxp
― beggin-ass keith (The Reverend), Tuesday, 16 December 2008 18:55 (fifteen years ago) link
"Flashing Lights" had its chart peak and video release around Jan/Feb, although honestly it was so popular as an album track in '07 that I'm surprised they didn't list it last year already. I was happy to see it, though, especially since it took the big Kanye spot on the list instead of something from 808s. I was scrolling down with dread convinced I would see "Love Lockdown" in the top 5 til I absolutely knew it wasn't there.
― The rickroll from the hilarious NEVER GONNA GIVE YOU UP, NEVER GONNA (some dude), Tuesday, 16 December 2008 18:56 (fifteen years ago) link
Then you haven't listened to them.
― Matt DC, Tuesday, 16 December 2008 18:56 (fifteen years ago) link
"Love Lockdown" was #39
― beggin-ass keith (The Reverend), Tuesday, 16 December 2008 18:57 (fifteen years ago) link
haha o i missed that
― The rickroll from the hilarious NEVER GONNA GIVE YOU UP, NEVER GONNA (some dude), Tuesday, 16 December 2008 19:00 (fifteen years ago) link
i was kinda surprised that an 808s album track like "street lights" or "paranoid" didn't chart
― the usic man from the hilarious ilx message boards (J0rdan S.), Tuesday, 16 December 2008 19:02 (fifteen years ago) link
I may be wrong, but I don't think they listed more than 2 tracks by any given artist.
― beggin-ass keith (The Reverend), Tuesday, 16 December 2008 19:05 (fifteen years ago) link
Still confused by love for "single ladies"--the random background synths are as annoying as fuck.
― the ref (ed hochuli ha ha) (call all destroyer), Tuesday, 16 December 2008 19:06 (fifteen years ago) link
I still can't tell Crystal Castles and Cut Copy apartThen you haven't listened to them.― Matt DC, Tuesday, December 16, 2008 1:56 PM (5 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
― Matt DC, Tuesday, December 16, 2008 1:56 PM (5 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
Well, I've LISTENED to them (i even relistened to the four songs they rank on the Pfork list) but they're both so incredibly boring and completely incapable of leaving any impression on me that I'm never left thinking anything beyond "I hate this music" and "people that listen to Belle And Sebastien dance to this"
― Whiney G. Weingarten, Tuesday, 16 December 2008 19:06 (fifteen years ago) link
Still confused by love for "single ladies"--the random background synths are as annoying sick as fuck.
odd that "time to pretend" makes p4k's list again!
― aaron d.g., Tuesday, 16 December 2008 19:08 (fifteen years ago) link
Yr all still crazy about "Love in This Club" it's #1 the best.
― Maciej (maciej recognizing trill), Tuesday, 16 December 2008 19:09 (fifteen years ago) link
AY!
― Whiney G. Weingarten, Tuesday, 16 December 2008 19:10 (fifteen years ago) link
I don't get Crystal Castles, but Cut Copy is a fantastic synth-pop band.
― total mormon cockblock extravaganza (jaymc), Tuesday, 16 December 2008 19:10 (fifteen years ago) link
based on the singles list fleet foxes are probably winning it all - maybe cut copy or portishead
btw were "flashing lights" and "no matter what" the two highest rated rap tracks? weird
― the usic man from the hilarious ilx message boards (J0rdan S.), Tuesday, 16 December 2008 19:11 (fifteen years ago) link
yeah it's pretty easy to see why "belle & sebastian fans" like cut copy - 80s babies digging indie dudes doing 80s dance pop with huge choruses. seems like a no brainer
btw i <3 them
― the usic man from the hilarious ilx message boards (J0rdan S.), Tuesday, 16 December 2008 19:13 (fifteen years ago) link
"Love In the Club" is the most boringly repetitive song of the year. The hook consists the exact same 2 bars of music over and over again without even the slightest variation.
― beggin-ass keith (The Reverend), Tuesday, 16 December 2008 19:13 (fifteen years ago) link
xpost on high-rated rap tracks--and A Milli, and the Wiley song.
― the ref (ed hochuli ha ha) (call all destroyer), Tuesday, 16 December 2008 19:14 (fifteen years ago) link
"A Milli" is higher than "no matter what" (xxxp)
Yeah, but what an amazing two bars they are! (xp)
― Maciej (maciej recognizing trill), Tuesday, 16 December 2008 19:14 (fifteen years ago) link
And today is the first time I've listened to Cut Copy--not making an impression.
― the ref (ed hochuli ha ha) (call all destroyer), Tuesday, 16 December 2008 19:15 (fifteen years ago) link
I'm surprised "A Milli" wasn't rated even higher
― beggin-ass keith (The Reverend), Tuesday, 16 December 2008 19:15 (fifteen years ago) link
Vocals aside, most of this stuff seems more connected to Martin's previous work/collaborators than anything else.
― Alex in SF, Tuesday, December 16, 2008 11:04 AM Bookmark
You do you, umma do me
whoops, whatever I copied didn't copy
― beggin-ass keith (The Reverend), Tuesday, December 16, 2008 2:05 PM (9 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
well, kanye's on it 4 times if you count "american boy" and "put on", but as main artists i think you're right.
― The rickroll from the hilarious NEVER GONNA GIVE YOU UP, NEVER GONNA (some dude), Tuesday, 16 December 2008 19:16 (fifteen years ago) link
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was supposed to be in response to
― Maciej (maciej recognizing trill), Tuesday, December 16, 2008 11:14 AM Bookmark
― beggin-ass keith (The Reverend), Tuesday, 16 December 2008 19:17 (fifteen years ago) link
yeah, I just meant main artists xp
― the usic man from the hilarious ilx message boards (J0rdan S.), Tuesday, December 16, 2008 1:13 PM (4 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
this doesnt make sense -- these two artists are totally unrelated -- more like ppl who are into 80s nites and new order and shit like that would like cut copy (i like cut copy)
and yeah whiney's post about them v crystal castles makes even less sense
― K DEF FROM REAL LIVE (deej), Tuesday, 16 December 2008 19:19 (fifteen years ago) link
ppl using b&s as strawman "indie" fan shocka
― the ref (ed hochuli ha ha) (call all destroyer), Tuesday, 16 December 2008 19:22 (fifteen years ago) link
cut copy makes me think of new wave thursdays at neo in chicago, even if it is objectively not like that
― K DEF FROM REAL LIVE (deej), Tuesday, 16 December 2008 19:23 (fifteen years ago) link
Not nearly enough "No Air" love on these lists, btw.
― Maciej (maciej recognizing trill), Tuesday, 16 December 2008 19:24 (fifteen years ago) link
A cynic would suggest the only reason Whiney made that point was because they are both broadly speaking electro and have alliterative C names.
― Matt DC, Tuesday, 16 December 2008 19:27 (fifteen years ago) link
Surely the guy making lazy comps to B&S fans would never pull something like THAT!
― the ref (ed hochuli ha ha) (call all destroyer), Tuesday, 16 December 2008 19:29 (fifteen years ago) link
that was j0rdan s
― K DEF FROM REAL LIVE (deej), Tuesday, 16 December 2008 19:38 (fifteen years ago) link
― Whiney G. Weingarten, Tuesday, December 16, 2008 2:06 PM (35 minutes ago) Bookmark
― the ref (ed hochuli ha ha) (call all destroyer), Tuesday, 16 December 2008 19:42 (fifteen years ago) link
oh lol
― K DEF FROM REAL LIVE (deej), Tuesday, 16 December 2008 19:43 (fifteen years ago) link
Itt: Mean mugging ringtone dudes protecting lame electro bands from lazy zings
― uәʇɹɐƃu!әʍ ˙ƃ ʎәu!Ⴁʍ (Whiney G. Weingarten), Tuesday, 16 December 2008 19:52 (fifteen years ago) link
I mean you guys are right in that I was lazy and strawmanning, but seriously, given the subject matter, that's like getting up in arms when someone lumps Slipknot and Mudvayne in with "evil clown bands"
― uәʇɹɐƃu!әʍ ˙ƃ ʎәu!Ⴁʍ (Whiney G. Weingarten), Tuesday, 16 December 2008 19:56 (fifteen years ago) link
pfork in hurriedly pulling a few random chart-toppers into their lists at the last minute in lieu of paying attention to pop and r&b throughout the year, shocker
― lex pretend, Tuesday, 16 December 2008 20:01 (fifteen years ago) link