Showing posts with label 2011-50. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2011-50. Show all posts
Sunday, December 11, 2011

The 2011-50: the full list

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Here's the list of my top 50 tracks of 2011 in full: 1. Me and My Drum - Swingfly 2. Like Suicide - Christian Walz 3. Moves Like Jag...
Saturday, December 10, 2011

The 2011-50: No.1 - Drama, drama, drama, drama like a soap opera

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"Me and My Drum" - Swingfly. And so to my no.1 song. It was always going to be difficult compiling the chart this year due to the...

The 2011-50: No.2 - I guess I love the way it burns

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"Like Suicide" - Christian Walz. The offputting title/lyrics and bizarre styling at Melodifestivalen probably contributed to him n...

The 2011-50: No.3 - If I share my secret, you're gonna have to keep it

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"Moves Like Jagger" - Maroon 5 featuring Christina Aguilera. So, I made it through a week of extreme weather conditions, heavy sn...
Tuesday, December 06, 2011

The 2011-50: No.4 - I got this high without taking a pill

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"Higher" - Taio Cruz featuring Kylie Minogue. Although the prolific Taio has also reached a certain level of ubiquity, he at least...

The 2011-50: No.5 - It's Friday night, I barely made it through this week

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"In The Club" - Danny Saucedo. OK, what I'm about to say may sound contradictory, but I hope you understand what I mean. ...
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Monday, December 05, 2011

The 2011-50: No.6 - I wrote it for you, you're the title of my song

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"Me and My Microphone" - September. And the title of her song was originally Mikrofonkåt, which came out of the original (and best...

The 2011-50: No.7 - I rule my world like great men do

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Get You - Alexey Vorobyov. One point was proved in 2011: that Eurovision has no regard for superstar reputations. Just as my no.22 song by L...

The 2011-50: No. 8 - There's too much worth living for, baby I'll show you

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Solid Ground - Pnau. Whilst we wait for the return of Empire of the Sun - which is gonna happen, folks! - Nick Littlemore’s other project fi...

The 2011-50: No.9 - With you I won't be, a better man

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"Let Me Go" - Maverick Sabre. One of the very few good things to come out of the otherwise tedious ‘urban’ music trend of the las...

The 2011-50: No.10 - Don't let me show you how weak you are

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"Bullets" - Rebecca & Fiona. Into my top 10 with one of the brightest new musical finds of the past year or so, and needless ...
Sunday, December 04, 2011

The 2011-50: No.11 - Judged once but on trial for a lifetime

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"Good Intentions" - Bressie. If someone asked me to name my favourite new solo artist of the year, I wouldn't hesitate to name...

The 2011-50: No.12 - Into the wild Serengeti hills of Himalaya

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"The Moment I Met You" - Vincent. He's a huge talent and his comeback was long-awaited and very welcome. Yet Mr Pontare is in...

The 2011-50: No.13 - Like a teenage dream it's a love supreme

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"Oh My God" - Le Kid. They brought an almighty fun-filled candy shop explosion to this year's Melodifestivalen, but despite da...

The 2011-50: No.14 - Your love is real but I just feel suffocated

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"Hot Mess" - Chromeo featuring Elly Jackson. No, it wasn't a cover version of the fab Sam Sparro song, but this collaboration ...

The 2011-50: No.15 - I just wanna see your face again

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"Coming Home" - Sjonni's Friends. Still on the Eurovision 2011 theme....sometimes you just get a simply delightful song which...

The 2011-50: No.16 - And your weapon is your voice

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"New Tomorrow" - A Friend In London. Several months down the line, Eurovision 2011 seems a bit strange and disappointing, marked ...
Saturday, December 03, 2011

The 2011-50: No. 17 - Du kan få bli min idiot

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"Idiot" - Lena Philipsson. I've been a big fan of this true Swedish music legend for almost 25 years, and she remains totally...

The 2011-50: No.18 - A king with no crown

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"Judas" - Lady Gaga. In the rewriting of the Gaga history book, if reviews are anything to go by, it appears that "Judas...

The 2011-50: No.19 - Kanske det mest omaka paret

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"Jag e frågan, du e svaret" - Earpony. This song probably caused more controversy in my head than any other this year, purely bec...