I'll keep this bit short... you don't want to read this bit anyway really, do you?
Are we all ready? Even that kid in the corner who seems a little too fascinated with the contents of his nostrils? Okay, then. I'll begin.
1/. 'Party Hard' - Andrew W.K.
Of course I know that this song is old, but not, like, old enough to be 'vintage' or whatever. Basically, I heard it for the first time in about two years around the start of May and remembered how brilliant it is. And when I say brilliant, I mean dreadful. The beautiful thing about Andrew WK is that you don't really need to know more than one of their songs to know the tune to their whole album. It's all pretty much the same musically and rhythmically, while the singing is basically a load of hairy men shouting along. Don't let any of this put you off though! This is one of my favourite party songs, because it's got the Marmite effect. And isn't that what everybody needs at a good party?
[Oh, and I forgot to mention: "when it's time to party we will party hard"]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WccfbPQNMbg
2/. 'Corinne' - Metronomy
See, here's the thing about me. I buy albums like 'The English Riviera' which contain some of the most beautifully tranquil music, yet still manages to incorporate electronic melodies and seaside sounds in the background, and then I decide that my favourite song is 'Corinne'. It's upbeat and really catchy, much like Metronomy's previous album, which was significantly less successful. I guess you could say I like the underdog... or that I'm a hipster. I guess that's cool too. But anyway, it really is a fantastic song that is guaranteed to make you dance wherever you are [believe me, I've tested this theory - alone in my bedroom, on the top deck of the bus, in the school library... anywhere]
[I couldn't find the album version, so have an acoustic version instead!]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_AfHabI9e4
3/. 'Boys' - The Beatles
Oh, Ringo! You and your anatomically special nose! Seriously though, I'm glad they let you sing a song on 'Please Please Me' cos it's actually good - go you! Hey, y'know sometimes when you can't sleep but don't want to disturb anybody else in the house, so you just listen to your iPod in bed, in the dark? You do? Y'know when you have those "ZOHMYGOODNESS, I HAVEN'T HEARD THIS SONG IN FOREVERZZZ! I THINK I'LL MAKE IT MY FACEBOOK STATUS AND MILK IT FOR ALL IT'S WORTH!" moments? You do? Have you ever had the two together? Because that's what happened to me last weekend with this song [except I didn't make it my Facebook status or milk it at all really. I just danced lying down, so probably looked like I was having a seizure. Damn, I'm awesome.] It ticks all the boxes for early Beatles fans: rock 'n' roll guitar, Liverpudlian harmonies and a definite head-shaking rhythm. Oh, and for the record, this is the only good Ringo song ever. You will never see my say anything nice about him ever again.
[THIS IS THE COOLEST THING I'VE SEEN IN AGES. YOU'RE SO WELCOME.]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiPx_307XQU
4/. 'Firefly' - InMe
How old school am I right now? I found their greatest hits in HMV in Westfield last month and remembered how much I love this song. Honestly, I only know three of the songs from that album, so maybe a greatest hits was a little unnecessary, but this has been one of my favourite "i must be eeeemo" songs for years. Just an advance warning though: he's got a bit of a weird voice, like a cat with a cold or something. It doesn't stop this song from being wonderful.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKBsU8hZfG4
5/. 'Darling Buds Of May' - Brother
Yeah, I saw Brother at the West Wing in May and had quite a moment when they played this song. I didn't realise how much I liked this song until I was standing at the front fist-pumping like one of those really enthusiastic German techno fans, chanting, "BECAUSE HER BIRTHDAY'S IN MAAAAAAAAAY! IN MAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!" And yes, I'm aware that it's a little Oasis-esque, but whatever, that's irrelevant. Psch.
Also, my friend's birthday is in May, so I put this on her birthday CD [how clever am I?]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXQOfXkLY_s
6/. 'Ready To Go (Get Me Out Of My Mind)' - Panic! At The Disco
I didn't really take that huge a liking to Panic! At The Disco's new album tbh - it just didn't grab me like I hoped it would - but when I heard this song on TV, I realised that it's a pretty good follow-up release to 'The Ballad of Mona Lisa'. It's got a lot of "oh"-ing and, well, Brendon Urie in it. Do you really need anything else? Fine, well, there's a nice catchy chorus and... it's got Brendon Urie in it [seriously, how is that not tipping the scales for you?!]
7/. 'Get In Line' - I'm From Barcelona
What's the best thing in the world ever? Song with video game-esque melodies and incredibly chanty lyrics? Then prepare to be really pleased! The simplicity of this song is great, and the strangely optimistic music makes me want to smile for days on end and tell strangers that everything will be okay. [everything'll be okay btw. Did I mention that?]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8j3rNVxBlsU
8/. 'Plaything' - Wild Beasts
You don't understood how long I've waited to review this song. This has definitely been my song of the month, along with the rest of the album. It's odd how beautiful a song about casual sex can be, but it seems to be Wild Beasts' forte. The song opens with Hayden operatically purring, "New squeeze, take off your chemise and I'll do as I please." It's possibly my favourite line in the whole song, as it just tells you exactly what the song is about in such a poetic way. The best thing about this line, though, is that he seems to get a little too, uh, excited and makes something of a squeal in the middle of the sentence. If you haven't heard anything else by Wild Beasts [then why are you here? lol jk, i'm educating you, innit?] then I would advise you listen to their previous album 'Two Dancers' before diving into this song. If you know Wild Beasts already, then by all means give this song a go. It's extraordinary.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnInP4bEKaU
9/. 'Sittin' On My Sofa' - The Kinks
It's my Kinks song of the month! I didn't really intend to create this pattern, but I guess I really like The Kinks. What do I love about this song? It's just such a typical sixties song. It's repetitive, catchy and has one of those really sixties melodies. You'll understand when you hear it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBAzX3x0lAU
10/. 'Planetary (Go!)' - My Chemical Romance
I didn't particularly like this song when it was first released but once I'd heard it a few times I realised that it's actually really good. It's completely different to anything else that My Chemical Romance have done, since it's pretty focused on the electronics, but still has the expected catchy chorus and Gerard Way's incredibly familiar voice. I reckon this'll be one of My Chemical Romance's festival anthems [because they don't have enough already.], and I'm super excited to hear them play it at Reading.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvfNmXbVHi4
11/. 'It's Not Something' - TV Girl
There are no words to describe how much I adore this song. It reminds me a little of 'Jake Ryan' by Summer Camp in the definitely-going-on-my-summer-playlist way. It's really catchy and this guy's voice is so easy to listen to. As I'm a teenage girl, it's pretty obvious that I'd like free things, so I subscribe to loads of different free new music websites. Often they just send loads of dodgy rap music that is understandably unpopular, so it's a real treat to find stuff like this. The song's basically about a guy who uses a girl for... well, y'know, I guess you could call them one-sided friends with benefits, hence the chorus being "It's not nothing, but it's not something. Yeah, we had some fun but it's not something. No, it never was." A little harsh, but a really good song. The melody is like an old 1920s piece of music with a danceable little beat on it. Seriously, such a good song.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3s46RBz7tE
12/. 'Aberdeen' - Cage The Elephant
This song is a prime example of a billion wrongs making a right. The clashing cymbals and screechy electric guitar compliment the out of tune harmonies and shrieky "ABERDEEEEEEEEEN" in such an odd way, that it actually sounds really good. It's a legit pop-rock song, y'know? That's kinda what Cage The Elephant do now, and I'm definitely not complaining.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1Y9BNgwk4o
13/. 'She Falls Asleep Pt. 2' - McFly
Wanna hear an embarrassing story? [stupid question - everyone loves to laugh at other people's humiliation!] Well, when I was about 9 years old, my friend and I used to be obsessed with McFly [used to be! I make myself chuckle] and we used to spend our break times singing McFly songs. If I remember rightly, they were referred to as 'McFly Karaoke Lunches' and I genuinely don't regret doing it - it was so much fun. Anyway, this was one of the personal favourites, but for a different reason. Neither I nor my friend liked this song particularly [the fact that Tom sings it makes it a little better tbh] cos it's slow and very instrumental, and two nine-year-old girls are obviously going to prefer something a little more light-hearted, so instead of singing it normally, we would sing it in Tom's voice but really fast and high-pitched. I remembered this last week and had to listen to it again. I literaloled so hard I nearly got a six-pack. I miss McFly Karaoke Lunches D:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nI_Lx7v3-ag&feature=related
14/. 'I Want You' - Summer Camp
This song isn't very similar to 'Jake Ryan' at all. It's very creepy and much more synth-oriented. The basic gist of the song is that this girl is obsessed with a guy in an unhealthy, somewhat violent way. Need proof? "If I could I'd kiss your lips so hard, your entire face would bruise. Write your name in blood on every wall, it would make the evening news. I'd chain our feet together, so that you could never leave. I'd make you love me so much, you'd have to ask permission to breathe." And people think my Paul McCartney thing's weird.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vW2XgdjIFOE
15/. 'The Universal' - Blur
I love discovering random little facts by myself - it makes me feel proper intelligent for about a week, but nobody ever understands why it matters so much to me. I had one of those situations with the video to this song. When I was younger, I remember being really confused and a little scared of the video, cos none of it made sense; but when I watched the video last week, I discovered that it's pretty much just 'Clockwork Orange'. You've got Damon Albarn as the wonderful Alex, doing his creepy smiles at completely irrelevant points in the video [leave the acting to McDowell, maybe?] and the woman singing with all those people like in the book! I was so pleased with myself for working it out, and then when I told my mom about it she was like "so...?" I like to think you understand my excitement.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrbxWOMpwfs
16/. 'Skinny Love' - Bon Iver
This is just a point prover - this version is better than that annoying Birdy woman. Why is your voice so high-pitched?! And why do people prefer you to Bon Iver?! Psch.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrMmr1oMPGA
17/. 'Happy' - Best Coast
There's not much to this song apart from the word 'happy' really. But it doesn't fail to make me happy, so I really like it. Like, even listening to it now I wanna dance around my room with my cat in true Bethany Cosentino fashion.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYnmfIq-0Oc
18/. 'Come On Eileen' - Dexy's Midnight Runners
This reminds me of sitting in one of the music rooms in my school after being kicked out of the library for being too loud with a bunch of my friends during the day of the Spanish exam. I don't even do Spanish - I only came into school to give my friend her birthday present [it was a Stephen Fry book, cos I'm a great friend] So when we were all just waiting around, we put this on and just started singing. It was one of those moments I was really happy to be a part of because it was so insignificant but reminded me of how awesome that friend is, y'know? Also, this song has the hook "tooralooratooralooralaaaaaaaaah!" which is pretty cool.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oc-P8oDuS0Q
19/. 'When We First Met' - Hellogoodbye
So many of these songs remind me of my friend whose birthday was this month, and I'm so impressed with myself for not naming her yet [y'know, I don't wanna embarrass anybody or anything] I made her a video for her birthday and this was one of the songs on it, and I also got her a ticket to see Hellogoodbye, so this is kinda one of our songs. You'll hear about the Hellogoodbye gig sometime in the next fortnight... all you need to know for now is that it was awesome. This song is so beautiful and is the up there amongst the greatest happy montage music of all time.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHEx9ofx7Qk
20/. 'You've Got A Friend In Me (Spanish Vers.)' - Randy Newman
And we're closing with another song that I like because of my friend. She loves Toy Story and had this as her ringtone for a while, so when I put it on her birthday video she was super pleased. It's also really cool and reminds me of the bit in Toy Story 3 where Senor Lightyear's dancing, making that film my second favourite Disney film after Hercules [COS HE'S BUFF]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yu8GQQctTi4
That's all, folks!
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