The songs of 2006 will be remembered for their ability to make the nerd in the corner start shaking his ass, to make even the biggest square reflect on his lot in life, and to make you think about what it means to be alive and a music fan in 2006. But most importantly, they'll be known, in this exact order, as the best:
(In reverse order of awesomeness)
Just missed the cut: Tapes n' Tapes: Insistor and Midlake: Roscoe.
15th runner up: Cat Power: Willie
This was going to be "Living Proof" but this song has too much soul to be denied.
14. Darkel: Some Men
Only a guy with a French accent can get away with this, but it's to our benefit that he can. At the two minute mark, this song will make you forget everything and remember why you love Air so much.
13. Beach House: Masters of None
12. I'm From Barcelona: Barcelona Loves You
When you listen to this CD, this is the song that haunts you, and amidst a bunch of songs this catchy, that's something special.
11. Ratatat: Lex
An incredible song until you get to the three fifteen mark and it blows up into something completely...complete.
10. Man Man: Van Helsing Boombox
9. Hot Chip: Over and Over
8. The Walkmen: Another One Goes By
Hamilton Leithauser at his heart-aching best.
7. Nelly Furtado - Promiscuous
If you didn't like this song, you're a liar and an absolute coward. Name another producer who could be so ethereal and so pop at the same time, I dare you.
6. Belle & Sebastian: Dress up in You
"The Blues are Still Blue" is certainly catchier, but this song will be remembered for taking an elegant bare-bones beginning and turning it into a tune you can't possibly stop whistling. And featuring a trumpet solo. And saying "fuck" in the least threatening but most genuine way.
5. Junior Boys: FM
These guys found a way to strike the most delicate balance between Depeche Mode and genuinely good music, and this is the best example of what they're capable of.
4. The Flaming Lips: The Wizard Turns On...
There was so much to choose from here, but here's your best argument that the Lips are our Floyd. Wayne's weirdness is a big plus, but they're so much more.
3. Neko Case: Star Witness
Pretty much a perfect song start to finish. The scary thing? This is her eighth best song ever.
2. Ghostface Killah: Shakey Dog
1. Band of Horses: The Funeral
I bet you once they wrote the first lick, they knew how the rest of the song was going to sound. That's because this one was sent from the heavens, and at 5:22, they could have gone on another three minutes and this song is still incredible.
And the best song of 2006...
Gnarls Barkley: Crazy
Even if this wasn't #1, which it clearly is (and any list that doesn't include it should be completely disregarded) St. Elsewhere off the same album might be an even better track, but for its sheer power to make you move and its ubiquity, this is your best song of 2006.
Feel free to futilely disagree.
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Maybe it's a misprint on your part but I don't see anything from Dino or Sammy here. I'm sure you'll want to look this over again to fix that. But let's take a minute to look over your other selections.
15th - a chick named Cat is right up my alley, because Bart Fargo knows how to make the kitties purr
14th - a Frenchie singing like a fruit about "some men". Go figure.
13th - no comment, huh? I stayed in a beach house in Capri with a contessa a couple years back. No comment, also.
12th - Did a job in Barcelona. Dig the crazy architecture, man!
11th - you want completely complete? Try a ski chalet in Gstaad with a glass of mulled wine in one hand and a blonde in the other.
10th - Man Man? Sounds like these cats are a little light in the loafers.
9th - see above
8th - I got three words for heart-ache: Miss Ann-Margaret
7th - a hot little number, so the music doesn't matter.
6th - these chicks have a good sound but a lady doesn't use that kind of language
5th - FM is for hippies. You want good music, stick with AM
4th - These guys stole my nickname!
3rd - Funny story; I was a star witness in a case against international criminal mastermind, Count Ludwig von Boch. I figured the guy was out to get me so when I left my hotel to drive over to the courthouse I let the valet get my car. Sure enough, as soon as the valet started the engine the thing exploded into a searing fireball. Got a nice little dish to ferry me over to the trial, testified, then went to dinner with the blonde. von Boch escaped, of course, but the blonde didn't.
2nd - Sorry, can't support a fella who can't even spell.
1st - Sent from the heavens? Three words: Miss Ann-Margaret.
#1 - ubiquity, huh? Mighty big word for a guy who isn't Bart Fargo. And I'll tell you what's crazy, a best of the year list without any Sammy or Dino. Get this fixed up or people will start thinking you're a square.
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