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Poptimists Tracks Of 2008 PART FIVE
Here it is! The ten best tracks of 2008 according to YOUR votes.
10. MJ HIBBETT AND THE VALIDATORS - "It Only Works Because You're Here" (28 points)
I'll let the voters go into more detail on this one, I think.
9. ADDICTIVE ft T2 - "Gonna Be Mine" (29 points)
Mariachi bassline explosion! 2008's most unjust non-hit gets its due.
8. LIL WAYNE - "A Milli" (30 points)
Hip-hop's biggest crossover ripples through to Poptimists.
7. CASSIE ft LIL WAYNE - "Official Girl" (33 points)
That rarest of things, an actual Cassie release!
6. MGMT - "Time To Pretend" (40 points)
MGMT are too hip for embeds. Their other hits picked up a vote each too.
5. SANTOGOLD - "L.E.S. Artistes" (45 points)
A handful of these points were for the XXXChange remix (which is also very good). Santogold. A horse. Rum goings-on.
4. GOLDFRAPP - "A&E" (47 points)
Alison G. cavorts with some leafy otherkin. Benefitted from a late flurry of votes.
3. WILEY - "Wearing My Rolex" (78 points)
featuring N London dance troupe the River Fleet Foxes.
2. JORDIN SPARKS AND CHRIS BROWN - "No Air" (94 points)
The runaway early leader, then flagged a bit in late voting.
1. ESTELLE ft KANYE WEST - "American Boy" (113 points)
"Who killin them in the UK? Everybody gonna say you, K" - it is impossible to find an actual video for this song on YouTube!
Thanks to all who voted - tomorrow I'll put up the full list and appendix (every song mentioned). Now let the debate begin!
10. MJ HIBBETT AND THE VALIDATORS - "It Only Works Because You're Here" (28 points)
I'll let the voters go into more detail on this one, I think.
9. ADDICTIVE ft T2 - "Gonna Be Mine" (29 points)
Mariachi bassline explosion! 2008's most unjust non-hit gets its due.
8. LIL WAYNE - "A Milli" (30 points)
Hip-hop's biggest crossover ripples through to Poptimists.
7. CASSIE ft LIL WAYNE - "Official Girl" (33 points)
That rarest of things, an actual Cassie release!
6. MGMT - "Time To Pretend" (40 points)
MGMT are too hip for embeds. Their other hits picked up a vote each too.
5. SANTOGOLD - "L.E.S. Artistes" (45 points)
A handful of these points were for the XXXChange remix (which is also very good). Santogold. A horse. Rum goings-on.
4. GOLDFRAPP - "A&E" (47 points)
Alison G. cavorts with some leafy otherkin. Benefitted from a late flurry of votes.
3. WILEY - "Wearing My Rolex" (78 points)
featuring N London dance troupe the River Fleet Foxes.
2. JORDIN SPARKS AND CHRIS BROWN - "No Air" (94 points)
The runaway early leader, then flagged a bit in late voting.
1. ESTELLE ft KANYE WEST - "American Boy" (113 points)
"Who killin them in the UK? Everybody gonna say you, K" - it is impossible to find an actual video for this song on YouTube!
Thanks to all who voted - tomorrow I'll put up the full list and appendix (every song mentioned). Now let the debate begin!
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Apart from that and boring MGMT it's a great top 10 and a very appropriate No 1, though I think 'A&E' is being overrated somewhat - I don't dislike Goldfrapp-gone-pastorale but it does make me want to listen to the Beth Gibbons & Rustin Man album instead.
No 'Blind'!!
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The MJH isn't comedy, it's whimsical romantic indie, and all three of its voters sincerely like the song I believe. Even so I think a degree of collusion was involved.
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The Wayneless version of 'Official Girl' is much much better than the official version.
I'm not especially surprised at the absence of 'Closer' but I am surprised that 'Miss Independent' was the consensus Ne-Yo pick! Would've expected 'Closer' where 'Miss Independent' was. Not complaining though, they're both great and I probably listen more to the latter these days.
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I was surprised "A&E" did so well - I knew Swygart was likely to vote for it. I like it partly because it evokes being in hospital on a quiet morning so well, so it reminds me of my hospital scare last year and reminds me, in a sappy sort of way, not to take things for granted.
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but yeah, like i said, i never thought three ppl voting for it would get it into the top 10...
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