205 Songs to Download from 2005 (LONG)

[IndieMatty]

This is actually a good list. The few pop songs I havent heard, I can imagine that they are pretty decent for what they are.

December 15, 2005 -- 1. "Broadway (So Many People)" - Low
The most hauntingly beautiful New York song of the year; the husband-and-wife harmonies are to die for.
2. "Welcome Home"
- Coheed and Cambria
Six minutes of chord changes, guitar solos and a screaming metalhead with pierced lips and a 'fro. Welcome back, prog rock!
3. "Sunday Morning"
- Maroon 5

To play along with your morning coffee, a newspaper and nothing to do.
4. "Right to Be Wrong"
- Joss Stone
Great song to listen to after you screw up at work.
5. "Marching Bands of Manhattan"
- Death Cab For Cutie
This surreal song reaffirms the reasons we forfeit backyards and big kitchens and struggle daily to live in Manhattan.
6. "Bad Boyfriend"
- Garbage
Singer Shirley Manson grumbles naughty guys have more fun.
7. "Testify" - Common
Has all the makings of a suspense tale - a drug arrest, a hysterical wife, a prosecutor out for blood and the requisite twist ending.
8. "Welcome to Jamrock" - Damian "Jr.
Gong" Marley
In his scratchy, ominous voice, Marley unleashes an SOS for his native Jamaica.
9. "Bring 'Em Out" - TI
Kicks into high gear with high-pitched sports whistles, rowdy horns and a bouncy beat as the setting for the King of the South's self-aggrandizing lyrics.
10. "Hate It Or Love It" - The Game feat. 50 Cent
Has a retro Compton feel, but 50 Cent's hook is riddled with New York arrogance and defiance.
11. "1 Thing" - Amerie
Lacks a chorus, verses and harmonies, but the hook made it last summer's anthem.
12. "Georgia" - Ludacris feat. Field Mob
Ray Charles' "Georgia on My Mind" gets a hip-hop facelift thanks to Ludacris, Field Mob and Jamie Foxx.
13. "Rompe"
- Daddy Yankee
The King of Reggaet¢n plays with a bouncy beat, which features a shout-along chorus.
14. "I Just Want It to Be Over" - Keyshia Cole
Cole can make her frustration and despair palpable thanks to her soulful voice. For everyone who's been in a torturous relationship they can't leave.
15. "Galang" - M.I.A.
Her fusion Sri Lankan-meets-garage inspires the worst dance moves ever.
16. "They" - Jem
European lite pop now playing in every mall in America.
17. "Killamangiro"
- Babyshambles
The notorious Pete Doherty - ex-Libertines and ex-Kate Moss - serves a Clash-ish single.
18. "I'll Be There"
- Erasure
A singalong anthem for gay men and the women who love them.
19. "We Belong Together" - Mariah Carey
This ultimate prom tune - so cheesy and cliché you can't help but love it.
20. "Hollaback Girl"
- Gwen Stefani
For everyone who didn't make the cheerleading squad, this song is B-A-N-A-N-A-S!"
21. "La Tortura"
- Shakira
Somehow turns a song about an unapologetic cheater into a hip shaker (but doesn't she always?)
22. "Mirror Man"
- Jay-Jay Johanson
Old-school, Euro-Scando-Anglo greasy dance tune. "Call on me, if you see the young girl with Cleopatra hair."
23. "Rattlesnake Shake"
- Aerosmith
A return to their blues-rock roots with this tune about trouser serpents, booze and babes.
24. "Sweet Illusion" - Ryan Adams and the Cardinals
Troubled troubadour beautifully tips his East Village hat to Neil Young-esque country rock.
25. "Amazing Grace"
- The Blind Boys of Alabama.
Tempting fate by merging the old spiritual with "House of the Rising Sun."
26. "Doesn't Remind Me" - Audioslave
A true supergroup, with Soundgarden's Chris Cornell and Rage Against the Machine, balancing country and grunge.
27. "He Was King"
- Neil Young
Grandpa Granola looks back at his youth and pays an acoustic tribute to Elvis.
28. "Slaving Away"
- The Fiery Furnaces
The brother and sister duo morph a slow-mo ballad into a upbeat pop tune.
29. "Lay Down" - O.A.R.
This jam band tighten the bolts and delivers excellent reggae/rock and actually keeps the tune under five minutes long.
30. "Get Him Back"
- Fiona Apple
This loopy, fast piano ballad is about using love for revenge -Apple says she'll kill what she can't catch.
31. "Delirious Love"
- Neil Diamond
Brian Wilson joins Diamond for this California-esque pop gem.
32. "Heard 'Em Say"
- Kanye West
Good inspirational rap about getting to the top that features Maroon 5 singer Adam Levine.
33. "It Dawned on Me"
- Calla
A fast-moving psychadelic guitar treat with Aurelio Valle's raw croon is upbeat and dark at the same time.
34. "Alcohol"
- Brad Paisley
This hot Nashville artist gives Jack Daniels a voice in this song where the bottle brags how it makes all women beautiful and helps white people dance.
35. "Nth Degree"
- Morningwood
If only for the video, in which the band appears as various covers in a record collection. Give it up for rollerdisco.
36. "Ain't No Easy Way Out" - Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
In a shift from its dark psychedelic rock, BRMC taps into the same kind of bluesy Southern rock that made the Black Crowes fly.
37. "Violent Pornography"
- System of a Down
On an album of political and social commentary, this peppy track accuses the entertainment industry of unweaving the moral fabric of America.
38. "Dear John"
- Ryan Adams
Adams finds real chemistry with closet country singer Norah Jones.
39. "Black and White Town"
- Doves
Atmospheric trip-hop bemoans boredom and suburban oppression.
40. "Louisiana Bayou"
- Dave Matthews Band
Jumpy, loose vocals are supported beautifully by the band's layered jam-band sound.
41. "Lyla" - Oasis
The Gallagher Brothers return to their '60s inspirations.
42. "Who Says Ya Can't Go Home" - Bon Jovi
You can take the boy out of Jersey, but he still wants to contradict Thomas Wolfe.
43. "Sugar We're Going Down" - Fall Out Boy
Out of the emo darkness, FOB singer Pat Stump is downright joyful as he chronicles love with notches on his bed post.
44. "Square One"
- Coldplay
With its telegraph rhythms and Chris Martin's new-found bombast, this song cemented the notion that Coldplay wants to be the next U2.
45. "'Atomic Bomb"
- The Blind Boys of Alabama
The Blind Boys make weapons of mass destruction into a song of mass distraction.
46. "I See You, You See Me" - Magic Numbers
If this song weren't vocally passionate and melodically appealing, its sentiments would get mired in sap.
47. "Rock & Roll"
- The Redwalls
Illinois act's pure love for early Beatles rivals Oasis.
48. "One Way Ticket"
- The Darkness
An unabashed '70s ode to cocaine that employs a razor chopping on a mirror as a rhythm element while singer Justin Hawkins does his best Axl Rose imitation.
49. "E-Pro" - Beck
Beck reaches back to his welcomed "Odelay" sound.
50. "Finding Out Love Is Blind" - Louis XIV
The shallower the sentiment, the greater the rock.
51. "The Saga of Jesse Jane" - Alice Cooper
Here's a weird country twanger about a trucker who gets locked up in jail while wearing a white wedding dress.
52. "Dirty Little Secret" - All American Rejects
A three-minute guilty pleasure that makes no punk-pop excuses about being happy.
53. "Twisted Transistor" - Korn
Nu-metal is dead; long live rock.
54. "Mercy Me"
- Alkaline Trio
Powerful crunch guitars support this "die young and leave a pretty corpse" tune.
55. "Let's Fall In Love"
- John Stevens
The red-headed kid from "American Idol" does good.
56. "99 Problems/Buddy Holly" - DJMike
One of this year's best mashups, merging Jay-Z with Weezer (j-zeezer.com).
57. "Last Kiss" - Mest
No song sums up this band's death obsession better.
58. "Everybody Hurts"
- Joe Cocker
With Brother Ray dead, Cocker stands as the best interpreter of contemporary music.
59. "L.O.V.E."
- Ashlee Simpson
Syncopated electro beats support Simpson, who "sings."
60. "Morning, Night and Day" - New Order
'80s electro-pop, back without shame.
61. "My Doorbell" - White Stripes
Jack White explains the depth of his lust by his desire for his lover to press his buzzer.
62. "Return of the Birds" - Mediaevil Baebes
Song of the year! (That was performed in Latin.)
63. "Shut Up and Dance" - Shaggy
With the help of Black Eyed Peas' Will.I.Am, Mr. Bombastic delivers a catchy good-time party song.
64. "Doomsday"
- the Transplants
A three-chord punk song that advocates total destruction as a sensible solution.
65. "They Don't Want Music"
- Black Eyed Peas
With James Brown grunting along with Fergie, an essential connection between old-school soul and hip-pop.
66. "Rough Justice" - The Rolling Stones
Mick gets fowl with the double-entendre: "I used to be your rooster, now I'm just one of your cocks."
67. "The Lion This Time" - Van Morrison
Van gets in touch with his Celtic roots on this pub piece.
68. "Do It Like You Like" - The Stands
This garage rocker falls in the mod-middle of early Stones and Beatles.
69. "Silhouette Serenade" - Vendetta Red
A sweet and tender tune about love in a concept album's sea of songs about murder and rape.
70. "Open Up" - Korn
The soundtrack to a low-budget vampire movie.
71. "Seize the Day"
- Avenged Sevenfold
The closest thing the metalcore band has to a cheesy ballad, featuring a flurry of Spanish guitar.
72. "Lost Boys"
- The 69 Eyes
What Elvis Presley would sound like if he moved to Finland, became a goth and sang about rambunctious bloodsuckers.
73. "No Sleep Tonight" - the Faders
Actually about something more risqué than a pillow fight.
81. "Vampire Heart"
- H.I.M.
Singer Ville Valo's hauntingly melancholy voice is to die for.
82. "Uhn Tiss Uhn Tiss Uhn Tiss"
- Bloodhound Gang
The Gang strings together a slew of euphemisms for getting it on, while name checking Bob Hope and John Travolta.
83. "Bat Country"
- Avenged Sevenfold
An ode to Hunter S. Thompson, A7X waxes poetic about drug-induced hallucinations over speed-metal guitar riffs.
84. "Dirty Little Secret" - All-American Rejects
Inspired video features postcards of fans' own secrets.
85. "Deathnotronic" - Reggie and the Full Effect
All you need to know is that "this beat is deathnotronic."
86. "Everything is Alright" - Motion City Soundtrack
Here's a combo of squealing keyboards, a catchy chorus and an ode to mental health.
87. "Only"
- Nine Inch Nails
Trent is still so very, very angry; David Fincher's clip is the video of the year.
88."Hung Up"
- Madonna
Who knew disco-ized pan flutes could be so much fun.
89. "High"
- James Blunt
The perfect rainy-day song for staring out the window, wearing a giant sweater and clutching a mug of joe.
90. "All About Us"
- t.A.T.u.
They may not be teenage lesbians (anymore), but they sure know how to craft a good (if selfish) rallying cry.
91. "Ass Like That"
- Eminem
Teams up with Triumph the Insult Dog for an unlikely swan song. Come back!
92. "Just A Lil Bit"
- 50 Cent
Bonus points for sitar multi-culturalism.
93."Lights and Sounds"
- Yellowcard
A hard-rockin' song that departs from their signature pop-punk - the violin's here to stay, though.
94. "Dear Scene, I Wish I Were Deaf"
- Nightmare of You
Dear arm-crossers in the crowd: Quit pretending you're too cool for school.
95. "Sadie"
- Alkaline Trio
The Trio takes time out from their death obsession to talk psychosis on a song about one of the Manson Family girls.
96. "Your Gay Friend"
- Robbie Williams
Not loving this British superstar is akin to having no sense of humor.
97. "Veruca Salt"
- Danny Elfman
You'll think the age of Aquarius is dawning again, but it's just the Oompa Loompas' trippy ode to a spoiled brat.
98. "Feel Good Inc."
- Mest
Slightly sinister, hip-hop happy, totally irrestible.
99. "Get Busy Living or Get Busy Dying"
- Fall Out Boy
Talks back to critics and ends with an unexpectedly angst-ridden spoken-word verse.
100. "Unconditional"
- the Bravery
Gets your feet moving in time to singer Sam Endicott's whiny vocals.
101. "Attack"
- 30 Seconds to Mars
Forget that lead singer Jared Leto is a tabloid fixture actor and focus on the fact that this song actually sounds good.
102. "Lonely No More"
- Rob Thomas
Isn't he married to a hot model?
103. "Love Love Love"
- Tristan Prettyman
A toe-tapping laid-back song sung by a laid-back surfer girl.
104. "24 Hours"
- Alexz Johnson
The theme song for the tween TV show "Instant Star" is a rallying cry for anyone who's ever been considered too young, too spontaneous or too under- appreciated.
105. "Attention"
-The Academy Is ...
A catchy chorus and a singer that's clearly enjoying himself - what more could you ask for in a pop-rock song?
106. "Meathead"
- Story of the Year
A fast-paced thrash song about all the fist-swinging jerks in the mosh pit - exactly the sort of song that adds to the problem.
107. "Gotta Make It"
- Trey Songz
Even if he did only have "a dollar and a dream," Songz's sweet, breathy voice would make any girl "wanna roll with him."
108. "Oh" - Ciara
The princess of "crunk 'n b" delivers a sexy, bouncy lowrider groove.
109. "Slow Down"
-Bobby Valentino
A rave about a pretty round thing. He'd normally get slapped, but he's a smooth operator.
110. "Soul Survivor"
- Young Jeezy
Jeezy dishes out his trademark "thug motivation" with this ominous, in-the-gutter ode to thoroughbred hustlers.
111. "Lose Control" - Missy Elliott feat. Fat Man Scoop and Ciara
Space-age beats and Ciara's soothing vocals make this dance track a double threat.
112. "I'm a Hustla"
- Cassidy
Swizz Beatz's protege samples Jay-Z and, as he arrogantly states, turns a hot line into a hot song.
113. "I Think They Like Me"
- Dem Franchize Boyz
Slower than most Southern crunk jams, this goofy track relies on thunderous drumbeats to provide the bounce.
114 "Stay Fly" - Three 6 Mafia feat. Young Buck
The beat and rhymes are decent, but it's the drawn-out, sing-songy chorus ("I gotta stay fly-y-y-y-y/ until I die-ie-ie-ie") that reels you in.
115. "Feel It in the Air" - Beanie Sigel feat. Melissa
Jazzy saxophones create a haunting, melancholic mood for Beanie's somber rhymes.
116. "Gold Digger"
- Kanye West
Chi-Town's finest makes every suspicious man shout "We want prenup!"
117. "So Seductive"
- Tony Yayo
Yayo's aggressive delivery is enough to make any girl dash their inhibitions and give their men a little lapdance.
118. "I Want to Hear What You've Got to Say"
- the Subways
This troubled love song mixes Oasis Brit-pop with Green Day snottiness.
119. "Fake Tales of San Francisco"
- Arctic Monkeys
This targets pseudo-scenesters with choppy post-punk stylings.
120. "I May Hate Myself in the Morning"
- Lee Ann Womack
A classic love song, done retro country-style with strings, about a booty call.
121. "We Will Rock You in Da Club" - Q-Unit
Queen mixed with 50 Cent. We kid you not. Part of an entire album of this inspired collision.
122. "Wicked Light Sleeper" - the Joggers
Instead of Gang of Four, click on this art-rock enabled neo-punk tune enabled by art rock.
123. "Alternative to Love" - Brendon Benson
Here's a power-pop track filled to the brim with hope, with Stones-y guitar and a break-beat which borders on disco.
124. "Always Love"
- Nada Surf
This turn-the-other-cheek pop ditty's right for days when you're not walking on the sunny side of the street.
125. "Dare" - Gorillaz
Former Happy Mondays singer gives this animated group its second (or fourth) brilliant hook of the year.
126. "Do You Want To"
- Franz Ferdinand
The Glasgow rock act's instant hit is catchy enough for the dance floor or sidewalk.
127. "Uh Uh Uh"
- Hey Willpower
This disco track from Will of Imperial Teen tells you to get off the dance floor and into the "uh uh uh," whatever that is.
128. "The Storm"
- Rob Dickinson
The ex-Catherine Wheel singer's comeback album includes this rich, guitar-heavy, layered rock tune made for headphones.
129. "Huddle Formation" - The Go! Team
With a cool mix of cheerleading style chants, swirly synths and hand claps, this is guaranteed to make the most jaded New Yorker smile.
130. "I Predict a Riot"
- Kaiser Chiefs
In the game of punk, this catchy, exhuberant track steps up to the plate against the Clash's "White Riot" and shatters the glass behind the fence.
131."Coffee in the Pot"
- Supergrass
This pop instrumental transports you to a French '50s film.
132. "Let There Be Love" - Oasis
Beatles-esqe track - of course.
133. "When the President Talks to God"
- Bright Eyes
This bold political song follows the folk path of least resistance.
134. "Jerk It Out"
- The Caesars
The dance-inducing track with '60s-style organ riffs was huge on TV - and worthy of more than just an iPod commercial.
135. "Be Without You"
- Mary J Blige
Yearning takes center stage in this heavily textured, piano-backed ballad.
136. "Matamoros Banks" - Bruce Springsteen
Here's a violent and ugly tale of border-town life, but it finds the Boss in one of his best Woodie Guthrie modes.
137. "Sweet Lovin' Old Soul" - Maria Muldaur
The roots music queen serves up some serious country honk, with fiddle, banjo and half-yodeled melodies.
138. "Lovin It"
- Little Brother
Soulful and intelligent hip-hop is alive and well thanks to the North Carolina group.
139. "Daft Punk is Playing at My House"
- LCD Soundsystem
The NYC alt-dance outfit tosses out a groove that's almost as good as actual Daft Punk.
140. "Relationships Grow Slowly" - Kronos Quartet with Asha Bhosle
The way-out string quartet fuses their eclectic sound with Bollywood classics.
141. "Chelsea Burns"
- Keren Ann
It's sleepy and gorgeous like a grey morning fog.
167. "Amortiguador"
- Andrea Echeverri
One of the few great rock songs about falling in love with your baby (as in daughter, not sweetheart).
168. "Cannonball Run"
- Dave Douglas
Renowned jazz trumpeter writes a crazy chase theme worthy of a Steve McQueen pursuit.
169. "Miss You"
- The Concretes.
A wild, mournful folkie version of the Stones' disco-era classic.
170. "Middle of the Day" - Kill Henry Sugar
A lovely, languid number about drinking away the afternoon. Required listing for the recently jilted.
171. "Everyone is Totally Insane" - Dandy Warhols
Two words you'll hear in this old-school, spacey, Dandy's song explain it all: "Great pot."
172. "Countrier Than Thou" - Robbie Fulks
Fulks gives us a hilarious send-up of country poseurs, including a West Wing resident who "talks like Buddy Ebsen."
173. "I Agree With Pat Metheny" - Richard Thompson
The point of agreement: That lite-jazz wanker Kenny's G.'s "talents are too teeny."
174. "Fix You"
- Coldplay
Tearjerker of the year, for the lover who struggles to do right.
175. "Jesus Was An Only Son" - Bruce Springsteen
A stirring ballad where Springsteen sings about Jesus as a helpless man who desperately needs the human touch.
176. "Home"
- Marc Broussard
A soulful song written during a ride from New Orleans took on new significance after Katrina.
177. "Desolation Row"
- Bob Dylan
This dirge-like version, sans mandolin, shows Dylan's been changing his songs for a long, long time. And that's OK.
178. "Lighters Up"
- Lil Kim
The pint-sized rapper takes you on a tour of her native Bed-Stuy in this dancehall-tinged banger.
179. "Pon de Replay"
- Rihana
Mister DJ play this song over and over, we can't stop dancing to it.
180. "Jesus Take the Wheel"
- Carrie Underwood
The best thing to ever come out of "American Idol." Ever.
181: "Cheney" and "Hi How Are You"
- The Brakes
Two tracks, less than a minute each, embody rock snottiness and humor.
182. "Gideon"
- My Morning Jacket
Combine the Who and Springsteen and you get this. 183. "You Are My Sister" - Antony and the Johnsons
Soulful and gospel-tinged truth and beauty in this duet with Boy George.
184. "Blue Light"
- Bloc Party
Sparkling art-punk with sonic surprises.
185. "Calcutta"
- Hopewell
Primal beats, expressive horns and urgent guitars set the mood for this survival song.
186. "Come On Feel the Illinoise!"
- Sufjan Stevens
Horns, a chorus, strings and big instrumental breaks maintain the exhuberant flow of this dynamic pop epic.
187. "Sing Me
Spanish Techno"
- New Pornographers
A bright power popper from the Great White North supergroup.
188. "14th Street"
- Laura Cantrell
N.Y.C.'s country sweetheart of the radio offers an empathetic weak-knee'd love song.
196. "You and Me Both" - Halloween, Alaska
Densely layered pop anthem that weasels through your headphones into the brain on sleepless nights.
197. "Cells"
- The Servant
It's driving guitar beat made the "Sin City" trailer a hit - too bad it wasn't in the film.
198. "Till I Get to You"
- Nikka Costa
Seventy pounds of red hair and funk, Nikka runs through the alphabet better than "Sesame Street."
199. "Abel"
- The National
A Biblical metaphor for drunk driving? Moving out? Either way, put hand in air. Bang head. Repeat.
200. "What I Say and What I Mean" - The Like
Heartthrobs of record store clerks everywhere, the alt-hot trio grinds a mean hook in a video full of synchronized singers.
201. "Wires" - Athlete
Aching, soaring ballad to the singer's infant child's struggle on life support.
202. "A Million Ways"
- OK Go
NPR's favorite nerdy alt-rock group came up with a pantomime performance for live versions of this song - it's Britneyrific.
203. "Unsingable Name" - Mike Doughty
Former lead singer of Soul Coughing crones a beautiful love song to badly named woman.
204. "Be My Escape"
- Relient K
This confessional song can be taken two ways: as just another boy-in-love-with-girl tale or something more divinely inspired.
205. "Let the Cool Goddess Rust Away" - Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
The supremely indie art rockers channel Talking Heads and filter it with Sonic Youth.
Houston rockets
The South has been on the up-and-up in recent years, with rappers from Atlanta, Miami and Mississippi rising to the top of the charts. Houston has remained under the radar until now - but this year the 10-gallon city has been redefining the rap game.
74. "Sittin' Sidewayz" - Paul Wall
So laid-back it makes you feel like cruising around Houston in a candy-painted Impala.
75. "Turn It Up" - Chamillionaire
The Swisha House alumni teaches listeners how to get their "shine on."
76. "Back Then" - Mike Jones
Jones puts groupies on blast in this side-splitting track.
77. "Like a Boss" - Slim Thug
Even when bragging about his lavish lifestyle, Slim has undeniable charm.
78. "Draped Up" - Bun B
You'll feel like you've entered the hip-hop Matrix thanks to the esoteric, synth-heavy beat in this tribute to DJ Screw.
79. "Still Tippin'" - Mike Jones
Listening to this chopped 'n' screwed version, which slows down the already down-tempo beat, is like watching a good action sequence in slow motion.
80. "What It Do" - Lil' Flip
The clover-loving rapper follows the same strategy he used in his hit "Game Over" - drive home a high-energy hook that fans can hum along with.
Year's best cover stories
142. "To Love Somebody"
- Billy Corgan
The ex-Smashing Pumpkin leader transforms the Bee Gees' major-key smash into a minor-key Goth dirge.
143. "Drive My Car"
- the Donnas
The rockin' female foursome delivers a true-to-original take on this Beatles classic - including "beep beeps."
144. "Dark End of the Street" -Elvis Costello
This standard about infidelity was made for the think rocker.
145. "Built For Comfort" - Dion
The doo-wop legend takes on Willie Dixon's classic for his "Bronx in Blue" collection.
146. "Black Hole Sun" - Paul Anka
We finally get to hear the words to the Soundgarden classic.
147. "Astro Zombies" - My Chemical Romance
The Goth punk poster boys cover the original Goth-horror-punk band.
148. "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" - Pras
The former Fugee gets Bono's approval for his hip-hop rendition of the U2 anthem.
149. "I'm Confessin' "
- Van Morrison
The forgotten ballad, a hit for Rudy Vallee in the '30s, is updated with a Sinatra-style saloon attack.
150. "Sympathy for the Devil" - Ozzy Osbourne
The bat-biting great gives this Stones standard his Sabbath touch.
151. "Just for a Thrill" - Bill Wyman and the Rhythm Kings
Just when you though this ex-Stone bass man was dead, he records a terrific version of this Ray Charles chestnut.
152. "One"
- Mary J. Blige
How do you miss covering "One," when you get U2 as your backup band?
153. "Downpressor Man" - Sinead O'Connor
On her reggae album, the Irish lilter does justice to Peter Tosh.
154. ". . . Baby One More Time" - Fountains of Wayne
Stacy's Mom's band do a straight-up, unironic, pop-rock cover of Britney's, uh, hit.
155. "I Love a Man In Uniform"
- Gang of Four
These '80s idols re-record their own classic, topping the new copycats.
156. "John the Revelator"
- Depeche Mode
Take a classic American gospel song, soup it up with synth swirls, get one of the year's best songs.
157. "I Think We're Alone Now" - Click Five
Perfect harmony on rich remake of Tommy James' '67 hit.
158. "My Funny Valentine" - Rufus Wainwright
From the "Sweetheart" compilation, this is a typically overwrought version of the standard New York's favorite overwrought singer.
159. "Knives Out" - Brad Mehldau
His jazz reading is just as creepy and atmospheric as Radiohead's misanthropic original.
160. "Little Sparrow"
- Bettye Lavette
This comeback R&B singer reinvents Dolly Parton's he's-a-lowdown-cheater anthem as dark, brooding blues.
161. "My Boyfriend's Back"
- the Raveonettes
As good as any girl band ever sang.
162. "Spiderman"
- Candy Band
Their speedy version of the superhero theme rocks for all ages.
163. "Love Will Tear Us Apart Again"
- Nouvelle Vague
Bossa-nova'd pop version of dark classic.
164. "I Got a Woman"
- John Mayer Trio
After hearing Mayer's version of this Ray Charles song, suddenly Kanye West's "Gold Digger" also based on "I Got A Woman" doesn't sound all that fresh.
165. "Let It Rock"
- Rolling Stones
Keith Richards, whose personal guitar hero is Chuck Berry, pays homage to the seminal rock pioneer.
166. "Blowing in the Wind" - Dolly Parton
This collaboration with bluegrass trio Nickel Creek finds Parton's crystal-clear soprano in top form. Her vocals give goosebumps on this often-covered Dylan standard.
Queen of 2005
Candidate for song of the year: Kelly Clarkson's don't-*&%*-with-me anthem "Since U Been Gone," and not just because of its own poprific merits. "Been Gone" been remixed, mashed and covered by an array of hipsters and DJs, meaning you can create a playlist that never changes from one song - but always sounds different.
189. "Since U Been Gone"
- Kelly Clarkson
An anthem for all the girls who have ever broke up with a guy and told him to go to hell instead of going fetal and crying about it.
190. "Since U Been Gone"
- Butch Walker
The Atlanta-based rocker/producer, who worked on Avril Lavigne's last album, tackles another "punk-y" chick's song.
191. "Since U Been Gone" - Ted Leo
Indie rock fans have been slobbering all over this acoustic-folksy version of the song for months, giving special mention to the Yeah Yeah Yeah's.
192. "Since U Been Gone"
- Kidz Bop
As if kids in the back seat of cars singing along to the actual version wasn't bad enough.
193. "Since U Been Gone"
- Jason Nevins
If it's on the annual "Ministry of Sound" compilation, then you know it has to have club cred.
194. "Since U Been Gone vs. Photographic (Rex the Dog Dubb Mixx)" - Kelly Clarkson and Depeche Mode
It's nowhere near as brilliant as the "Grey Album," but this thumping mashup from the San Francisco DJ Earworm turns the pop hit into a synth-a-palooza.
195. "Since You Ain't Me"
- Kelly Clarkson and Frank Black
Divide & Kreate beefs up the guitars by using the guitar from Black's "You Ain't Me."
Compiled by the Pulse staff. Songs listed in no particular order. Most are available on iTunes (www.apple.com/itunes) and other online music stores.

[1C5]

Do you have a link to the list, it is too annoying to read in your post.

I stopped reading at this:

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20. "Hollaback Girl"
- Gwen Stefani
For everyone who didn't make the cheerleading squad, this song is B-A-N-A-N-A-S!"

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[IndieMatty]

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Do you have a link to the list, it is too annoying to read in your post.

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Sorry, here it is. You may have to register, and their formatting sucks.

web page

[istewart]

Very poor to kick off the list with Coheed and Cambria crap, but overall, despite trying to be quasi-Pitchfork, good read. [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

[1C5]

thanks.

[irishpint]

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Very poor to kick off the list with Coheed and Cambria crap, but overall, despite trying to be quasi-Pitchfork, good read. [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

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umm...CO&CA is one of the best bands/songs on there. That basically sums it up. How could you think this list has more than a few songs worthy of your attention?

[samjjones]

Half of these songs are covers???

[IndieMatty]

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Half of these songs are covers???

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It's from the Post. I think all of these songs have mass appeal. This is like the perfect shuffle for a party of all different musical tastes.

[Aloysius]

IndieMatt - cool list, thanks. But did they have to waste like 8 songs on different versions of Kelly Clarkson's "Since U Been Gone"?

-Al