Girl About Town recently took on the somewhat ridiculous task of narrowing down all of the songs in 2007 to our top five. It wasn't easy, but we gave it our best shot! So without further ado, here are the best songs you have heard, or should have heard, in 2007:
Anne's Top 5:
1. Spoon - "Ghost of You Lingers" (Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga)
2. Bruce Springsteen - "Girls in Their Summer Clothes" (Magic)
3. Feist - "Sea Lion Woman" (The Reminder)
4. Wilco - "Impossible Germany" (Sky Blue Sky)
5. Caribou - "Melody Day" (Andorra)
Watch the video for Spoon's "Ghost of You Lingers":
Carly's Top 5:
1. British Sea Power - "Straight Down The Line" (Krankenhaus? EP)
2. JDilla aka Jay Dee - "Nothing Like This" (Ruff Draft re-issue)
3.Black Moth Super Rainbow - "Drippy Eye" (Dandelion Gum)
4. The Heralds - "Grounded" (demo)
5. The Budos Band - "Chicago Falcon" (II)
Honorable Mention:
Northern State - "Mic Tester" (Can I Keep
This Pen?) - "The smartest combination of witty lyrics to open an
album, hands down. The only album where you'll hear "I wish you well, I
wish you luck - so what the fuck / I heard your mom drives an ice-cream
truck!" and "You got a sweat suit and you're drippin' in diamonds /
Tell me are you a rapper or a mom from Long Island?" in the same song.
Watch the Trippy YouTube video for Black Moth Super Rainbow's "Drippy Eye":
Royce's Top 5:
1. Ted Leo & The Pharmacists - "Who Do You Love" (Living with the Living)
2. The Teeth – “The Trumpets Blared” (You're My Lover Now)
3. B.C. Camplight – “Lord, I’ve Been on Fire” (Blink of a Nihilist)
4. Marnie Stern – “Put All Your Eggs in One Basket and then
Watch that Basket” (In Advance of the Broken Arm)
5. Tegan and Sara – “The Con" (The Con)
Watch the video for Tegan and Sara's "The Con":
Amy's Top 5:
1. Arcade Fire - "Keep the Car Running" (Neon Bible)
2. !!! - "Must Be The Moon" (Myth Takes)
3. Justice - "D.A.N.C.E" (†)
4. Of Montreal "Heimdalsgate Like a Promethean Curse" (Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer?)
5. Bishop Allen - "Rain" - (The Broken String)
Honorable Mention:
Dr. Dog - "Heart it Races" (Heart It Races EP) - "This definitely would have made my top 5 list, but it is an Architecture in Helsinki Cover. Dr. Dog completely took this song and made it their own (and dare I say better?)"
Watch the sweaty video for !!!'s "Must Be the Moon":
What are your favorite songs of 2007? Spill it to Girl About Town! If you want to really tell us what we missed, come meet us tomorrow at the Launch Party!
Coming soon: Girl About Town's Best of 2007 Part 2: Albums!
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