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My Top 30 songs of 2009 – Number 30
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30) Phoenix – “1901″
Sometimes you know a song, but you just don’t know who sang it, or where you remember it from. Well, Phoenix performed a song that was on a specific car commercial for a very long period on television this year. I was happy to know that the rest of the song maintains the same beat and spirit as the snippet used for the commercial.
While I’m still not sure what the hell they are singing or what they are singing about, garbled yells and “oh yeahs” are always fun to say. I really like the buzzing noise as well. I also love the last five seconds of the song, and it always disappoints me when I reach the end because I’m expecting something else to happen.
Actually, thinking about it now, I have no clue what this song is trying to tell me. At first I thought it was some revolutionary history lesson, but then I thought maybe it was a parallel to one’s dating life.
Either way, “1901″ is a horribly catchy song. Did it influence me to try to listen to the rest of Phoenix? No, not really, but I don’t change the channel while watching tv. I dance a little bit it my chair.
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The song that just missed the list
Dec0
I felt all confident about my list yesterday. Then randomly, I decided to look at my iTunes and wouldn’t you know I missed a song? I have a feeling that I missed several songs and it caused a little bit of nervousness. Here’s the song that missed the list
The Fray - You Found Me
Before the other song came in, The Fray landed at 22. After finagling and readjusting, somehow all of the songs between 30 and 22 justified that they deserved to stay in their places. Sorry, but “You Found Me” got pushed to the wayside.
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“You Found Me” recycles The Fray’s winning equation: piano, adult contemporary arrangements, and a lyric involving lying on the floor (Listen to “Chasing Cars” or watch the video for “Chasing Pavements”). I like the tempo changes in the song and how the piano can drift into and out of the song. My favorite part is the part of the song near the end where the chorus is just Isaac and the piano; then everything unleashes for a strong ending.
The song isn’t as horrendously catchy as “How to Save a Life” was, but I wouldn’t change the radio station if it was playing. I am happy that The Fray is finding moderate success, but since all their singles tend to be generic Adult Contemporary, I doubt they’ll ever break that mold.
