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Wednesday, December 31, 2008
100 Best Songs of 2008
Much apologies for being late on this but it does come before the end of the year. And even a day late, this may not be the definitive list that makes up the playlist on my iPod. To pull back the curtain of the 9th Green, typically I have two or three (or ten) drafts of the best songs of the tear before I am content with the results. I doubt I will ever change this post but maybe sometime in the New Year I will make a playlist somewhere for you to listen the songs and post that here. Until then feel free to dissect this list (and if you want to how all 189 potential songs actually ranked, shout me a holla and I will e - mail you my spreadsheet) and hope to see you all back at the 9th Green in 2009 when I have some major projects planned throughout next year.
1. I’m Yours - Jason Mraz
2. Paper Planes - M.I.A.
3. Shine - Anna Nalick
4. Who’s Gonna Save My Soul - Gnarls Barkley
5. Cath... - Death Cab For Cutie
6. Where I Stood - Missy Higgins
7. Lost! - Coldplay
8. Come on Get Higher - Matt Nathanson
9. Hope - Jack Johnson
10. Strange Times - The Black Keys
11. Love Story - Taylor Swift
12. Going On - Gnarls Barkley
13. Free Fallin’ - John Mayer
14. Fix It - Ryan Adams and the Cardinals
15. Love is Noise - The Verve
16. Viva la Vida - Coldplay
17. More Time - Needtobreathe
18. Amen - Kid Rock
19. Always a Friend - Alejandro Escovedo
20. Bottle it Up - Sara Bareilles
21. I Will Possess Your Heart - Death Cab for Cutie
22. Warwick Avenue - Duffy
23. Picture to Burn - Taylor Swift
24. The Resolution - Jack's Mannequin
25. Nothing Ever Hurt Like You - James Morrison
26. Boys With Girlfriends - Meiko
27. Birthday Girl - The Roots and Patrick Stump
28. Listen - Amos Lee
29. Good Morning - Kanye West
30. Just a Dream - Carrie Underwood
31. I Got Mine - The Black Keys
32. Just Stand Up! - Beyoncé, Mary J. Blige, Rihanna, Fergie, Sheryl Crow, Melissa Etheridge, Natasha Bedingfield, Miley Cyrus, Leona Lewis, Carrie Underwood, Keyshia Cole, LeAnn Rimes, Ashanti, Ciara & Mariah Carey
33. Girls in Their Summer Clothes - Bruce Springsteen
34. This Is the Life - Amy MacDonald
35. Trashcan - Delta Spirit
36. Rock & Roll - Eric Hutchinson
37. If I Had Eyes - Jack Johnson
38. You Are the Best Thing - Ray LaMontagne
39. Your Song - Kate Walsh
40. Pumpkin Soup - Kate Nash
41. You Found Me - The Fray
42. Stepping Stone - Duffy
43. 75 Bars (Black’s Reconstruction) - The Roots
44. How I Could Just Kill a Man - Charlotte Sometimes
45. Goodbye Daughters of the Revolution - The Black Crowes
46. Lovebug - Jonas Brothers
47. Move - Q-Tip
48. Falling Slowly - Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova
49. Get Busy - The Roots, Dice Raw, Peedi Peedi, and DJ Jazzy Jeff
50. Oxford Comma - Vampire Weekend
51. Mercy - Duffy
52. Praying for Time - Carrie Underwood
53. Heartless - Kanye West
54. Us Placers - CRS
55. The Show - Lenka
56. The Truth - Jake One featuring Freeway & Brother Ali
57. What's Been Going On - Amos Lee
58. Dream Catch Me - Newton Faulkner
59. Change - Taylor Swift
60. Gettin’ Up - Q-Tip
61. Right as Rain - Adele
62. The Weight of Her - Butch Walker
63. The World Should Revolve Around Me - Little Jackie
64. Whatever You Like - “Weird Al” Yankovic
65. Fast Car - Wyclef Jean featuring Paul Simon
66. Foundations - Kate Nash
67. Everyone Nose (All the Girls Standing in the Line for the Bathroom) - N.E.R.D.
68. Slow Dance - John Legend
69. Madly - Tristan Prettyman
70. A-Punk - Vampire Weekend
71. Champion - Kanye West
72. Violet Hill - Coldplay
73. You Don't Know Me - Ben Folds featuring Regina Spektor
74. Crack the Shutters - Snow Patrol
75. If I Never See Your Face Again - Maroon 5 featuring Rihanna
76. Love That Girl - Raphael Saadiq
77. Love Lockdown - Kanye West
78. Run (I’m a Natural Disaster) - Gnarls Barkley
79. You Cheated Me - Martha Wainwright
80. Hero - Nas featuring Keri Hilson
81. Dance With Me - Old 97’s
82. Sweet And Low - Augustana
83. The Little Things - Colbie Caillat
84. The Fear - Lily Allen
85. Car Crash - Matt Nathanson
86. Chasing Pavements - Adele
87. Mr Rock & Roll - Amy MacDonald
88. New Soul - Yael Naïm
89. Pork And Beans - Weezer
90. My Medicine - Snoop Dogg
91. Nike Boots - Wale
92. Teenage Love Affair - Alicia Keys
93. Catch My Disease - Ben Lee
94. Broken - Tift Merritt
95. Old Enough - The Raconteurs featuring Ricky Skaggs & Ashley Monroe
96. Gives You Hell - The All-American Rejects
97. Ayyomyman - Tre Hardson featuring Fatlip
98. Beat It - Fall Out Boy featuring John Mayer
99. Seven Days of Lonely - I Nine
100. Stuck to You - Nikka Costa
Monday, December 29, 2008
The 9th Green’s Readers Favorite Songs of 2008
First off, congratulations are in order Emily and Niv who both picked up Amazon gift cards for sending in their top ten lists and thanks to everyone else who also contributed to the list (check your e-mail that you sent your lists from if you haven’t got it yet). After sending all the ballots sent in this year through my patent pending algorism that makes the Electoral College seem reasonable in comparison, here is what it came up with. If you do not like the results start get ready to send in a list for 2009.
1. Viva la Vida - Coldplay
2. Shut Up and Let Me Go - The Ting Tings
3. Electric Feel - MGMT
4. I Will Posses Your Heart - Death Cab for Cutie
5. Heartless - Kanye West
6. Where I Stood - Missy Higgins
7. The Show - Lenka
8. Signs - Bloc Party
9. You Don’t Know Me - Ben Folds featuring Regina Spektor
10. Human - The Killers
11. Violent Hill - Coldplay
12. In This Life - Delta Goodram
13. Oxford Comma - Vampire Weekend
14. If I Never See Your Face Again - Maroon 5 and Rihanna
15. Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It) - Beyoncé
16. Come on Get Higher - Matt Nathenson
17. Live Your Life - T.I. featuring Rihanna
18. Broken - Lifehouse
19. She’s a Lady - Forever the Sickest Kids
20. Paper Planes - M.I.A.
21. Shape Shifter - Keri Noble
22. The Resolution - Jack’s Mannequin
23. How I Could Just Kill a Man - Charolette Sometimes
24. Sex on Fire - Kings of Leon
25. My Medicine - Snoop Dogg
Sunday, December 28, 2008
25 Best Mash-Up's of 2008
There didn’t seem to be a bunch of great mash-ups this year, but still plenty to create a list so here are the best that I have found the last twelve months even if some were actually created before 2008. Here is where I usually give my disclaimer of actually ever having or even hearing these songs for legal reasons, but since the RIAA recently admitted lawsuits weren’t the best course of action when it came to illegal downloading and gave up the practice I guess I know longer have to do that. Granted since Blogger doesn’t have a music upload service you will still have to scour Google if you are interested downloading these songs. Of course there are some links on my sidebar to get you started on your search. If you want the unaltered album version of the songs, on the second line I will list the main songs that make up the mash-up (note some have more songs than I’ve listed):
1. M.I.A. Wanted Dead or Alive - DJ Schmolli
M.I.A. (Paper Planes) vs. Bon Jovi (Wanted Dead or Alive)
2. 50 Ways to Kill Your Lover - DJ Topcat
Slick Rick (Women Lose Weight) vs. Paul Simon (50 Ways to Leave Your Lover)
3. No Taylor, No Scar - Norwegian Recycling
The Fugees No Woman, No Cry vs. Jack JohnsonTaylor vs. Missy Higgins (Scar)
4. EasyWall - DJ Lobsterdust
The Commodores (Easy) vs. Oasis (Wonderwall)
5. Get that Rocky Mountain High - DJ Erb
Method Man & Redman (How High) vs. John Denver (Rocky Mountain High)
6. No One to Squeeze - DJ FOX
Alicia Keys (No One) vs. Red Hot Chili Peppers (Soul to Squeeze)
7. Rolling Confusion - Go Home Productions
The Temptations (Ball of Confusion) vs. Rolling Stones (multiple songs)
8. More than on Point - DJ Topcat
House of Pain (On Point) vs. Boston (More than a Feeling)
9. Can’t Tell My Wonderwall Nothing - Clinton Sparks
Kanye West (Can't Tell Me Nothing) vs. Oasis (Wonderwall)
10. If I Were a Free Fallin' Boy - DJ Earworm
Beyoncé (If I Were a Boy) vs. Tom Petty (Free Fallin')
11. Paper Rump - DJ Tripp
Wreckx-n-Effect (Rump Shaker) vs. M.I.A. (Paper Planes)
12. Jude’ll Fix It - Phil RetroSpector
The Beatles (multiple songs) vs. Coldplay (Fix You)
13. Brick My (Explative Deleted) - DJ Magnet
Mickey Avalon My (Explative Deleted)) vs. the Commodores (Brick House)
14. Wicked Wedding - DJ Schmolli
Billy Idol (White Wedding) vs. Chris Isaak (Wicked Game)
15. Duffy Train Running - DJ Y alias JY
Duffy (Mercy) vs. the Doobie Brothers (Long Train Runnin')
16. Jenny’s Superstitious - DJ Lobsterdust
Stevie Wonder (Superstition) vs. The Killers (Jenny Was a Friend of Mine)
17. Hate It Ain’t So - DJ Koochie
(50 Cent and the Game (Hate It or Love It) vs. Weezer (Say it Ain't So)
18. The Pink Jack - Wax Audio
AC/DC (The Jack) vs. David Lynch (The Pink Room)
19. Don’t Let it Be in Anger - DJ Y alias JY
Oasis (Don't look Back in Anger) vs. the Beatles (Let it Be)
20. Funny Bizniz - The Abrahammer
M.I.A. (Paper Planes) vs. Beastie Boys (Body Movin') vs. Nas (I Can)
21. Ghost Busta Rhymes - Ludachrist
Busta Rhymes (Dangerous) vs. Ray Parker Jr. (Ghostbusters)
22. Maggie’s 64 - locK3Down
Mike Jones (My 64) vs. Rage Against the Machine (Maggie's Farm)
23. Sad but Superstitious - Wax Audio
Stevie Wonder (Superstition) vs. Metallica (Sad but True)
24. Reckoner Lockdown - DJ Earworm
Kanye West (Love Lockdown) vs. Radiohead (Reckoner)
25. Looking Back Is a Losing Game - Phil Retrospector
Oasis (Don't look Back in Anger) vs. Amy Winehouse (Love Is a Losing Game)
Saturday, December 27, 2008
25 Best Live Performances of 2008
Last year I started a Best Performances of the year list mostly because of the overabundance of great performances at Live Earth. Despite the lack of any major cultural event, I thought I would continue the list for at one more year. Here the live performances that caught my ear this year. I have links to YouTube for those that have yet been pulled and there are even a couple that are sold on iTunes so check out the button for those.
1. Stronger/Hey Mama - Kanye West and Daft Punk (Grammy Awards)
2. Just Stand Up - Carrie Underwood, Mariah Carey, Beyoncé, Mary J. Blige, Rihanna, Fergie, Sheryl Crow, Nicole Scherzinger , Natasha Bedingfield, Miley Cyrus, Leona Lewis, Keyshia Cole, Ashanti and Ciara (Stand Up 2 Cancer)
3. Burning Up/Ray of Light - The Stooges (Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony)
4. Slow Dancing in a Burning Room - John Mayer (Where the Light Is)
5. Jungle Boogie/Umbrella/Don’t Stop the Music - The Time and Rihanna (Grammy Awards)
6. Learnin’ the Blues - Alicia Keys and Frank Sinatra (Grammy Awards)
7. Falling Slowly - Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova (The Oscars)
8. Before He Cheats - Carrie Underwood (Grammy Awards)
9. Always a Friend - Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band and Alejandro Escovedo (Magic Highlights)
10. Children’s Story - Slick Rick (Hip Hop Honors)
11. The Pretender - Foo Fighters and the My Grammy Night Orchestra (Grammy Awards)
12. Let it Roll - B.B. King and John Mayer (Grammy Nomination Special)
13. Praying for Time - Carrie Underwood (Idol Gives Back)
14. No One - Alicia Keys and John Mayer (Grammy Awards)
15. Ghost of Tom Joad - Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band with Tom Morello (Magic Highlights)
16. Viva la Vida - Coldplay (MTV Movie Awards)
17. Love Lockdown - Kanye West (MTV Video Music Awards)
18. Just a Dream - Carrie Underwood (Country Music Award)
19. Free Fallin’ - John Mayer (Where the Light Is)
20. God Put a Smile on Your Face/Stop Me/Valerie - Mark Ronson, Adele, Daniel Merryweather, and Amy Winehouse (The Brit Awards)
21. Photograph - Taylor Swift and Def Leopard (CMT Crossroads)
22. Pink Houses - John Mellencamp (Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony)
23. Love Bug - Jonas Brothers (MTV Video Music Awards)
24. You’re So Vain - Foo Fighters (Grammy Nomination Special)
25. Love Story - Taylor Swift (Country Music Award)
Friday, December 26, 2008
30 Best Music Videos of 2008
This may have been the easiest list to make ever because lets face it, there is nothing more entertaining than boob pong. After that it was a race for the other twenty-nine. I have embedded the first couple videos, the rest you can click the link to follow to YouTube and if you are interested in buying the videos, click the iTunes links.
1. Toe Jam - The BPA
2. Who's Gonna Save My Soul - Gnarls Barkley
3. Honey - Erykah Badu
4. Champion - Kanye West
5. All I Need - Radiohead
6. Strange Times - The Black Keys
7. Pork and Beans - Weezer
8. American TV - Ben Lee
9. Good Morning - Kanye West
10. Going On - Gnarls Barkley
11. Chasing Pavements - Adele
12. Your Song - Kate Walsh
13. Viva la Vida (Anton Corbijn Version) - Coldplay
14. Oxford Comma - Vampire Weekend
15. Just a Dream - Carrie Underwood
16. Cath... - Death Cab For Cutie
17. Birthday Girl - The Roots & Patrick Stump
18. House of Cards - Radiohead
19. Love Lockdown - Kanye West
20. Picture to Burn - Taylor Swift
21. Get Busy - The Roots, Dice Raw & Peedi Peedi
22. The Fear - Lily Allen
23. Violet Hill - Coldplay
24. The Weight of Her - Butch Walker
25. Soon We'll Be Found - Sia
26. Boys With Girlfriends - meiko
27. The Resolution - Jack’s Mannequin
28. Lovers in Japan - Coldplay
29. Love Story - Taylor Swift
30. Gives You Hell - The All-American Rejects
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
40 Best Albums of 2008
After the most mediocre year last year (see 30 Best Albums of 2007) I thought 2008 was looking up while listening through the almost 200 potential songs that will appear in next week’s Best Songs of 2008 list. Despite being plethora of great songs, there were not really any great albums. There were plenty of good albums released in the last twelve months and here they are.
If you are interested in reading my original review of these albums, check out the link below the album and if you are interested in buying them on iTunes, click on the album link. If you want to buy the physical CD, head over to Scooter McGavin’s Amazon Store where you can order them there:
1. Cardinalology - Ryan Adams and the Cardinals
Turn the Radio Up Loud and Get Down
2. The Renaissance - Q-Tip
It’s Up to Me to Bring Back the Hope
3. Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends - Coldplay
But That Was When I Ruled the World
4. Narrow Stairs - Death Cab for Cutie
And They Carried on Like Long Division
5. Fearless - Taylor Swift
It’s Like a Roller Coaster Kind of Rush
6. The Odd Couple - Gnarls Barkley
Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing
7. Hello…x - Tristan Prettyman
Sitting by the Seashore Soaking Up the Summer Breeze
8. Rising Down - The Roots
9. Sleep Through the Static - Jack Johnson
There Is Still Hope Between the Dreams
10. Attack & Release - The Black Keys
11. Rockferry - Duffy
You Got Me on My Knees Begging Please
12. Two Men with the Blues - Willie Nelson and Wynton Marseilles
Musings from the Back 9: Music Edition VII
13. Last Days at the Lodge - Amos Lee
I Just Want to Be a Part of Your Home
14. 19 - Adele
I’d like to Hear the Words Fall out of Your Mouth
15. This Is the Life - Amy McDonald
And You’re Singing a Song Thinking This Is the Life
16. Asking for Flowers - Kathleen Edwards
You’re the Great One, I’m Marty McSorley
17. Another Country - Tift Merritt
Come Gather Me in Like a Rainstorm
18. Gossip in the Grain - Ray LaMontange
Musings from the Back 9: Music Edition IX
19. Pebble to a Pearl - Nikka Costa
Musings from the Back 9: Music Edition IX
20. Accelerate - R.E.M.
21. We Dance, We Sing, We Steal Things - Jason Mraz
Our Name Is Our Vitue
22. On a Clear Night - Missy Higgins
Breathe Them Deep into Your Lungs
23. Forth - The Verve
Love Is These Words that I’m Singing Again
24. Made of Bricks - Kate Nash
You Said I Must East So Many Lemons ‘cause I Am So Bitter
25. The Way I See It - Raphael Saadiq
26. Life, Death, Love and Freedom - John Mellencamp
I Walked like a Hero into the Setting Sun
27. Way to Normal - Ben Folds
You Wanna See What’s in My My Head
28. Day & Age - The Killers
You Sold Your Soul like a Roman Vagabond
29. Blame it on Gravity - Old 97’s
30. Black Ice - AC/DC
One Hot Angel, One Cool Devil
31. Lenka - Lenka
Life Is a Maze and Love Is a Riddle
32. Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend
All Your Diction Dripping with Distain
33. This Storm - Sonya Kitchell
This Is the Sound That I’m Thinking Of
34. A Hundred Million Suns - Snow Patrol
Musings from the Back 9: Junior Slumps Edition
35. Some People Have Real Problems - Sia
If I Am a Number I Am Infinity Plus One
36. [Untitled] - Nas
Hate Him or Love Him for the Very Same Reason
37. Meiko - Meiko
38. Learn to Live - Darius Rucker
I’m Gonna Love While I Still Have the Time
39. When the World Comes Down - The All-American Rejects
Nobody Wants to Hear You Sing About Tragedy
40. These Are Good Times People - Presidents of the United States of America
Musings from the Back 9: 90’s Rock Edition
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