+5
1. Nick Shoulders - Snakes & Waterfalls
- My favorite country music weirdo going. Nobody sings like this anymore, so thank God he exists. His voice is amazing and those whistles are dope. If they want to make documentaries about weird white people in southern states, somebody start following this dude around, forget the tiger people. ("I Saw A Tiger" is a dope song though, it has real audacity and even if it was an accident, it deserves credit for being so catchy even if it's because of its absurdity; sorry, that's a different song that's not even nominated)
2. Nena - 99 Luftballons
- I prefer the English version; English is more pleasant to listen to than German. Still good.
3. Night Ranger - Sister Christian
- 80's as f*ck, but whatever, man. I don't even like this song for any good reason, but the catchy parts are too fun. Whatever.
4. Twin Temple - Lucifer, My Love
- The music and the voice is undeniable for me. The lyrics are fun if you take them as a fun novelty, but become a little more annoying if you think they mean them. Which a quick google search finds a Vice article about them which gives me the eye-rolls. I don't know how to feel about this because the track itself is musically great and I probably shouldn't take this band too seriously, but I would never want to hang out with them.
5. King Diamond - Behind These Walls
- That guitar goes in. I could probably put this even higher than I did, but I could probably also be writing that five page report due in less than 48 hours.
6. Rush - Subdivisions
- I like Rush well enough; they'll never be a favorite, but they are always musically interesting. And that's enough for me.
7. Filthy Boy - That Life
- I dug this quite a lot. I think I'll listen to it a few more times at least. I want to get all the lyrics, as I couldn't find them online with a half-ass search. Seems like some stuff I'd enjoy unpacking. The lyrics, not a half-ass.
8. Beastie Boys - In 3's
- I'm prone to enjoy the Beastie Boys instrumentals more than their tracks with vocals, so yeah, good song.
9. Black Pumas - Colors
- I don't really have anything bad to say, but I don't see myself listening to this again.
10. Anthem - Wild Anthem
- Fun enough. Overstays its welcome though.
11. Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood - In Another's Eyes
- I don't know why, but something about this song feels scummy to me. Probably because I'm watching the video and Garth has always seemed like creepy dude to me. Trisha and Garth's weird relationship probably don't help things, especially for this particular song. But I shouldn't allow the artist and art to overlap for me. The songs okay; Garth has done better, and he's done a lot worse.