Songs 100 – 91 90 – 81 80 – 71 70 – 61
60. Social Cues
“Social Cues” is basically me at every party I am forced to attend. It is about the double sided sword that is “fame” and the time spent trying to escape it, to no avail. I have Cage the Elephant to thank for my new go-to line this holiday season. ” “Hide me in the back room / tell me when it’s over / Don’t know if I can play this part much longer.
59. I Just Don’t Care That Much, Matt Maeson
Matt Maeson has turned my signature catchphrase into a catchy rock track and I love him for it. I may not care about much, but this song is one of the few things I do care for.
58. 123456, Fitz and the Tantrums
Move over Sesame Street’s The Count, there is a new way for children to learn their numbers with the catchy sing-along “123456”. Fitz and the Tantrums will at least help us learn up to number 6 before we need to go back to using our fingers and handy dandy abacus’.
57. Mother Tongue, Bring Me the Horizon
British rock band, Bring Me the Horizon’s lead singer, Oli Sykes has said their latest track, “Mother Tongue,” is one of the “gushing songs he has ever written.”
I’m not exactly sure what that means, but I am assuming it is a good thing because “Mother Tongue” is an absolute gem of a track.
56. Listen Out Loud, DREAMERS
I have already raved about how impressive DREAMERS have been this year and how criminally underrated they are, but I will again say that their album Launch Fly Land is one of the best albums of the year, and “Listen Out Loud” is a top notch example of how fantastic this band is.
If you need me the next few weeks, I will be working on my DREAMERS Awareness for 2020 campaign.
55. Might Be Right, White Reaper
I am ashamed to admit this is the first song I have ever heard by White Reaper. Seeing as they opened for my favorite band, The Killers, I will be focusing the beginning of 2020 on catching up on all I have been missing in the world of White Reaper.
If “Might Be Right” is any indication, I have a fun road of pure grunge punk rock bliss ahead of me thanks to White Reaper.
And I have a funny feeling I “might be right.”
54. Gloria, The Lumineers
Taken out of context, “Gloria” may be one of the strangest music videos you have ever seen. However, The Lumineers released a 10 part music video collection, and “Gloria” is part three of a smaller, three part story.
It may be confusing, but it you watch the “Gloria” music video, I assure you, you will have to go back and watch the first two parts to see what the hell could possibly have happened to make Gloria such a hot mess.
As always though, The Lumineers hit it out of the part this year, and “Gloria” is a bright spot in the band’s already shining catalogue.
53. Talk About It, The Mowglis
The Mowgli’s, much like the DREAMERS are also a frustratingly underrated band. I can not wrap my head around why, but we, as a country really need to “talk about it.”
52. Boat Accident, Keuning
Following in the footsteps of his Killer’s friend and frontman, Brandon Flowers, the band’s lead guitarist Dave Keuning, has ventured out on his own. His debut single “Boat Accident” proves that he is just as capable of delivering fantastic, catchy, 80’s style pop/synth rock as Flowers.
As long as The Killers keep reuniting for group work projects, I, as their biggest fan, fully support the individual projects these amazingly talented men are doing in their spare time.
51. Blame It On My Youth, Blink 182
Who would have thought back in the 90’s that in the year 2019 I would still be as obsessed with Blink 182 as I am today as a nearly 40-year old man. I am simply blaming this one on my youth.
…And the fact that Blink 182 is still as legendary as they were twenty years ago.