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Pitchfork: The Top 20 Songs of the Decade

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At the beginning of this past week, Pitchfork began unveiling their top 500 songs of the past decade. And while I must say I was extremely excited to see numbers 500 - 21, the last 20 we're truly what I was waiting for.

I'm a Pitchfork geek; a true indie kid at heart, I'll admit it. I spent the entire morning (Pitchfork is located in Chicago and my time zone is 9 hours ahead) refreshing Pitchfork's homepage over and over and over again, until that little link that said "20 - 1" would flash up in a spectacular array of white HTML...

...Okay, maybe not that spectacular, but for me it was. Anyway, finally at around 9:00 this morning, my time, the link finally lit up and I was possibly the first person to click it... And alas, here is the list.

I have to say, I was a little surprised with their choice of the number one song. But, hey, I guess they were just trying to show people that Pitchfork actually does have a pretty diverse catalogue of music. I mean, the list itself is quite diverse in its selection of songs, considering the fact that it's Pitchfork and they're quite guilty of indie debauchery sometimes.

Anyways, I have to say I enjoyed the lists and although they could've been a little better with their selection, I would say it's quite accurate. Now I don't want this thread to become another "let's invade this and rip the opening post into shreds by debating it until its basically moot" thread. If you've just come here to do that, then feel free to gtfo (or if you are a female unit, then feel free to do this, instead. ;))

Well, this has been fun. I just wanted to notify ya'll of this, and hope we can have some PEACEFUL discussion about the list. Yeah? Yeah.
 

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At the beginning of this past week, Pitchfork began unveiling their top 500 songs of the past decade. And while I must say I was extremely excited to see numbers 500 - 21, the last 20 we're truly what I was waiting for.

I'm a Pitchfork geek; a true indie kid at heart, I'll admit it. I spent the entire morning (Pitchfork is located in Chicago and my time zone is 9 hours ahead) refreshing Pitchfork's homepage over and over and over again, until that little link that said "20 - 1" would flash up in a spectacular array of white HTML...

...Okay, maybe not that spectacular, but for me it was. Anyway, finally at around 9:00 this morning, my time, the link finally lit up and I was possibly the first person to click it... And alas, here is the list.

I have to say, I was a little surprised with their choice of the number one song. But, hey, I guess they were just trying to show people that Pitchfork actually does have a pretty diverse catalogue of music. I mean, the list itself is quite diverse in its selection of songs, considering the fact that it's Pitchfork and they're quite guilty of indie debauchery sometimes.

Anyways, I have to say I enjoyed the lists and although they could've been a little better with their selection, I would say it's quite accurate. Now I don't want this thread to become another "let's invade this and rip the opening post into shreds by debating it until its basically moot" thread. If you've just come here to do that, then feel free to gtfo (or if you are a female unit, then feel free to do this, instead. ;))

Well, this has been fun. I just wanted to notify ya'll of this, and hope we can have some PEACEFUL discussion about the list. Yeah? Yeah.


I wasn't surprised. That was their #1 song of the first half of the decade, wasn't it? They love oddball hip-hop (as do I). "B.O.B." would certainly make my Top 20.
 

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"Paper Planes" was in Slumdog Millionaire? I'll have to see that movie again..
 

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Not nearly as bad of a list as I was anticipating. Pitchfork can really rub me the wrong way most of the time, but it was nice to see them paying homage to some of the most popular songs of the decade (which are often popular for good reason).
 

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Wow I must be out of touch. I've maybe heard of 3 of those stongs, and they were all the hip hop ones which I don't really like. Although I recognized Animal Collective because my friends went to see them last week in NY.
 
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This is fantastic! :holy: This proves it, I am certainly no melomaniac. I've only heard three songs from the top ten :rofl1:
 

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It was nice to see The Walkmen make the Top 20. That song is fantastic, and they played my house in college, right as their first album was about to drop. Cool guys.
 

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I am surprised that so many people say they have only heard three songs or so in the Top 10. OutKast, M.I.A., Missy Elliott, Radiohead, Beyonce and Jay-Z? They aren't exactly obscure.
 

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The Missy Elliott song is the only one in the top 10 I haven't heard of.

Honestly, who listens to Missy Elliott?
 

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The Missy Elliott song is the only one in the top 10 I haven't heard of.

Of all those songs, you've never heard "Get Ur Freak On?" :thelook:

Glad to see Gnarls Barkley on there; "Crazy" was definitely a standout. And The Rapture only because "Don Gon Do It" is simply amazing.
 

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In my opinion, only about 10% of music from the last decade is worth listening to.

Hip/hop, rap, dance, pop, fruity emo love-music, I'm on a fucking boat music, etc etc, is all a bunch of shit that I don't waste my time with.

but that's just my opinion! so don't let it get you all worked up you vulnerable fucks.

Two thumbs up for Daft Punk!
 

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In my opinion, only about 10% of music from the last decade is worth listening to.

Hip/hop, rap, dance, pop, fruity emo love-music, I'm on a fucking boat music, etc etc, is all a bunch of shit that I don't waste my time with.

but that's just my opinion! so don't let it get you all worked up you vulnerable fucks.

Two thumbs up for Daft Punk!

Psh, nostalgist.

+ I think the 00's have a bad rep. Think about it, in the early-1970's, no one would have anticipated that 30 years from then, Led Zeppelin would be known as arguably the heaviest rock band of all time. History has taught as that in contemporary times, a lot of people don't value the modern amenities (such as music and film and art/entertainment in general) as much as they do with things that have had the time to swish around in our brains for the past 30 years and get so goddamn lovable.
 

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I would have gone with "Rebellion (Lies)" from The Arcade Fire and "Gossip Folks" from Missy.
 

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merc's hastily-thrown-together Top 10:

10. "Relative Ways" - . . . And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead
9. "Izzo (H.O.V.A.)" - Jay-Z
8. "You Can Have It All" - Yo La Tengo
7. "All My Friends" - LCD Soundsystem
6. "Without Me" - Eminem
5. "Do You Realize???" - Flaming Lips
4. "There Goes the Fear" - Doves
3. "Crazy" - Gnarls Barkley
2. "Paper Planes" - M.I.A.
1. "B.O.B." - OutKast


I want to make a Top 20 now.
 
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merc's hastily-thrown-together Top 10:

10. "Relative Ways" - . . . And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead
9. "Izzo" - Jay-Z
8. "You Can Have It All" - Yo La Tengo
7. "All My Friends" - LCD Soundsystem
6. "Without Me" - Eminem
5. "Do You Realize???" - Flaming Lips
4. "There Goes the Fear" - Doves
3. "Crazy" - Gnarls Barkley
2. "Paper Planes" - M.I.A.
1. "B.O.B." - OutKast


I want to make a Top 20 now.
I was wondering why "Izzo" wasn't on there...pretty sure it was released in the '00s.

You should make a Top 20. I want to see what you come up with.
 

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^That sounds somewhat right.

Here are some more to fill out a Top 100:

"NYC Cops" - The Strokes
"Up the Bracket" - The Libertines
"Seven Nation Army" - The White Stripes
"What You Know" - T.I.
"You Are My Face - Wilco
"So Paranoid" - The Warlocks
"The Greatest" - Cat Power
"Oxford Comma" - Vampire Weekend
"Prangin' Out" - The Streets
"Tie Me Down" - Shack
"Can't Get You Out of My Head" - Kyle Minogue
"Afternoon Speaker" - The Sea and Cake
"Remind Me" - Royksopp
"Water" - The Roots
"Portions for Foxes" - Rilo Kiley
"Hard to Beat" - Hard-Fi
"Kids" - MGMT
"Move Your Feet" - Junior Senior
"Good Dancers" - The Sleepy Jackson
"Call on Me" - Eric Prydz
"Tension Head" - Queens of the Stone Age
"One More Time" - Daft Punk
"Back in the Mud" - Bubba Sparxxx (no, really; listen to it)
"Heimdalsgate Like a Promethean Curse" - Of Montreal
"Welcome to the Black Parade" - My Chemical Romance
"Idioteque" - Radiohead
"The First of the Gang to Die" - Morrissey
"We've Got Everything" - Modest Mouse
"Since I Left You" - Avalanches
"The Walk" - The Aislers Set
"If Only" - Hanson (again, for real)
"Song for Shelter" - Fatboy Slim
"Gossip Folks" - Missy Elliott
"Surfing on a Rocket" - Air
"Rebellion (Lies)" - The Arcade Fire
"Disillusion" - Badly Drawn Boy
"Fight Test" - Flaming Lips
"Secret for a Song" - Mercury Rev
"1, 2, 3, 4" - Feist
"Round Eye Blues" - Marah
"Whatever Happened to My Rock N' Roll" - Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
"Are You Down" - Lucinda Williams
"21 Questions" - 50 Cent
"Stronger" - Kanye West
"You Are the Light" - Jens Lekman
"Ready for the Floor" - Hot Chip
"Don't Panic" - Coldplay
"Pull Shapes" - The Pipettes
"Jerk It Out" - Caesars
"Stan" - Eminem
"Anthem for a Seventeen-Year-Old Girl" - Broken Social Scene
"Juxtaposed With U" - Super Furry Animals
"Danger! High Voltage" - Electric Six (would have been the Single of 2003 if not for. . .)
"Hey Ya!" - OutKast
"We Want Fun" - Andrew W.K.
"Rehab" - Amy Winehouse
"Maps" - Yeah Yeah Yeahs
"Feel Good Inc." - Gorillaz
"Peacebone" - Animal Collective
"When the Last Time" - Clipse
"Was It a Crime?" - The French Kicks
"Take Me Out" - Franz Ferdinand
"Happy Birthday" - Clem Snide
"Fresh Feeling" - eels
"Astounded" - Bran Van 3000
"PDA" - Interpol
"What We Did Wrong" - Duels
"The Rat" - The Walkmen
"Stillness Is the Move" - Dirty Projectors
"All You Need Is Hate" - The Delgados
"Since U Been Gone" - Kelly Clarkson
"New World" - Damon and Naomi
"Feel the Love" - Cut Copy
"7 Days" - Craig David
"The Light" - Common
"99 Problems" - Jay-Z
"Crazy in Love" - Beyonce ft. Jay-Z
"Umbrella" - Rihanna
"Lean Back (Notorious B.I.G. Remix)" - Fat Joe ft. Notorious B.I.G.


There are many more.
 
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