Hello everyone and welcome back to The Mossies! Yesterday, we had the minor awards that were really more for fun than anything else to be honest LOL. Today will not be any awards, instead day 2 will consist of my personal awards. There will only be my bottom 5 of the year and my top 10 of the year. Keep in mind that this is 100% MY OPINION, these are songs I have hated or loved all year long, so much that they deserved a spot on my top or bottom songs of the year. I will give my opinion on each of the songs. Without further ado, let's dive on in!
Bottom 5...
5. Little Mix - Shout Out To My Ex
So as I understand, this is a song that might be supposed to sound like a joke. Well they did a hell of a job, because this song might as well file under the "joke pop" category with Rebecca Black - Friday. An absolute train wreck in my opinion.
4. Adele - When We Were Young
Man, this song is boring. This song is really boring. This song makes me sleepy. But somehow, someway, it made it onto all of the top charts. There isn't anything to this song, it's just bad overall.
3. Bruno Mars - 24K Magic
So the song opens with what I gotta say is a pretty cool opening. Then in comes Bruno Mars with some of his annoying talk, and the beat comes and it honestly sucks. He was probably going for an Uptown Funk part 2, but all he really did was take everything I didn't like out of Uptown Funk and made a song out of it.
2. Ruth B. - Lost Boy
As I discussed above with When We Were Young, I don't think boring songs should be on the radio. If When We Were Young made me super bored, this one took me in, around, and behind the scenes of bored. She doesn't do anything special with her voice, and it isn't even al that impressive when she sings. This is as basic as basic gets.
1. Kiiara - Gold
As I mentioned on day 1, I would get to this song more today. Well here we go, and just a warning, this won't be pretty. I HATE THIS SONG. I JUST HATE IT. I'm not sure who the fuck had the idea to make it, but I sure as hell wanna talk about it. I hate everything about this song. I hate it's stupid cliche lyrics I hate it's boring ass beat I hate her fucking terrible voice and more than anything I hate the dumbass annoying chippity choppity parts that are supposed to resemble a hook. It's so bad that I almost stopped playing NBA 2K17 because it was on the soundtrack. It's the dumbest song. It the dumbest song. I would pull a Bart Simpson and just write that on a chalkboard 100 times.
Now that that's out of the way, let's get to the good.
Top 10!
10. TIE: Drake - Summer Sixteen and Drake/Future - Jumpman
Kicking off this list... I couldn't decide. These two Drake songs are both really good, and in the end, I just picked both. Summer Sixteen was weird the first time I heard it, then I grew into both of the infectious beats within the song. Jumpman has an enveloping beat that pulls you on for 3 and a half minutes, and both Drake and Future do great in it.
9. Mike Posner/SeeB - I Took A Pill In Ibiza
I didn't really ever get tired of this song. I love it until the bitter end, and wish it was still around. I said what I needed to on day 1.
8. Chance The Rapper/2 Chains/Lil Wayne - No Problem
Chance The Rapper enjoyed a breakout year, most notably with many non rap fans with Tinashe and Snakehips for All My Friends. He doesn't release any music under a label and he realeases everything for free. He sends a great message, and it comes especially in No Problem. This song is a true work of art, and everyone in it does a great job.
7. Twenty One Pilots - Stressed Out
My first listen to this song was "huh." My second listen was "ok." Then I just started jamming. I has such a dark infectious tune that is instantly catchy. The humorous bridge is also plain genius, just like most of the songs that this duo has put out
6. J. Cole. - No Role Modelz
I know, I know. I'm such a rap lover. But J. Cole is truly something else. Why do you think he has so many songs in the top 10 of the Spotify charts as soon as his "4 Your Eyez Only" album debuted? Anyways, back to the song. A very real and tell it like it is song that has me still jamming to it. From lines like "fool me three times, fuck the peace signs," and "I don't want no bitch from reality shows," J. Cole is a truly brilliant artist who doesn't get enough recognition.
Ok everyone, top 5 time. I would like to say any of these could have been number one, with every song beating out one another by a very very slim margin.
5. Coldplay - Adventure Of A Lifetime
Oh man what a return this was for Coldplay. This song truly hit all the right notes. It is instantly stuck in your head from the infectious guitar riff, and then everything else comes in and the song turns into a masterpiece. I always hated my dad for hating on this song, because he was so wrong in my book. Then in comes Chris Martin and his always great vocals, with the angelic lyrics floating around the majestic beat.
4. DJ Snake/Bipolar Sunshine - Middle
I mentioned that I Took A Pill In Ibiza would never get tired for me, but if there was one song that almost was even more amazing each time I heard it, it's the beautiful Middle. I will admit, Bipolar Sunshine isn't an amazing singer, but I find his weird yet calming voice fits perfect in with the calming beat before the amazingly energetic drop. It hits everything, from drop to lead to build to verse. Definitely one of the best of the year.
And now an even slimmer margin for the top 3...
3. Zara Larsson/MNEK - Never Forget You
This song is often forgettable, but in my book, hence the name, I will never forget it. Both voices in this song sound amazing and even more importantly they sound amazing together. The drop is the second best of the year only to the song listed above. They reason this song beats out Middle is the vocals, which as I mentioned aren't great in Middle. The final build might be the best of the year, and I truly love this song.
2...
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Justin Bieber - Sorry
Coming in at number 2 is the best Justin Bieber song of his entire career. It is the emotional, incredible, spectacular Sorry. This is Bieber at his best, when he sings from the heart and not about stupid stuff (*coughs* Boyfriend), this has everything a song needs. From mysterious yet heart warming beats and honest, to the heart lyrics, from the overall sincere vibe of the entire song to the beautiful soothing voice of Justin Bieber himself, this is the makings of a true hit song. The one and only reason this got edged out by our number one was the dumbass music video. That was pretty horrible to watch. Still, absolutely 2nd best song of the year.
And now...
The one...
The only...
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The Chainsmokers/Halsey - Closer
So what can I say about this. It was amazing from the moment I heard it, and I can't even say the same thing about my favorite song from last year, Major Lazer/DJ Snake/MØ - Lean On. Everything about this song is so incredible. How about Andrew Taggart? I think this is the first DJ who can sing good (sorry Calvin Harris), and breakout star Halsey provides some spectacular vocals that brings tons of emotion into the song. It's the perfect blend of humorous, dark, sad, and emotional. For all of these reasons, this song deserves to be the top spot in my head. It's been to good to pass up on.
See everyone tomorrow!!!!
Nice post, Ethan!
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