And finally, here is Part 5.
(And if you missed any of the previous posts, check out Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 or Part 4 when you get a chance.)
41. J's Day Theme #3 (Support) | Madlib | Hip-Hop/Instrumental. It's rare for a hip-hop instrumental to make my top 50, but if anyone could make it happen--it would be Madlib. On Madlib's Beat Konducta instrumental albums, he has quite a few dedications to production legend J Dilla (R.I.P.) and J's Day Theme #3 (Support) is a short groove that just lays down sooo smooth...
Listen to J's Day Theme #3 (Support) on Last.FM
42. Something About You Girl | Tahiti 80 | Pop/Downtempo. This Parisian band has been around for awhile, but I just got exposed to their music this year. (iTunes Genius truly understands me and recommended many of their songs over the last year.) I could have picked any number of songs from their discography, but this song shows them at their most soulful.
Listen to Something About You Girl on Last.FM
43. Party and Bullshit (In the USA Remix) | Notorious BIG and Miley Cyrus | Hip-Hop/Mashup. I had never heard Miley Cyrus' Party in the USA hit single until I came across this sick mashup someone did with Biggie's classic Party and Bullshit. I guarantee you will love this!
44. I See You | Mika | Pop/Alternative. I was so happy to see Mika put out his 2nd album and avoid the dreaded sophomore jinx. One of my favorite songs from The Boy Who Knew Too Much was I See You, which reminds me of one of those operatic rock ballads from the 80's.
45. Perfect Angel feat. Yahzarah | Zo! | R&B/Neo-Soul. Perfect Angel, written by Steve Wonder, remains one of my favorite songs by the incomparable Minnie Riperton. I don't recommend that anyone --and I mean anyone-- cover a Minnie Riperton song. But producer Zo! does an amazing job slightly modernizing Perfect Angel and Yahzarah vocals are exceptional. I think Minnie would be proud! (FYI: Zo! and Yahzarah are both from DC--support your local artists!)
46. Tongue In A Shark's Mouth | Cage | Hip-Hop/Downtempo. Cage hasn't seen my top 50 since his collaboration with Tame One on the 2004 classic concept album Waterworld (performing as the Leak Bros). But he has been putting out some good, yet dark, music for the backpacker-skater crowd. Last year, Cage released I Never Knew You and I was particularly drawn to a depressing song about betrayal called Tongue in a Shark's Mouth. Sounds like this dude is speaking from experience. Ouch!
47. Our Own Place | 4Hero | R&B/Soul. I really need to sit down one day and track down as much 4Hero music as I can find-- not easy to do, but I'm up for the challenge. I found Our Own Place on some mixtape I downloaded on the web and I fell in love with it on the first listen.
48. I Remember | deadmau5 & Kaskade | Electronic/Dance. Most dance/house/techno causes me to projectile vomit in a DJ's face. But for some inexplicable reason, I Remember by deadmau5 and Kaskade makes me jump around and do that fist-pumping thing that the kids do in the night clubs! Someone help me!
49. How Long Do I Have To Wait For You? | Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings | R&B/Retro. I caught this song playing during the closing credits of one of the episodes of HBO's Hung and I was hooked! (Side note: Ticklah made a reggae-dub remix of this song that's a must-have as well.)
50. Down In LA | People Under the Stairs | Hip-Hop/Indie. People Under the Stairs (PUTS) puts out great, retro party albums year and after year. In 2009's Carried Away, PUTS gave me Down in LA, which I pumped in the rental car every time I was cruising around in Hollyweird on a hot summer day.
Ok, I may be done with the Top 50, but it ain't over. I still have best vintage songs and best albums of 2009. Stay tuned!
Monday, February 1, 2010
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