friday random ten, 2003 edition
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1. 50 Cent, "In da Club." One of the most recognizable opening riffs ever … my wife, a mid-50s oldies fan who wouldn't know 50 Cent from E-40, will shout out "It's your birth-day!" whenever someone mentions their birthday in her presence.
2. Britney Spears, "Toxic." How many times have I found myself saying, "another great pop song by Britney"?
3. The Raveonettes, "That Great Love Sound." If we're to believe Dave Letterman in the video, this is whiplash rock 'n' roll.
4. Pink, "Trouble." Speaking of late-night talk show hosts turning up in the video, after hearing this song, Jimmy Kimmel remarks, "It's always such a pleasant surprise when people can actually sing."
5. Mitch and Mickey, "A Kiss at the End of the Rainbow." Speaking of awards show performances, here's one from the Oscars.
6. Warren Zevon, "Disorder in the House." Wherein Bruce Springsteen gives his friend Warren one last gift: the best guitar solos he's recorded in the 21st century.
7. R. Kelly, "Ignition (Remix)." I was really tempted to link to a Chappelle video here.
8. Lucinda Williams, "Righteously." The exception to my theory of rock star career trajectories. She recorded this album when she was 50 … Christgau gave it an A-. For her previous albums, he had handed out: A- A A A+ A-. The next studio album she released, when she was 54, got an A.
9. OutKast, "Hey Ya!" Did they vote and make this the Song of the Decade? Seems like the kind of song that would win.
10. Black Eyed Peas, "Let's Get Retarded." These are the correct lyrics. While I'm here, I have a serious question … maybe I just read the wrong stuff, but it sure seems like Fergie gets more than her fair share of abuse. Why?
Comments (3)
Hard to think all these were 6 years ago - still feels like a little while ago.
On the basis of last Sunday's TV appearance I'm not surprised Fergie gets stick. She was suspended on a cescent Moon while the others aimlessly moved below her. (Guess they don't care about promoting their LP to a 16million audience, which is about 4x bigger than the average UK audience.) To put it bluntly, she gave a whole other meaning to how high the moon. Her eyes were just all pupil and she mimed out of time. At least be pro enough to fake sincerity.
I'd also forgotten about "My Humps" when I wrote that.
I would Agree with Outkast having the song of the decade. If it hadnt come out, I would have voted for "B.O.B".