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PAUL’S TOP 100 OF 2010: “I guess every superhero need his theme music…”

Before I head into my Top 10 songs of the year, here’s a recap of the previous 90. Click the links to see the blocks of videos and commentary for each group of ten:

PART 1: 100-91

100: “LOVER, LOVER” by JERROD NIEMANN

99: “I DON’T BELIEVE YOU” by THE THERMALS

98: “MIAMI 2 IBIZA” by SWEDISH HOUSE MAFIA vs. TINIE TEMPAH

97: “STOP FOR A MINUTE” by KEANE & K’NAAN

96: “FIRE […]

By Paul Lorentz|January 1st, 2011|Music|313 Comments

PAUL’S TOP 100 OF 2010 – PART 9: #20-11 “Plug me in and flip some switches…”

We’re heading into the home stretch. Only the best of the best are left. Well, here’s the second best of the best:

#20: “I AM NOT A ROBOT” by MARINA AND THE DIAMONDS.
A sweet reassurance from one non-robot to another: “You’re vulnerable, you’re vulnerable… You are not a robot.” And: “Guess what? I am not a robot.” Which, in the age of Autotune, is probably a necessary clarification.

#19: “WE USED TO WAIT” […]

By Paul Lorentz|December 31st, 2010|Music|17 Comments

PAUL’S TOP 100 OF 2010 – PART 4: #70-61 “We’re singing out of tune, but I still want to sing with you…”

The best songs of 2010 according to me. Part, the fourth:

#70: “I NEED A DOLLAR” by ALOE BLACC.
The title pretty much covers it. What I think I love most about this song is that it sounds like it could have been written in the 1930s, but it’s very clearly about now. The L.A.-based rapper went full-tilt retro-soul for his latest album Good Things, which includes a horned-up (as in brass) cover of […]

By Paul Lorentz|December 14th, 2010|Music|0 Comments

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