Greetings,
I would like to apologize in advance for this blog post. It will be one of the most phoned in things I've ever done. Seriously, I will not be writing much about these. But it's not exactly my fault. It's that I had to pick songs to be the best in a year that, musically, left me feeling...whatever. Don't get me a wrong. A couple of the songs on this list, I do legit like, but a lot of them are just ones I don't hate. That is depressing.
So, the rules once again for these lists of mine are that the song must appear on Billboard's Hot 100 Year End chart and it cannot have been on any other of my lists. Okay, let's do this.
#10. "Into the Night" The Weeknd - So, I'm not exactly a fan of this Weeknd guy, but there's something kind of nostalgic feeling about this song. It's a fun one to listen to, and sometimes that is all you need.
#9. "What Do You Mean?" Justin Beiber - Yeah, this is how desperate I am. I am putting a Beiber song on the Best list. Okay, to be fair, some of his stuff has gotten better lately. He's kind of like an actual artist now. And this song isn't too bad. Now if he can just stay out of trouble, perhaps, he will evolve even more.
#8."Ex's and Oh's" Elle King - I think technically this song came out last year, but it was still on this year's chart, so I'm including it. I think I get a kick out of this because it sounds different from most things we're hearing these days. And, all things considered, that's a good thing.
#7. "Roses" The Chainsmokers featuring Rozes- Not much of a fan of the whole club music genre, if that's even what it's really called, but I do like the sound of this one. And I can't believe the "Selfie" guys are progressing a bit. Didn't see that coming.
#6. "This is What You Came For" Calvin Harris featuring Rihanna - Again, this whole EDM thing is not really my scene. But I do like Rihanna sometimes, and Calvin Harris is pretty good at what he does. Despite it being a bit repetitive in places, I'll still give this one a thumbs up for everything else.
#5. "Can't Stop the Feeling" Justin Timberlake - This is fun song. Nothing too heavy. Certainly nothing groundbreaking. Just a cute, little pop song...from the Troll movie. I think I can handle that.
#4. "Heathens" Twenty-One Pilots - I don't know who these guys are, but I got a kick out of their style and this song. And whilst I wasn't exactly a fan of the Suicide Squad movie, this was a good match for the soundtrack. Fit the tone of it quite well.
#3. "When We Were Young" Adele - Nothing like some Adele giving us a song about reminiscing where she sings the crap out of it. Yeah, she's pretty much always good, and this latest album of hers proves that she's probably not planning to change that.
#2. "Lost Boy" Ruth B - I love a good literary reference in a song, and this one covers that. But when I read a little into this song, I heard it was about a very serious subject. So, I'm giving it and the writer credit for having the guts to go deeper when it comes to lyrical content. And this young lady has a lovely voice, as well, so I hope she sticks around for a while.
#1. "Send My Love (To Your New Lover)" Adele - Well, this might be a first. I'm pretty sure Miss Adele was the artist behind my Number One song last year as well. I suppose that just proves that she is still one of our most treasured people in the music industry, as she continues to put out good songs. Anyway, this was an interesting tune coming from Adele, a bit different, but still very catchy. I like this one a lot, and I wouldn't mind if she kept going in this direction.
Well, those are the "Best" of the year, in my opinion. Again, sorry I wasn't jumping up and down over too many of these, but I just couldn't be. Anyway, here's hoping that my "Worst Of" list tomorrow will be more entertaining.
Love and full moons,
Becky the Writer
