2010 Song Project - Countdown - #130-#121

#130 Neon Trees - "Animal" from "Habit" - One of the biggest modern rock hits of 2010 (and 2009 for that matter), "Animal" is a light-hearted, hooky pop rock song with a stadium rock caliber chorus.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gM7Hlg75Mlo&ob=av2e


#129 Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers - "First Flash Of Freedom" from "Mojo" - A slow-tempo classic rock style song from Tom Petty with the usual great lyrics and some excellent guitar solos from Mike Campbell.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0JwsooTM6M


#128 The Court Yard Hounds - "Then Again" from "It Didn't Make A Sound" - A hooky country pop song from The Court Yard Hounds, featuring several members of the Dixie Chicks. Not quite their best song from 2010, but close.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxmpwWPaYU0


#127 Vampire Weekend - "Diplomat's Son" from "Contra" - There's definitely an African world music vibe to this light, airy indie pop song.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyHU5k4Elts


#126 Eminem - "No Love" from "Recovery" - Eminem and Lil Wayne trade verses on this Haddaway-sampling hip hop "ballad".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KV2ssT8lzj8&ob=av2e


#125 Stone Temple Pilots - "Hickory Dichotomy" from "Stone Temple Pilots" - Can a song be grimy and glam at the same time? Hard to say, but if such a thing were possible, it would definitely be on an STP album. "Hickory" certainly comes close to that description with grimy lyrics and a glam rock chorus.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxWcndzhAbc


#124 Katy Perry - "California Gurls" from "Teenage Dream" - Snoop Dogg guest stars on Katy Perry's other outstanding pop song from 2010. The verses are mediocre, but the chorus ranks among the best of the year.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F57P9C4SAW4&ob=av2e


#123 Band Of Horses - "Factory" from "Infinite Arms" - An indie pop ballad from "Infinite Arms", "Factory" ranks among the best songs from Band Of Horses, one of the most under-appreciated bands in pop music.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6m0Iein_nuc


#122 Melissa Etheridge - "Drag Me Away" from "Fearless Love" - No one does classic rock bombast quite as well as Melissa Etheridge and "Drag Me Away" is the best song off of her comeback album "Fearless Love".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9p8r-CSzdbg&playnext=1&list=PL7F83EC19542287C6

Note: I have no idea why the person who created the video for this used footage from Kill Bill, but the only other video I saw featured a frickin' terrier.


#121 Frightened Rabbit - "Foot Shooter" from "The Winter Of Mixed Drinks" - An up-tempo indie rock song that builds to the first chorus and refuses to slow down once it gets there.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOl-SOxXyPY