The Top 500 Songs Of 2011 - Part 44 of 50, #70-#61

#70 MEN - "Who Am I To Feel So Free" from "Blalock's Indie Rock Playlist" - The highest ranking song from Blalock's Indie Rock Playlist in 2011. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOBrXd5WPpA

#69 T.V. On The Radio - "New Cannonball Blues" from "Nine Types Of Light" - The videos from "Nine Types Of Light" were designed to work together as a sort of feature film, which is available on youtube. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dv0G5ibi3VY

#68 R.E.M. - "Oh My Heart" from "Collapse Into Now" - The highest charting song from what might be the swan song for one of the greatest bands of all-time. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eN1f4AFgiAc

#67 The Tune-Yards - "Bizness" from "Whokill" - Probably the craziest and most unpredictable band to have a huge year in 2011. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQ1LI-NTa2s

#66 Kelly Clarkson - "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)" from "Stronger" - Kelly Clarkson keeps her streak of one great song per album alive. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xn676-fLq7I

#65 Junius - "A Universe Without Stars" from "Reports From The Threshold Of" - One of the best heavy metal songs of 2011.  Reminiscient of the best Deftones songs. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbqdJCEzA7Q

#64 And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead - "Summer Of All Dead Souls" from "Tao Of The Dead" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsF5y1XhGuA

#63 Childish Gambino - "Bonfire" from "Camp" - Childish Gambino is Donald Glover of "Community" fame.  This song contains one of my favorite lyrics of 2011: "You're my favorite rapper now, yeah dude, I better be, or you can fuckin' kiss my ass, human centipede." - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNLlXFqPn2U

#62 Wilco - "I Love My Label" from "The Whole Love" - This is a cover of a song by Nick Lowe and sung with a wink and a nod, as "The Whole Love" was Wilco's first self-produced album since leaving their label. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6foDASkIlQ

#61 The Muppets - "Life's A Happy Song" from "The Muppets Soundtrack" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvVtaT30QD0

Poor timing, being this close to the end of the countdown, but I'll be away from my computer on Sunday and Monday, with the project restarting on Tuesday night and then finishing without interruption.