2010 Song Project - Countdown - #100-#91

#100 The New Pornographers - "Sweet Talk, Sweet Talk" from "Together" - An excellent indie pop song, one of the year's best from The New Pornographers.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3uFCeDnBPk&ob=av3n


#99 Isobel Campbell And Mark Lanegan - "Come Undone" from "Hawk" - A slow-burn alt rock duet from one of the best and most unusual duos in modern rock n roll.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2F2oEpif-6k


#98 Kanye West - "Dark Fantasy" from "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy" - Nicki Minaj opens the song with a crazy poem and from there the song becomes a perfect starting point for one of the greatest hip hop albums of all-time.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-qKboHKPEA


#97 LCD Soundsystem - "Drunk Girls" from "This Is Happening" - On the surface, this sounds like a cheesy pop song, but it's actually a brilliantly sardonic look at the club scene.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aY7-0W0celo&ob=av2n


#96 Titus Andronicus - "Four Score Part Two" from "The Monitor" - The condensed version of a much longer song, "Four Score Part Two" features desperate vocals driven forward by machine-gun drums and a heavy guitar riff.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etOLciQBvV8


#95 Prince - "Bonus Track #77" from "20Ten" - It's a shame that this funky pop song, Prince's best in a decade, doesn't have an actual title, so it'll probably never be heard by the masses.

Damn you, Prince. This song is great, but I can't post a link if you won't let youtube host your videos.


#94 Eminem - "Won't Back Down" from "Recovery" - Pink sings the chorus on this tight, aggressive return to form from one of the best rappers of all-time.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5h9_L98H84U


#93 Burn Before Reading - "Markers" from "Blalock's Indie Rock Playlist" - There are actually six songs from Blalock's list that ranked higher than this song, but this darkly intense song is definitely one that might have been missed completely without the IRP.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKthiG7d3Dw


#92 Marina And The Diamonds - "I Am Not A Robot" from "The Family Jewels" - Marina is pretty much Lady Gaga without the insane hype. "I Am Not A Robot" is the band's best song so far, but they have style and a unique sound, so the future looks pretty bright from here.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_oMD6-6q5Y


#91 The Whigs - "Kill Me Carolyne" from "In The Dark" - Considering the band had three songs from their last album in the top 25 (I think) in 2008, their follow-up has to be considered a disappointment, but "Kill Me Carolyne" is on par with the band's best music and one of the best alt rock songs of 2010.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIIw_b1BNew