The Top 500 Songs Of 2012 - Part 19 of 50, #320-#311

#320 Bob Mould - "Round The City Square" from "Silver Age" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhPZm-_R_dI

#319 Calvin Harris (feat. Florence Welch) - "Sweet Nothing" from "18 Months" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17ozSeGw-fY

#318 Brandi Carlile - "Save Part Of Yourself" from "Bear Creek" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6o27Ogg27VA

#317 Bloc Party - "We Are Not Good People" from "Four" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFvHZ27yd_0

#316 Kendrick Lamar (feat. Dr. Dre) - "Compton" from "good kid, m.A.A.d. city" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WgoX7yySW8

#315 Brendan Benson - "Here In The Deadlights" from "What Kind Of World" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBMf9Qj2Rbg

#314 Heartless Bastards - "Skin And Bone" from "Arrow" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpMMzSXfppY

#313 Toadies - "We Burned The City Down" from "Play. Rock. Music." - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lqVcT1eZTM

#312 Amanda Mair - "It's Gonna Be Long" from "Amanda Mair" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgsLfVYUbZk

#311 Band Of Skulls - "Sweet Sour" from "Sweet Sour" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISkEUIZDpAk

The Top 500 Songs Of 2012 - Part 18 of 50, #330-#321

#330 Ink - "Ink Goes On" from "Blalock's Indie Rock Playlist" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dONLYTyQcoA

#329 Kacey Musgraves - "Merry Go Round" from "Same Trailer, Different Park" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZfj2Ir3GgQ

#328 Soundgarden - "Taree" from "King Animal" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBDOORRHM64

#327 The Silversun Pickups - "Mean Spirits" from "Neck Of The Woods" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfjandmfFKw

#326 Best Coast - "The Only Place" from "The Only Place" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJW00gx4wvE

#325 Kendrick Lamar - "Sing About Me, I'm Dying Of Thirst" from "good kid, m.A.A.d. city" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtIr8k4eC7o

#324 The Sweet Serenades - "Can't Get Enough" from "Blalock's Indie Rock Playlist" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1CNOhiR66Q

#323 Beach House - "The Hours" from "Bloom" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHjxwHwSRN4

#322 Estelle - "The Life" from "All Of Me" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g76Yn457_Vg

#321 Paloma Faith - "Freedom" from "Fall To Grace" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHS9BmoI7yU

The Top 500 Songs Of 2012 - Part 17 of 50, #340-#331

#340 Point Reyes - "Golden" from "Blalock's Indie Rock Playlist" - I'm sure there's a link on youtube, but all my youtube searches focused on the actual Point Reyes, rather than the band.

#339 Purity Ring - "Obedear" from "Shrines" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETbGpGJNVLM

#338 Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti - "Only In My Dreams" from "Mature Themes" - For a modern band, APHG often has a sound that seems to be straight out of the late 60's or early 70's. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ta46M5rksBk

#337 Alanis Morissette - "Numb" from "Havoc And Bright Lights" - She's still around, making one or two great songs per album. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wB3ahfKQJc

#336 Aerosmith - "Luv XXX" from "Music From Another Dimension" - A huge improvement over previous efforts this past decade, as the band seems to be getting a little of their bad-ass attitude back. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2R4S8r3gBr4

#335 Benjamin Gibbard - "Teardrop Windows" from "Former Lives" - No Death Cab album this year, but the Gibbard solo project is a solid substitute. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90ocplIH7I4

#334 Amanda Palmer And The Grand Theft Orchestra - "Melody Dean" from "Theatre Is Evil" - This song should have been much higher.  The chorus alone merits consideration for the top 100. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4G6duM-54mc

#333 Jimmy Fallon - "Tebowie" from "Blow Your Pants Off" - Oddly enough, I'm posting this ranking (for a song originally recorded years ago, but only released on an album now) a few days after Tebow's NFL career basically ended when the Patriots cut him. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09T8AUspQN0

#332 Todd Snider - "In The Beginning" from "Agnostic Hymns And Stoner Fables" - An athiest songwriter known for his sense of humor explains his take on the origin of organized religion. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HK7b1FL5yE8

#331 Stephen Lynch - "Tennessee" from "Lion" - I think this is the top song on the countdown that could be described as purely comedic, as Stephen Lynch uses his sincere-adjacent style to rip the holy hell out of a state that he seems to hate with a fiery passion. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Nl3iT_lRjw

The Top 500 Songs Of 2012 - Part 16 of 50, #350-#341

#350 Jack White - "Hip (Eponymous) Poor Boy" from "Blunderbuss" - How awesome is it that Jack White and Flight Of The Conchords share the same pun in their song titles? - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glNP2N74ih0

#349 Mumford And Sons - "Below My Feet" from "Babel" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHnGJvYmQKg

#348 Bob Dylan - "Duquesne Whistle" from "Tempest" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mns9VeRguys

#347 Phillip Phillips - "Drive Me" from "The World From The Side Of The Moon" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tufkbvbEVHY

#346 Amanda Palmer And The Grand Theft Orchestra - "The Killing Type" from "Theatre Is Evil" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhFsKCF56xU

#345 Donald Fagen - "Weather In My Head" from "Sunken Condos" - The lead singer of Steely Dan's 2013 album could easily have been the latest album by the legendary band, as proven by this classic. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxvcTxdC1xw

#344 Shooter Jennings - "Manifesto No. 4" from "Family Man" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdggUGLp-QM

#343 Serj Tankian - "Occupied Tears" from "Harikari" - Tankian's solo music is rock solid, but I and many other heavy metal fans are still holding out for a new System Of A Down album, as Serj Tankian and Daron Malakian have released a number of solo projects, but definitely need each other to achieve greatness. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Qtyw84F5DM

#342 The Enemy - "Like A Dancer" from "Streets In The Sky" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qeU2eRPmbMI

#341 Bahamas - "I Got You Babe" from "Blalock's Indie Rock Playlist" - Not a cover of the Sonny And Cher classic, but an excellent original song on it's own. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=prkVYD4Whg0

The Top 500 Songs Of 2012 - Part 15 of 50, #360-#351

#360 Nicki Minaj - "Starships" from "Pink Friday Roman Reloaded" - I thought this song would rank higher on the overall list, but it turns out I didn't like it as much as I originally thought. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeIJmciN8mo

#359 The Big Pink - "Stay Gold" from "Future This" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPmkk_W11oM

#358 The Offspring - "Days Go By" from "Days Go By" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5Zy2GkWVFs

#357 Django Django - "Storm" from "Django Django" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdSfi40RzeY

#356 Neon Trees - "Moving In The Dark" from "Picture Show" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZoYJ5vG6f0

#355 And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead - "Bright Young Things" from "Lost Songs" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ve_gWdphnVg

#354 Ellie Goulding - "Anything Could Happen" from "Halcyon" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hzgS9s-tE8

#353 Rick Ross - "911" from "God Forgives, I Don't" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCZIwy11_jw

#352 Maximo Park - "The National Health" from "The National Health" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebwmjT-toXs

#351 The Killers - "Miss Atomic Bomb" from "Battle Born" -  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qok9Ialei4c

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The Top 500 Songs Of 2012 - Part 14 of 50, #370-#361

#370 Kanye West And R. Kelly - "To The World" from "Kanye West Presents Good Music Cruel Summer" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oox24rczatw

#369 Richard Hawley - "She Brings The Light" from "Standing At The Sky's Edge" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tS_wgV6H6mM

#368 Cher Lloyd (feat. Mic Righteous, Dot Rotten And Ghetts)  - "Dub On The Track" from "Sticks And Stones" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bG6RatujjW0

#367 Marina And The Diamonds - "Homewrecker" from "Electra Heart" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_orsY7C7yk

#366 The Stranglers - "Time Was Once On My Side" from "Giants" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXqdEOJNstk

#365 Lianne La Havas - "Is Your Love Big Enough?" from "Is Your Love Big Enough?" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcXl6CDqpvY

#364 Aimee Mann - "Slip And Roll" from "Charmer" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0aVQJ5_SWWI

#363 Future (feat. Drake) - "Tony Montana" from "Pluto" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNdySYdVe0E

#362 Mac DeMarco - "Cooking Up Something Good" from "2" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGh97zsBfWk

#361 Turbonegro - "Shake Your Shit Machine" from "Sexual Harassment" - How can you not love that song title? - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NPyHGgY6GA