The 20 "greatest" songs of this decade

[cobl04]

According to a prime-time television show here in Australia.

• 20. Justin Timberlake - Sexyback
• 19. Silverchair - Straight Lines
• 18. Ricky Martin - She Bangs
• 17. Christina Augilera - Ain't No Other Man
• 16. Amy Winehouse - Rehab
• 15. Anastacia - I'm Outta Love
• 14. Sandi Thom - I Wish I Was a Punk Rocker

At this point, having already chuckled a number of times, I just about threw my television out the window. Get fucked.

• 13. Gabriella Cilmi - Sweet About Me
• 12. Avril Lavigne - Sk8er Boi

"mixing grunge and glamour"

• 11. Wheatus - Teenage Dirtbag

I will hunt you down if defy this. Great song. I used to think it was sung by Jason Biggs.

• 10. Snow Patrol - The Most Overrated Song of All Time
• 9. Fergie - Glamorous

I might just give up, actually. Luckily, Danny Bonaduce is proving entertaining.

• 8. Green Day - American Idiot
• 7. Elvis Presley vs JXL - A Little Less Conversation

Less succesful was the 'follow-up', Rubberneckin'. Anyone remember that?

• 6. Rihanna - Umbrella
• 5. Anthony Callea - The Prayer
• 4. Destiny's Child - Bootylicious
• 3. Powderfinger - My Happiness
• 2. Madonna - Music
• 1. Coldplay - Clocks

That little notification sound that beeps when you get a new email in Outlook reminds me of this song every single time.



I was surprised Beautiful Day didn't make it... what do you think?

 

[BVS]

It's a shit list.

But I'm trying to figure out why you took every other song seriously enough to put the title except this one?

[*]10. Snow Patrol - The Most Overrated Song of All Time

 

[intedomine]

Could be worse. I assume it was that abysmal 20 to 1 show?

Good to see Sexyback in there and Miss Climi and also Umbrella. Dunno about KloX as number one.

Avril Lavigne has better songs in Complicated, Losing Grip and Mobile.

I heard Teenage Dirtbag just recently for the first time in a fair while, and I enjoyed it immensely. I still prefer Leroy (Is My Mojo Man) substantially more though.

Fergie's London Bridge is greater than Glamorous (as much as I do love it). I'm actually surprised they put Glamorous in ahead of Big Girls Don't Cry.

My Happiness

Strange old list. Considering it was some Channel Nine dunce who probablywrote it, I'm actually quite impressed. Kinda wish I watched this now.

Sandi Thom, Anthony Callea, JXL, Anastacia can go and shove it.

And yeah, there should be Beautiful Day.

 

[elevated_u2_fan]

Do you Australians like torturing us with these terrible lists or somethng? jeez...

 

[LemonMelon]

Umbrella is the best thing on that list.

 

[mikal]

i tend to ignore lists like these, unless they include "Untitled" by Interpol.

 

[LemonMelon]

i tend to ignore lists like these, unless they include "Untitled" by Interpol.

Easily their best track. It's the reason I have a copy of Turn On The Bright Lights.

Personally, my dealbreaker is a lack of "Kissing The Lipless" by The Shins.

 

[The Sad Punk]

That's a bad list by prime-time Australian television standards.

Wait, no it isn't. It's an utterly average list by those standards. Really, there isn't a good song on there [edit: didn't see Bootylicious, I have nothing against that, but it's not exactly a top DC track], even though I'll gladly admit that I like other tracks by Justin Timberlake, Amy Winehouse and Rihanna.

#
# 17. Christina Augilera - Ain't No Other Man

I don't even know what the hell this is.

 

[elevated_u2_fan]

I don't even know what the hell this is.

why do I?

YouTube - Christina Aguilera - Aint No Other Man

 

[u2popmofo]

Great list!

 

[elevated_u2_fan]

Great list!

it was pretty close to yours I take it?

 

[u2popmofo]

Ricky Martin and Fergie would have been higher on my list.

 

[elevated_u2_fan]

agreed, She Bangs is extremely underrated imo...

 

[u2popmofo]

Yeah, everyone usually just focuses on Livin' La Viva La Vida Loca and forgets about She Bangs.

Fergie deserves to be higher on there because of the flossy flossy.

 

[The Sad Punk]

why do I?

I feel like I know too much, now.

 

[The Sad Punk]

List needs more HEY THERE DELIALAHH.

 

[elevated_u2_fan]

whoa, whoa, slow down - they have to save something for "the greatest song ever" show they are doing next week.

 

[LMP]

I'll take the William Hung version of "She Bang," if possible.

Outdated cultural reference!

 

[u2popmofo]

FLOSSY FLOSSY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=flossy+flossy
#3 pleases me

 

[LMP]

Was this list a practical joke? Did it stem from anger of the toilet flushing the wrong way? Yikes.

 

[u2popmofo]

MC Pee Pants

 

[mikal]

I'll take the William Hung version of "She Bang," if possible.

Outdated cultural reference!

i prefer his version of "Rocket Man".

 

[LMP]

i prefer his version of "Rocket Man".

It still can't top Shatner's version, I'm sorry. Talk about making a classic even better.

 

[u2popmofo]

Rock it, man!

 

[UberBeaver]

I am not seeing enough Halo, HALO, Halo,Halo,Halo, HALO on this list. In fact, I'm not seeing any at all.

 

[No spoken words]

I giggle every time I read "MC Pee Pants".

 

[The Sad Punk]

I'll take the William Hung version of "She Bang," if possible.

Outdated cultural reference!

Speaking of shoddy Idol auditions, this guy is fantastique.

YouTube - Panther!

 

[LMP]

Speaking of shoddy Idol auditions, this guy is fantastique.

YouTube - Panther!

I heard he does a good Bono impression as well.

 

[cobl04]

It's a shit list.

But I'm trying to figure out why you took every other song seriously enough to put the title except this one?

You reckon?

Have a guess.

I'll take the William Hung version of "She Bang," if possible.

Outdated cultural reference!

Oh, they showed that clip.

 

[AtomicBono]

i tend to ignore lists like these, unless they include "Untitled" by Interpol.