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#50. Hold On When You Get Love and Let Go When You Give It
by Stars
The world wont listen to this song, And the radio wont play it,
But if you like it sing along, Sing 'cause you don't know how to say it.
While I still haven’t decided whether the title is good advice or bad
advice, I kind of love the swing of this song. I love that it sounds
like Friday afternoon and Saturday night and I love the hyponotic
repeated “what do I do” and I love how it goes for four and a half
minutes and I can drift in and out of its sounds and still love it. I
also love that when shortened, the song title becomes HOWYGLALGWYGI.
Lol. (Jo Michelmore)
You read a song title like 'Hold On When You Get Love and Let Go When You Give It' and your immediate reaction is something like, "don't tell me what to do with my life, Canadian indie band!" Then you listen to it and you love it and you still don't like being told what to do with your life by a Canadian indie band, but you'll let it slide... this time. (Matt Bond)
#49. Ride
by Lana Del Rey
Don't leave me now, Don't say goodbye,
Don't turn around, Leave me high and dry...
So, I decided to watch the film clip to this song. Part way through I
actually started wondering if there was a song or if was just some kind
of spoken word wankery. A friend once said she had vomits that
sounded better than Lana Del Rey. Listening to this song I’m wondering
what kind of operatic spews said friend actually has, because, despite
what you think of her, girlfriend can sing. (Katie Langley)
Seriously... spoken word wankery is such an appropriate description, K-Tizzle. Unfortunately for me, I seem to have a soft spot for this kind of nonsense. "I was in the winter of my life" kicks off what seems like an hour of chit-chat before we get to the actual winner that is 'Ride.' I can't diss any of the monologue though, since I've sat through it about fifty time. It's just that the video is shot so beautifully. Cinematography win for Ms. Del Rey, with the opening shot of her riding the giant tyre swing knocking my socks off whenever I see it. What of the song? Like I said, 'Ride' is a winner, a song for the open road (duh) that immediately puts my mind at ease. Say what you will about Lana Del Rey, there's no denying she's got a gorgeous voice and a knack for writing catchy, airy hipster-approved tunes. (Matt Bond)
#48. Chained
by The xx
We used to be closer than this...
When I first reviewed this song back in August, I said it was like
listening in on a private conversation between The xx's Romy
Madley-Croft and Oliver Sim. No matter how many times I hear it and even
though I now know their conversation back to front, I still feel like
I’m eavesdropping and I love it more and more every time I do it. “We
used to get closer than this, is it something that you miss?” sing it
again Romy, it’s just delightful. (Jo Michelmore)
"We used to get closer than this... is it something you miss." Like so many of The xx's songs, you don't want to breathe or blink or move when listening to 'Chained,' because if you do it'll be finished and you'll have missed out on experiencing something that feels so special. So you play it again and repeat the process. Don't breathe. Don't blink. Don't move. You don't want to miss a second of something so good. (Matt Bond)
There is a real gentleness to this song that just washes over you, but it’s over way to quickly for my liking. (Katie Langley)
