230. Hootie and the Blowfish — “Tucker’s Town” — The first time I heard the transcendent opening chords, I wanted to go to Tucker’s Town, wherever that might be.
229. Doves — “Pounding” — As the name suggests, it has a pounding beat, but that’s just the starting point for a band that knows how to layer sounds in the catchiest possible way.
228. Katy Perry — “I Kissed a Girl” — A pseudo-controversial piece of yummy bubblegum.
227. Collective Soul — “Goodnight Good Guy” — With its quick-hitting chorus (“Who’s gonna lift you up …”), this was/is my favorite track off the band’s hook-laden debut, even if I now realize it might have religious undertones.
226. Ivy — “Edge of the Ocean” — What would a song about the edge of the ocean sound like? Exactly as pretty as this.
225. The Polyphonic Spree — “Hold Me Now” — If you aren’t perked up a bit by this song, you’re pretty down.
224. Third Eye Blind — “Never Let You Go” — 3eb tailed off quite a bit after their first album, but at least they still had this stadium gem up their sleeves.
223. Dan Wilson and Bic Runga — “Good Morning Baby” — Everyone’s thought “I hope I’m gonna make it through another day” at some point, and this is a nice companion piece for that feeling.
222. The Thorns — “I Can’t Remember” — This supergroup could’ve been the next Traveling Wilburys, but wasn’t. They gave us one great tune, though.
221. The Lonely Island — “J*** in My Pants” — “Saturday Night Live’s” Andy Samberg and his band deliver the funniest song you’ll find on YouTube. To protect the easily offended, I won’t link to it. But if you’re not offended, seek out the fan-made nerd remix also.
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i love the lonely island
my favourite track of theirs is “boombox” w/ julian casablancas# Posted By chance | 7/10/10 12:14 PM
That Thorns record is frustrating but then again Matthew Sweet is a pretty frustrating artist. I have a ton of his discs to prove it. It’s funny because the songs were suppose to be independent of the other artists but also in harmony but they all just sound like Sweet triple tracked his vocals.# Posted By Matt | 7/17/10 12:13 AM