It be hard. But somehow, we managed to overcome the urge to stick in Pixie Lott on this list ('cause she's hot, and it would be funny) and churn out Part Five of our 333 Best Songs Of The Decade. And yes, we know the list is a couple of days late, but we have to keep (failed) rockstar timing. We move up from the spleen to the solar plexus this week: presenting numbers 201-169!
201. The Magic Numbers - 'Undecided'
200. Scissor Sisters - 'Comfortably Numb'
199. Khottal - 'Oceanic Panic'
198. Envy - 'Further Ahead Of Warp'
197. The Supermen Lovers - 'Starlight'
196. The Streets - 'Fit But You Know It'
195. Filthy Dukes - 'Tupac Robot Club Rock'
194. Rihanna - 'S.O.S.'
193. Nouvelle Vague - 'Blue Monday'
192. Skream - 'Stagger'
191. Yuna -'Rocket'
190. Damon Albarn, Paul Simonon, Simon Tong And Tony Allen (The Good, The Bad And The Queen)- 'Herculean'
189. Duck Sauce - 'aNYway'
188. Michael Andrews Feat. Gary Jules - 'Mad World'
187. Tom Waits - 'Everything Goes To Hell'
186. Hostage - 'Blackout'
*Bastard thing had a video, but it disappeared off the 'Tube. But you can listen to 'Blackout' HERE, or download his quite awesome Does My Bass Look Big In This mix set by right clicking HERE (via MySpace). And take a listen to 'Hoot' while you wait for your download to finish.
185. Bullet For My Valentine - 'Tears Don't Fall'
184. UNKLE feat. Ian Astbury - 'Burn My Shadow'
183. Albert Hammond Jr. - 'Cartoon Music For Superheroes'
182. Calvin Harris - 'Ready For The Weekend'
181. Xiu Xiu - 'Apistat Commander'
180. Ladyhawke - 'Paris Is Burning'
179. Hot Chip - 'Ready For The Floor'
178. Mish Mash - 'Speechless'
177. The Observatory - 'Mind Roots'
*Again, no vid. But you can listen to 'Mind Roots' on their MySpace, and watch this promo vid for Dark Folke.
176. Mika - 'Grace Kelly'
175. Band Of Horses - 'Detlef Schrempf'
174. Travis - 'Flowers In The Window'
173. The Killers - 'Mr Brightside (Jacques Lu Cont Thin White Duke Remix)'
172. Peter, Bjorn And John - 'Nothing To Worry About'
171. 30 Seconds To Mars - 'The Kill'
170. Super Furry Animals - 'Juxtaposed With U'
169. Lupe Fiasco Feat. Jill Scott - 'Daydreamin''
Also read:
Best Songs Of The Decade: 333-301
Best Songs Of The Decade: 300-268
Best Songs Of The Decade: 267-235
Best Songs Of The Decade: 234-202
The 333 Songs Of The Decade: Help us compile it!
what happened to the rest of the list?