Thursday, December 26, 2013

BOUND: The Singles, 2013.


06/Robin Thicke featuring T.I. & Pharrell/Blurred Lines

Let's start with the dancing feet of Clifford Harris, Jr. Whether he's faking the funk or not, T.I.'s dance moves in this song's video perfectly encapsulates what Blurred Lines sets out to do and succeeds in accomplishing over the course of its four and half minute running time: groove you, and get you to shake that ass. Does it recall that other song by the late great Marvin Gaye? Yes. And? So? That's part of the appeal. Blurred Lines wants to rock with you and take you there, just like that jam it's slightly reminiscent of. And on this front it succeeds, standing alone as its own entity and one for the dancefloor for years to come. Cause when we're busy giving up the ghost with our two step a la Mr. Harris, or harmonizing with the men on the mic, we're grooving to the rhythms of Robin & Pharrell, and this, more than anything, can't be denied. Got to give it up.



07/Drake/Started From the Bottom

08/Pusha T & Kendrick Lamar/Nosetalgia 

09/David Bowie/Where Are We Now?

10/Miley Cyrus/We Can't Stop

11/Alicia Keys & Maxwell/Fire We Make

12/Blood Orange/Chamakay

13/Danny Brown/Dope Song

14/Iggy Azalea/Work

15/Holy Ghost!/Dumb Disco Ideas

16/Chance the Rapper/Juice

17/Charli XCX/Take My Hand

18/A$AP Rocky feat. Drake, 2 Chainz, & Kendrick Lamar/F**kin' Problems

19/Britney Spears/Work B**ch!

20/Deerhunter/Monomania

21/Sky Ferreira/You're Not the One

22/Janelle Monae/Dance Apocalyptic

23/Justin Timberlake featuring Jay Z/Suit & Tie 

24/The Dream/IV Play

25/Queens of the Stone Age/My God is the Sun







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