Top Songs of 2011: You Got the Moves Like Jagger?
DJ Earworm is quickly becoming one of the world’s best when it comes to mashing songs together. He’s done some pretty awesome mash-ups of popular songs. Earlier this year, he did one called “Party on the Floor,” featuring parts of 19 different songs. Since 2007, he’s been doing what’s called “United State of Pop,” where he takes 25 of the year’s top songs and mashes them together into one big megamix. This year was no different, as “United State of Pop 2011 (World Go Boom)” was released right after Christmas. It’s already scored millions of hits on YouTube. You can watch and listen to the mix below.
So, DJ Earworm inspired me to compile my list of the top 11 songs of 2011. I’ve been doing a top 50 list for the past several years on various blogs, but this year, I thought I’d limit myself to 11 (and an honorable mention because I couldn’t quite get rid of the twelfth song). I asked co-workers at Fox 4 what their favorite songs of the year were, and I got these responses:
Eric Burke: Sexy And I Know It (LMFAO), Forget You (Cee Lo Green) Rob Zerwekh: Moneygrabber (Fitz & The Tantrums), Lonely Boy (Black Keys), Stone Rollin’ (Raphael Saddiq)
Then, I asked my Facebook friends what songs they liked. They came up with Adele’s “Rolling In The Deep,” Florence + The Machine’s “Shake It Out,” Jason Aldean’s “Dirt Road Anthem,” Breathe Carolina’s “Blackout,” and several of the songs you are about to see on my list. So, without further ado, here are my picks for the top 11 (plus an honorable mention) songs of 2011.
HONORABLE MENTION: Blow – Ke$ha
I couldn’t quite get rid of this song completely from my list because of the bridge. When Ke$ha sings “Go insane, go insane, throw some glitter, make it rain,” it makes my heart skip a beat every time. I know that sounds ridiculous, but after attending Ke$ha’s concert earlier this year in Kansas City, it makes all the more sense. True, Ke$ha is not the greatest vocalist in the world, but she writes and performs catchy songs that are accessible to most people. Sure, we all need to take a shower after we listen to Ke$ha’s music, but that’s just part of her charm. America’s favorite party girl has had a quiet year after reaching the top 10 with “Blow” in the spring, but I’m sure she’ll make a roaring comeback in 2012. Perhaps she just has been passed out somewhere after brushing her teeth with too many bottles of Jack. So if you’re walking around and see Ke$ha sleeping in the gutter, poke her with a stick and wake her up. Tell her it’s time for more songs!
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