My Top 100 Favourite Songs 2010-14 Edition: #50

So here we are at the halfway point. If you've been following my list this far I thank you. Before we start the second half here's a recap from #100 to #51...

#100 - "Madness" - Muse

#99 - "Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites" - Skrillex

#98 - "Neat Little Rows" - Elbow

#97 - "No Reflection" - Marilyn Manson

#96 - "Explain My Heart" - Saul Williams

#95 - "I'm in the Mood... For Beards" - The Beards

#94 - "She's Not Gone Yet But She's Leaving" - The Fratellis

#93 - "Shotgun" - Limp Bizkit

#92 - "Can't Rely on You" - Paloma Faith

#91 - "Blue Blood Blues" - The Dead Weather

#90 - "Rebellion" - Linkin Park

#89 - "Paradise" - Coldplay

#88 - "Sing" - Ed Sheeran

#87 - "Mein Land" - Rammstein

#86 - "Elephant" - Tame Impala

#85 - "Love Turns to Hate" - The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster

#84 - "On Top of the World" - Imagine Dragons

#83 - "G.D.F.R." - Flo Rida

#82 - "Evil Eye" - Franz Ferdinand

#81 - "Little Monster" - Royal Blood

#80 - "Blurred Lines" - Robin Thicke

#79 - "Brendan's Death Song" - Red Hot Chili Peppers

#78 - "Go Kindergarten" - The Lonely Island

#77 - "The Negative One" - Slipknot

#76 - "Royals" - Lorde

#75 - "Government Trash" - Death From Above 1979

#74 - "Survival" - Eminem

#73 - "Sick Bubblegum" - Rob Zombie

#72 - "Gentleman" - PSY

#71 - "Go Right Ahead" - The Hives

#70 - "These Days" - Foo Fighters

#69 - "Word Crimes" - Weird Al Yankovic

#68 - "One for the Road" - Arctic Monkeys

#67 - "Nightmare" - Avenged Sevenfold

#66 - "Princess of China" - Coldplay

#65 - "Kill the Power" - Skindred

#64 - "Where's Your Car Debbie?" - Slaves

#63 - "Suit and Tie" - Justin Timberlake

#62 - "stevie" - Kasabian

#61 - "Narcissistic Cannibal" - KoRn

#60 - "Bad Girls" - M.I.A.

#59 - "Devil in I" - Slipknot

#58 - "Tighten Up" - The Black Keys

#57 - "QWERTY" - Mushroomhead

#56 - "Radioactive" - Imagine Dragons

#55 - "Dibby Dibby Sound" - DJ Fresh vs Jay Fay feat. Ms Dynamite

#54 - "Came Back Haunted" - Nine Inch Nails

#53 - "Gangnam Style" - PSY

#52 - "Warning" - Skindred

#51 - "Bassline Junkie" - Dizzee Rascal

So here we go! In at no. 50...

#50. “Fat Around the Heart" – King 810

Released: 3/7/14

Album: Memoirs of a Murderer

King 810 are a band that I discovered last year when I found out they were supporting Slipknot, who I was about to see live. In my opinion, they're the best new(ish) metal band around, as discussed on this site before, I believe metal as a genre is a dying art form but King 810 are really keeping it alive. King 810, I've promoted a few times before on this site but also on my radio shows, are a band from Flint, Michigan, which is known as the "murder capital" of the US. King 810 sing songs about life there, the struggle, the death and violence, and despite all that, their pride for their home. "Fat Around the Heart" is a song about these struggles, about life in Flint. The first verse says it all - "I grew up in the church on Sunday/Back again bury friends on Monday/They don't just die they are killed from the gun play or the heroin or a prison stay/It's a shame that we gotta live this way/Your nightmares ain't got nothin' on this place/So stay down stay away stay safe/Cuz you aren't built that way". "Fat Around the Heart" is a great song, lyrically and also as a metal track. If you like Slipknot, have not heard King 810 and want to get into some new music, definitely give this band a listen.

Here's the music video if you want to hear it!

If you missed #51 go here.

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My Top 100 Favourite Songs 2010-14 Edition: #56

#56. “Radioactive" – Imagine Dragons

Released: 29/10/12

Album: Night Visions

I think it's becoming quite clear that this song will be considered to be a "classic" song of this decade in the future. I can see this being looked upon as one of the biggest and best rock tracks, when we think of the legacy of music in this time frame. Of course, being at #56 suggests that I really like it, love it even, but I don't place it in the top echelons of that category.

What "Radioactive" does is create a really cool, funky, space and electronic dubstep inspired indie track with a very catchy chorus. I'd heard the song a lot before I really gave it a lot of my time, it became one of those songs that were part of the furniture, it was everywhere. But until you truly "listen" to the track, listen to the lyrics, listen to the lovely atmospheric music, absorb it all in and sing a long to that awesome chorus, you don't thoroughly appreciate the song. It's a damn fine indie track, and as I said, probably one of the biggest rock tracks this decade will produce.

Here's the music video if you want to hear it!

If you missed #57 go here.

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My Top 100 Favourite Songs 2010-14 Edition: #84

#84. “On Top of the World" – Imagine Dragons

Released: 18/3/13

Album: Night Visions

It's funny, because for a long time I actually didn't know this song was Imagine Dragons! I heard this song a lot, and it ended up being one of this lovely radio friendly songs that you liked to listen to but didn't actually invest time to discovering more about, or at least that's what it was like for me. And then, someone requested the song on one of my radio shows and I was just like "oh my god, it's that song!". And the rest is history.

"On Top of the World" is simply just one of the happiest, positive thinking, lovely songs of the decade so far. Especially considering it's an indie track, it's just such an uplifting song, hence why it's been used a lot in the media, like in FIFA, a Samsung Galaxy advert and the movie The Incredible Burt Wonderstone. It's just a cool track that's very fresh and... just lovely.

Here's the music video if you want to hear it!

If you missed #85 go here.

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The Mercyside 100 2014

Hi everyone, this is my first post in nearly eight months. For the last two years I've been calculating all my play counts on my personal media player, to see what songs I listen to the most. And then at the start of the year I reveal what 100 songs I've listened to the most. Last year I revealed The Mercyside 100 2013, which was done in seven parts in great detail on this website and as seven DJ shows on my Mixcloud account.

This year I did The Mercyside 100 2014. Instead of 7 parts, I decided to cut it to four parts. So each of the four parts revealed 25 different songs, in reverse order of how often I played them.

You can listen to these four DJ shows on the links below:

Part 1: #100 to #76
Part 2: #75 to #51
Part 3: #50 to #26
Part 4: #25 to #1

I'm not going to go into great detail on this website, like I did last year. But what I will do is reveal to you what the 100 songs were, in reverse order. So if you don't want to find out this way, listen to the shows linked above!

So, in reverse order, here are is The Mercyside 100 2014! These are 100 songs I played more than anything else last year.

So, what was the most played song of the year for me? Here it is...

#1: Snap Out of It - Arctic Monkeys ("AM", 2013)

So there we go! I hope you choose to listen to the shows because they are much better to listen to rather than just see them as words on a screen. Music is for the ears after all! But if not, I hope you find some interesting entries in here, and if so, check them out on Youtube if you would rather do it that way than to listen to the actual shows! If there's something on this list you've not heard before and you end up really liking, let me know, comment below! I'd be happy to have gotten you into a song or an artist you've not heard before!

"Blue text"
Just in case you haven't listened to the shows, the songs in "blue" were "Songs of the Month". Basically, those tracks where played more than any other track, on a particular month of 2014. Here's the list in order, with Youtube links attached:

January 2014: Talk Dirty (feat. 2 Chainz) - Jason Derulo
February 2014: Royals - Lorde
March 2014: Bad Blood - Beck
April 2014: Snap Out of it - Arctic Monkeys
May 2014: Rap God - Eminem
June 2014: Energia - Russkaja
July 2014: Jungle (Remix feat. X Ambassadors and Jay-Z) - Jamie N Commons
August 2014: Handy - Weird Al Yankovic
September 2014: I Will Survive - Cake
October 2014: Howlin' For You - The Black Keys
November 2014: Something from Nothing - Foo Fighters
December 2014: Uptown Funk - Mark Ronson (feat. Bruno Mars)

Multiple Artist Entries

Here's a list of artists with more than one entry in The Mercyside 100 2014:

4 Entries - Eminem, Nine Inch Nails, The Queens of the Stone Age, Weird Al Yankovic
3 Entries - Arctic Monkeys, The Beards, Foo Fighters, Imagine Dragons, Jay-Z, Kanye West, Kasabian, KoRn, Rob Zombie
2 Entries - Beck, Disturbed, Justin Timberlake, Ministry, Muse, Skrillex, Slipknot, Trent Reznor

Multiple Album Entries

Here's a list of albums with more than one entry in The Mercyside 100 2014:

4 Entries - "...Like Clockwork" by The Queens of the Stone Age
3 Entries - "AM" by the Arctic Monkeys; "Mandatory Fun" by Weird Al Yankovic; "The Marshall Mathers LP2" by Eminem; "Venomous Rat Regeneration Vendor" by Rob Zombie
2 Entries - "48:13" by Kasabian; "The Beards" by The Beards, "Night Visions" by Imagine Dragons; "The 2nd Law" by Muse

Here's some charts showing you how often songs appeared by the year, or decade...

Also, FYI, 43 songs on this list were not singles, which means that 57 of them were!

So that's the end! I'll be doing a huge website project very soon so stay tuned for that, to keep upto date with what I'm doing it's best to follow me on Facebook, link is below! Take care!

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The Rock and Metal Double Feature Show 2/3/14

Hello there. Sorry the website entry is late but this is last week's Rock and Metal Double Feature Show. I'll be posting the weekly show at midnight every Saturday night, if you want to hear it! But here's last weeks show if you've missed it. I thoroughly enjoyed it, it was nice to get back into the groove of my regular feature again, and I had a record number of requests once again.

Listen to the show here:

The Rock and Metal Double Feature Show (2/3/14) by Johnny Mercyside on Mixcloud

The Rock and Metal Double Feature Show: 2/3/14
Track listing:
The Rock Show
I Will Do Anything for Love But I Won't Do That - Meat Loaf
Here I Go Again - Whitesnake
MSG - Attack of the Mad Axemen
Living is a Problem Because Everything Dies - Biffy Clyro
La Fee Verte - Kasabian
No Beard, No Good - The Beards
Radioactive/M.A.A.D City (LIVE) - Imagine Dragons and Kendrick Lamar
Kryptonite - 3 Doors Down
No One Knows - The Queens of the Stone Age
Man Alive! - Billy Talent
Drive - Incubus
Low Hangin' Fruit - Tenacious D

The Metal Hour
Here to Stay - KoRn
Back in Black - AC/DC
I Wanna Rock - Twisted Sister
Girl From Oklahoma - Steel Panther
Icon of Dominance - Lordi
Flashback - Ministry
Never Enough - Five Finger Death Punch
Intermission - The Offspring
I Will Not Bow - Breaking Benjamin
Bodies - Drowning Pool
Duality - Slipknot
Red War - Probot
Memorial - Caliban
Tik Tok Redneck - Ke$ha vs Lamb of God
Skeletor/Beastman - Gnarkill
Total running time: 02:00:00

Other entries you might want to read:
The Mercyside 100 - DJ Show/Listing
Big News Regarding My DJing - Personal Blog
My Top 50 Favourite Video Game Villains - Listing

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The Mercyside 100: #40 to #26

Welcome to Part 5 of 7 of The Mercyside 100. I posted this show on Thursday and it felt a little low key, but it was fun to do as always. I cover from #40 to #26 in counting down the 100 songs I played more than any other on my personal media player. Next week's show is the last 15 track set, and after that I'll reveal The Top 10.

You can listen to this in DJ show format here:

The Mercyside 100: #40 - #26 (6/2/14) by Johnny Mercyside on Mixcloud

So here is Part 5 of the Mercyside 100, from #40 to #26!

#40: Bodies

Artist: Drowning Pool

Album: Sinner

Released: 2001

#39: The Great Destroyer

Artist: Nine Inch Nails

Album: Year Zero

Released: 2007
Most played song of August 2013

#38: Figure it Out

Artist: Serj Tankian

Album: Harakiri

Released: 2012

#37: Elephant

Artist: Tame Impala

Album: Lonerism

Released: 2012

#36: Given Up

Artist: Linkin Park

Album: Minutes to Midnight

Released: 2007

#35: Salt in the Wounds

Artist: Pendulum

Album: Immersion

Released: 2010

#34: Gangnam Style

Artist: PSY

Album: PSY 6 (Six Rules), Part 1

Released: 2012

#33: I am the Warlock

Artist: Probot (with Jack Black)

Album: Probot

Released: 2004

#32: Hot Monkey Hot Ass (Remix)

Artist: Black Moustache

Album: Unmade Beds Soundtrack

Released: 2009

#31: Electric Worry

Artist: Clutch

Album: From Beale Street to Oblivion

Released: 2007

#30: Suit and Tie

Artist: Justin Timberlake (feat. Jay-Z)

Album: The 20/20 Experience

Released: 2013

#29: Radioactive

Artist: Imagine Dragons

Album: Night Visions

Released: 2012
Most played song of May 2013

#28: The Vulture

 
Artist: Pendulum

Album: Immersion

Released: 2010

#27: Bassline Junkie

Artist: Dizzee Rascal

Album: The Fifth

Released: 2013

#26: Niggas in Paris

Artist: Jay-Z and Kanye West

Album: Watch the Throne

Released: 2011

So next week I'll be posting the last 15 track part of the listing, which is from #25 to #11 before revealing the 10 most played songs on my media player in 2013!

The Mercyside 100: #40 to #26: 6/2/14
Track listing:
Bodies - Drowning Pool
The Great Destroyer - Nine Inch Nails
Figure it Out - Serj Tankian
Elephant - Tame Impala
Given Up - Linkin Park
Salt in the Wounds - Pendulum
Gangnam Style - PSY
I am the Warlock (with Jack Black) - Probot
Hot Monkey Hot Ass (Remix) - Black Moustache
Electric Worry - Clutch
Suit and Tie (feat. Jay-Z) - Justin Timberlake
Radioactive - Imagine Dragons
The Vulture - Pendulum
Bassline Junkie - Dizzee Rascal
Niggas in Paris - Jay-Z and Kanye West
Total running time: 01:11:37

See other parts of this listing!

#100 to #86 | #85 to #71 | #70 to #56 | #55 to #41 | #40 to #26 | #25 to #11 | #10 to #1

Other entries you might want to read:
Big News Regarding My DJing - Personal Blog
The Metal Hour Show (20/1/14) - DJ Show
My Top 50 Favourite Video Game Villains - Listing

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