My Top 100 Favourite Songs 2010-14 Edition: #69

#69. “Word Crimes" – Weird Al Yankovic

Released: 15/7/14

Album: Mandatory Fun

Having done a bit more research on this song reveals that... it wasn't actually a music single. But I'm going to keep it in the list for two reasons, firstly, I've already compiled this Top 100 and can't be bothered finding out what I put as #101, and secondly, in fairness, the song did so well that it charted in the US Top 40, and that's without a mainstream music single release, so in effect it became a single anyway, just without the official "title" of music single.

You've gotta love Weird Al Yankovic, I've said it on this website before and I'll say it again. The man is the king of parody. There's no one even close to him on top of that pedestal. For four decades he's took popular songs, twisted them round and made them into highly hilarious alternatives. His longevity is incredible. And it's not that he's just funny as well, as "Word Crimes" demonstrates, he's just so clever with his comedy. Making a very controversial song like "Blurred Lines" by Robin Thicke into a tasteful, insightful, intelligent and educational song like "Word Crimes", which mocks and helps those who have problems with grammar and spelling is just amazing. Honestly, if you've not seen "Word Crimes" before, watch the video below. It's very funny but also very very clever.

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

If you missed #70 go here.

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My Top 100 Favourite Songs 2010-14 Edition: #80

#80. “Blurred Lines" – Robin Thicke

Released: 26/3/13

Album: Blurred Lines

Ah good old Robin Thicke. His career was made because of this song, and possibly could have died because of this song. The whole "no doesn't always mean no" controversy, combined with the fact that he practically ripped a Marvin Gaye song really has made this song lose a lot of the cool factor it had when it first got released. I still really like it personally, but it's left a sour taste in a lot of people's mouths and for very good reason. It's hard to say whether or not this song will create its own legacy, what with Robin Thicke's name in relatively deep mud at the moment, but you never know. Overall, it's still a funky track, with shallow lyrics and I'll still enjoy listening to it if it comes on my media player.

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

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The Mercyside 100: #25 to #11

Hi there. This is Part 6 of 7 of The Mercyside 100. In this penultimate show, posted on Wednesday, I played three songs including Josh Homme, two songs with Trent Reznor and two Static-X tracks. I also reveal another four "Songs of the Month", which means four of the 10 songs in the Top 10 were songs of a particular month. I cover from #25 to #11 in counting down the 100 songs I played more than any other on my personal media player.

The Top 10 will be posted on Saturday February 22nd at around 12pm midnight (Sunday morning). So look out for it then!

You can listen to this in DJ show format here:

The Mercyside 100: #25 - #11 (13/2/14) by Johnny Mercyside on Mixcloud

So here is Part 6 of the Mercyside 100, from #25 to #11!

#25: Structural Defect

Artist: Static-X

Album: Machine

Released: 2001

#24: Kalopsia

Artist: The Queens of the Stone Age (with Trent Reznor)

Album: ...Like Clockwork

Released: 2013

#23: Night Street in Seoul

Artist: PSY

Album: PSYFIVE

Released: 2010

#22: Hey Man, Nice Shot

Artist: Filter

Album: Short Bus

Released: 1995

#21: Blurred Lines

Artist: Robin Thicke (feat. T.I., Pharrell Williams)

Album: Blurred Lines

Released: 2013
Most played song of July 2013

#20: Panic Station

Artist: Muse

Album: The 2nd Law

Released: 2012

#19: Nobody to Love

Artist: Josh Homme and David Sardy

Album: End of Watch Soundtrack

Released: 2012

#18: Black Skinhead

Artist: Kanye West

Album: Yeezus

Released: 2013
Most played song of September 2013

#17: Get to the Gone

 
Artist: Static-X

Album: Machine

Released: 2001

#16: Carry On My Wayward Son

Artist: Kansas

Album: Leftoverture

Released: 1976

#15: Church

Artist: T-Pain

Album: Epiphany

Released: 2007

#14: Came Back Haunted

Artist: Nine Inch Nails

Album: Hesitation Marks

Released: 2013
Most played song of June 2013

#13: Smooth Sailing

Artist: The Queens of the Stone Age

Album: ...Like Clockwork

Released: 2013

#12: Do I Wanna Know?

Artist: Arctic Monkeys

Album: AM

Released: 2013
Most played song of October 2013

#11: Zerstoren

Artist: Rammstein

Album: Rosenrot

Released: 2005

Next week, on Saturday February 22nd at midnight, I'll be posting the Top 10. A few days after I'll post the website entry, but to hear the radio show, go to www.mixcloud.com/johnnymercyside on Saturday!

The Mercyside 100: #25 to #11: 13/2/14
Track listing:
Structural Defect - Static-X
Kalopsia (with Trent Reznor) - The Queens of the Stone Age
Night Street in Seoul (feat. YDG) - PSY
Hey Man, Nice Shot - Filter
Blurred Lines (feat. T.I., Pharrell Williams) - Robin Thicke
Panic Station - Muse
Nobody to Love - Josh Homme and David Sardy
Black Skinhead - Kanye West
Get to the Gone - Static-X
Carry on My Wayward Son - Kansas
Church - T-Pain
Came Back Haunted - Nine Inch Nails
Smooth Sailing - The Queens of the Stone Age
Do I Wanna Know? - Arctic Monkeys
Zerstoren - Rammstein
Total running time: 01:17:31

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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