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koganbotAm more ambivalent about "Chick Chick" than the high ranking indicates, given the social inequity underlying the song: the vocals are utterly pedestrian during the cutesy "mǔ jī mǔ jī mǔ jī mǔ jī" stuff and during the rap; the track only starts to cook when the screaming and the chicken clucking and the cackling let loose. It's then that it goes to syncopated excitement, a great visceral speed chase — really penetrates the nervous system, sorta like Bob Quine's guitar lines back in the Voidoids. But my needing to reach so far back for an example, and to guitar sounds rather than singing, leads me to this disturbing conclusion: Chickens are now more credibly penetrating than human beings are. Oh yeah, and if this list and my own viscera are representative (big "if," since they're quite possibly not, and if I'd listened to more hip-hop and rock and banda* maybe I'd know this), women are more credibly penetrating than guys are, women are more credibly tough than guys are, women are more aggressively cute than guys are, women front for rock music better than guys do, women front for heartbreak better than guys do, etc. But I've been worrying about this for years, every time I post one of these lists. And since I'm a glass-is-half-empty kind of a guy, I don't attribute this to women being good but rather to guys being lousy. And it isn't that I believe males no longer have talent, but rather that they're not finding musical models that work for them — as singers and front men, that is; when the spotlight's not on, guys are there contributing to the adventure, as instrumentalists, songwriters, dancers, impresarios, owners. Actually, the boybands are great dancers. And as for "not finding models that work for them," what's really — or merely — evident in this list is that guys are not finding models to make music that works for me. Boybands are doing fine among the fans. I'd have ranked boybands Vixx and Infinite higher if the singers had pulled off the high emotion, but the songs are gripping nonetheless.
Oh yeah, and I'm also pissed off that it's mainly young women and young men on my list (even my token trot track is by a relative youngster), but I've harangued about that before too.
I'll note that celebrated chickenphobe HyunA kicked butt this year (as well as displaying, slapping, and embracing butt (of more than one species)), and was somewhat penetrating back in 2011 deploring chickens. And that A Pony Named Olga are male human beings, not ponies.
Bold for tracks I added since October 1.
1. Wa$$up "Jingle Bell"
2. The Chainsmokers "#Selfie"
3. HyunA "Red"
4. BiS "STUPiG"
5. Kate Nash "Sister"
6. Courtney Love "Wedding Day"
7. Orange Caramel "So Sorry"
8. Tinashe ft. Schoolboy Q "2 On"
9. Nicki Minaj "Lookin' Ass Nigga"
10. Crayon Pop "Uh-ee"
11. Orange Caramel "My Copycat"
12. After School "Shh"
13. Shakira ft. Rihanna "Can't Remember To Forget You"
14. A Pony Named Olga "Funny What You Pray"
15. Wang Rong "Chick Chick"
16. Vixx "Error"
17. Future ft. Pharrell, Pusha T & Casino "Move That Dope"
18. T-ara "First Love"
19. Puer Kim "Manyo Maash"
20. Danity Kane "Bye Baby"
21. Badkiz "Ear Attack"
22. PungDeng-E "잘탕 (잘 시간이 어딨어)"
23. GP Basic "Black Bounce"
24. Serebro "Ya Tebya Ne Otdam"
25. Dal★shabet "B.B.B (Big Baby Baby)"
26. Ca$h Out "She Twerkin"
27. Crayon Pop "C'mon C'mon"
28. Arcade Fire "We Exist"
29. The Hold Steady "I Hope This Whole Thing Didn't Frighten You"
30. Gabylonia "Tirano"
31. T-ara "Sugar Free"
32. JunglePussy "Fuck Texting"
33. Shakira "Empire"
34. Jiyeon "Never Ever"
35. Mia Martina ft. Dev "Danse"
36. Choi Sam "Answer"
37. Hong Jin Young "Cheer Up"
38. Tahiti "Oppa, You Are Mine"
39. Girl2School ft. Bubble X "Hands In The Air"
40. Orange Caramel "Tonight"
41. Z.Hera "D Island"
42. Lip Service "Yum Yum Yum"
43. Skepta ft. JME "That's Not Me"
44. Infinite "Back"
45. Big Freedia "Mo Azz"
46. Neon Jungle "Braveheart"
47. Lady Gaga "G.U.Y."
48. Kelis "Friday Fish Fry"
49. Zizo ft. Nan Ah Jin "Spy"
50. Bass Drum Of Death "Black Don't Glow"
51. SNSD "Mr.Mr."
52. Kim Wan Sun ft. Tiger JK and Bizzy "Goodbye My Love"
53. Shakira "Dare"
54. Scarlet "Hip Song"
55. Tyga ft. Young Thug "Hookah"
56. Louie ft. Boy Wonder "Twilight"
57. Low Pros ft. Young Thug & PeeWee Longway "Jack Tripper"
58. Ray.B "살만한가봐"
59. Plan B "Candy"
60. After School "Rock It"
61. Infinite "Last Romeo"
62. Cam & China "Do Dat"
63. A.Kor "But Go"
64. Yemi Alade "Tangerine"
65. T-ara "LA'booN"
66. Brantley Gilbert "Bottoms Up"
67. Rascal Flatts "Rewind"
68. Switch "39˚C"
69. La Yegros "Trocitos De Madera"
70. Polly Scattergood "Subsequently Lost"
By the way, I'm only half-joking about the credibility of chickens — not that chicken sounds are inherently credible, but if it's Wang Rong herself doing the chicken vocals — and I think it is — the chicken voice unleashes something in her that she can't do otherwise in anything close to her own voice, at least not in the several tracks of hers I've listened to on YouTube. (But, given that Wikip says she's been putting out music since the early '00s, I've hardly got an overview of her work. This one's nice enough, this one's got some interesting voice maneuverings, and on this one she sings with authority.)
*Actually, I listened to a lot of banda, every time I walked into Lowe's Mercado, but I just didn't know whom I was listening to. A lot of singers with testicles sounded quite good among the limes and piñatas.
Oh yeah, and I'm also pissed off that it's mainly young women and young men on my list (even my token trot track is by a relative youngster), but I've harangued about that before too.
I'll note that celebrated chickenphobe HyunA kicked butt this year (as well as displaying, slapping, and embracing butt (of more than one species)), and was somewhat penetrating back in 2011 deploring chickens. And that A Pony Named Olga are male human beings, not ponies.
Bold for tracks I added since October 1.
1. Wa$$up "Jingle Bell"
2. The Chainsmokers "#Selfie"
3. HyunA "Red"
4. BiS "STUPiG"
5. Kate Nash "Sister"
6. Courtney Love "Wedding Day"
7. Orange Caramel "So Sorry"
8. Tinashe ft. Schoolboy Q "2 On"
9. Nicki Minaj "Lookin' Ass Nigga"
10. Crayon Pop "Uh-ee"
11. Orange Caramel "My Copycat"
12. After School "Shh"
13. Shakira ft. Rihanna "Can't Remember To Forget You"
14. A Pony Named Olga "Funny What You Pray"
15. Wang Rong "Chick Chick"
16. Vixx "Error"
17. Future ft. Pharrell, Pusha T & Casino "Move That Dope"
18. T-ara "First Love"
19. Puer Kim "Manyo Maash"
20. Danity Kane "Bye Baby"
21. Badkiz "Ear Attack"
22. PungDeng-E "잘탕 (잘 시간이 어딨어)"
23. GP Basic "Black Bounce"
24. Serebro "Ya Tebya Ne Otdam"
25. Dal★shabet "B.B.B (Big Baby Baby)"
26. Ca$h Out "She Twerkin"
27. Crayon Pop "C'mon C'mon"
28. Arcade Fire "We Exist"
29. The Hold Steady "I Hope This Whole Thing Didn't Frighten You"
30. Gabylonia "Tirano"
31. T-ara "Sugar Free"
32. JunglePussy "Fuck Texting"
33. Shakira "Empire"
34. Jiyeon "Never Ever"
35. Mia Martina ft. Dev "Danse"
36. Choi Sam "Answer"
37. Hong Jin Young "Cheer Up"
38. Tahiti "Oppa, You Are Mine"
39. Girl2School ft. Bubble X "Hands In The Air"
40. Orange Caramel "Tonight"
41. Z.Hera "D Island"
42. Lip Service "Yum Yum Yum"
43. Skepta ft. JME "That's Not Me"
44. Infinite "Back"
45. Big Freedia "Mo Azz"
46. Neon Jungle "Braveheart"
47. Lady Gaga "G.U.Y."
48. Kelis "Friday Fish Fry"
49. Zizo ft. Nan Ah Jin "Spy"
50. Bass Drum Of Death "Black Don't Glow"
51. SNSD "Mr.Mr."
52. Kim Wan Sun ft. Tiger JK and Bizzy "Goodbye My Love"
53. Shakira "Dare"
54. Scarlet "Hip Song"
55. Tyga ft. Young Thug "Hookah"
56. Louie ft. Boy Wonder "Twilight"
57. Low Pros ft. Young Thug & PeeWee Longway "Jack Tripper"
58. Ray.B "살만한가봐"
59. Plan B "Candy"
60. After School "Rock It"
61. Infinite "Last Romeo"
62. Cam & China "Do Dat"
63. A.Kor "But Go"
64. Yemi Alade "Tangerine"
65. T-ara "LA'booN"
66. Brantley Gilbert "Bottoms Up"
67. Rascal Flatts "Rewind"
68. Switch "39˚C"
69. La Yegros "Trocitos De Madera"
70. Polly Scattergood "Subsequently Lost"
By the way, I'm only half-joking about the credibility of chickens — not that chicken sounds are inherently credible, but if it's Wang Rong herself doing the chicken vocals — and I think it is — the chicken voice unleashes something in her that she can't do otherwise in anything close to her own voice, at least not in the several tracks of hers I've listened to on YouTube. (But, given that Wikip says she's been putting out music since the early '00s, I've hardly got an overview of her work. This one's nice enough, this one's got some interesting voice maneuverings, and on this one she sings with authority.)
*Actually, I listened to a lot of banda, every time I walked into Lowe's Mercado, but I just didn't know whom I was listening to. A lot of singers with testicles sounded quite good among the limes and piñatas.
Chuck Eddy's Top 100 Singles
Date: 2015-01-03 01:33 pm (UTC)1. Mia Martina feat. Dev – Danse
2. BiS - STUPiG
3. Calibre 50 – El Inmigrante
4. Brantley Gilbert – Bottoms Up
5. Millie Jackson – Black B_tch Crazy
6. Xavie Shorts – Get Enough
7. DJ Snake and Lil Jon – Turn Down For What
8. K. Michelle – Can't Raise A Man
9. Kira Isabella - Quarterback
10. Klass Band Brotherhood – My Angel
11. Kindred The Family Soul – Everybody's Hustlin'
12. Wendell B. – Celebrate Cho Day
13. Tensnake feat. Nile Rodgers and Fiona – Love Sublime
14. Becky G - Can't Get Enough
15. Taylor Swift – Blank Space
16. Javiera Mena – La Joya
17. El Kommander – Soy De Rancho
18. Indochine – Belfast
19. Tinashe feat. Schoolboy Q – 2 On
20. Spiders – Mad Dog
21. Grady Champion – South Side
22. LGB – Country Woman, Pt. 2
23. Edguy – Love Tyger
24. Kate Tempest - Circles
25. Big Jay Cummings – Can We Ever Go Home Again
26. Bob Baldwin – Ain't Nobody Got Time Fo' Dat
27. Kendrick Lamar – I
28. Dev feat. Sage The Gemini – Kiss It
29. Yemi Alade feat. Selebobo - Tangerine
30. Pat Brown – I'm Taking Out The Trash
31. Sunny Sweeney – Bad Girl Phase
32. Phyno – Parcel (A Big Nwa)
33. Raw Shaw – Ghetto Tactics
34. De Jeugd Van Tegenwoordig – De Toneelacadamie
35. Wa$$up – Jingle Bell
36. The Pretty Reckless – Heaven Knows
37. Toni Braxton and Babyface – Roller Coaster
38. TK Soul – Caught Up In Doing Wrong
39. The Chainsmokers - #Selfie
40. Busy Signal – Done Wid Di War
41. Kacey Musgraves – The Trailer Song
42. Jr. Blu – She’s Been Good
43. Scorpion Child – Kings Highway
44. Mago De Oz – Pagan Party 2.0
45. Lady Gaga – G.U.Y.
46. Schoolboy Q – Man Of The Year
47. Ledisi – The Truth
48. Eli Young Band – Dust
49. Crayon Pop – Uh-ee
50. The-Dream – Black
51. Tamar Braxton – All The Way Home
52. Sheila E. – Mona Lisa
53. Jamie O’Neal – Wide Awake
54. Klingande – Jubel
55. Toby Keith – Drunk Americans
56. Indiana – Solo Dancing
57. Yunglean – Kyoto
58. El Dasa – Por Ser Bonita
59. Future – Move That Dope
60. Taylor Swift – Out Of The Woods
61. Riff Raff – How To Be The Man
62. Rascal Flatts – Rewind
63. Myrkur – Nattens Barn
64. Kate Nash – Sister
65. Bob Baldwin – Welcome To Planet Funky Onion
66. Lenny Williams – Didn't I
67. La Neuva Rebelion – Me Hicieron Mas Fuerte
68. Night Ranger – High Road
69. T-Ara feat. E.B. – First Love
70. Vybz Kartel – Addi Truth
71. Stevie Nicks - 24 Karat Gold
72. Yelle – Bouquet Final
73. Danity Kane - Bye Baby
74. Amerie – What I Want
75. Banda Sinaloense MS de Sergio Lizarraga – Hermosa Experiencia
76. Keiko Matsui – A Night With Cha Cha
77. Stevie J – I Know That I Love Her
78. Bigelf – Control Freak
79. Becky G - Shower
80. Sweet Apple – Boys In Her Fan Club
81. The Shrine – Nothing Forever
82. Young Money feat. Nicki Minaj – Lookin' Ass
83. George Tandy Jr. – March
84. Hebe Tien – Learning From Drunk
85. Y.G. feat. Drake – Who Do You Love?
86. The Hold Steady – I Hope This Whole Thing Didn't Frighten You
87. Simeo – Hard On A Brotha
88. Nação Zumbi - Cicatriz
89. St. Vincent – Digital Witness
90. Bella Thorne – Call It Whatever
91. Hirax – Hellion Rising
92. Jenny Lewis – She’s Not Me
93. Slow Club – Complete Surrender
94. Avail Hollywood – Rehab Ain’t Working
95. Sturgill Simpson – Turtles All The Way Down
96. Pitbull feat. Ke$ha – Timber
97. Black Zack feat. the Force MDs – Row Row
98. Black Lips – Boys In The Wood
99. Courtney Love – Wedding Day
100. Bobby Rush feat. Dr. John and Blinddog Smokin' – Another Murder In New Orleans