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50. If She Ever Leaves Me, The Highwoman
Brandi Carlile fronts this incredible track about a woman that boldly informs a cowboy that the girl he is flirting with, her girlfriend, won’t ever be into him.
“It might last forever, or it might fall apart / but if she ever leaves me / it won’t be for you,” says the optimistic, but realistic Carlile in the most brilliant same sex anthem of the decade.
49. Saturday Night, HUNNY (feat. Bleached)
HUNNY teams up with Bleached for the energetic anthem about something we all love; staying in on a Saturday night. Making references to My So Called Life and Echo & the Bunnymen, it sounds like HUNNY and Bleached know exactly how to make the best use of their Saturday nights.
48. See You Through My Eyes, The Head and the Heart
“See You Through My Eyes” is a song about not being so down on yourself and taking a step back to look at yourself from another person’s perspective. Unless you are a real jerk, you probably are not as awful as you think you are.
47. Somebody New, The Struts
The Struts are legends of modern day arena rock, and “Somebody N
46. Save It For the Weekend, SKEGGS
The past few months every time I get out of work and feel the urge to have an ice cold refreshing beer, the song “Save It For the Weekend” runs through my head and makes my day a little better without ever even cracking open a cold one.
I tend to never heed the advice of SKEGGS and actually save it for the weekend, but I guess it is the thought that counts, right?
45. It Gets Better, Counterfeit
“It Gets Better,” by the English punk rock band, Counterfeit, is the biggest sing-along self-help song of the year. It is basically a song that could be used on a really awesome episode of Barney and Friends or Sesame Street. I could actually imagine Big Bird singing along, and I am totally fine with it; in fact, it makes me love it even more.
44. Tomorrow, MIKA
If I had a routine of gathering my thoughts down into a journal at the end of each night before I went to sleep, it would basically be the lyrics to MIKA’s “Tomorrow.”
“Oh, who gives a shit about tomorrow?
When it comes, we can worry then
Oh, who gives a shit about tomorrow?”
Classic lyrics from one of the most stress free songs of the decade.
43. Adrenaline, Simple Creatures
By far my favorite collaboration of the year is Simple Creatures featuring Alex Gaskarth by All Time Low and Mark Hoppus of Blink 182. Their third single, “Adrenaline” is so good that, just like the video, it could make the dead start tapping their feet.
The fact that a song this fantastic could come from a side collaboration and not a band that has been together for years, is proof to how legendary these two men are.
42. I Dare You, The Regrettes
“I dare you” to listen to this gem by four-piece female fronted punk-rock band from LA, The Regrettes, and not become obsessed with it. Couple that with a killer video, and it is a recipe for one of the best surprises of 2019.
41. One Hand Up, The Strumbellas
The Strumbellas could record audio of them sitting around in a circle and blowing their noses, and I would listen to it on repeat for a week. “One Hand Up,” off their 2019 album, Rattlesnake (which I have said multiple times, is the best album of the year,) is the most positive song in The Strumbellas’ catalog, and possible the most optimistic from any band this decade.
Both of my hands have been WAY up for the Strumbellas for years, and they will not be coming down anytime soon.