so what are the best singles of 2003 so far?

TaTu-All The Things She Said
Queens Of The Stone Age-Go With The Flow
Electric Six - Danger! High Voltage!
Kelly Osbourne - Come Dig Me Out
No Doubt - Running
Nas - I Can
Good Charlotte - The Anthem (duhhhh!!!)
Evanescence - Bring Me To Life (not sure this would make my top ten or anything, but I wanna hear it again)
I'm With You - Avril Lavigne (this would definitely be on it if not for the line "I don't know who you are," which makes me assume the song is just a poetic justification for a random hook-up)

ha! I love Ned's answer ;)

ive listened to those two songs hundreds of times and am still not sick of them yet.

1. dizzee rascal - i luv u (sharkey remix)
2. eve - satisfaction
3. kelly o - shut up!
4. kardinal offishal - belly dancer
5. killer mike - a.d.i.d.a.s.
6. outlaw breakz feat. gemma fox & sweetie irie - dutty
7. 50 cent - in da club
8. more fire crew feat dizzee rascal - still the same
9. panjabi mc feat. jay-z - mundian to bach ke
10. east iz east - we're ready

11. r kelly - ignition (remix)
12. yeah yeah yeahs - maps
13. dmx - x gon' give it to ya
14. (reserved for something on the tip of my brain)
15. dj lance lockarm - lose yr'self fitter
16. dem lott - dem lott's 'ere now (sticky remix)
17. ?? - rush the dj (someone tell me the name of this artist...garage track)
18. dizzee rascal - vexed
19. din.st - the rave is back (dj maxximus mix)
20. punjabi hit squad - hai hai

(I agree that "no good advice" is pretty good, except for the cringe-worthy spoken bits at the end, have they learnt nothing from Atomic Kitten?)

- Timberlake, "Rock Your Body"
- Bergheim 34, "Random Access Memory"
- Killer Mike, "A.D.I.D.A.S." but even "Rap is Dead," for no good reason
- maybe "Hai Hai," though it's just a good loop
- what sounds like a single on the Barbara Morgenstern Nichts Muss
- Nas, "I Can" (no really)
- Bangkok Impact, "Don't Be a Badboy"
- "Sleeping Aides and Razor Blades" by the Exploding Hearts, which is just a Material Issue single by guys who decided to dress like idiots instead of looking like Material Issue. . . .

These are all rather smashee and will prompt a four-way clusterfuck for the next Focus Group. The following won't, but are all bloody great in any case:

The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster - Psychosis Safari
The Delgados - All You Need Is Hate
Archigram - Doggystyle
The Hunches - Lisa Told Me
Junior Senior - Move Your Feet
Moloko - Familiar Feeling
Black Box Recorder - These Are The Things
The Thrills - One Horse Town
The Futureheads - Carnival Kids
Fallacy - Big N Bashy

There must be more, though.

i think the JT and Girls Aloud songs are far and away the best this yr so far, but rosie ribbons- a little bit, Jlo- jenny from the block, and Tomcraft- loneliness, are very good too.

"Time For Heroes" by The Libertines (I like the fact that they're the first Nu Garage band to openly acknowedlege The Strokes as an influence, even tho I like them a lot more than I do The Strokes really; I dunno, I like the humility of that.)

"When I Get You Alone" by Thicke (whoever the fuck he may be.)

10 best
dizzy rascal 'i luv you'*
ladytron 'blue jeans'*
simian 'la breeze'*
space cowboy 'just put your hand in mine'
junior senior 'move your feet'*
electric 6 'danger! high voltage!'*
white stripes 'seven nation army'
broadcast 'pendulum'
goldfrapp 'train'
punjabi mc 'mundian te bach ke'*

*all from albums released last year or even older tho

Also the beaty drumming at the end of the "Beautiful" video by Snoop Dogg was pretty ace, too.

I like the way how only one person has mentioned "Seven Nation Army" yet.

and whichever song Joe Budden is going to release as a single, probably

I didn't know the Tomcraft stuff was current: I'd definitely second that. I have no idea when any of the garage stuff is actually from: Fijit's "Garage" was last year, right?

I also think that I like the new Radiohead song, but I've only heard it twice, as opposed to the above two, which are on the radio about 10 times every hour.

Anyway:

1) Sean Paul - Get Busy
2) that last track on the Michael Mayer Peel Sessions, whatever it is
3) Mis-Teeq - Scandalous

heaps more obv. but these three rule supreme.

How is "Danger High Voltage" a year and a half old???

Ugress - Loungemeister
Alphonse Brown - The Frunkp (perhaps 2002, don't know much about the French charts)
Tomcraft - Loneliness
50 Cent - In Da Club
Mr. Phillips - Who Wanna Make Chi-Ching!
Coldplay - Clocks
Busta Rhymes & Sean Paul - Make It Clap
Electric 6 - Danger! High Voltage! (indeed, originally released in late '01)
Room 5 - Make Luv (another 2001 release, and no matter how overplayed it's still cool)
Panjabi MC - Mundian To Bach Ke
Scooter - Weekend
Lemon Jelly - Nice Weather For Ducks
Puretone - Stuck In A Groove
Sean Paul - Get Busy
Snoop Dogg - Beautiful
The Roots - The Seed 2.0
E-Life - Watch Me
The White Stripes - Seven Nation Army
Mis-Teeq - Scandalous
Plummet - Damaged
Planet Funk - Who Said
Cygnus X - Positron
56K ft Bejay - Save A Prayer (cheeeeeeesy but it works somehow)
Klea - Tic Toc

First I heard about it was from irregular board denizen Maura at the start of 2002 or so, and she already had an mp3 from a single release or somesuch.

Uncut - Midnight

which has received no love on ILM at all. This is not fair.

Sean Paul - "Get Busy"

Also:

R. Kelly - "Ignition (remix)
White Stripes - "Seven Nation Army"
Snoop - "Beautiful"
Justin Timberlake - "Rock Your Body"
TATU - "All the Things She Said"
Kreo - "Burn For You" (I think this is last year, but I only heard it on the radio a month ago)
All American Rejects - "Swing Swing"

Electric Six: "Gay Bar"
Audio Bullys: "The Snow"
Groove Armada: "Lovebox"
Yeah Yeah Yeahs: "Maps"
Cooler Kids: "E Is for Everybody"
Todd Edwards: "Beckon Call (2003 Remix)"
Yo La Tengo: "Today Is the Day"
Hi-Fi Hillary: "Work It" [remix of Missy w/Meat Beat Manifesto + a touch of Duran Duran; sounds GRATE]
The Postal Service: "Nothing Better" ["Such Great Heights" is the actual single but this is the best song on the album; this year's "Digital Love," I swear]
Killer Mike: "Akshon (Yeah!)" and "A.D.I.D.A.S."
Freeway f/Jay-Z and Beanie Segal: "What We Do..."
!!!: "Me and Giuliani Down by the School Yard (A True Story)" [dude's voice is seriously annoying but the track's great]
Freaks: "Where Were You When the Lights Went Out"
Luomo: "So You" [the remade "Tessio" is the single, but this is the best thing he's ever done]
The Rapture: "I Need Your Love"
The Diplomats featuring Cam’ron & Hell Rell: “This Is What I Do”

not bad for only 1/3 (the lame 1/3) down, and obviously I missed stuff, and, and, and...

yeah i said it

insteada oh-oh: "dirt doooooog! dirt doooooog!"

hidden cameras "ban marriage"
lucksmiths "midweek midmorning"
further "romance"
kill city "3 song ep"

Sharia -- Ladies: This is like Madonna's "Music" if she were 20 years old and hired southern bounce producers.

R. Kelly -- Snake: The "two gorillas" part gets me every time and the stop-start percussive build is fantastic. Also the triplets help.

Madonna -- American Life: You know the drill.

Good Charlotte - The Anthem: Somebody please tell me where the riff is stolen from.

Girls Aloud- No Good Advice

50 Cent - PIMP

Jay-Z & Panjabi MC - Beware Of The Boys

Sean Paul - Get Busy

Liz Phair - whatever the first single is

Andrea Doria-Bucci Bag (possibly wally lopez remix of same)

Electric 6-Danger! High Voltage! (and the lu cont mix)

Mirwais-Miss You (Lu Cont mix again)

Eric Prydz-Slamming

Tim Deluxe-Less Talk More Action

Saffron Hill-My Love Is Always There

A.R.E. Weapons -- "Don't Be Scared," "Hey World"
Bat Eats Plastic -- "City Beat"
Black Lips -- "Freakout," "Ain't Comin' Back"
Electric Six -- "Danger! High Voltage," "Gay Bar"
50 Cent -- "In Da Club"
Hitman Sammy Sam -- "Step Daddy"
Living Things -- "Bombs Below"
Molotov -- "Frijolero"
the Notwist - "Pick Up the Phone"
Panjabi MC feat. Jay-Z - "Mundian to Bach Ke (Beware of the Boys)"

never loved Wanksta

Delgados - All You Need Is Hate/Mr Blue Sky
Fallacy - Big & Bashy
Wildhearts - So Into You
Panjabi MC - Mundian To Bach Ke
Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster - Psychosis Safari
TATU - All The Things She Said
Junior Senior - Move Your Feet
Black Box Recorder - These Are The Things
Sean Paul - Get Busy
The Thrills - One Horse Town

Still everything to play for, though.

Two questions:
1) Do the Wildhearts actually have hits in England? If so, I'm jealous. (I thought they broke up a long time ago or something.)

2) Is the A.B. Quintanilla y los Kumbia Kings featuring El Gran Silencio and Juan Gabriel "No Tengo Dinero" the same song Los Umbrellos did a few years ago? If so, I want to hear it right now.

Apparently they just charted at 21 this week over there, so yes.

(there's trillions more but that's all that comes to mind as of now)

= either "the !!! guy sings" or "the !!! guys sing." (You decide.)

Also, the whole progression that the song goes through is pretty tight.

(thanx for the save, blount)

Blood Brothers - "Ambulance Vs. Ambulance"
Blur - "Out of Time"
Deftones - "Minerva"
Radiohead - "There There"
Tangiers - "Keep the Living Bodies Warm"
Tomahawk - "Rape This Day"
Mclusky - "There Ain't No Fool In Ferguson"

Also, did Bubba Sparxxx switch producers for his new stuff? From what I gathered on another board, it sounded like el-P was producing him this time around and that just didn't sound right.. or good.

playlist

1. tatu - 'all the things you said'
2. dizzy rascal - 'i luv u (sharkey remix)'
3. broadcast - 'pendulum'
4. room 5 - 'make luv'
5. electric six - 'danger! high voltage'
6. dem lott - 'dem lott's ere now'
7. punjabi mc feat. jay-z - 'beware of the boys (mundian to bach ke)'
8. elephant man - 'fuck u sign'
9. freaks - 'where were you when the lights went out'
10. the rapture - 'sister saviour'
11. !!! - 'me and giuliani down by the school yard'
12. killer mike feat. big boi - 'a.d.i.d.a.s.'
13. kardinal offishal - 'belly dancer'
14. joe budden - 'pump it up'
15. lemon jelly - 'nice weather for ducks'
16. the white stripes - 'girl, you have no faith in medicine'
17. the yeah yeah yeahs - 'maps'

http://www.bbc.co.uk/totp/artists/g/girls_aloud/video/girls_aloud_no_good_advice_temp.ram

1. Dizzee Rascal – “I Luv U (Sharky Remix)”
2. Wayne Wonder – “No Letting Go”
3. Joe Budden – “Pump It Up”
4. A.R.E. Weapons – “Don’t Be Scared”
5. R. Kelly – “Ignition (Remix)”
6. Killer Mike – “A.D.I.D.A.S.”
7. Beyonce feat. Jay-Z – “Crazy In Love”
8. Kardinal Offishall – “Belly Dance”
9. 50 Cent – “In Da Club”
10. !!! – “Me and Giuliani Down By The Schoolyard (A True Story)”

b2k- girlfriend (the remix with all the woo woo woos).

disc 1
dmx – “x gon give it to ya”
50 – “in da club”
outlaw breakz feat. gemma fox & sweetie irie – “dutty”
joe budden - “pump it up”
kardi – “belly dance”
the bug feat. the rootsman – “imitator”
trina feat. luda – “b r right”
sean paul – “get busy”
punjabi mc feat jigga – “beware of to bach ke”
din.st – “the rave is back (dj maxximus mix)”
punjabi hit squad – “hai hai”
roscoe p coldchain – “delinquent”
killer mike – “adidas”
beenie man & janet – “feel it boy (agent x remix)”
mad anju – “cellular minutes”
r kelly – “ignition (remix)”
nivea – “laundromat”
sticky feat. kele le roc – “things we do for love”

disc 2
ted leo – “where have all the rude boys gone?”
kelly o – “shut up!”
blood bros – “ambulence vs. ambulence”
ted leo – “ballad of the sin eater”
dj lance lockarm – “lose yr’self fitter”
adult. – “glue yr eyelids together”
notwist – “this room”
kelly o – “come dig me out”
are weapons – “don’t be scared”
exploding hearts – “sleeping aides & razor blades”
broadcast – “pendulum”
white stripes – “seven nation army”
the rapture – “I need yr love”
yeah yeah yeahs – “y-control”
johnny cash – “hurt”
yeah yeah yeahs – “maps”

disc3
dizzee – “sittin here”
bonecrusher – “never scared”
fallacy – “big’n’bashy”
elephant man – “fuck u sign”
sean paul – “gimme the light (heartless remix)”
kayne west – “thru the wire”
jon e. cash vs. capleton – title unknown by me
more fire crew feat. dizz – “still the same”
mis-teeq – “scandalous”
freeway – “what we do”
dizzee – “vexed”
beyonce & hova – “crazy in love”
girls aloud – “no good advice”
laid blak – “scream n shout”
snoop – “beautiful”
wayne wonder – “no letting go”
lumidee – I forget the title
dizzee – “I luv u (sharky remix)”

honorable mentions

Linus Loves-The Terrace

Adam Beyer-Ignition Key (Speedy J Remix)

Sean Paul-Get Busy

Thomas Bangalter-Outrage

Archigram-Doggystyle

Lacquer-Behind.

Andrea Doria-Bucci Bag.

disc 4
archigram – “carnival”
audio bullys – “the snow”
dem 2 – new song I forget the name of
fenrec – “yes sir, I can hardcore (m mayer mix)”
!!! – “me and giuliani down by the school yard (a true story)”
artful dodger – “ruff neck sound (dillinja remix)”
dizzee – “we are not having it”
elephant man – “give her it good”
east connection – “we’re ready (wiley remix)”
dirt mcgirt – “welcome home”
kiley dean – “make me a song”
archigram – “carnival (bring back the rave mix)”
fsol – “papua new guinea (high contrast rmx)”
kode9 – “dreaming ocean (remix)”

disc 5
origin unknown & dynamite mc – “hotness”
junior senior – “move your feet”
luda - “act a fool”
nasty crew – “take dem out”
baby feat. clipse – “what happened to that boy?”
dynamite mc – “rush the dj”
electric 6 – “gay bar”
skillz – “va banger”
wiley – “blizzard”
casiotone for the painfully alone – “rice dream girl”
black ops – “dis beats dutty”
lil kim – “the jump off”
m1 – “r u from the ends (vocal mix)”
tatu – “all the things she said”
cooler kids – “all around the world”
eve – “satisfaction”
yo la tengo – “today is the day”

disc 6
reinhardt voigt – “how we rock”
m.i.a. – “michreiter”
robag wruhme – “frangda”
hans neiswandt – “you don’t know shake it (original mix)”
justus kohncke – “homogen”
joachim spieth – “ich”
sammi koivikko – “kut pulatin”
mikkel metal – “hemper”
pole – “back home”
Justus kohncke – “witchita lineman”
todd sines – “skin”
oxtongue – “delight (original mix)”

disc 7
housemeister – “do you wanna funk”
phonique – “beat’n’greet”
superpitcher – “hysteria”
quarks – “I walk (superpitcher schaffel mix)”
agoria – “sky is clear (michael mayer remix)”
kaito – “release your body”
audision – “first contact”
the bug vs. richie hawtin – “low blow”
mikkel metal – “rodd”
kit clayton – “humbaba”
isolee – “lost”
the orb – “cool harbor”

Agoria, best new act around. La Onzieme Marche and Kofea are fucking wicked.

http://channels.netscape.com/ns/music/ch/content2.jsp?cts=1&src=http://demand1.stream.aol.com/ramgen/aol/us/aolmusic/artists/universal/ashanti/84y3khxd_i8309uf.rm

hear it Here! [automatically loads into a multimedia popup]
http://www.capitolrecords.com/janesaddiction/justbecause/

epic, glorious rock - I love the trippy psychedelic guitar sound.

(The Toby Keith song is as revolting as Christgau says it is, and I won't argue against docking something for expressing terrible ideas - ideas are part of what music does, after all - but it'll fall off my list by Pazz & Jop time anyway, so I won't have to really debate myself on this issue. But I'm alerting you to the fact that it's a powerful song, so you can listen to it, gag on it, take it on.)

That's tough. If you factor in the awesome "Richcraft Remix" of said Amerie track it becomes *really* tough, esp. 'cos I could imagine Beyonce being inspired by that. Still waiting for the Amerie album to get a release over here.

I think Beyonce's song will be more inescapable though, which will prob. work in its favour. On a social/dancefloor level I could see it being this year's "Hot In Herre" if that slot wasn't already taken by "In Da Club". Maybe this year's "Work It"?

that is all

& kogan yeah that toby keith song is powerful ugly. is the foxy song you mean the one with foxy? coz that's like 2 years old & if you like it you need to hear the whole broken silence album. tables will turn is a way better track i think, btw.

thanks for the celine pointer tho. i forgot how cool a good poptrance track is.

(you listen to the ashanti?)

neither will ever surpass these hits

Actually I kinda like "Run Dem" or "Na Na Be Like" a bit more than "Tables Will Turn" - which is great but where is Foxy's patois?

"neither will ever surpass these hits"

Chip did you hear Amerie's "Need You Tonight"? It's fabulicious.

Anyone who likes the Indian-dancehall stuff should check the Hindu Storm riddim - MASSIVE! Maybe dancehall's best attempt to come to grips with India yet.

i like that linkin park single more every time i hear it

the video for the new bubba sparxxx is nuts

Lil' Mo - 4ever
Sami Koivikko - Kut Pultain, Pt. 3
Audision - First Contact
702 - I Still Love You
Coloma - If You Can't Be Good
Lumidee - Never Leave You (Uh Oooh, Uh Oooh!)
Basteroid - Against Luftwiderstand
Dizzee Rascal - Brand New Day
Isolée - Lost
Mikkel Metal - Hemper
Jabberjaw - Girlfriend
Heib - Cargo
Talib Kweli - Get By
Perspects - Gimme Panic
Tres Demented - Demented Drums
Krikor - Peeping Tom
Bonecrusher - Never Scared
Bugz in the Attic - Zombie 2003
M. Mayer - Bring it Back
Horrorama - The Sentinel
Theo Parrish - Got a Match
Osborne - Daylight
Enno - From the Nape of the Neck
Luciano & Matthew Jonson - Alpine Rocket
Goldfrapp - Train
The Orb - Cool Harbour
Rhythm & Sound - Queen in My Empire
The Soft Pink Truth - Acting Crazy
Amp Fiddler - Love and War
International Pony - A New Bassline for Jose
Peter Grummich - Gear
Mikkel Metal - Eight [Lowfour Remix]
M.I.A. - Milchreiter
Wiley - What Can I Say
Spacek - Motion Control
Luciano - La Limonada de Pepe Bombilla
3 Chairs - All Over
Broadcast - Pendulum
Ms. Dynamite - Ramp
Robag Wruhme - Frangda
Justus Kohncke - Weiche Zaune
Dimbiman - V
M. Rahn - Reflections
Dykehouse - Map Ref
Glove - Wunderbar
Musical Mobb - Pulse Xtra
Kaidi & Dego - Got Me Puzzled
Dem Lott - Dem Lott's 'Ere Now
Rednose Distrikt - Gotta Make a Move
Danny Weed - Rat Race

Monica's "Get It Off" narrowly missed -- that's going to be a single at some point, right?

Second Monica-related qn: What's the difference between her marked car (?) and her unmarked car? Does the latter just not have a vanity license plate?

Sami Koivikko and Luciano: Either of these producers could put out an LP that would wipe the floor with The Present Lover.

Soooooo good!

1. dizzee rascal - "i luv u"
2. wayne wonder - "no letting go"
3. beyonce & jay-z - "crazy in love"
4. are weapons - "don't be scared"
5. r kelly - "ignition (rmx)"
6. killer mike - "a.d.i.d.a.s."
7. !!! - "me and guiliani down by the schoolyard (a true story)"
8. coldplay - "clocks"
9. origin unknown feat. mc dynamite - "hotness"
10. kardinal offishall - "belly dancer"
11. joe budden - "pump it up"
12. dr. ring ding - "bombs over baghdad"
13. kelly osbourne - "shut up"
14. tatu - "all the things she said"
15. johnny cash - "hurt"
16. avril lavigne - "i'm with you"
17. eve - "satisfaction"
18. east connection - "we're ready (wiley rmx)"
19. dmx - "x gon give it to ya"
20. dizzee rascal - "fix up look sharp"
21. elephant man - "fuck u sign"
22. 702 feat clipse - "star"
23. the yeah yeah yeahs - "maps"
24. david sylvian - "fire in the forest"
25. the new pornographers - "the laws have changed"
26. nivea - "laundromat"
27. snoop dogg - "beautiful"
28. more fire crew feat. dizzee rascal - "still the same"
29. punjabi mc feat. jay-z "beware of the boys"
30. black dice - "endless happiness (eye rmx)"
31. audio bullys - "the snow"
32. lumidee - "never leave you"
33. madd anju - "celular minutes"
34. junior senior - "move yr feet"
35. linkin park - "faint"
36. dynamite mc - "rush the dj"
37. sean paul - "like glue"
38. the donnas "take it off"
39. mis-teeq - "scandalous"
40. r kelly - "snake (rmx)"
41. justus kohncke - "witchita lineman"
42. ruffus - "80s comin back"
43. fallacy feat. tubby t - "big'n'bashy"
44. lil kim feat. 50 cent - "the magic stick"
45. wiley - "blizzard"
46. mindflayer - "bass drop"
47. lil jon - "get low"
48. chingy - "right thurr"
49. lil kim - "the jump off"
50. electric six - "gay bar"

and timbo (i assume) is more bluesy than ever. but i do find it ahem, disingenuous to relase "bubba talk" as yr. big single from your FIRST album and then come crying back about how ppl. take you for a gimmick!

and the p diddy/nelly/murphy lee track on the bad boys ii soundtrack.

of course I can't recall the names of either.

What Pearson style is it in? & can we nominate the guy for remixer of the year already?

I'll take these singles, thanks.

No mentions of Demarkus Lewis!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ta0eQgU9VKM

huh. bunch of absolutely amazing songs in the meh category there alfred

Great year for singles.

I have no recollection at all of the song I listed @ #1 upthread. But played it just now and I'll stand by mentioning it.

One thing is for sure: Alfred doesn’t like Sean Paul (he’s wrong, obviously).

huh. bunch of absolutely amazing songs in the meh category there alfred

― jolene club remix (BradNelson),

but I direct you to the first eight or nine good to greats