#THEN0UGHTIE5 Day 50: #1: Franz Ferdinand - Take Me Out (2004, 🇬🇧, 12 pts) My top two songs both have unconventional song structures. The transition from the verse section to the chorus section is the best bit (unforgivably sometimes skipped on the radio) youtu.be/Ijk4j-r7qPA?... Thanks Arron!
Franz Ferdinand - Take Me Out (Video)
YouTube video by franzferdinandVEVO
youtu.be
#THEN0UGHTIE5 Day 49: #2: Girls Aloud - Biology (2005, 🇬🇧/🇮🇪, 12 pts) It’s got a verse, a pre-chorus, a chorus and a middle eight, just not necessarily in that order youtu.be/bBPtP4t2J1k?...
Girls Aloud - Biology (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by GirlsAloudVEVO
youtu.be
#THEN0UGHTIE5 Day 48: #3: Ladytron - Destroy Everything You Touch (2005, 🇬🇧/🇧🇬, 11 pts) Ladytron at their most propulsive youtu.be/JTTwlAT_AwU?...
Ladytron - Destroy Everything You Touch [Official Music Video]
YouTube video by NettwerkMusic
youtu.be
#THEN0UGHTIE5 Day 47: #4: Lily Allen - The Fear (2008, 🇬🇧, 11 pts) Wittily satirical verses and then a rug-pull of a chorus youtu.be/q-wGMlSuX_c?...
Lily Allen | The Fear (Official Video - Explicit Version)
YouTube video by Lily Allen
youtu.be
#THEN0UGHTIE5 Day 46: #5: Radiohead - There There (2003, 🇬🇧, 11 pts) Starts ominously, builds to a cathartic climax youtu.be/7AQSLozK7aA?...
Radiohead - There, There
YouTube video by Radiohead
youtu.be
#THEN0UGHTIE5 Day 45: #6: Goldfrapp - Lovely Head (2000, 🇬🇧, 11 pts) For the second day running, a debut single from 2000; whistling and theremin imitating win my vote youtu.be/KHM4PrHqNCo?...
Goldfrapp - Lovely Head (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Goldfrapp
youtu.be
#THEN0UGHTIE5 Day 44: #7: Sugababes - Overload (2000, 🇬🇧, 11 pts) They’ll get an HM from me for a later hit, but for me their debut is their pinnacle youtu.be/wqZMWzFPQHQ?...
Sugababes – Overload (Official Video)
YouTube video by Sugababes
youtu.be
#THEN0UGHTIE5 Day 43 #8: Royksopp & Robyn - The Girl and the Robot (2009,🇳🇴/🇸🇪, 11 pts) Possibly Robyn’s best song, even if technically she doesn’t get an above the line credit on it youtu.be/sPqnxFgCrhg?...
Röyksopp 'The Girl And The Robot' (Official Video)
YouTube video by Röyksopp
youtu.be
#THEN0UGHTIE5 Day 42: #9: Elbow - Fugitive Motel (2003, 🇬🇧, 11 pts) No one does yearning like Guy Garvey youtu.be/pJDf1atIuBc?...
Elbow - fugitive motel (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by ElbowVEVO
youtu.be
#THEN0UGHTIE5 Day 41: Into the top 10 and the bonuses! #10: All Saints - Black Coffee (2000, 🇬🇧/🇨🇦, 11 pts) My marginal preference of their two great singles - I seemed to be alone in picking it last time round but I’ve seen a few more picks this time youtu.be/v0Xej6Sz5nU?...
All Saints - Black Coffee (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by RHINO
youtu.be
#THEN0UGHTIE5 Day 40: Yeasayer - Wait For The Summer (2007, 🇺🇸, unranked) A stew of psychedelia, indie folk and world music youtu.be/_kQyhMfH0rM?...
Yeasayer- Wait For The Summer
YouTube video by YeasayerTV
youtu.be
#THEN0UGHTIE5 Day 39: Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Maps (2003, 🇺🇸, unranked) Uncharacteristically lovelorn ballad from YYYs - there’ll be a more upbeat choice in the HMs youtu.be/oIIxlgcuQRU?...
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Maps (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by YeahYeahYeahsVEVO
youtu.be
#THEN0UGHTIE5 Day 38: The White Stripes - Fell In Love With A Girl (2002, 🇺🇸, unranked) Probably the shortest song on my list but it packs a lot of wallop in under two minutes youtu.be/fTH71AAxXmM?...
The White Stripes - Fell In Love With A Girl (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by The White Stripes
youtu.be
#THEN0UGHTIE5 Day 37: The Walkmen - The Rat (2004, 🇺🇸, unranked) Excoriating, lyrically and musically youtu.be/asI2DsUPWJ4?...
The Walkmen - "The Rat"
YouTube video by TheWalkmenMusic
youtu.be
#THEN0UGHTIE5 Day 36: Tindersticks - My Oblivion (2003, 🇬🇧, unranked) The last great song by Tindersticks Mark 1 youtu.be/yq1lSEXQoxQ?...
My Oblivion
YouTube video by Tindersticks - Topic
youtu.be
#THEN0UGHTIE5 Day 35: Sufjan Stevens - Chicago (2005, 🇺🇸, non-single, unranked) No singles from this album so lots of great tracks to choose from - going for what I think will be the consensus pick youtu.be/tWX3El-slpY?...
Sufjan Stevens - Chicago [The Politician Soundtrack Theme Song — OFFICIAL AUDIO]
YouTube video by Sufjan Stevens
youtu.be
#THEN0UGHTIE5 Day 34: Stateless - Bloodstream (2005, 🇬🇧, unranked) Released twice to no great success, a lovelorn trip hop gem youtu.be/V3b1CDLsiGU?...
Stateless - Bloodstream (Official lyrics)
YouTube video by RedMambaYard
youtu.be
#THEN0UGHTIE5 Day 33: Stars - Your Ex-Lover Is Dead (2005, 🇨🇦, unranked) Unfortunately Stars’ votes seem to be split, but this old flames duet is my favourite youtu.be/r5Or6-HOveg?...
Stars - Your Ex-Lover Is Dead
YouTube video by StarsVEVO
youtu.be
#THEN0UGHTIE5 Day 32: Skinny - Morning Light (2001, 🇬🇧, unranked) Second of my picks to make great use of a sample, this time from Millie Jackson youtu.be/ucFyVHE50G0?...
Skinny - Morning Light
YouTube video by ocelotrevs
youtu.be
#THEN0UGHTIE5 Day 31: Sigur Rós - Hoppipolla (2005, 🇮🇸, unranked) The song that was playing as my wife walked down the aisle youtu.be/JAYb8ZyjzD0?...
Sigur Rós - Hoppípolla [Official Music Video - 4K]
YouTube video by Sigur Rós
youtu.be
#THEN0UGHTIE5 Day 30: Queens of the Stone Age - The Lost Art of Keeping a Secret (2000, 🇺🇸, unranked) It’s too hot to think of anything intelligent and pithy to say about this, so I’ll just say it rocks youtu.be/0l0nzPpvbFs?...
Queens Of The Stone Age - The Lost Art of Keeping A Secret
YouTube video by QueensStoneAgeVEVO
youtu.be
#THEN0UGHTIE5 Day 29: The Pipettes - Judy (2006, 🇬🇧, unranked) I’ve already picked two later works by former Pipettes in earlier challenges, here’s their finest moment together youtu.be/VV6Knsx7GEA?...
The pipettes - Judy
YouTube video by Memphis Industries
youtu.be
#THEN0UGHTIE5 Day 28: The Notwist - Trashing Days (2001, 🇩🇪, unranked) Banjos, woodwind and beats youtu.be/EdCN1pGQfP4?...
The Notwist - Trashing Days
YouTube video by Crimson Kelpie
youtu.be
#THEN0UGHTIE5 Day 27: Midlake - Roscoe (2006, 🇺🇸, unranked) Wistful bucolic rock youtu.be/TI69SQ9-i88?...
Midlake - "Roscoe" (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by Midlake
youtu.be
#THEN0UGHTIE5 Day 26 MIA - Paper Planes (2008, 🇬🇧/🇱🇰) One of two songs on my list to make great use of a sample youtu.be/ewRjZoRtu0Y?...
M.I.A. - Paper Planes
YouTube video by MIAVEVO
youtu.be
#THEN0UGHTIE5 HMs Day 5 Kirsty MacColl - In These Shoes? (2000, 🇬🇧, J Cole fail) Her last single released in her lifetime youtu.be/Qf-MaLXgl3A?...
Kirsty MacColl - In These Shoes
YouTube video by József Csáth
youtu.be
#THEN0UGHTIE5 HMs Day 4 I Am Kloot - From Your Favourite Sky (2003, 🇬🇧) They were in my Tens main list but didn’t qualify for the final round - probably won’t this time either, but here’s hoping youtu.be/vUMvjs0e6Ic?...
From Your Favourite Sky
YouTube video by I Am Kloot
youtu.be
#THEN0UGHTIE5 HMs Day 3 Blonde Redhead - 23 (2007, 🇺🇸/🇮🇹/🇯🇵) Multinational dream pop youtu.be/a7FqUNlEdwA?...
Blonde Redhead - 23
YouTube video by 4AD
youtu.be
#THEN0UGHTIE5 HMs Day 2 The Polyphonic Spree - Soldier Girl (2002, 🇺🇸) They might not be the best on my list, but they are certainly the most youtu.be/4uzddaCSwpE?...
THE POLYPHONIC SPREE soldier girl
YouTube video by tybreizhou56
youtu.be