We’ve made it all the way to 2011 and guess what? Complete underwhelm-ment. There were a few catchy songs released last year, but as catchy as they were, equally unmemorable they are. No classics. So, what am I to do? I can’t get this far and choke. I have...
This song was everywhere during the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. Why? The ‘Celebration Mix’ version was grabbed by Coke to be their anthem for the tournament. That meant it was in the stadiums, on the telly, on tournament cash-in music mixes,...
There aren’t too many Kiwi bands on my list so it’s somewhat appropriate that, as the last decade ended we can get something local in there. My second son was born in 2009, but I’d be pushing it to say this piece of music dove-tailed with his...
I like The Killers. Not for their name (no, I’m not a psychopath…) but for the decent music they produce. And this is pretty much my favourite song of theirs. Again, a simple explanation. Not because I may be running out of steam with this project, but...
My first son was born in 2007. Having kids is the most mind-altering experience you will ever have. Bar none. When Nathan came along the sun definitely set on my previous life, while opening up a whole new, far more fascinating, unknown path ahead. Stated rather...
This is another tough one. In the year I attended my first World Cup, you’d have thought a song from that period would have stood out. But no, not really. Hips Don’t Lie just doesn’t really cut it… Crazy does stand out as something I listened...
The Stereophonics are back on my soundtrack after a short, one year, absence thanks to this great track. Why is it great? Because it was the last song to be cut before I finally settled on my wedding song. Well, that’s one very main reason. It also happens to be...
Damn, 2004 was a tough year to find a decent song. Many of the best songs that charted in ’04 were actually released in ’03. So I’m having the same dilemma now as I did back in the 1990s. That’s easily solved – I’m going to cheat a...
As great a tune as this is, and it is really great, it’s extra meaningful to me as the sentiment expressed in the very title could be the definition of my life. Until recently (hopefully) at any rate. You know…don’t do today what you can put off...
This choice is completely egregious and self-obsessed… Look, it’s a decent pop song and the pretty boy can sing. But the the music video contains a certain ex-(sort of) tennis player. And that’s why I like it. Simple. Here’s the Wikipedia...
