Top 10 Songs of 2017


It’s the moment you’ve all been eagerly waiting for– the moment I reveal my top 10 songs of the year.  As expected, the list is unapologetically dominated by pop music  and damn, what a year it was for pop.  So sit back and enjoy the songs that made me smile, sing, dance and most importantly, feel fucking great this past year!
10.  We Could Be Divine – Kahn and Karen
This was an unexpected collaboration by the charming Parlotones frontman, Kahn Morbee, and rock queen Karen Zoid but boy did they create magic.  I was privileged to see the two of them perform the song live at the Artscape and it was…well…divine.  The music video is also fantastic.
9.  It Ain’t Me – Kygo feat. Selena Gomez
I am a sucker when it comes to Selee-ner and this collaboration between her and Norwegian producer and DJ, Kygo, is a firm favourite of mine from this year.  The song’s Wikipedia page describes it as “a dance-pop, electropop and tropical house song” with an “acoustic guitar line, and a build-drop arrangement…featuring pulsing piano notes, bass, synthesizers, finger-snap claps and pan flute melodies”.  What more could you ask for?
8.  What About Us? – P!nk
P!nk’s highly-anticipated album, Beautiful Trauma, was released late this year and What About Us? was the first single.  P!nk’s music hits the spot and this song, as well as the official remixes, is no exception.  It is filled with thought-provoking rhetorical questions and an awesome dance beat.  The album is also one of my favourites of the year.
7.  Thunder – Imagine Dragons
When I hear this song, I can’t help but move my whole body – I particularly enjoy the “clap clap clap” after the “thunder…feel the thunder” part.  The video is also wonderfully bizarre.
6.  Two Fux – Adam Lambert
There were many times in the past year when I had only two fux to give and then this song came along and it became a theme song, to be played at maximum volume (and often in my head throughout the day). 
5.  Disconnect – Clean Bandit feat. Marina and the Diamonds
Another song that became an anthem for me.  I listened to it repeatedly on the drive to work in the mornings or at the end of a challenging day.  The lyrics spoke directly to my body and soul:
Need to look after myself
Yeah I need to take a breath
Need to look after my health
Yeah I need to disconnect
4.  The Cure – Lady Gaga
This was a surprise release from Lady Gaga that had everyone talking.  It did much better than her recent releases (although I LOVED Joanne and paid little attention to the mixed reviews of the album) and reminded sceptics and critics what Gaga is all about.
3.  Malibu / Younger Now – Miley Cyrus
I couldn’t choose between these two singles from Miley’s Younger Now album – so I decided, since it is my list and I can do what I want, to include both of them.  Despite a lukewarm reception of the album, I couldn’t get enough Miley and her rhinestone jumpsuits in 2017.
2.  Cut To The Feeling – Carly Rae Jepsen
Carly just keeps turning out tracks that are catchy AF.  I was obsessed with this song (taken from the soundtrack to the Canadian film Ballerina – or Leap in the US) from the first time I heard it.  A catchy beat gets the song started before a dance-tastic chorus drops:
Ah, I wanna cut through the clouds, break the ceiling 
I wanna dance on the roof, you and me alone
I wanna cut to the feeling, oh yeah 
1.  Scared Of The Dark – Steps
One of the highlights on the music scene of 2017 was the return of Steps.  And what a comeback!  Scared Of The Dark is pure pop and dance perfection and set the tone for an equally perfect album, Tears On The Dancefloor.  The video also reminds us why we fell in love with Steps back in the 90s.

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