What's your top 20 singles of this decade?

[mickill]

10 would be a little hard. I've only included songs that were actually released as singles:


Made You Look - Nas - Greatest beat ever

99 Problems - Jay-Z - A monster. 2nd verse is beyond ridiculous too

Umbrella - Rihanna feat. Jay-Z - Possibly the catchiest hook ever

The Modern Age - The Strokes - If it was called the Barely Legal EP, I probably would have picked Barely Legal

Stan - Eminem - It's between this and The Way I Am, but this is just a little more geniuser

Grindin' - Clipse - I actually like Mr Me Too a little better, but this beat was a serious statement. And Pharrell doesn't rhyme on this one

Feel Good Hit Of The Summer - QOTSA - No One Knows and Little Sister are close contenders

Blue Orchid - White Stripes - They were falling off by this point, but this song was immune to it

B.O.B. - Outkast - I can't listen to Ms Jackson or Hey Ya ever again - especially after they became your mom's favorite songs - but this one's still good

Heartbeats - The Knife - So gangster

Gold Digger - Kanye - Preferably the clean version for the "she ain't messin with no broke broke"

My Love - Justin Timberlake & T.I. - It was this or Cry Me A River, but Timbaland tainted this one with his unnecessary vocal additives a little less

What You Know - T.I. - NO EXPLANATION NECESSARY

Float On - Modest Mouse - The Mouse purists frown upon it, but that's because they are generally dicks

Paper Planes - M.I.A. - Yeah, I get tired of people pointing imaginary guns at me when they dance and sing along to it, but it's catchy

Neighborhood #1 - Arcade Fire - Don't judge me

Banquet - Bloc Party - The rhythm section on this is tighter than OJ's glove

Spread Your Love - BRMC - The bassline is just so inconsiderate and mean

Man I Used To Be - K-Os - It's like the missing song from Thriller

Idioteque - Radiohead - I tend to think that singles really should just be catchy and simple, but whatever

[Randetica]

Made You Look - Nas - Greatest beat ever

99 Problems - Jay-Z - A monster. 2nd verse is beyond ridiculous too

Feel Good Hit Of The Summer - QOTSA - No One Knows and Little Sister are close contenders

B.O.B. - Outkast - I can't listen to Ms Jackson or Hey Ya ever again - especially after they became your mom's favorite songs - but this one's still good

Heartbeats - The Knife - So gangster

What You Know - T.I. - NO EXPLANATION NECESSARY

Float On - Modest Mouse - The Mouse purists frown upon it, but that's because they are generally dicks

Paper Planes - M.I.A. - Yeah, I get tired of people pointing imaginary guns at me when they dance and sing along to it, but it's catchy

Neighborhood #1 - Arcade Fire - Don't judge me

Spread Your Love - BRMC - The bassline is just so inconsiderate and mean

Man I Used To Be - K-Os - It's like the missing song from Thriller

Idioteque - Radiohead - I tend to think that singles really should just be catchy and simple, but whatever

im too lazy to think of my own so ill go with these (y)

[DipDipDive]

Singles? Hmmm...Here are the first that come to mind, in no particular order:

JT - Sexy Back
Grizzly Bear - Two Weeks
YYY - Maps
Kings Of Leon - Molly's Chamber
RJD2 - Ghostwriter
Modest Mouse - Float On
Radiohead - There There
The Knife - Heartbeats
Feist - My Moon My Man
MGMT - Electric Feel
Lykke Li - I'm Good I'm Gone
Twista - Overnight Celebrity (can't help it :o)
Missy Elliott - Hot Boyz or Gossip Folks
Gwen Stefani & Eve - Let Me Blow Ya Mind
Wolf Parade - I'll Believe In Anything

I need to think some more on this one...

[mickill]

Missy's Get Ur Freak On and Minute Man (remix) were contenders originally, but I hate Missy. Those songs were semi-infectious at one point, though. Same with Usher's Yeah.

Honorable Mentions:

Oh - Ciara ft. Ludacris
Date With Night - Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Frontier Psychiatrist - The Avalanches
All My Friends - LCD Soundsystem

[DipDipDive]

Oh...

Aesop Rock - None Shall Pass
Daft Punk - Harder Better Faster...maybe Technologic
Bon Iver - Skinnny Love
CSS - Music Is My Hot Hot Sex
Flaming Lips - Do You Realize (was that a single?)
Gorrilaz - Feel Good Inc <---- Played out? Yes. Deniable? No.

[DipDipDive]

Something by The Shins and Kanye should probably be on my lists somewhere, but meh.

[mickill]

There's a lot of good Kanye to choose from. Jesus Walks, All Falls Down, Can't Tell Me Nothing etc....no Stronger, though


Flaming Lips - Do You Realize (was that a single?)

It was. I find it unlistenable and repetitive, but it was.

Speaking of Gorillaz, Clint Eastwood is kinda badass in a completely played out kinda way.

No DFA, Lara?

[DipDipDive]

No DFA, Lara?

Maybe Black History Month, but I don't think their stuff is radio-friendly or catchy enough to be appreciated by the masses, which is what we're going for here, yes?

I think Flashing Lights would be my Kanye pick if I was forced to choose.

[DipDipDive]

A few more:

Hot Chip - Ready For The Floor
Kelis - Milkshake
Snoop - Drop It Like It's Hot

There has to be some Neptunes love.

Ok, I'm stopping for now.

[mickill]

Maybe Black History Month, but I don't think their stuff is radio-friendly or catchy enough to be appreciated by the masses, which is what we're going for here, yes?

I think Flashing Lights would be my Kanye pick if I was forced to choose.
Right on all counts. And I agree there's little replay value there with the singles.

I completely forgot about Flashing Lights, which would definitely take the win for accompanying video. Same goes for Drop It Like It's Hot. I'd have nominated Milkshake or Crazy in Love myself, but I'm supposed to have a penis.

[DipDipDive]

FUCK!

Jay Z - Girls

My obligatory Jigga Man pick because I don't have a penis.

[Documad]

I've only included songs that were actually released as singles
What does "released as singles" mean in the 2000s?

If DDD says There There is a single, then I'll pick that. I love it mostly because it's so fun to see them play all the drums.

[DipDipDive]

And I agree there's little replay value there with the singles.

Dick.

[DipDipDive]

If DDD says There There is a single, then I'll pick that. I love it mostly because it's so fun to see them play all the drums.

It WAS a single! That was like the only one on my list that I was positive about. :)

And yes, I agree about watching them play that song, especially during the 2006 tour when they had that crazy backdrop with multiple screens of close up shots of all of their instruments. Holy buckets. (y)

[mickill]

What does "released as singles" mean in the 2000s?

Well, not just something that spread virally and charted on iTunes, but songs that were actually intended to be distributed to media outlets and preferably were pressed on some sort of tangible format at one point.

[mickill]

Dick.

It's all love, bro.

[Documad]

And yes, I agree about watching them play that song, especially during the 2006 tour when they had that crazy backdrop with multiple screens of close up shots of all of their instruments. Holy buckets. (y)

I think that was the moment where they officially became my favorite band.


1. There There - Radiohead
2. Jumpers - Sleater-Kinney (it had a video thus I guess it was a single).
3. Beck - Rental Car -- if that was a single. I haven't loved any of his albums in a long time but I am a sucker for a song with handclapping.
4. Vertigo (or Elevation) - U2
5. Beautiful Day - U2

[Freebasser]

Tough one!

The Strokes - Last Night (2000)
The Avalanches - Frontier Psychiatrist (2000)
Manic Street Preachers - Ocean Spray (2001)
Ash - Burn Baby Burn (2001)
Röyksopp - Eple (2001)
R.E.M. - Imitation of Life (2001)
The Chemical Brothers - Electronic Battle Weapon 8 [Saturate] (2001)
Doves - There Goes The Fear (2002)
The Chemical Brothers - Star Guitar (2002)
The Caesars - Jerk It Out (2003)
The Darkness - I Believe In A Thing Called Love (2003)
The Libertines - Can't Stand Me Now (2004)
Kings of Leon - The Bucket (2004)
Gorillaz - Dirty Harry (2005)
The Coral - In the Morning (2005)
Bloc Party - Flux (2007)
MGMT - Electric Feel (2007)
Rhianna - Umbrella (2007)
M.I.A. - Paper Planes (2008)
Dizzee Rascal - Dance Wiv Me (2009)

[mate_spawn_die]

MGMT - Electric Feel

i'll think of the other 19 later.

[DipDipDive]

Ok, goddamnit:

New Young Pony Club - Ice Cream
QOTSA - No One Knows
Basement Jaxx - Where's Your Head At
Ludacris feat Nate Dogg - Area Codes

STOP ME. :(

[Documad]

1. There There - Radiohead
2. Jumpers - Sleater-Kinney (it had a video thus I guess it was a single).
3. Beck - Rental Car -- if that was a single. I haven't loved any of his albums in a long time but I am a sucker for a song with handclapping.
4. Vertigo (or Elevation) - U2
5. Beautiful Day - U2
6. Rehab - Amy Winehouse (singles should be catchy goddammit)
7. Keep Fishin' - Weezer (muppets! and how cute are those guys in that video?) -- see also Island in the Sun (cute baby animals!)
8. 2+2=5 - Radiohead (especially the part 1:20-1:55 into the song)

[mickill]

Looks like Freebasser and me are pretty compatible. I'm not an R.E.M. fan, though. Still, not a deal-breaker or anything.

Beautiful Day is pretty awesome.

[DipDipDive]

Looks like Freebasser and me are pretty compatible.

You would have really ugly kids.

[mickill]

Sez you.

[Documad]

1. There There - Radiohead
2. Jumpers - Sleater-Kinney (it had a video thus I guess it was a single).
3. Beck - Rental Car -- if that was a single. I haven't loved any of his albums in a long time but I am a sucker for a song with handclapping.
4. Vertigo (or Elevation) - U2
5. Beautiful Day - U2
6. Rehab - Amy Winehouse (singles should be catchy goddammit)
7. Keep Fishin' - Weezer (muppets! and how cute are those guys in that video?) -- see also Island in the Sun (cute baby animals!)
8. Strange Overtones - David Byrne and Brian Eno -- that song makes me so fucking happy -- I listen to it on the way to work all the time.
9. Ooh la la - Goldfrapp
10. Robot Rock - Daft Punk (another one that charts because it's fun live -- I know they have better songs but this one makes me happy -- another going to work song)
11. I want to pick Superconnected by Broken Social Scene but wikipedia says that Fire Eye'd Boy was the single. :(
12. I want to pick Right Where It Belongs by NIN but wikipedia says that other songs were the singles. :( :(
13. I like the catchiness of American Idiot, Float On, and Take Me Out even though I am not a fan of any of those bands. :o
14. Cherry Blossom Girl - Air
15. Do You Realize - Flaming Lips

There are many bad but catchy songs that evoke the early 90s - ones I don't like but I would leave on the radio without changing the station. Cry Me a River, or Jennifer Lopez Love Don't Cost a Thing, or something Destiny's Child did. I even sort of liked that Pink song at the time (Family Portrait)? I can't put any of that on my list though.

[yeahwho]

All of these are real good choices, I mean it. But I want to make just one slight exception to the Strokes choices, because obviously "You Only Live Once (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBgVtT3qA2M&feature=channel)" is the Strokes finest song, single and a complete masterstroke of all singles released in the year of 2006.

[mickill]

I didn't know that You Only Live Once was released as a single. Nice one.

But now that I think about it, 12:51 is probably my overall favorite. You Only Live Once is close, but it doesn't have the Cars keyboard-style lead guitar and hand-clapping.

[DipDipDive]

Seven Nation Army has been overlooked. Despite how chronically overplayed that song was, I somehow never got sick of it. Same goes for Only by NIN.

I have certainly exceeded 20, huh? :o

[yeahwho]

I didn't know that You Only Live Once was released as a single. Nice one.

But now that I think about it, 12:51 is probably my overall favorite. You Only Live Once is close, but it doesn't have the Cars keyboard-style lead guitar and hand-clapping.

They're a band with one powerful sneaky rhythm section, rhythm guitar, bass, drums and a killer lead guitarist... so it's easy to get hung up on any one song.

You Only Live Once was released as a single (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You_Only_Live_Once_(song)), it had a big fan push. The newer video is cool because it uses a part of Jimmy Carters Panama Canal Treaty Signing speech, in the midst of the Bush years it was hard to phantom such optimism.

This opens a new chapter in our relations with all nations of this hemisphere, and it testifies to the maturity and the good judgment and the decency of our people. This agreement is a symbol for the world of the mutual respect and cooperation among all our nations. Thank you very much for your help

[Mr Films]

Bloc Party - I Still Remember
Incubus - Dig
Gnarls Barkely - Going On
TV on the Radio - Province
Gorillaz - Dirty Harry
Jay-Z - 99 Problems
Lupe Fiasco - Dumb it Down (it had a video, pretty sure it was a single)
The Roots - Here I Come
Mute Math - Typical

[adam_f]

Before I even clicked on the thread I decided this list should begin and end with Made You Look and Mike started with it, so...yeah, I can't end the thread so I'm just gonna say Made You Look and stop there.

[paul jones]

Grandaddy - He's Simple, He's Dumb, He's The Pilot
Kid Carpet - Your Love
Midlake - Roscoe
Howling Bells - Setting Sun
CSS - Let's make love and listen to Death From Above
Radiohead - Go To Sleep
Ian Brown - F.E.A.R.
Super Furry Animals - Slow Life
Adam Green - Jessica
Beastie Boys - Ch-check it out
Roots Manuva - Witness ( 1 hope)
Ladytron - Blue Jeans
Radiohead - Pyramid Song
Guided By Voices - My Kind Of Soldier
Broadcast - America's Boy
Goldie Lookin' Chain - Guns Don't kill people, rappers do
Yeah yeah yeahs - Day for the night
The Fall -Reformation!
Clor - Love + Pain
Hot Chip -Over and Over


I think that's 20

[Gareth]

Made You Look - Nas - Greatest beat ever

99 Problems - Jay-Z - A monster. 2nd verse is beyond ridiculous too

Umbrella - Rihanna feat. Jay-Z - Possibly the catchiest hook ever

Grindin' - Clipse - I actually like Mr Me Too a little better, but this beat was a serious statement. And Pharrell doesn't rhyme on this one

What You Know - T.I. - NO EXPLANATION NECESSARY


yes to these
maybe "oh" - ciara; "witness" - roots manuva
i'd go with "cry me a river" as far as JT goes
possible contenders - "intl players anthem" - UGK; "crazy love" by beyonce; ""hate it or love it" - the game...will have to think some more

[Guy Incognito]

Galvanize - chemical brothers
i bet you look good on the dancefloor - arctic monkeys
golden retriever - super furry animals
big city life - mattafix
superstylin - groove armada
mollys chambers - kings of leon
99 problems - been mentioned loads - tbh i thought it was older as it seems like that tune has been around forever but its a classic
my doorbell - white stripes
art of walking - blockhead
silver screen shower scene - felix da housecat
bonkers - dizee rascal
smoke machine - x press 2
ya mama - fatboy slim
hoppipolla - sigur ros
for lovers - pete doherty
illegal attacks - ian brown

[Randetica]

All of these are real good choices, I mean it. But I want to make just one slight exception to the Strokes choices, because obviously "You Only Live Once (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBgVtT3qA2M&feature=channel)" is the Strokes finest song, single and a complete masterstroke of all singles released in the year of 2006.

it's the only the strokes song that i like and accept

[mate_spawn_die]

All These Things That I've Done (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXkWW_q_OTM) is worth mentioning

oh yeah edit

James Pants - We're Through (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvErrmMZNVY) is definitely one of the best

edit again

and don't forget Walkie Talkie (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLNF26NQhF4)

[mate_spawn_die]

here's my first 8 in no order

Oh Centra (http://www.myspace.com/hotjamzofjavelin) - Javelin
Electric Feel (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtUI5MC9tVM) - MGMT
Danger! High Voltage (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2a4gyJsY0mc) - Electric Six
Frontier Psychiatrist - The Avalanches
Walkie Talkie - DJ Shadow
We're Through - James Pants
Cherry Blossom Girl or How Does It Make You Feel? - Air
I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry (http://www.myspace.com/joshtpearson) - Josh T. Pearson



if it wasn't 1999 i would add The Bad Touch (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e13RGx1zVV0) by The Bloodhound Gang

[nodanaonlyzuul]

I think Flashing Lights would be my Kanye pick if I was forced to choose.

(y)

I want to take a mix of all of DDD's songs and have a dance party.

[sab0tage]

Goldie Lookin' Chain - Guns Don't kill people, rappers do
Yes!


Rapperfection - Edan feat Mr Lif
I'll Be Surprised - Skinnyman
Clubfoot - Kasabian
99 Problems - Jay-Z
Witness - Roots Manuva
Otherside - RHCP
Vein - Cannibal Ox
Deep Space 9mm - El-P
Can't Stand Me Now - The Libertines
Grafdabusup - Taskforce
Bridging The Gap - Nas feat Olu Dara

[mickill]

Iron Galaxy was on an EP/single, but I don't know if it counts. I know The F Word was a single, but it's not as good.

[Kid Presentable]

Heaps of good calls, no way will I have any useful input. I think singles exist in a different realm to my album choices, since I enjoy them in a different way. Or something.

The 20 I liked this decade past, which may be a bit dancier than normal:

99 Problems - get it out of the way quick; it and
Made You Look - also out of the way quick

That leaves 18

Run - Ghostface
Take Me Out - Franz Ferdinand
Freak Like Me - Sugababes
Last Nite - The Strokes
Hardest Button to Button - White Stripes
Ch-Check it Out - Beastie Boys
Rock Your Body - JT
Never Miss a Beat - Kaiser Chiefs
Where's Your Head At? - Basement Jaxx
Sirens - Dizzee Rascal
When the Last Time? - Clipse
Renegades of Funk - RATM (cover cover cover I fucking know)
DARE - Gorillaz
Superstylin - Groove Armada
Gold Digger - Kanye
In da Club - 50 Cent (come on, you know you love it)
Black Swan - Thom Yorke
Drop it Like it's Hot - Snoop

[DipDipDive]

Rock Your Body - JT

Oooooooh, I forgot about this jam. Excellent choice. (y)

[cubsfirstplace]

The Roots - The Seed
The White Stripes - Fell in Love With a Girl
The Game ft Lil Wayne - My Life (for some reason i could not stop listening to this song when i first heard it)
Eminem - Without Me
Cypress Hill - Rock Superstar

[Gareth]

since u been gone

[Gareth]

In da Club - 50 Cent (come on, you know you love it)

i like it but prefer hate it or love it
(not exactly a 50 tune, but might as well be)

[adam_f]

Can I add Promiscuous by Nelly Furtado and Timbaland without being a total homo?

[Kid Presentable]

^Yeah good tune.


I'd like to add 'My Humps'. I moved the second point because it is a little less serious than the first. Promiscuous was alright, you know?

[nodanaonlyzuul]

I like a lot of songs but I'd need a reference list to see when songs came out exactly. I'll get too mixed up otherwise.

[hpdrifter]

Not in order

1. Does Head Like a Hole squeak in under the wire? I think it was '89
2. Smells Like Teen Spirit (for better or worse it changed the face of music)
3. Today/Disarm/Bullet with Butterfly Wings/insert any Smashing Pumpkins single here
4. Shadowboxer/Criminal/Sleep to Dream(can't decide) - Fiona Apple

gotta think on it more...

[DipDipDive]

The decade, dude. 2000-present.

[hpdrifter]

Right. For some reason I was thinking top 20 of the last 20 (which doesn't make a ton of sense but whatever). Oh well, carry on.

[HEIRESS]

I just want to take this moment to thank q-tip for giving me two of my favorites from the last decade:


Vivrant Thing (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyPfKMGGeMw&feature=fvw)
Gettin up
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KcL3_GKS0wg)

falls out of the 10 year limit but not by much:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyz4CegQK3w
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Haot80K_oKo

I will follow with a complete list at a later date when I don't have a frying pan that stinks of tilapia fish waiting for me to scrub it out.

[adam_f]

I also want to add Let's Get Married by Jagged Edge and Rev Run. Heard it on the radio on the way home and it was 2001 all over again.

[mickill]

I just want to take this moment to thank q-tip for giving me two of my favorites from the last decade:


Vivrant Thing (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyPfKMGGeMw&feature=fvw)
Gettin up
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KcL3_GKS0wg)


What, no Breathe & Stop (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqdAVMDquas&feature=related)?

[Videodrome]

kanye's "flashing lights" is dope strictly for the beat and the hook, the lyrics are trash. my 2 cents.

edit: timberlake feat T.I. "my love" roasts anything kanye has ever done period.

[DipDipDive]

What, no Breathe & Stop (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqdAVMDquas&feature=related)?


That song initiated my love affair with Q Tip.

Amplified is super underrated.

[HEIRESS]

What, no Breathe & Stop (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqdAVMDquas&feature=related)?

I was but then I couldnt do that and not post Just Ride (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3iOb8xNfIY) and then I'd probably get yelled at for turning this thread into a qtip love fest.

q-tip = highschool and riding around in my friend's car that only had an 8-track deck so we bumped Amplified on a ghetto blaster from the back seat
(y)

[skra75]

to me, all these songs are sort of annoying bc I listened to them literally to death, or they became so popular they aren't played anymore by me. But to me they embody the era. I hear the songs and I form a picture in my head.

Mostly I'm w/ freebasser. His picks were about right.

(1999, but it didn't hit until 2000) big pimpin' - jay-z and ugk
(1999, but it didn't hit until 2000) thank you - dido
(2000) last night - the strokes
(2001) the next episode - dr. dre
(2001) izzo - jay-z
(2001) clint eastwood - gorillaz
(2001) miss jackson - outkast
(2002) nothin' - NORE
(2003) seven nation army - the white stripes
(2003) tipsy - j-kwon
(2004) drop it like it's hot - snoop dogg
(2005) the speed of sound - coldplay yeah laugh it up fuck off.
(2005) girl -beck
(2006) promiscuous - nelly furtado
(2006) young folks - peter bjorn and jon
(2006) on a neck, on a spit - grizzly bear
(2006) easy love - mstrkrft
(2007) paper planes -m.i.a.
(2007) my love - justin timberlake
(2008) live your life - t.i.
(2008) low - flo rida
(2008) american boy - estelle / kanye west
(2009) day n' night - kid cudi haha f-u I like this song

Can't evaluate this year yet, still processing it all.

[Gareth]

haha "tipsy" was big!
so was "right thurr" and "i like that" but "tipsy" was way better

if we can add stuff from 1999, then i'd mention "hip hop" dead prez
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jNyr6BJZuI&feature=related
one of my fave rap songs ever

i'd also give ludacris some credit for ripping two of the best pop songs of the decade: "oh" and "yeah"
in hindsight, luda killed it in 2000 with "southern hospitality" and "what's your fantasy"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qggGUiwg6pA&feature=channel
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9x63Ym-P-Uo&feature=channel

should also mention dnb cos i used to go out to shows all the time in the early 00s.
this song was huge - LK: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qgH1MURhvs
but probably my fave song of that time was 3am by intalex: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8zWbpv8HKQ

[HEIRESS]

I'm going to come at this from a Canadian angle and post my homegrown favs from the past decade:


Buck65 - Pants on fire (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wn2xrkItzu0&feature=related)(came out in '99 but I didn't bump it until '00)
Josh Martinez - another day another dollar (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vti7FdnYSrY&feature=related) ('99 too but i saw him live in '00 and called him a pussy for rapping from way up on an upper balcony at the venue and he stopped the song just to tell me to go fuck myself (y)
Sam Roberts - Brother down (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCClbR1ZORo) (I dont think i heard it until 2001)
Matt Mays - city of lakes (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrGrjsp7FOE) (2002)
Broken social scene - Anthems for a seventeen year old girl (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xl3PyTqsc5c) (2002)
The Fembots - Small town murder scene (http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&VideoID=647666) (2003)
The Hidden Cameras - Ban marriage (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mz27T8Sl1QA) (2003) and Music is my boyfriend (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V87lMAuqpPc) (2004)
The Unicorns - Jellybones (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mIZooCIQ3o) (2004)
Tegan and Sara - Living Room (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74ezTBSuKy0&feature=related) (2003)
Hayden (I could make up my whole list entirely of your songs) dynamite Walls (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04dueeuUKlM)(2004)
Arcade Fire - Rebellion (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNfWC4Sgkcs) (lies) (2004)
The Stars - Your ex-lover is dead (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4v8FJhQ-teE&feature=PlayList&p=71860429E18861EC&index=4) (2004)
Blood on our Hands - DFA1979 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEtBcEo7rK0) (2004)
Feist - one evening (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqVKOilZO2A) (2005) (true love, and video stars my old buddy Buck65)
Wolf Parade - This Heart's on Fire (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9TwN4DQF5So&feature=related) (2005)
Swan Lake - All Fires (http://therslweblog.readyhosting.com/Swan_Lake_-_All_Fires.mp3) (2006)
Patric Watson (actually cinematic orchesta but mere details) To Build a Home (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhHKfSFGdUI) (2007)
Chad Van Gaalen - Willow Tree (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrUivONN9Mg) (2008)
Plants and Animals - Bye Bye Bye (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSE6dSz3uLI) (2008) (Every shop girl in Montreal was bumping this shit whenever I visited) same with Feedback in the Field (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14gkOhYoUs0)
Born Ruffians - Badonkadonkey (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ke6j1d8vtCs) (2008) (played the SHIT out of this <3)

I can't decide on what's "epic" from 2009 yet, so I'm going to bed instead
edit:
Dead Man's Bones - My body's a zombie for you (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=to7PxdyEdDw) (october 2009)

[DipDipDive]

Like A Feather by Nikka Costa deserves a shout.

[hpdrifter]

Yeah, that was a great song. For me it's a toss up btw that one and Everybody Got Their Something.

Gotta say, I didn't really enjoy much else that she did, tho.

[mickill]

Gotta say, I didn't really enjoy much else that she did, tho.

You didn't like this? (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tRWRJv0VKI)

[hpdrifter]

Actually when I bought the album, no not really. But that one grew on me over time. That's a nice performance of it.