Hear Ye on Spotify: What rock nyc Is Listening To 10-7-13

What rhymes with exotica? Oh dear, oh hear, oh dear

1. Walking On Air – Katy Perry – By the numbers disco cropper up to nothing much but what it does do, play off its drum patterns,  should get the kiddies dancing – C+

2.  Stubborn Kind Of Fella – As a futurist, I believe everything gets better always but as a realist I know I will never hear anything as great as Gaye singing “A few have kissed me tooooo…”  – A+

3. Showbiz Kids – Steely Dan – They’ve been performing this classic on the current tour – A

4. X Offender – Blondie – The legend begins here – A

5. Breathless – X – Exene’s triumphant hard rocking take on the rollicking Jerry Lee song – A

6. Used To You – Lyn Bowtell – And this makes three songs on this list not on Spotify. You’ll just have to wait – A

7. The Man Don’t Give A Fuck – Super Furry Animals – Awesome sample off “Showbiz Kids” makes this the Welsh bands greatest moment – B+

8. Dark Horse (feat Juicy J) – Katy Perry – Why do all these big ballads sound exactly the same? Because nobody bothered to write a song where a hook will do, Juicy J has a pretty good rap here and at least the hook does hook eventually  – B

9. Not A Bad Thing – Justin Timberlake – This has a melody – A-

10. My Chick Better – Nelly, Wiz Khalifa, Fabolous – Think they were stoned when they recorded this? – C

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