best of Unoriginal's Best of 2017

[Unoriginal]

10 minutes ago, Unoriginal said:

UNORIGINAL'S BEST OF 2017

2017's 50 Best Singles

40 - 36

 

#40

DJ Khaled, Rihanna & Bryson Tiller - Wild Thoughts

 

Realistically there's a few things to criticise about this song: Khaled sampled Santana's Maria Maria to the point where it's pretty much just the song's instrumental, screamed his name over it, shouted whatever came to mind and called it a day. That's genuinely all he does on the song. Rih and Bryson, on the other hand, do all the heavy lifting and pull it off amazingly well. This is 2017's true song of the summer imo (I'd call it the definitive song of the summer but that'd be denying Despacito existed which is silly as unfortunate as its existence is); it's raunchy and explicit and filled to the brim with innuendos - BT takes it from implicit to highly explicit in his verse too - and it works effortlessly to create a slinky (this feels like the right word to describe the song and I have no clue why), fantastic summer jam. Rihanna is, of course, the song's clear standout.

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#39

When I Was Young - MØ

  

This is actually my least favourite song on When I Was Young and probably any other song could've brought MØ up like at least five spots. Even though this is my personal least favourite on the EP, it's undeniably catchy and infectious and kind of a return to form for MØ where I haven't really been a fan of most of her standalone singles. This song - and the EP as a whole (but I'll speak about that later) - sound like the perfect blend between old and new MØ; the drop is insanely catchy and its replayability is crazy. An excellent single from an excellent EP and a welcome return to form imho.

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#38

When You're Gone - VÉRITÉ

 

Google told me this was the song's single art so correct me if it's wrong. VÉRITÉ was recommended to me by @K$Ellie and @Diarrhoea so I have to thank them because otherwise there's pretty much no way I would've found out about Somewhere In Between. VÉRITÉ tragically also suffers from the 'not my favourite song' curse but this is a great single choice and also a really effective album opener. The subject of the lyrics is something VÉRITÉ addresses excellently on the song and I love the chorus quite a bit too. The instrumental break is great but I do wish the chorus production went in a bit harder personally.

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#37

Paloma Faith - Crybaby

 

Paloma's lead singles have been pretty good leads into the album in the past but Crybaby was definitely not the route I was anticipating Paloma going down after A Perfect Contradiction but it's a pretty great song and it's a great blend between the political commentary Paloma was aiming for (fragile masculinity in this song for example) with The Architect and a catchy, funky feelgood song.

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#36

WESLEE - Bathwater

 

I don't really have loads to say about this but that's not necessarily a bad thing. The subtle guitar that comes through occasionally is fantastic, the vocal effects in the chorus (I think it's a vocoder but it might just be a few vocal takes layered? I don't have a very musical ear I can't actually tell which is kinda tragic) are great and the second half of the second verse is also very very good. The way the guitar comes through more and more as the song progresses is brilliant too. Bathwater's just one of those songs I like but can't quite place exactly why that's the case but nevertheless this is a deserved place in the top 50.

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35 - 31 are coming imminently too

anddddd lemme bump  

[bestfiction]

19 minutes ago, Unoriginal said:

Paloma Faith - Crybaby

 

I think it deserved to be a bit higher, actually I've just come up with conclusion that Paloma served the pure purposeful pop  poor katy

[theblackestday]

Wild Thots is the bop of the year.

[Mark Rih]

Your WT description is kinda perfect!

[K$Ellie]

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VÉRITÉ was recommended to me by @K$Ellie and @Diarrhoea so I have to thank them because otherwise there's pretty much no way I would've found out about Somewhere In Between.

Whew legends only

It's not one of my favorite VERITE songs but it's good

Cry Baby, When I Was Young and Wild Thoughts

[theblackestday]

Wow you went in on Mr. Khaled  you didn't lie tho

[TheWayWeWere]

Rihanna was flawless in WT vid, song is annoying to me tho

When I Was Young love this one and EP was pretty amazing, very excited for album (for 3 years already )

Crybaby it's such a perfect pop song

 

[Unoriginal]

UNORIGINAL'S BEST OF 2017

2017's 50 Best Singles

35 - 31

#35

SZA - The Weekend

 

Not my favourite SZA song at all but yeah I kinda prefer it a tiny bit to Love Galore. SZA's been serving the R&B/neo-soul everyone needed in 2017 and The Weekend is just one of the numerous testaments to this on CTRL. ThankGod4Cody's production is so smooth and chill and absolutely perfect for the song. It works so well because every element of the song just feels like it slots together audibly perfectly and the kind-of-a-drop halfway through the chorus is outstanding. SZA's self-harmonies are beautiful in the second verse and the segue at the end of the song kind of goes off too.

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#34

Goldfrapp - Systemagic

 

One of the highlights on Silver Eye and a single choice I actually won't fault for once. The lyrics are kind of basic but the production is cool and this was undeniably one of my jams when Silver Eye came out. My kinda Goldfrapp (though most Goldfrapps are passable at worst). The instrumental break after the second chorus is great (my vocabulary apparently lacks diverse adjectives but whatever) so yeah I like this quite a fair bit.

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#33

Dua Lipa - New Rules

  

The better of Dua's two 2017 singles. Still not one of the best on the album despite what ATRL will continue to claim but obviously the better of Dua's two single outputs this year. A nice drop in the chorus and fun lyrics help this to be one of 2017's most deserving and rightful organic worldwide hits. Genesis would've been top fifteen.

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#32

Charli XCX - Boys

 

Charli's output this year in terms of mixtapes this year has been... far from my cup of tea. Boys, on the other hand, is bubblegum pop greatness. Everything about Boys is executed tremendously well: the production is dreamy and minimally brilliant and Charli's coos of 'boys' in the chorus sound absolutely infatuated with boys. The mood of the song is conveyed perfectly throughout the song and I just adore the mood of innocent obsession the song perfectly captures. For my benefit I'm going to pretend this was all Charli released this year along with Dreamer, 3AM and Out of My Head.

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#31

Arcade Fire - Everything Now

 

I'll address the song's parent album at a later date so we'll ignore any feelings towards Everything Now as an album at this moment in time. As an introduction into the Everything Now era, however, the title track does a glorious job of feeling euphoric and musically impressive. The ABBA vibes are immense but it works in Arcade Fire's favour and the whole disco-rock thing is pulled off on this particular song very well. Apart from the first couple of lines on which Win's vocals are... something... the vocals are nice and the chorus screams 'stadium chant' which is nice.

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okay so i'm back on track now. top 30 tomorrow so we're slowly getting to the best of the best. hope this batch of five isn't too tragic  

[theblackestday]

Love Galore >>>> The Weekday

Luv New Rules even if it’s pretty overrated on ATRL (pretends to be shocked)

[Unoriginal]

Spoiler

46 minutes ago, Diarrhoea said:

we did THAT

 

I hated Wild Thoughts  WYG is obviously cute, WIWY is nice but the opening song on the EP (Roots?) was the clear standout imo

Roots is amazing  I think Run Away was my favourite tho

shame you're missing out on quality with WT

 

45 minutes ago, rvx said:

Wild Thoughts 

a sooooong

 

43 minutes ago, Legend E said:

Wild Thots, Cry Baby  

whew a Crybaby stan

 

43 minutes ago, Tom Vercetti said:

Verite is cute. I didn't expect WT to show up here but stan. 

Expecting WT to be kinda high on your list now  it deserves it tbh. Without DJK it could've been like a place or two higher. would be nice for Verite to make an appearance too if she hasn't already

 

42 minutes ago, bestfiction said:

Waittt, how could I sleep on it?  HAIM better come thru in the end 

HAIM who?

 

38 minutes ago, Vxspertine said:

Wa Thots 

 

 

36 minutes ago, bestfiction said:

I think it deserved to be a bit higher, actually I've just come up with conclusion that Paloma served the pure purposeful pop  poor katy

that is very true

 

36 minutes ago, theblackestday said:

Wild Thots is the bop of the year.

where's the lie?

 

34 minutes ago, Mark Rih said:

Your WT description is kinda perfect!

that's relieving to hear  felt like I was rambling a biT

 

31 minutes ago, K$Ellie said:

Whew legends only

It's not one of my favorite VERITE songs but it's good

Cry Baby, When I Was Young and Wild Thoughts

WYG is probably in my top half of the album 

 

32 minutes ago, theblackestday said:

Wow you went in on Mr. Khaled  you didn't lie tho

i loathe him lmao he does absolutely nothing and then takes a majority of the credit  and using his kid as a marketing tactic was so ****ing tacky and embarrassing. maybe i'm being cynical but it honestly felt like such a cash grab to be like 'awww if we buy the album the kid gets the money lemme stan' and ugh  if I could make money wailing 'UNORIGINAL MAKING ****ING MUSIC!!!1!!!!1' over someone else's track though would I do it?

 

21 minutes ago, TheWayWeWere said:

Rihanna was flawless in WT vid, song is annoying to me tho

When I Was Young love this one and EP was pretty amazing, very excited for album (for 3 years already )

Crybaby it's such a perfect pop song

 

I'm not too into MVs but from ATRL avis I agree with you. No Mythologies to Follow is so great so I hope Mo goes for the balance between old and new sounds like on WIWY for the album instead of entirely new because I wanna stan

i'm just thankful it was one of the properly mastered songs on the album  

 

[bestfiction]

12 minutes ago, Unoriginal said:

HAIM who?

 

Hold It Against Me by Britney Spears obviously 

Edited December 15, 2017 by bestfiction

[theblackestday]

2 minutes ago, Unoriginal said:

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i loathe him lmao he does absolutely nothing and then takes a majority of the credit  and using his kid as a marketing tactic was so ****ing tacky and embarrassing. maybe i'm being cynical but it honestly felt like such a cash grab to be like 'awww if we buy the album the kid gets the money lemme stan' and ugh  if I could make money wailing 'UNORIGINAL MAKING ****ING MUSIC!!!1!!!!1' over someone else's track though would I do it?  

 

Dw I’m literally feeling the same way, I even ranted about it one day to my dad and sister  

Edited December 15, 2017 by theblackestday

[World Eater]

Crybaby is the only song I checked from The Architect  It was pleasant but not on the same level her previous singles so I simply gave up. Love places 33 through 31

[rvx]

New Rules

[Pink Matter]

Another nice set! Everything Now, Boys, New Rules, Systemagic, The Weekend>>>>

I liked Wild Thoughts also, but it's only really good for Rihanna's part  a Lemon tea

Edited December 16, 2017 by Pink Matter

[Topmaster 2]

Vérité + Paloma  

The last set is epic even when I killed Everything Now on mine  

[Lazuli]

Crybaby is a bop

New Rules and Boys, two of the most iconic videos of the year  

Everything Now  

[Remmy]

Boys  It's alright. Number 1 Angel is actually amazing, but the mixtape she put out today... New Rules 

[ultraviolence.xx]

8 hours ago, Unoriginal said:

A nice drop in the chorus and fun lyrics help this to be one of 2017's most deserving and rightful organic worldwide hits.

i legit got emotional thinking about how much Dua deserved this success  my emo ass strikes again

[TheWayWeWere]

that bunch of songs

The Weekend was a grower for me, but I LOVE it, especially live performances SZA is such a great discover for me this year

Systemagic is magical

both New Rules and Boys making it I love mixtape's stuff more tho

[JGibson]

Everything Now 

[prézli]

Charli and Paloma  

[Eeveelution]

Can't fault anything from 35-31.  

[TayRianaPH]

The Weekend ahhh! 

New Rules deserve better, but oh well,congrats to it charting tho 

Boys is a mini-bop too  

[Dom]

new rules is a masterpiece and should have won.. whew.

yass at boys.