best of Unoriginal's Best of 2017

[Legend E]

SZA, Dua, Charli  

[madonnas]

Electropop Goldfrapp is the best.  Black Cherry and Head First >>>

Love Boys and EN.  Everything now is The Big Sky by Kate mixed with Dancing Queen.  

[Navyofbadgals]

Dua, ahh talent onlee

[Unoriginal]

UNORIGINAL'S BEST OF 2017

2017's 50 Best Singles

30 - 26

 

#30

Jessie J - Think About That

Another unexpected comeback single that went down an entirely different route to what I was expecting the artist to go down. Think About That details the struggles Jessie went through with her previous management as well as her own inner personal struggles during her previous era. It's an incredibly powerful song with fascinating production that leans into R&B territory, a genre I think Jessie could fit into really well if she stuck with it for her upcoming album.

listen here

 

#29

Sufjan Stevens - Wallowa Lake Monster

 

Admittedly and shamefully, I've never 100% gotten into Sufjan despite him theoretically being right up my alley. When this song popped up in my Discover Weekly a little while ago, however, I was instantly captivated. To put it as simply as possible, everything about this song is stunning and beautiful. The production succeeds with its foundations built in delayed gratification as opposed to instantly bombarding you with everything; as each chorus unfolds, a new layer of production is uncovered and the lyrics continue Sufjan's winning streak of combining Oregon homestate tales and incredibly dark, personal lyrics. To top everything off, the song's outro is nothing short of flooring.

listen here 

 

#28

Harry Styles - Sign of the Times

 

Despite Harry having referenced many older artists as some of his influences and inspirations whenever I saw something about him related to it, a glam-rock inspired, nearly 6 minute long epic was not the lead single I was expecting Harry to come out with; I doubt many people were expecting it in all honesty but it was a brilliant way to introduce the world to solo Harry. The influences felt ranged from David Bowie to Queen to Pink Floyd in their most epic moments with an explosive chorus that I wouldn't have expected in the slightest. Styles' willingness to come straight out of the radio fodder of One Direction to a song that ignored a majority of the radio trends that have dominated 2017 needs to of course also be commended.

listen here

 

#27

Tove Lo - Disco T!ts

 

Lady Wood was one of 2016's best albums so I was highly anticipating Tove's 2017 return with the promised second instalment of the era, Blue Lips. Most of the year came and went without much from Tove except for a live performance of Struggle so when Disco T!ts came out I was surprised to say the least but - above all - excited. Blue Lips' lead single definitely didn't disappoint and on first listen I was confident I preferred it to most of Lady Wood (I've since repented). The song lives up to the 'disco' in its name with glossy, trance-y production that was as perfectly polished as I'd come to expect from Tove. The lyrics are without a doubt a bit absurd and neither the most appealing nor the best of the year but that's ultimately the point of the song. If people don't like it, Tove'll do it more. Disco T!ts proved that incredibly well with everything from the lyrics to the music video (which I don't want to go into in detail because I didn't want this list to be a MVs list) and whilst it certainly isn't a Cool Girl, it's still cute next to cool.

listen here

 

#26

Rina Sawayama - Cyber Stockholm Syndrome

 

Cyber Stockholm Syndrome isn't even RINA's highpoint and it's nothing short of incredible. Rina is amazing in that she's able to blend together so flawlessly current issues with the internet, social perception and personal opinion on one's self with production that so strongly and powerfully recalls the early 2000s. Equally, though, on Cyber Stockholm Syndrome, Rina manages to sound futuristic and advanced, which in a way was the 2000s industrial-pop production sound aim. Mixing relatively dark lyrics with the bouncy, future-nostalgic production effortlessly and amazingly effectively earns Cyber Stockholm Syndrome a very deserved high place on this list.

listen here

 

top 25 tomorrow. whew.

[ultraviolence.xx]

jessie and sufjan  whew

[Remmy]

Jessie J hasn't interested me at all this era. Probably not even gonna bother listening to the album.

Disco Tots  Sign of the Times  Both snapped with their underappreciated lead singles, whew!

[theblackestday]

Sign of the Times is fantastic indeed 

 

[Unoriginal]

Spoiler

On 15/12/2017 at 10:09 PM, theblackestday said:

Love Galore >>>> The Weekday

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

never got into LG as much as TW but neither are a CTRL highlight

bet New Rules'll still be high on your list tho 

 

On 15/12/2017 at 10:10 PM, bestfiction said:

Hold It Against Me by Britney Spears obviously 

Britney Spears? never heard of her. Rina and RINA outsold

 

On 15/12/2017 at 10:10 PM, theblackestday said:

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

I wish my dad and my sister cared that much

 

On 15/12/2017 at 10:19 PM, AlexisNeiers said:

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

Crybaby far from the worst but it's also not the best. Check out the title track; the mastering is nightmare-worthy but it's nonetheless a good song.

Probably the only bit of Everything Now praise I can expect from you

 

22 hours ago, rvx said:

New Rules

 

21 hours ago, Pink Matter said:

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

Bryson was initially a bit much for me but I grew to tolerate/like it

I'm still  on Lemon but I'm planning on giving the NERD album a listen so we'll see if that opinion changes

 

21 hours ago, ultraviolet tears said:

i was busy dreamin' bout your impeccable taste. slay me, sis

oh wow. a compliment. thank you  hopefully you still feel the same way about this set

 

20 hours ago, Topmaster 2 said:

Vérité + Paloma  

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

taste  

 

18 hours ago, Lazuli said:

Crybaby is a bop

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

Everything Now  

whew stan the set a bit

 

18 hours ago, Remmy said:

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

Boys is easily Charli's opus of 2017  neither mixtape can or will ever relate

 

15 hours ago, ultraviolence.xx said:

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

i mean where is the lie

 

13 hours ago, TheWayWeWere said:

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

I was checking for SZA after Consideration so I was so glad CTRL lived up to my expectations

the mixtapes just aren't for me unfortunately

 

12 hours ago, JGibson said:

Everything Now 

 

11 hours ago, prézli said:

Charli and Paloma  

serving taste

 

11 hours ago, Eeveelution said:

Can't fault anything from 35-31.  

 stan good music

 

10 hours ago, TayRianaPH said:

The Weekend ahhh! 

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

Boys is a mini-bop too  

tbh anything top 50 is a win. Even the HMs won in their own special way

 

9 hours ago, Dom said:

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

yass at boys.

New Rules is so damn overrated on here and on stan twitter imho but I still love it

 

9 hours ago, Legend E said:

SZA, Dua, Charli  

serving taste

 

5 hours ago, madonnas said:

Electropop Goldfrapp is the best.  Black Cherry and Head First >>>

Love Boys and EN.  Everything now is The Big Sky by Kate mixed with Dancing Queen.  

I don't mind folksy Goldfrapp either. Seventh Tree and Tales of Us >>>

 

2 hours ago, Navyofbadgals said:

Dua, ahh talent onlee

talent is all you'll see on this list 

 

[theblackestday]

2 minutes ago, Unoriginal said:

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Bet New Rules'll still be high on your list tho 

 

I'm not doing any songs list so nope

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[Pink Matter]

4 minutes ago, Unoriginal said:

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never got into LG as much as TW but neither are a CTRL highlight

bet New Rules'll still be high on your list tho 

 

Britney Spears? never heard of her. Rina and RINA outsold

 

I wish my dad and my sister cared that much

 

Crybaby far from the worst but it's also not the best. Check out the title track; the mastering is nightmare-worthy but it's nonetheless a good song.

Probably the only bit of Everything Now praise I can expect from you

 

 

Bryson was initially a bit much for me but I grew to tolerate/like it

I'm still  on Lemon but I'm planning on giving the NERD album a listen so we'll see if that opinion changes

 

oh wow. a compliment. thank you  hopefully you still feel the same way about this set

 

taste  

 

whew stan the set a bit

 

Boys is easily Charli's opus of 2017  neither mixtape can or will ever relate

 

i mean where is the lie

 

I was checking for SZA after Consideration so I was so glad CTRL lived up to my expectations

the mixtapes just aren't for me unfortunately

 

 

serving taste

 

 stan good music

 

tbh anything top 50 is a win. Even the HMs won in their own special way

 

New Rules is so damn overrated on here and on stan twitter imho but I still love it

 

serving taste

 

I don't mind folksy Goldfrapp either. Seventh Tree and Tales of Us >>>

 

talent is all you'll see on this list 

 

I only listened to Lemon once b/c everything else about the song was ehh  Have to give the NERD album a spin sometime soon as well.

[World Eater]

3 minutes ago, Unoriginal said:

Probably the only bit of Everything Now praise I can expect from you

You know it

 

Anyway, Wallowa Lake Monster is just stunning  I get why it didn't make it onto Carrie & Lowell tho. Agree with the first sentence on your Cyber Stockholm Syndrome write up

[Unoriginal]

6 minutes ago, theblackestday said:

I'm not doing any songs list so nope

*is actually shocked?*

[ultraviolence.xx]

9 minutes ago, theblackestday said:

I'm not doing any songs list so nope

 

[rvx]

11 minutes ago, theblackestday said:

I'm not doing any songs list so nope

[theblackestday]

6 minutes ago, Unoriginal said:

*is actually shocked?*

3 minutes ago, ultraviolence.xx said:

 

2 minutes ago, rvx said:

Wow the backlash. I considered it but it's way too hard, and I don't care for songs on their own enough for that either.

[Dom]

DISco t!ts is literally the best song ever that has a muppet in a music video , whew wig flew.

 

harry styles came and we decided to stan.

[Unoriginal]

1 minute ago, theblackestday said:

Wow the backlash. I considered it but it's way too hard, and I don't care for songs on their own enough for that either.

wow @ you upstaging my update with your lack of care for individual songs

[rvx]

3 minutes ago, theblackestday said:

Wow the backlash. I considered it but it's way too hard, and I don't care for songs on their own enough for that either.

How sad 

[theblackestday]

3 minutes ago, Unoriginal said:

wow @ you upstaging my update with your lack of care for individual songs

[prézli]

Oh ****. I skipped Jessie J from my worst songs list. Thanks for reminding me.

 

 

 

Tove and Harry tho  

[Vxspertine]

Jessie J actually came thru with a good song, 2017 was a weird year  Rina  I have to say that CSS aged pretty badly though 

[Unoriginal]

does anyone have the giant biblio? gonna need it for some of my replies tomorrow  

[ultraviolence.xx]

10 minutes ago, Unoriginal said:

does anyone have the giant biblio? gonna need it for some of my replies tomorrow  

mess

[bluth]

the weekend, everything now, boys, cyber stockholm syndrome - so much good stuff here! i'm actually kinda surprised @ how many lists disco **** is making

[Vilppu]

Except for Jessica Cornish's song which I haven't heard and don't intend to, these are all SONGS