It’s the end of the year, so naturally, all the major publications have to put out their “Best Of” lists- some objecive, and some not so objective.
“Rolling Stone” -possibly the least objective of them all- has graced us with their list of “The 100 Best Songs of 2024”, and here’s the Top 10:
1. “Good Luck, Babe!”, Chappell Roan:
I’m actually totally down with this being #1. I love this song, and a lot of what Chappell Roan is putting out. An extremely talented and unique artist, and I’m not going to argue “Roling Stone” on this one.
2. “Not Like Us”, Kendrick Lamar:
This song was HUGE this Summer, and 21-year-old me would have been all about it. 41-year-old me could take it or leave it.
3. “A Bar Song (Tipsy)”, Shaboozey:
This song was (and still is) EVERYWHERE in 2024. It’s catchy as hell. But, is it technically a good song? Nah. Just fun and one of those ear-worms that you can’t get out of your head. It’s also the biggest song of the year as far as chart performance goes, as it’s spent a whopping record-tying 19 weeks at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100.
My biggest complaint about this song is that it’s basically the Country version of J-Kwon’s “Tipsy” that was huge 20 years ago:
I’m also salty that this song is 20 years old.
Oooof.
4. “Espresso”, Sabrina Carpenter:
I flipping LOVE Sabrina Carpenter, and her songs are ridiculously fun and catchy, and I still crank this one up when I hear it on the radio. even though have heard it eight million times this year.
Kudos to Sabrina for killing it in 2024.
5. “Birds of a Feather”, Billie Eilish:
I’m honestly not a huge Billie Eilish fan- I think she’s incredibly talented artist, but she’s not my style.
That being said, this is my favorite of hers, and I love that she’s showing off her gorgeous vocals on this song.
Also, she is incredibly gorgeous without trying.
6. “Too Sweet”, Hozier:
Hozier had a massive hit on his hands with “Too Sweet” this year, and it was his first ever #1 hit.
Kudos to him.
7. “Nasty”, Tinashe:
It’s a NO from me, dawg.
Again, college me would have had it on repeat on my Napster-burned CD.
Today me, not so much.
8. “Pink Skies”, Zach Bryan:
I’m going to be completely honest here… I don’t get the Zach Bryan obsession.
Is a good artist and writer? Yes. Does he have a great jawline? Also, yes.
But for me, he’s just emo-Country, and I just don’t vibe with it.
He’s got a few songs I like, but again, just not my cup of bourbon.
9. “Girl, So Confusing (Remix)”, Charli XCX featuring Lorde:
Real talk: I never heard this song before.
But I don’t hate it.
10. “Right Back to It”, Waxahatchee featuring MJ Lenderman:
Ok, again, I’m clearly not cool enough to be aware of every single song on this list, but I do love that one now.
So, thank you “Rolling Stone” for alerting me to it.
I’m just a little obsessed with Postmodern Jukebox and the amazing covers and reimagining of popular songs in a vintage style.
Their latest offering?
A take on the wildly popular Pop song “Good Luck, Babe” by one of this year’s breakout stars Chappell Roan in the style of the late Lesley Gore.
It’s prety dang fantastic, and Tatum Langley KILLS it on the vocals.
Enjoy:
LOOOOOVVEEEE!
Seriously, everyone in this group is insanely talented, and I’m gonna jump down the rabbit hole once again instead of doing things I actually should be doing, like dishes.
Chappell Roan is everywhere this year, as she should be.
She burst onto the scene earlier this year with her smash hit “Good Luck, Babe” which is catchy as HELL, and now is heating up the charts with her new single “HOT TO GO”. I absolutely love her music, which is described as “Dark Pop” by some, and her talent is really impressive. If you go down the rabbit hole and check out videos of her before she became famous, trust me, you will be hella impressed.
In the meantime, prepare to be impressed by Chappell Roan’s recent cover of one of her favorite songs- the iconic Heart track from the late 70’s “Barracuda”:
Um, HELLO!
I love how Chappell Roan made it her own, and didn’t try to be exactly like the original. Which is hard for ANYONE to do, as Anne Wilson of Heart is next freaking level vocally.
And let’s talk about her band- some amazingly women are on this stage. I absolutely love seeing this!
Chappell Roan is just getting started… although she says she may quit eventually as fame isn’t really for her. (Can’t blame her there… being famous sounds fun for maybe five minutes, then it sounds horrific.)
That being said, you might want to catch her before she bails… she seems like she puts on one hell of a show.
The “Kelly Clarkson Show” is back on NBC for the 6th season, and Miranda Lambert was one of the guests this morning, and Kelly and Miranda did an acoustic version of the Chappell Roan smash “Good Luck Babe”, and it totally killed:
Ok, can we get a full-on recorded version of that?
Their voices mesh so well, and it’s just a cool take on that song.
In case you have been on another planet this Summer, here’s the OG:
There’s no official music video for the song, which is annoying. BUT this live version on Jimmy Fallon from this past Summer is almost as good:
Yeah, pretty sure Chappell Roan isn’t going anywhere for a while.
Also, I can’t wait for more great covers from Kelly Clarkson this season!
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