Hottest 100 Votes 2010

Having looked at people’s votes coming in for the Hottest 100, it is really clear to me that I have been away a long time. While I know most of the bands, I have never heard of a lot of the songs people are voting for. Rachael has impressed me this year by voting and has picked some good songs that I had not heard of before. Before we started going out she didn’t even listen to triple J and now she is more up with the music then me.

Usually I find it extremely hard to narrow my list down to only 10 votes, but this year I found the opposite. It was hard for me to pick 10 stand-out songs from the year. I have been away for half the year, so I thought it would be fitting if I narrow it down to my top 5 instead. I am sure there are plenty of great songs that better deserved my vote, and I am looking forward to hearing them all in January and catching up with the last half-year of music.

OK Go - End Love Greatest music video of the year, second only to the This Too Shall Pass video. Even without the video accompanying it, the song is incredibly catchy and makes me happy when I hear it.

Murray Gold & the BBC National Orchestra of Wales - I am the Doctor I don’t even know who Freya Elizabeth from Kyu is, but she listed this as her favourite song of 2010 in the celebrity list. While I wouldn’t have even considered it if I hadn’t have seen her list, it’s a crazy suspense-building song that reminds me of the show - so it gets a place.

Pendulum - ABC Theme (Remix) I always love hearing the JJJ news theme. I was at a party in Zürich and Asako (from Australia) had JJJ streaming in the background. I wasn’t paying much attention but then they played the news theme - something I could recognis anywhere - and it was a nice reminder of home. I don’t mind the ABC news theme either, but I never would I have thought that someone could make a song out of it. A bloody cool one at that.

The Cat Empire - Call Me Home I don’t think I have ever disliked a Cat Empire album. Each release is less impressive to me than the last, but I still enjoy every song to some extent. I have wanted to see the Cat Empire live for years, and I finally saw them in Munich in October, incredibly hungover after a big day at Oktoberfest. This was their final song….. and it was incredible.

The Temper Trap - Resurrection (Penguin Prison Remix) Leading up to and well after the Big Day Out, my most played album was by far Conditions by The Temper Trap. They were absolutely amazing live and I am in love with every song on the album. I voted for them last year, but I am voting again this year for remixed version of Resurrection. The whole album has been remixed but this is the only one I have really listened to. I wouldn’t go as far as to say it’s better than the original, but it gives it a new feel and had me listening to it all over again. So this Remix gets my final vote.