But Wait, There's More!

I also get to pick my selection for the best song of the decade:



"Mr. Brightside" by the Killers. With no runners-up, it was a crap decade for music.



Wait, was 2001 in this decade? Let me rethink this.
"Kite" - U2
"Cut Here" - The Cure
"Idioteque" - Radiohead
"Lost Cause" - Beck
"Hurt" - Johnny Cash
"My December" - Linkin Park
"No One Knows" - Queens of the Stone Age
And what the heck, let's throw in:
"Fresh Feeling" - Eels
"Such Great Heights" - The Postal Service
"How Far We've Come" - Matchbox 20
"Vindicated" - Dashboard Confessional
"Something Beautiful" - The Newsboys
"Pork and Beans" - Weezer
"The Wrong Side" - Abney Park
"Viva la Vida" - Coldplay*
"Crazy" - Gnarls Barkley
"Apartment Story" - The National
"Feel Good Inc." - Gorillaz
"Hoppípolla" - Sigur Rós

So that's a list. I probably forgot some. Is it shallow of me to only mention songs that were massive hits? Seems shallow of me. Although, since I have repeatedly mentioned that I do not listen to music much anymore, a song would have to be awfully popular to come to my attention. Oh, and we still need a winner? Let's see... Hey, what was that song with the "Ode to Joy" guitar solo again? It kind of went: Jealousy, turning saints into the sea/turning through sick lullabies/choking on your alibis/but it's just the price I pay/destiny is calling me; open up my eager eyes...
Cause I'm Mr.
Bright
Side.

Ah, yes. First instinct is usually best.

*A couple of years ago I wanted to add this song to my regular year end list, except that I thought it was called, "Speed of Sound." I then discovered that that is a different song by Coldplay. It suddenly dawned on me that Coldplay songs are all slightly different shades of the same color. It is, however, a pleasant color. I guess you can stay.