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After a crazy summer, I'm back...

*shakes the iPod*

1. The Masses Against the Classes- Manic Street Preachers
2. Fell in Love With a Boy- Joss Stone
3. Eastbound and Down- Jerry Reed
4. The Delaney- The Libertines
5. Jesus Walks- Kanye West
6. Sunshowers- M.I.A.
7. Underneath the Sky- Oasis
8. Run- Leona Lewis
9. Vacation- The Go-Go's
10. Vlad the Impaler- Kasabian

Bonus-
11. Fire Woman- The Cult
12. Highway To Hell- AC/DC

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1. Man In the Cornershop- The Jam
2. Standing Next to Me- Last Shadow Puppets
3. Ovary Stripe- Kasabian
4. Do You Wanna Touch?- Gary Glitter
5. 8 Days a Week- The Libertines
6. Strawberry Fields Forever- Jim Sturgess and Joe Anderson
7. Going Nowhere- Oasis
8. Waterfall- The Stone Roses
9. No Good Advice- Girls Aloud
10. She's Tight- Cheap Trick

Bonus-
11. My Way- Aretha Franklin
12. Baby, I Love You- The Ramones

Random ten

1. Fire Woman- The Cult
2. Baddie's Boogie- BabyShambles
3. Mamma Mia- ABBA
4. Black Cherry- Goldfrapp
5. Goody Two Shoes- Adam and The Ants
6. She's The One- Robbie Williams
7. Driving South- The Stone Roses
8. Neil Jung- Teenage Fanclub
9. Two Hearts- Kylie Minogue
10. I Wanna Be Adored- BabyShambles

Bonus-
11. Ready For the Floor- Duffy
12. Fast Movin' Train- Restless Heart

Random ten

1. Be My Baby- The Ronettes
2. La Tristessa Durera (Scream To a Sigh)- Manic Street Preachers
3. Everything's Coming Up Roses- Ethel Merman
4. I Wish- BabyShambles
5. Tell Me A Lie- The Fratellis
6. Cool For Cats- Squeeze
7. First Love- Adele
8. Love Machine- Girls Aloud
9. Made Of Stone- The Stone Roses
10. Motorcycle Emptiness- Manic Street Preachers

Bonus-
11. I Just Called To Say I Love You- Stevie Wonder (Oh, GOD)
12. What Katy Did Next- BabyShambles

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1. Alfie- Lily Allen
2. You Know My Name- Chris Cornell
3. Sufragette City- David Bowie
4. Hometown Glory- Adele
5. Time For Heroes- The Libertines
6. F*ck You- Lily Allen
7. Lost Art Of Murder- BabyShambles
8. All You Need Is Love- The Beatles
9. Hot Fun In the Summertime- Sly & the Family Stone
10. Jack Killed Mom- Jenny Lewis

Bonus-
11. Should I Stay Or Should I Go?- The Clash
12. Strict Machine- Goldfrapp

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1. Valerie- Mark Ronson and Kyle Falconer (live at the BBC Electric Proms)
2. ...Hit Me Baby One More Time- Fountains Of Wayne
3. Don't Let Me Down- Stereophonics
4. Things- Robbie Williams and Jane Horrocks
5. It Won't Be Long- Evan Rachel Wood
6. Going Down- The Stone Roses
7. Kiwi- Maroon 5
8. Summertime- Sterephonics
9. Harder To Breathe- Maroon 5
10. Don't Let It Get You Down- Spoon

Bonus-
11. Trouble Sleeping- Corinne Bailey Rae
12. Something- The Beatles

Okay, 6 and 7 back to back made me absolutely piss myself laughing.

Random ten

1. Bring It On Back- Jet
2. Ghosts- Laura Marling
3. Do Right Woman Do Right Man- Niamh Kavanagh
4. She's the One- Robbie Williams
5. Strawberry Fields Forever- Jim Sturgess and Joe Anderson
6. Dakota- Stereophonics
7. Pictures Of Matchstick Men
8. Devil- Stereophonics
9. A Certain Romance- Arctic Monkeys
10. I Bet You Look Good On the Dancefloor- Arctic Monkeys

Bonus-
11. Round Round- Sugababes
12. The Reflex- Duran Duran

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Sweet!

1. Plastic Tramp- Arctic Monkeys
2. Up the Morning- BabyShambles
3. Stronger Than Me- Amy Winehouse
4. (There Is) No Greater Love- Amy Winehouse
5. Guns Of Brixton- The Clash
6. Don't Look Back Into the Sun- The Libertines
7. Nowhere Man- The Beatles
8. Let's Get It On- Marvin Gaye
9. Losing My Religion- Nina Perrson
10. A Girl Like You- Edwyn Collins

Bonus-
11. Dry Town- Miranda Lambert
12. Cinnamon Girl- Neil Young

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1. Joy to the World- Three Dog Night
2. Beyond the Sea- Robbie Williams
3. Wreckless Love- Alicia Keys
4. Come Pick Me Up- Ryan Adams
5. Bank Holiday Monday- Stereophonics
6. Goody Two Shoes- Adam and the Ants
7. I Heard It Through the Grapevine- Paul Weller and Amy Winehouse
8. Always On My Mind- Ryan Adams and the Cardinals
9. A Dream Reprise- Paul Weller
10. Sound and Vision- Franz Ferdinand feat. Girls Aloud

Bonus-
11. Skin and Bones- Jet
12. Crocodile Tears- Girls Aloud

Resolutions

1. Increase self confidence through natural or artificial means. Whatever it takes.

2. Worry less (quit laughing, Jen)

3. Get into enough shape to run the Bix this year, rather than jog it. Er, walk it briskly.

4. Develop some money management skills



We shall see...

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1. Valerie- Mark Ronson

2. The Delaney- The Libertines

3. Smack My Bitch Up- The Prodigy

4. Chasing Pavements- Adele

5. Don't Stop Believin'- Journey

6. Make It Wit Chu- Queens Of the Stone Age

7. Made Of Stone- The Stone Roses

8. Happy Together- The Turtles

9. Bring It On Down- Oasis

10. Charmless Man- Blur

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1. Atmosphere- Joy Division
2. Brianstorm- Arctic Monkeys
3. Gunpowder and Lead- Miranda Lambert
4. Outversion- Mark Ronson
5. Kiss You Off- Scissor Sisters
6. Brass In Pocket- The Pretenders
7. Shine Like Stars- Primal Scream
8. Ray Of Light- Natasha Bedingfield
9. One Love- The Stone Roses
10. She's My Man- Scissor Sisters

Bonus-

11. Real Real Gone- Van Morrison
12. Know You Now- Amy Winehouse

Random ten

1. Revolution- Robbie Williams
2. New York Christmas- Rob Thomas
3. Santa Claus Go Straight to the Ghetto- James Brown
4. I Want to Hold Your Hand- T.V. Carpio
5. Me Plus One (Glastonbury '07)- Kasabian
6. Figure It Out- Maroon 5
7. The Jean Genie- David Bowie
8. Slow- Kylie Minogue
9. Stop Me- Mark Ronson feat. Daniel Merriweather
10. I Wish- Babyshambles

Bonus-
11. Clowns- Goldfrapp
12. Everybody's Changing- Lily Allen

Random ten

1. Other Side Of The World- KT Tunstall
2. This Charming Man- The Smiths
3. Stacy's Mom- Fountains Of Wayne
4. Happy- The Rolling Stones
5. No Surface, All Feeling- Manic Street Preachers
6. Baby Fratelli- The Fratellis
7. Let It Be- Aretha Franklin
8. Mersey Paradise- The Stone Roses
9. Christmas Island- Jimmy Buffett
10. Comin' Down- The View

Bonus-
11. Alfie- Lily Allen
12. Tumbling Dice- Linda Ronstadt

Random ten

1. Run For Cover- Sugababes
2. Lost Art Of Murder- Babyshambles
3. Vacation- The Go-Go's
4. I'll Give You Sympathy- The Rascals
5. Christmas Time Is Here- Vince Guaraldi Trio
6. Ain't No Way- Aretha Franklin
7. Stronger- Kanye West
8. Albion (Live at The S.E.C.C.)- Babyshambles
9. Over The Rainbow- Eva Cassidy
10. Why Can't This Be Love- Van Halen

Bonus-
11. Have a Nice Day- Stereophonics
12. Shine- Laura Marling

Can't argue

with the top ten entries on Rolling Stone's list of "greatest singers of all time"-

1. Aretha Franklin
2. Ray Charles
3. Elvis Presley
4. Sam Cooke
5. John Lennon
6. Marvin Gaye
7. Bob Dylan
8. Otis Redding
9. Stevie Wonder
10. James Brown

Okay, I can argue a little bit. Bob and John should NOT be ranked higher than Mr. Redding. Period. Or Stevie and J.B.

Amazing lyricists, yes. Better singers than Otis, Stevie or The Hardest Working Man In Show Business? No.

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1. A Thousand Trees- Stereophonics
2. Who's Got A Match?- Biffy Clyro
3. Stormy Weather- Billie Holiday
4. Cologne Hotel- Helsinki
5. All You Need Is Love- The Beatles
6. Strict Machine- Goldfrapp
7. Reason Is Treason- Kasabian
8. U Got the Look- Prince
9. Biology- Girls Aloud
10. My Way- Aretha Franklin

Bonus-
11. Son of a Preacher Man- Aretha Franklin
12. Come Together- Primal Scream

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1. I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor- Arctic Monkeys
2. Night Lights- Paul Weller
3. Have You Met Miss Jones?- Robbie Williams
4. I'm So Bored With the U.S.A.- The Clash
5. F*ck Forever- Babyshambles
6. Out Of The Sinking- Paul Weller
7. Fingertips (Part 2)- Stevie Wonder
8. Stuntman-Kasabian
9. Ooh La La- Stereophonics
10. Kings Of The Wild Frontier- Adam & The Ants

Bonus-
11. Like A Star- Corinne Bailey Rae
12. Misty Mountain Hop- Led Zeppelin

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1. Sister Rosetta (Capture the Spirit)- Noisettes
2. Who'll Stop the Rain?- Stereophonics
3. Supersonic- Oasis
4. Country Girl- Primal Scream
5. Shotgun- Junior Walker & the All-Stars
6. 16 Days- Whiskeytown
7. I'm Scared- Duffy
8. DARE- Gorillaz
9. Round Round- Sugababes
10. Police On My Back- Lethal Bizzle

Bonus-
11. Thick As Thieves- The Jam
12. Happy Jack- The Who

Random ten

1. Molly's Chambers- Kings Of Leon
2. Gang Of Gin- Babyshambles
3. Where Angels Play- The Stone Roses
4. So Far Away- Carole King
5. Carpetbaggers- Jenny Lewis
6. The Masterplan- Oasis
7. Gimme A Sign- Ryan Adams
8. 2 Hearts- Kylie Minogue
9. I've Just Seen A Face- The View
10. Umbrella- Manic Street Preachers

Bonus-
11. Last Nite- Adele
12. Me Plus One- Kasabian