DECEMBER 2010

Well, the charts have been a bit constipated lately. Since early September, I was very busy cramming for exams and so on. I just hadn't enjoyed music the last few months. That is probably the first time since my pre-teen years I didn't look for, embrace, or otherwise enjoy new music over such a length of time.

Well, it seems the proverbial laxative is taking effect - fresh songs rear their heads. There is a lot of good music out there, true dat. It's all subjective, though - it's what's in your heart, your head, your state of mind, your place in the world. All of this usually (but not always) determines how someone perceives the arts. So without further ado, December 2010's top 5 songs, and only 20 days late, unlike the previous two months...

DECEMBER 2010

1. "Good Day to Die", by Godsmack 1, 1, 5
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqcNgHbPRSg

2. "Letter from a Thief", by Chevelle 2, 2, 6
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YMc6P6UDMk

3. "Snuff", by Slipknot 4,3,2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZX13R1jrFQI

4. "I Was a Teenage Anarchist", by Against Me! -,4,1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7RUeMCZL3Q

5. "Little Lion Man", by Mumford and Sons -,5,1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLJf9qJHR3E


DECEMBER 2009
1. "Never Gonna Give Your Teen Spirit Up", by Nirvana vs. Rick Astley, thriftshopxl
1,1,3
2. "Check My Brain", by Alice in Chains -,2,1
3. "It's Nice to Know You Work Alone", by Silversun Pickups 2,1,5
4. "Jars", by Chevelle -,4,1
5. "Use Somebody" by Kings of Leon 4,3,3

DECEMBER 2000
1. "Beautiful Day", by U2
2. "Loser", by Three Doors Down
3. "Shayla", by Berlin vs. Meeks
4. "Rapture", by Michelle Crispin
5. "Break Stuff", by Limp Bizkit

DECEMBER 1997
1. "Tub-thumping", by Chubawumba
2. "Everlong", by Foo Fighters
3. "Everytime I Look Around", by OMC
4. "Sweat", by Tool
5. "If You Could Only See", by Tonic

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