Best Songs of the 2000s: Part 4
* I didn't make this list, but I do love some of these songs. The ones with a star ( * ) by them are some favorites of mine.
Now that the decade of the twenty-teens is five-plus percent complete, what better time than this holiday weekend to finally take a look back at some favorite songs of the '00s? [You can find the Best Albums of the '00s here]. This is the fourth of four parts.
 |  | "Rebellion (Lies)"* |
| Arcade Fire | ||
2004 | ||
| People say that your dreams are the only things that save you Come on baby, in our dreams we can live our misbehavior | ||
 | | "Reckoner"* |
| Radiohead | ||
2007 | ||
| You were not to blame for bittersweet distractors Dare not speak his name, Did I cater to all your needs? | ||
 | | "Reptilia" |
| The Strokes | ||
2003 | ||
| You sound so angry, just calm down, you found me I said please don't slow me down if I'm going too fast | ||
 | | "Run"* |
| Snow Patrol | ||
2004 | ||
| To think I might not see those eyes makes it so hard not to cry And as we say our long good-bye, I nearly do | ||
 | | "Seven Nation Army" |
| The White Stripes | ||
2003 | ||
| All the words are gonna bleed from me and I will think no more And the stains coming from my blood tell me to go back home | ||
 | | "Shine a Light" |
| Wolf Parade | ||
2005 | ||
| You know our hearts beat time out very slowly They're waiting for something that'll never arrive | ||
 | | "Skinny Love"* |
| Bon Iver | ||
2007 | ||
| In the morning I'll be with you But it will be a different kind | ||
 | | "Staring at the Sun"* |
| TV on the Radio | ||
2004 | ||
| I am the conscience clear In pain or ecstasy And we were all weaned, my dear, Upon the same fatigue | ||
 | | "Steady, As She Goes"* |
| The Raconteurs | ||
2006 | ||
| Find yourself a girl and settle down Live a simple life in a quiet town | ||
 | | "Still in Love Song" |
| The Stills | ||
2003 | ||
| We were lovers, we were kissers We were holders of hands, We were make believers | ||
 | | "Stillness is the Move" |
| Dirty Projectors | ||
2009 | ||
| Isn't life under the sun just a crazy dream? Isn't life just a mirage of the world before the world? | ||
 | | "Such Great Heights"* |
| The Postal Service | ||
2003 | ||
| I am thinking it's a sign that the freckles in our eyes are mirror images and when we kiss they're perfectly aligned | ||
 | | "Take Me Out" |
| Franz Ferdinand | ||
2004 | ||
| So if you're lonely, you know I'm here waiting for you I'm just a crosshair, I'm just a shot away from you | ||
 | | "This Mess We're In" |
| PJ Harvey (feat. Thom Yorke) | ||
2000 | ||
| Night and day, I dream of making love to you now, baby | ||
 | | "Tiny Vessels"* |
| Death Cab for Cutie | ||
2003 | ||
| You touch her skin and then you think That she is beautiful, But she don't mean a thing to me | ||
 | | "To Be Young * (Is To Be Sad, Is To Be High)" |
| Ryan Adams | ||
2000 | ||
| Young gal, you done me bad, and I went and did you wrong | ||
 | | "2080" |
| Yeasayer | ||
2007 | ||
| If you find me I'll be sitting by the water fountain Picket signs, letdowns, meltdown on Monday morning | ||
 | | "Two Weeks" |
| Grizzly Bear | ||
2009 | ||
| Would you always? Maybe sometimes? Make it easy? Take your time | ||
 | | "U.R.A. Fever" |
| The Kills | ||
2008 | ||
| Go ahead and have her, Go ahead and leave her, You only ever had her when you were a fever | ||
 | | "Walking With a Ghost"* |
| Tegan and Sara | ||
2004 | ||
| No matter which way you go No matter which way you stay You're out of my mind, out of my mind | ||
 | | "The Way We Get By"* |
| Spoon | ||
2002 | ||
| We found a new kind of dance in a magazine Tried it out, it's like nothing you ever seen | ||
 | | "Welcome Home" |
| Radical Face | ||
2007 | ||
| You were never supposed to leave, Now my head's splitting at the seams | ||
 | | "Wolf Like Me"* |
| TV on the Radio | ||
2006 | ||
| My mind has changed my body's frame, but god I like it My heart's aflame, my body's strained, but god I like it | ||
 | | "Wolves at Night" |
| Manchester Orchestra | ||
2007 | ||
| I've got to crucify myself if I am gonna believe you, I've got to promise that I'll finish all the things I said I'd do to begin with, too | ||
 | | "Yellow"* |
| Coldplay | ||
2000 | ||
| Look at the stars, Look how they shine for you And all the things that you do | ||
 | | "Young Folks"* |
| Peter Bjorn and John | ||
2006 | ||
| If I told you things I did before, Told you how I used to be, Would you go along with someone like me? |
you're irrelevant, but this list that has tegan and sara is not :D
ReplyDeleteReally like this list, especially anything Jack white and Tegan and Sara!! I like you taste in music :)
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ReplyDeleteLove your taste in music<3.... my favorites on this list are radiohead and arcade fire :-)
ReplyDeleteGlad to know that we have some similar taste in music... Coldplay, Snow Patrol.. glad to see them on the list!!
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Yesss, Reptilia! I love The Strokes.
ReplyDelete+ Yellow, Take Me Out, Run and Seven Nation Army. Nice taste in music.
Ahh Ryan Adams, Bon Iver and Death Cab and pretty much everything else? Jenna why you are so awesome. Josh is too lucky.
ReplyDeleteyay a bon iver fan?
ReplyDeletei love them sooooo much :)
ooh peter bjorn and john! they're swedish, i'm swedish, and you like them. aha cool :')
ReplyDeleteArcade Fire?
ReplyDeleteRadiohead?
Snow Patrol?
The White Stripes?
Bon Iver?
PJ Harvey?
Death Cab for Cutie?
Grizzly Bear AND
Tegan and Sara!?! YOU HAVE AMAZING MUSICAL TASTE!!!!