Music of the Weak: The 100 Greatest Songs of the Millennium (So Far) - #200-101

Music of the Weak’s countdown of the 100 Greatest Songs of the last 10 years is on a bit of a hiatus while your trusty music columnist gets prepared for his other massive, current project (which you should totally check out if you’re in NYC in September). When we return, we’ll be counting down the last forty songs in our regular Thursday night slot. In the meantime, please enjoy this list of the next hundred best songs of the young millennium (2000-2009) which follows the same ground rules as the top hundred (one song per artist, etc.), complete with links to YouTube clips/imeem/whatever’s out there.

200. Guided By Voices – “The Brides Have Hit Glass” (2001)
199. Teengirl Fantasy – “Portofino” (2009)
198. Lil’ Flip – “The Way We Ball” (2002)
197. I Monster – “Daydream in Blue” (2001)
196. Andrew WK – “Party Hard” (2001)
195. Voxtrot – “Soft & Warm” (2006)
194. The Roots – “Water” (2002)
193. The Avalanches – “Electricity” (2000)
192. Elliott Smith – “Happiness” (2000)
191. Hypnotic Brass Ensemble – “War” (2009)

190. E-40 – “Tell Me When to Go” (Feat. Keak da Sneak)” (2006)
189. Franz Nicolay – “Quiet Where I Lie” (2009)
188. Guillemots – “Made Up Love Song #34” (2006)
187. Dyme Def – “Get Off Me” (2009)
186. Gang Gang Dance – “House Jam” (2008)
185. Viktor Vaughn – “Let Me Watch (Feat.Apani B. As Nikki)” (2003)
184. Clap Your Hands Say Yeah – “The Skin of My Yellow Country Teeth” (2005)
183. Young Jeezy – “And Then What (Feat. Mannie Fresh)” (2005)
182. The National – “The Geese of Beverly Road” (2005)
181. Air France – “No Excuses” (2008)

180. Roots Manuva – “Too Cold” (2005)
179. The Walkmen – “We’ve Been Had” (2002)
178. Ms. Dynamite – “Dy-Na-Mi-Tee” (2002)
177. The Coup – “Wear Clean Draws” (2001)
176. Junior Senior – “Move Your Feet” (2002)
175. Muscles – “Hey Muscles I Love You” (2007)
174. Death Cab For Cutie – “I Was a Kaleidescope” (2001)
173. Angie Stone – “Wish I Didn’t Miss You” (2002)
172. Wilco – “I Am Trying to Break Your Heart” (2002)
171. Thunderheist – “Jerk It” (2008)

170. De La Soul – “Oooh (Feat. Redman)” (2000)
169. Themselves – “Paging Dr. Moon or Gun” (2002)
168. Nicole Willis & the Soul Investigators – “Feeling Free” (2005)
167. The Sea & Cake – “Weekend” (2008)
166. Art Brut – “Good Weekend” (2005)
165. Mouse On Mars – “Mine is In Yours” (2004)
164. Truth Hurts – “Addictive (Feat. Rakim)” (2002)
163. Fiona Apple – “Extraordinary Machine (Demo)” (2004)
162. The Legendary K.O. – “George Bush Doesn’t Care About Black People” (2005)
161. The Mountain Goats & Kaki King – “Thank You Mario But Our Princess is In Another Castle” (2008)

160. The Hives – “A Little More For Little You” (2004)
159. Four Tet – “She Moves She” (2003)
158. Badly Drawn Boy – “The Shining” (2000)
157. Max Tundra – “Which Song” (2008)
156. Devin the Dude – “Cooter Brown” (2004)
155. Fujiya & Miyagi – “Collarbone” (2006)
154. Johnny Cash – “Nobody” (2000)
153. J Dilla – “So Far to Go (Feat. Common & D’Angelo)” (2006)
152. Memory Tapes – “Bicycle” (2009)
151. Fall Out Boy – “Sugar, We’re Goin’ Down” (2005)

150. Lil’ Mama – “Lip Gloss” (2007)
149. The Research – “Lonely Hearts Still Beat the Same” (2005)
148. Japandroids – “Young Hearts Spark Fire” (2009)
147. Kalabrese – “Hide (Feat. Guillermo Sohrya)” (2007)
146. The Polyphonic Spree – “It’s the Sun” (2001)
145. Fatboy Slim – “Song For Shelter” (2000)
144. N.O.R.E. – “Nothin’” (2002)
143. King Britt & Sister Gertrude Morgan – “I Was Healed By the Wounds” (2005)
142. Electric Six – “I’m the Bomb” (2003)
141. Xiu Xiu – “I Love the Valley OH!” (2004)

140. Jon Brion – “I Believe She’s Lying” (2001)
139. St. Germain – “Rose Rouge” (2001)
138. D’Angelo – “The Root” (2000)
137. Lloyd – “Get It Shawty” (2007)
136. Basement Jaxx – “Good Luck (Featuring Lisa Kekaula)” (2003)
135. Styles P – “Good Times” (2002)
134. Jennifer Lopez – “I’m Real (Feat. Ja Rule)” (2001)
133. Old 97’s – “Rollerskate Skinny” (2001)
132. T.I. – “Bring ‘Em Out (Chopped & Screwed)” (2004)
131. Free Energy – “Dream City” (2009)

130. International Pony – “Leaving Home” (2002)
129. Fleet Foxes – “Mykonos” (2008)
128. Konono Nº1 – “Paradiso” (2005)
127. Rilo Kiley – “A Man/Me/Then Jim” (2004)
126. Lindstrøm – “I Feel Space” (2005)
125. The Game – “Church For Thugs” (2005)
124. The Dodos – “Fools” (2008)
123. !!! – “Me and Giuliani Down By the Schoolyard (A True Story)” (2003)
122. The Flaming Lips – “Do You Realise??” (2002)
121. Yo La Tengo – “Our Way to Fall” (2000) 

120. Hot Chip – “Over & Over” (2005)
119. El-P – “Stepfather Factory” (2001)
118. House of House – “Rushing to Paradise (Walking These Streets)” (2009)
117. Devendra Banhart – “At the Hop” (2004)
116. Gorillaz – “Feel Good, Inc.” (2005)
115. Coldplay – “Yellow” (2000)
114. Ra Ra Riot – “Too Too Too Fast” (2008)
113. Ludacris – “Area Codes (Feat. Nate Dogg)” (2002)
112. Chris Whitley – “Spanish Harlem Incident” (2000)
111. Burial – “Archangel” (2007)

110. Quantic – “Tell It Like You Mean It” (2006)
109. Mystikal – “Shake Ya Ass” (2000)
108. Wolf Parade – “Dear Sons and Daughters of Holy Ghosts” (2005)
107. System of a Down – “Chop Suey!” (2001)
106. Clipse – “Eghck (Feat. Fam-Lay and Clinton Sparks)” (2005)
105. Ryan Adams – “To Be Young (Is to Be Sad, Is to Be High)” (2000)
104. Daft Punk – “High Life” (2001)
103. Missy Elliott – “Get Ur Freak On” (2001)
102. MGMT – “Kids” (2008)
101. Cam’Ron – “Oh Boy (Feat. Juelz Santana)” (2002)

 -Martin Brown, 2009

Comments

[Chris Jones]

Quibbling time!

The Wolf Parade song is actually "Dear Sons and Daughters of Hungry Ghosts".

I think the National's best song of the year was "Fake Empire." Maybe "Apartment Story".

I don't think "Do You Realize" was even the best song on that album; I'd give that to the first track, "Fight Test", or "Ego Tripping at the Gates of Hell".

And as a resident of the Bay Area, EVERYONE here is so tired of "Tell Me When To Go" that we could all just die.

Otherwise, I have no complaints.

[Sean Witzke]

Was wondering where/if "Water" was going to end up on this list, I'd definitely have it higher but that's me.

[Josh Woodbeck]

Fighting words!

As a Euro-resident with a need for some MTV in 2001, I can appreciate the love you're giving to J-Lo and Ja Rule. But if you keep that effing song 40 spots ahead of Muscles, there's going to be a John Spencer-style blow-out the next time I'm in Brooglyn.

Love,

Josh

[Kenny Cather]

It's great to see you back! I was wondering where you were!

I'd go with "One More Time" from Daft Punk and move it up 104 spots, but that's just me! ^_^

I'd also move that "Lip Gloss" song up because it was just so catchy. Like, I hated it and couldn't stop listening to it.

I'd move that Andrew WK song *way* up, too. That was just such an awesomely fun song!

And from the first Viktor Vaughn album, I'd take "Saliva," because RJD2 is a local hero for me!

No Soul Position? I'm sad. I'm sure this is fueled by my Ohio love, but I *love* that group!!

[nrh]

I will go see your play if you make the #1 song of the decade "Dick Around" by Sparks.

[Marty]

Chris,

Allow me to quibble with your quibbles. 1) After Spencer Krug's post-Apologies to the Queen Mary crimes against music, Wolf Parade are lucky to even be making an appearance; I would have called the song "Jizzbasket" if I thought anybody would know what the fuck I was talking about. 2) It was "Apartment Story," but "Geese" was from 2005. 3) You're so wrong I ain't laughin'. 4) Fair enough on E-40. I thought about including The Federation's "Hyphy," but "Tell Me When to Go" is pound-for-pound a better song.

Sean,

"Water" seems like such a personal choice, it's crazy to think that you figured it'd even be on here. Still, The Roots don't really get any better than "You Got Me" and "Silent Treatment" for me.

Josh,

The short story is that "I'm Real" has a secret weapon that Muscles don't, and that's "Mary Jane." The loong story, is that if I'm going to be crazy enough to include a J Lo song on a list like this, I'm not going to take the cowardly route of putting it lower than 150.

Kenny,

Rjd2 will get some love pretty soon here. I'm a big fan of his, too. Soul Position, on the other hand, never really did anything for me. Also, I do feel a little (a lot) weird about having Daft Punk that low, but I tried not to simply pick representative songs by artists I love, and instead stuck with big moments. Daft Punk tend to knock me on my ass cumulatively rather than in single tracks. They'll get their due on the albums list, though.

Nrh,

Buy your tickets now!

[Sean Witzke]

"Water" - Dude, it's a) funky as hell, b)crazy musique-concrete/Tago Mago shit on the middle of a rap album and c) has screams from Gwar shows bleeding through the tracks "Love Rollercoaster"-style. I love that song.

[Matthew J. Brady]

Oh god, fucking Andrew WK. I hate that shit. "Party hard, party hard, I want to party party, let's all party party, yeah yeah party party party party party party party party party party party party party party party party yeah." There, repeat that 30 times and you've got every one of that motherfucker's songs, and they all suck.

[Marty]

And therein lies his genius.

[david brothers]

Stepfather Factory blew my sarcasm meter when I was a kid. Been one of my favorite joints ever since.