Best of the Rest of the Top 40: 2008

Cafe Society
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We’re almost caught up to the present day here. Stick with us, true believers. The year is 2008, and we have 26 songs that make the cut for this poll.

What’s your favorite?

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2

I’m not a fan but M.I.A.'s *Paper Planes * is the most distinctive song on this list.

3

Finger Eleven gets my goat.

4

That should say “gets my vote.” Not “goat.”

Strangest Freudian slip ever.

5

Either way "Apologize"gets my vote, but the Timbaland remix version is better.

6

I went with One Republic’s “Stop and Stare”, ahead of Finger Eleven, Estelle/Kanye West, Rihanna and many others.

I would say 2008 is better than it’s #1 song list. I have warmed up to late 2000’s music, good time for pop music.

Lots of good stuff even Chris Brown whom I dislike.

7

I voted for Finger Eleven’s “Paralyzer.” The lyrics to this song are very lame, but the music is great. It reminds me of Dr. Dre’s “Deeez Nuuuts.”

Sara Bareilles sure is hot, but man, do her songs suck.

In dead-ass last place is “Hot and Cold.” It earns an AUTOMATIC ZERO score in the world-famous Ponch8 Music Rating System, like all non-Kesha songs produced by rapist motherfucker Dr. Luke.

8

Jesus, I am old. I am certain if I heard these songs I’d recognize some of them but I don’t know their names.

The MIA song I happen to know from an ex-girlfriend. I believe the song lyrics are about robbing people, in fact, the “bridge” to the song has lyrics that go something like “Some I just murder, some I let go” talking about robbery victims.

I have it blaring into my infant’s ears over his WiFi monitor as we speak as I believe the message to be sound.

9

Yep, that’s what the song’s about. I like it anyway.

I remember tripping over it pretty much by accident near the end of 2008, and liking it instantly. That was right before three trips to Russia, and the last major batch of the seemingly interminable adoption paperwork, in order to bring the Firebug home with us.

By the end of the last trip, I was singing “I’m tired of papers and flying on planes” under my breath.