New Good Song: "Saint Claude," Christine and The Queens 2.7.15

Here's a new good song -- a new good French song -- "Saint Claude" by Christine and The Queen.

The hiatus I've taken in updating this blog is due largely to having spent two months relatively disconnected while traveling in Europe. While there I discovered a few new good songs, including this one. No idea what she's saying in the verses, but the chorus is in English. If you would like to read the lyrics, a lyric video is here.

The 100 Best New Good Songs of 2014!

Here are my 100 favorite songs of 2014. Click below for a YouTube playlist with the Top 50, in order, or click on any song link to go directly to that particular tune. (Update: In 2016, I made a video countdown of my Top 50. It's below as well.) Enjoy! 

Countdown video:




Playlist:

1. "The Only Ones," Deluka

2. "Magic," Coldplay

3. "ILYSB," Lany

4. "Cool Kids," Echosmith

5. "All Of You," Peter Thomas f/ Betty Who

6. "All Of The People," Panama Wedding

7. "Ride The Thrill," Scenic

8. "Dangerous," Big Data f/ Joywave

9. "Fancy," Iggy Azalea f/ Charli XCX

10. "Chinatown," Starcadian

11. "Lemonade," Danity Kane f/ Tyga

12. "Graveyard Whistling," Nothing But Thieves

13. "Classic," The Knocks f/ Powers

14. "(We Started A) Fire," Katie Cole

15. "Thirsty For My Tears," Joan Osborne

16. "Only Love Can Hurt Like This," Paloma Faith

17. "I Gave It All," Aquilo

18. "Rude," Magic!

19. "Selkie," Tori Amos

20. "First Love," Ayiesha Woods

21. "Don't Kill The Magic," Magic!

22. "Prove It To You," Kris Allen f/ Lenachka

23. "Ten Feet Tall," Wrabel

24. "Sledgehammer," Fifth Harmony

25. "Green Garden," Laura Mvula f/ Metropole Orkest

26. "Nobody But You," Kimbra

27. "I Need," TGT

28. "Goodbye," Glenn Morrison f/ Islove

29. "I Choose You," Sara Bareilles

30. "Jealous," Nick Jonas

31. "Ride," SoMo

32. "Mother & Father," Broods

33. "Youth," Ben Khan

34. "Goodness Gracious," Ellie Goulding

35. "Only Hope," Gardiner Sisters

36. "Hold Me," Janine and the Mixtape

37. "What If It Was," Tayler Buono

38. "Hold On," Colbie Caillat

39. "Magnolia," Young & Sick

40. "Won't Be Broken," Keane

41. "Ain't It Fun," Paramore

42. "Painkiller," The Strange Familiar

43. "HE^RT," Starcadian

44. "Aftermath," Fever Fever f/ Stephanie Lauren

45. "I Blame Myself," Sky Ferreira

46. "Run," Nicole Scherzinger

47. "Don't Look Back," Matrix & Futurebound f/ Tanya Lacey

48. "Night Dreams," Molly Beanland

49. "Firechild," Solomon Grey

50. "We Remain," Christina Aguilera
51. "Run-Time," Imogen Heap
52. "Take My Number," Melissa Etheridge
53. "Runaway," The Runaway Club
54. "You Control Me," Hello Leo & Chris Braide f/ Cathy Dennis
55. "Your Eyes," The High Fives
56. "Shiver," Avec Sans
57. "Anaconda," Nicki Minaj
58. "Jealous (I Ain't With It)," Chromeo
59. "Right Now," Mary J. Blige
60. "Sink My Feet," Jillian Edwards
61. "The Great Unknown," Jukebox the Ghost
62. "Wait And See," Monogem
63. "Afterglow," Air Dubai f/ Dia Frampton
64. "I Remember," Saint Saviour
65. "Better In The Dark," Say Lou Lou
66. "Ever Greener," Pure Bathing Culture
67. "Indian Summer," Marlene
68. "Shatter Me," Lindsey Stirling f/ Lzzy Hale
69. "Team," Lorde
70. "Irrelevant," Lauren Aquilina
71. "I Want It All," Karmin
72. "I Kill Giants," The Naked and Famous
73. "Runaway," sElf
74. "La La La," Naughty Boy f/ Sam Smith
75. "The Business Of Emotion," Big Data f/ White Sea
76. "Hideaway," Kiesza
77. "Peace," O.A.R.
78. "Broke," Lauren Aquilina
79. "Nope (Can't Let Go)," Miesa
80. "Walk Away," Lany
81. "Problem," Ariana Grande f/ Iggy Azalea
82. "Busy Earnin'," Jungle
83. "The Walker," Fitz & The Tantrums
84. "Love Is Still Alive," Kenna
85. "Lion's Den," Jhameel
86. "My Sweet Summer," Dirty Heads
87. "A Call To Arms," Laura Jansen f/ Ed Harcourt
88. "Ghosts," Big Wreck
89. "It Was Always You," Maroon 5
90. "Heads Or Tails," The Runaway Club
91. "Wut," Le1f
92. "Embrace," Goldroom
93. "Cuddle Up," Lil' Nathan & the Zydeco Big Timers
94. "Canyon Moon," Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness
95. "Break Free," Ariana Grande f/ Zedd
96. "XO," Beyonce
97. "What Is This Thing Called Love," Editors
98. "Generation Blue," Niia
99. "Miracle," Kimbra
100. "Remember The Love (Just Not Like Her)," Catherine Scholz f/ Gordon Hellegers

New Good Song: "Was Something Else There?" Lonely Benson 11.23.14

Here's a new good song: "Was Something Else There?" by Lonely Benson. This was record on a 4 track Tascam Portastudio, whatever that is. Beautiful, though.

New Good Song: "Danger," Jordan Bratton f/ Fabolous 11.12.14

Here's a new good song: "Danger" by Jordan Bratton f/ Fabolous.

New Good Song: "We Are Impossible," Dillon Francis f/ The Presets 11.12.14

Here's a new good song: "We Are Impossible" by Dillon Francis f/ The Presets.

New Good Song: "Vessel," Dan Mangan + Blacksmith 11.12.14

Here's a new good song: "Vessel" by Dan Mangan + Blacksmith

New Good Song: "Freak," Olivver The Kid 11.12.14

Here's a new good song: "Freak" by Olivver The Kid. Very '80s.

New Good Song: "Hold Me," Janine and the Mixtape 11.12.14

Here's a new good song: "Hold Me" by Janine and the Mixtape. Slow and reminiscent of '90s ballads by the likes of Lisa Fischer. Very chill and sexy.

New Good Song: "Right Now," Mary J. Blige 11.12.14

Here's a new good song: "Right Now" by Mary J. Blige. Great production and vocals. Would be better if the lyrics weren't so throw-away.

New Good Song: "Sledgehammer," Fifth Harmony 11.12.14

Here's a new good song: "Sledgehammer" by Fifth Harmony. Not a Peter Gabriel remake. Fun stuff.

 

New Good Song: "The Business Of Emotion," Big Data f/ White Sea 11.12.14

Here's a new good song: "The Business Of Emotion" by Big Data f/ White Sea. Big Data was responsible for one of the year's best new good songs (and videos), "Dangerous," hearable here. This is a good follow-up.

New Good Song: "Run," Nicole Scherzinger 11.12.14

Here's a new good song: "Run" by Nicole Scherzinger. Her new album, "Big Fat Lie," has been generally panned, and I can't review it as a whole because I've never heard it, but I think this ballad is nicely done.

New Good Song: "What If It Was," Tayler Buono 11.12.14

Here's a new good song: "What If It Was" by Tayler Buono. I often find that teenage sentiments about love resonate the truest, because they're the purest. This is a very sweet song by a talented person, and she also did a nice job covering "Magic" by Coldplay, one of the year's very best new good songs, here.



 "When he told me that he loved me, he didn't hesitate at all. I said, 'Boy you hardly know me. It's not time for us to fall.' But what if it was?"

New Good Song: "Graveyard Whistling," Nothing But Thieves 11.12.14

Here's a new good song: "Graveyard Whistling" by Nothing But Thieves.

New Good Song: "I Gave It All," Aquilo 11.12.14

Here's a new good song: "I Gave It All" by Aquilo. It's a slow, haunting ballad with lyrics below, courtesy of their Facebook page.

 
This glass it breaks,

So delicate it shatters round my feet,
And my hands they bleed,
A stain i’ll always remember,
A stain that stays with me,
But this changes you,
Its harder now we’re breaking,
And I should know its never right for me to say,
That I wanted this,
I know I cant but I can still recall,

I gave it all,
Given up on luck my heads above the dust,

This love you broke,
Come closer darling don’t forget to fake,
A smile you had,
You tried so hard to fool yourself instead,

You gave it all,
Given up on luck your heads above the dust,
You gave it all,
I waited by the other side my friend,

I’ve waited by the other side my friend,
You’ll find it funny when you’re looking back some day.
You gave it all,

Given up on luck your heads above the dust,
You gave it all,

I waited by the other side my friend.

New Good Song: "Take My Number," Melissa Etheridge 10.3.14

Here's a new good song: "Take My Number" by Melissa Etheridge. Yes it's new, even though it sounds as though it could be a bonus track from "Your Little Secret," her 1995 album. This is a completely applaud-able effort that, while not groundbreaking, represents a flavor that's missing from the today's musical spice racket. Just good mid-tempo Adult Pop/Rock fare. Enjoy.

New Good Song: "Jealous," Nick Jonas 10.3.14

Here's a new good song: "Jealous" by Nick Jonas. This video doesn't do the song any favors, but as a straightforward pop song, this well-written, -produced and -performed. Also, Nick exercises, so he's sexually desirable. Enjoy.

New Good Song: "Canyon Moon," Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness 10.3.14

Here's a new good song: "Canyon Moon" by Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness. Enjoy.

New Good Song: "Anaconda," Nicki Minaj 10.3.14

Here's a new good song: "Anaconda" by Nicki Minaj. A co-worker put it well when she said that although this song is unnecessary, and heavily samples and equally unnecessary song, it's a lot of fun. This was the right track for Nicki to unveil to keep the public's interest. Nice work. And nice fat ass, too.

New Good Song: "I Remember," Saint Saviour 10.3.14

Here's a new good song: "I Remember" by Saint Saviour. Quiet though this is, with its gentle acoustic guitar and whispery harmonies, it's just such a lovely piece of songwriting, it should be heard. Not everyone's cup of tea, I'm sure, but a gem for those willing to sail at this pace.