Hey guys, LokoReviews here and I got something special to tell you guys. Are you ready?
IT'S MY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!!!!
But before we celebrate and get hella crunk up in here, I want to share my top 5 favorite songs that are in the Billboard's hot 100 chart right now. Now let me make this clear that some of these 5 songs are not really my actual favorite songs that are in the billboard's hot 100 right now. The reason for that because "Uptown Funk", "Can't Feel My Face", "Shut Up And Dance", and "Cheerleader" were going to be on this list, but I already gave my full thoughts on them in previous reviews. So I chose my 5 favorite songs that are in the billboard's hot 100 right now that I haven't talked about yet. So now that's cleared, here are my top 5 songs:
5. Flo Rida's "I Don't Like It, I Love It" ft. Robin Thicke & Verdine White
Flo Rida have always been a hit or miss for me. He made some good tracks like "I Cry" and "Low" & he made some awful tracks like "Whistle" and "GDFR". So before I had the chance to listen to this track here, I didn't know what to expect. But after I gave this song a listen, I instantly liked it. This song have a really nice and fun vibe to it that makes you feel like you're having the best summer ever. The production makes that work with the right mixture of funk, pop, hip hop, and even edm. Not only that, Robin Thicke makes this song as good as it is with his wonderful performance. I know that he only does the hook in this song, but he really sells it like it's his own. Now I don't really have that many problems with this track, but I got to be honest that Flo Rida's performance wasn't really all that great. I'm not saying he ruins the entire song for me, because he really doesn't. The only real problem I have with his performance in this track is that it felt kind of lazy and basic to me. All Flo Rida is basically saying in this song is that he wants to have sex with this random girl he met at this party and have a good time as well. He doesn't really say anything interesting or have a line that is rememberable at all in this song. I feel like his verses are there to just make the song longer. But other than that, I really enjoy this song a lot. Too bad this song didn't reach the top 40, but hey, at least it did its best.
4. Demi Lovato's "Confident"
After the horror that was "Cool For The Summer", I had no hopes for this new single from Demi Lovato to even be romotely good. But to my surprise, it's pretty damn great and even badass if I may say. The best part of this song is definitely the production with a killer horn, nice snaps, and a good beat that kind of reminds me of Kanye West's "Black Skinhead". Let's not discredit Demi Lovato because she does an awesome job as well. Demi gave a highly energetic performance and she just owns it in this track. Now you could say that Demi Lovato does the same thing in "Cool For The Summer", but the difference between that and this song is 1, she doesn't sound creepy; and 2, she doesn't sound like she's trying too hard. You could say that Demi Lovato sounds really confident in this song (I'm sorry for the bad joke). But overall, I really like this song. I don't know how big this song will get, but I hope it does way better than "Cool For The Summer".
3. Little Mix's "Black Magic"
I'm not going to waste my time on this, I really enjoy this song a lot. Heck, the first time I listened this song, I instantly like it. And what isn't there to like about this song? The fun and bouncy production, the really good vocals from each member in the group, and the sneaky sexy lyrics that this song have. Now I'm not saying that everything about this song is like the best thing ever, because the production isn't really all that great. Yes, the production is indeed enjoyable for me, but it doesn't really have any melody or something to make me remember it. But I will say that the production does sound a lot like the 1983 hit single "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" by Cyndi Lauper (which by the way, I secretly enjoy). But other than that, I don't have that many problems with this song. I really enjoy it and I hope it does well.
2. Alessia Cara's "Here"
This pop year in 2015 so far was dominated with a bunch of party and club tracks. Some of the party tracks were good like anything from DJ Snake this year. But a lot of them sucked like "Post To Be", "Watch Me", "Hit The Quan", and anything from Fetty Wap (excluding "Again"). Now the reason why I bring this up, not because this song specifically fully mention those type of tracks. But the environment around that Alessia Cara feels when those type of songs play at a party. In this song, Alessia explains that she wasn't really in the mood to go partying. But since her friends were going, she just wanted to go to that party and have a great time with her buddies. But when she reaches there, she doesn't really have a good time. She's not into the environment, people are drinking and doing a lot of drugs, she doesn't like the music that is playing, and she just doesn't want anything bad to happen to her. Now you could say that she is a party pooper, but she doesn't really kill the party because the people that are there are already going to have a good time with or without her and she even let's them to continue to party (Even if she's not feeling it at all). And because of that maturity, makes me like this song a lot. I would continue praising it, but I want to save my full thoughts on this song when December comes. So all I will say is that this song is great and you guys should definitely check this song out.
And now my number 1 pick is.......
1. X Ambassadors's "Renegades"
When I first heard this song, I instantly disliked it. I thought it was boring, lame, and overdone as hell. Now I tried giving this song a dozen of listens because I know that this track could grow on me, but those attempts failed. But after I listened to that song the 16th time, it finally grew on me and I'm definitely happy it did because this one of best inspirational song I heard all year. Now I will say that message is pretty cliche with the topic of never giving up and always thrive for more. But thanks to the vocals from the lead singer & background vocals from the rest of X Ambassadors and the really good production made by Alex Da Kid (who also produced "Radioactive"), those cliches actually feels like they mean so much more and feel inspiring. If any song can take something that is simple & have been done to death and make it feel like it's worth something, it's definitely a song I like.
Well, that was my top 5 favorite songs from the billboard's hot 100 right now. If you agree or disagree with any of my opinions, then let me know. But overall, I hope you guys enjoy and I'll see you guys later.
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