Remember, Stress is a Factor: How About 2007’s Biggest Earworms?

Amy Winhouse, “Rehab”
GOD, the irony is rich with this one.

Plain White T’s, “Hey There Delilah”
We basically hate ourselves for this pick. But, we catch ourselves driving around suddenly nodding along to this song only to snap back into reality full of rage.

Fergie, “Big Girls Don’t Cry”
If you’ve spent any time at all watching The Hills, then you know.

Peter Bjorn and John, “Young Folks”
This is Swedish pop at its shiniest, and damn if we weren’t trying (and failing) to whistle it ourselves.

Feist, “1234”
Well, it was used in an iPod commercial, so it’s been all over TV. Even our grandparents know this one.

Rilo Kiley, “Breakin’ Up”
Even if Rilo Kiley did venture too far from the old indie rock we used to know, we were humming this break-up song for days.

Against Me!, “New Wave”
Pop punk at its catchiest. There are certainly worse things to be singing along to.

Modest Mouse, “Dashboard”
The album was a flop, but this was the one track on the radio, and consequently, in our heads.

Avril Lavigne, “Girlfriend”
Oh man, she really did just sing, “She’s, like, so whatever.”

Lily Allen, “Smile”
This song isn’t embarassing whatsoever. Quality pop music with brilliant lyrics, and it’s toe-tappin’!

Deerhunter
This band caught on quickly with decently moving, drugged-out music if not a tad bit dim on the lyrics, and yet furiously grabbed for attention via annoying antics just to burn out and go on hiatus before the year even ended. Oh jeez.

Honorable Mention to the addition of Johnny Marr to Modest Mouse. Supposed to blow our minds. Mostly it just made us feel really tired.

1. Shellac’s Excellent Italian Greyhound released only on digital download at $16 for just mp3’s… no artwork, no liner notes, no nothing. Good record, bad deal otherwise.

2. Gene Simmons’ show, Family Jewels. Please make him stop. He’s RUINING how we think of KISS!

3. SoundExchange

4. Interpol. No thanks.

5. The ever-rising Ticketmaster fees for concert tickets.

1. Radiohead’s release of In Rainbows that let the consumer pay what they felt the album was worth.

2. Rock of Love: perhaps the best show featuring a rock star ever? Yes.

3. The survival of internet radio!

4. Marnie Stern. Yes, please.

5. Green campaigns at music festivals.

VietNam, “Step on Inside”
Band of Horses, “The General Specific”
El Perro Del Mar, “Party”
The Sadies, “Yours to Discover”
Battles, “Atlas”
Devendra Banhart, “Lover”
Yeasayer, “2080”
Jens Lekman, “The Opposite of Hallelujah”
Beirut, “The Penalty”
Soulsavers, “Revival”
The National, “Apartment Story”
Wilco, “What Light”
Will Oldham, “Can’t Take That Away”
Bright Eyes, “Soul Singers in a Session Band”
Tunng, “Bullets”
Takka Takka, “Coco on the Corner”
Bishop Allen, “The News from Your Bed”

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