Tuesday Tunes #6: Cool Kids

I wasn’t well-liked in high school at all. As a person who cared a lot about what people think, it hurt a lot when people talk about me behind my back, especially from those I called my friends. I’ve heard things like I’m being too bossy, lazy, stern, stiff, and having a superiority complex. I wished that I was just like the cool kids: relaxed, athletic, funny, and easy to hang out with. Although I tried to shrug these comments off, I always stayed awake at night thinking about how awful a person I was and why I wasn’t well-liked.

2014: The Top 50 Songs (Part 2)

Part two! Check out part one here. The bands have topped my charts for the past three years. Will it still be the same this year? Read on!

15. Iggy Azalea – Fancy (feat. Charli XCX)

‘Fancy’ has that Charli XCX hook that everyone will chant to whenever this song plays. The collaboration is perfect but unexpected and stands out from other songs about the glamorous life.

14. Ariana Grande – Problem (feat. Iggy Azalea)

Ariana Grande’s vocals are top-notch here, especially on that pre-chorus. Although I wished that the song had a better chorus, Iggy Azalea’s rap verses saved this song for me.

13. Bastille – Flaws

This song was released in 2011 but whatever, I only found about this song in 2014. This indie synthpop track is made much colorful by Dan Smith (the band’s lead vocalist) and his thick accent, and the whole song is like a chant that everyone can follow with.

12. Taylor Swift – Blank Space

(Guys, it’s NOT Starbucks lovers!)

Taylor Swift parodies herself in this song about crazy love, and I think that it’s a genius move. She shows us that she’s ready to take over the world, if she hasn’t done so yet. Turns out, turning pop was one of her best decisions yet.