Friday, August 18, 2006

You Know What I Think Of When I Hear "Pitchfork"? The Devil.

This morning, Pitchfork Media released the top 20 from their weeklong countdown of the 1960's top 200 songs. To save you some time, here's the top 10:

1. Beach Boys - God Only Knows
2. Jackson 5 - I Want You Back
3. Sam Cooke - A Change is Gonna Come
4. Bob Dylan - Like a Rolling Stone
5. Beatles - A Day in the Life
6. Ronettes - Be My Baby
7. Beach Boys - Wouldn't It Be Nice?
8. Johnny Cash - Folsom Prison Blues (Live at Folsom Prison)
9. The Who - I Can't Explain
10. Desmond Dekker & The Aces - Israelites

Ever since Annie's Anniemal made their top ten albums in 2005, I've always suspected Pitchfork of being closet pop fans. Filling their countdown with Beach Boys and Phil Spector songs only further perpetuates the whispers and behind-the-back shittalking from yours truly. How much you wanna make a bet: In 40 years, when Pitchfork, or whatever bastard offspring it hatches, decides to do a similar countdown for our current decade, Kelly Clarkson's gonna make the top 10.

I know lists are really subjective and mostly fun for the writers themselves, but Jesus, there are so many things wrong with this one, I don't even know where to begin. Bah.

2 comments:

JéJé said...

2 words: nick sylvester

Enoch said...

The Jayson Blair of Indie Rock, right?