Alexander Rybak – “Funny Little World” (2009)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVNBcEygJ5E A silly love song, and Rybak uses the pizzicato almost as if his violin is a ukulele. It's nice how he states: "'Cause who would know that you Would treat me like a boy, And I treat you like a girl, In this funny little world." This helps his message of suddenly becoming famous …

Justin Bieber – Sorry

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRh_vgS2dFE the dude w/ more haters than likers, and with the infamous "Baby".... whew. At least he seems good at some parts. This song is nice cuz it's got a good beat and he does sound regretful, although it's kind of vague with not much past an apologetic song... 3.55/5.

Philip Wesley Tears of the East (2012)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekSI4dnrJ2A mystical, elegant, nearing 6 minutes long, a great classical style piano song.

Con Bro Chill – Party Animal (2013)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mGkKcy_VT4 not super significant but good beat and melody

Jennifer Lopez – Live It Up (feat. Pitbull) 2013

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BofL1AaiTjo At first it isn't obvious what the song is about. After all, Pitbull begins every song in the same way-- Mr. Worldwide, Red one, Dale. But as soon as his silliness disappears, "I get on stupid on a beach she wowo" begins to infer a sexual connotation, soon asserted by "I'm saying dale, she's …

Mutual Vigilance ( winky詩,2016)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IX0SbQLXzCs This song doesn't actually have a load of info to talk about, but it's kind of cool. It feels genuinely Chinese and it also seems to be war-theme related with the "mutual vigilance" title. I just really enjoy it and it stands out against our normal pop hits. 99/100

ZAYDE WOLF – WILDEST ONES (2016)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4Ss-IFpleo "There is a savage that is hiding in your head"... wise words indeed. Although the lyrics are sparse and repetitive, with the only other notable lines being "When I was young, my mother said There is a savage that is hiding in your head", it infers rebels and is inspiring in its own way. …

Christina Perri – Human (2014)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5yaoMjaAmE Ingenious-- "I will crash and I will break down", "you build me up and then fall apart"; these lyrics can describe a machine, but they manage to contrast against her other lyrics. She claims to be able to go to the extremes, but admits her weaknesses. "I bleed and I fall down", stressed by …

Auli’i Cravalho – How Far I’ll Go, 2016

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPAbx5kgCJo Okay, it's 2:35 and it's four chord progression. However, the lyrics are pretty deep. "I've been staring at the edge of the water 'Long as I can remember, never really knowing why I wish I could be the perfect daughter But I come back to the water, no matter how hard I try" the …

Sia – Chandelier, 2014

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vjPBrBU-TM Surprisingly, the artist herself doesn't have too much commentary on the lyrics. With the "1,2,3, drink" verse, she states, "obliterate", and for the post-chorus, she notes, "so sad", and "I'm holdin' on just for tonight", she comments "still sad". I did not think of this song to be "sad" in any case, since the …