Posted November 25, 20177 yr HarryEzra's End Of Year Countdown 2017 http://images.complex.com/complex/image/upload/fl_lossy/aspirjxxxdqruxk6ohv4.gif Here it comes, it is time, the time we look back at the year of music and most notably the music we loved over the course of the next few weeks I will be counting down my 40 top albums and my top 50 Singles of the last year I will also give some awards out to artists that have made an impact in Flynnonda (my BJSC country for those who don't know) and give my top 10 artists to look out for in the coming year. Just to confirm here is what to come: :magic: Top 50 singles of 2017 :magic: :magic: Top 40 Albums of 2017 :magic: :magic: Flynnonda's Tips for 2018 (Im calling it Flynonda's Finds 2018 *.*) :magic: :magic: Top 10 Music videos of 2017 :magic: Top 5 Artists of the Year :magic: :magic: Top 5 Breakthroughs of The Year :magic:
November 25, 20177 yr Yesss Harry, really can't wait for this as our tastes align a fair amount <3 hyped from The xx GIF alone tbh as they pretty much made my year musically in 2017. :wub:
November 25, 20177 yr Woo! Looking forward to this, judging by the gifs I'm hoping for high positions for Dua, Sigella, Kendrick, Katy and DJ Khaled/Riri!
November 25, 20177 yr omg how is everyone opening theirs at the same time i haven't even finished prep yet
November 25, 20177 yr Author Yesss Harry, really can't wait for this as our tastes align a fair amount <3 hyped from The xx GIF alone tbh as they pretty much made my year musically in 2017. :wub: Hi Jade, thanks for the hype and yassss The XX love too much appricated as I love them too :cheer: Woo! Looking forward to this, judging by the gifs I'm hoping for high positions for Dua, Sigella, Kendrick, Katy and DJ Khaled/Riri! Thanks for the hype Danand glad you like those songs I have included as gifs. omg how is everyone opening theirs at the same time i haven't even finished prep yet Because why not do it now *.* GET TO WORK BITCH :P Hype! Hope Nothing But Thieves can gain a high placing here! Thanks the hype Pete!
November 25, 20177 yr Author MUSIC VIDEO HONOURABLE MENTIONS nfs8NYg7yQM yw-RPm1uOM4 ksdAs4LBRq8 NZKXkD6EgBk lM5mM-QDg24 WH9C6oLEtOg All so so good but the top 10 is super strong :wub:
November 25, 20177 yr Excited for the music video countdown!! My favourite video in your honourable mentions list has to be "Bad Liar". It's not often now we get videos with actual storylines and concepts so I'm glad Selena delivered on that one. I like the "Anywhere" video too but just because Rita owns it and looks so great as a popstar, it's not the most exciting though :heehee:
November 26, 20177 yr Author Excited for the music video countdown!! My favourite video in your honourable mentions list has to be "Bad Liar". It's not often now we get videos with actual storylines and concepts so I'm glad Selena delivered on that one. I like the "Anywhere" video too but just because Rita owns it and looks so great as a popstar, it's not the most exciting though :heehee: Hi Josh, Glad you like the Bad Liar video I love the concept too but I Prefer the 10 I have chosen :wub: I love the styling of the anywhere video looks very pretty and she looks beautiful in it. Thanks For The Comment :D
November 26, 20177 yr I didn't think much of the Attention MV but conversely How Long I really liked, his peculiar dancing through the streets is a highlight. Also You Don't Know Me needed WAY more Raye!
November 27, 20177 yr Author Top 10 music videos of 2017 10. The XX – I Dare You qqflFMhkqHM Why?: A video that features many famous people including Stranger Things, Millie Bobbie Brown and Michael Jackson's daughter Paris Jackson who star as the characters in the video. The video features them skipping school which on paper sounds pretty bog standard music videos of teenagers missing school etc but The XX do it differently in place of finding young love(or in Brown's character lack of those things) which is central to the theme of the song and music video. The band feature two in a private pool where the music video concludes. I love the video not only for its narrative but also the cinematography of the music video, very bright. 9. Lana Del Rey – Love NTv0CdFCk Why?: Easy to answer, because it's quite different from her other music videos. It may have the same ingredients but overall very different. She seems very happy in this music and conveys what the song is about. Like the song/music video above the song is about being young and in love. I love the cinematography in this video (something I might say a lot in this music video countdown) and how beautiful does she look in this video?. 8. Paramore – Hard Times AEB6ibtdPZc Why?: Anyone who knows me well will know how much I love Paramore so I was thrilled to have them return this year. What a return this was. This music video heightens an already amazing song. It's fun, colorful, pleasing and very 80's inspired like the song. Bravo Paramore surely one of their best videos along with Misery Business, Ignorance, Brick By Boring Brick and The Only Exception?
November 27, 20177 yr 'Love' is a great shout here! The cinematography is stunning as you say and Lana really caught me off guard the first time when she actually smiled during it! :kink: what a lovely sight that was. I'm obsessed with everything to do with the 'I See You' era and that of course extends to the aesthetics - all the music videos this era were so simple but effective!
November 27, 20177 yr I adore the anywhere video and the bad liar video is fab! Hard times is great and Love is utterly stunning so I'm glad to see them both appear here :heart:
November 27, 20177 yr Author I didn't think much of the Attention MV but conversely How Long I really liked, his peculiar dancing through the streets is a highlight. Also You Don't Know Me needed WAY more Raye! Hey Doobo, I would say the How Long video is for sure top 20 for me but I way prefer the Attention video :wub: I agree that would be the one thing to improve the YDKM video :wub: 'Love' is a great shout here! The cinematography is stunning as you say and Lana really caught me off guard the first time when she actually smiled during it! :kink: what a lovely sight that was. I'm obsessed with everything to do with the 'I See You' era and that of course extends to the aesthetics - all the music videos this era were so simple but effective! Hey Jade, Yeah the cinematography is beautiful to look at and lmao yeah I love that she smiled for once (not a shady comment) but it felt like she is really happy at the moment. All te videos of the XX this era have been superb. I adore the anywhere video and the bad liar video is fab! Hard times is great and Love is utterly stunning so I'm glad to see them both appear here :heart: Hey UV, Glad you like the Anywhere, Bad Liar and Hard Times videos. I, of course, knew you would love the Love video and approve of it's inclusion. Thanks for the comment :D
November 28, 20177 yr Author Top 10 music videos of 2017 07. Taylor Swift - Look What You Made Me Do 3tmd-ClpJxA Why?: This is how to do a big production which you don't get much these days. It has everything great sets, the costumes are well thought out and it all goes really well together. However, I think there three main things that carry the music video to new heights are; Taylor herself, the hidden meanings to the video which include my favorite, using the old Taylor's and also how well it visually looks as a music video. Surely one of the most iconic videos of the year, do you agree? 06. Charli XCX - Boys mPRy1B4t5YA Why?: Because takes the usual females portrayed as sex objects and it switches that on its head, this time with Men as the sex objects. A really clever idea as it pokes fun at "The Male Gaze" and all rap videos that do this kind of thing with women. Even Charli and various of her friends make a cameo as the directors who all don fake mustaches and typical director jackets. Plus it has Cameron Dallas, Charlie Puth and many men I find hot in it so that's a bonus :wub:
November 28, 20177 yr Hard Times and I Dare You are pretty good. The former I end up dancing to whenever it comes on.
November 28, 20177 yr Dammit, I'm very late for this. Either way, great chart Harry. I've seen a lot of people starting their End of Year lists, but I'm still thinking about releasing mine right now, especially when the year isn't over it. If it probably fits, I might start doing my Year-End Lists next week. Anyway, beyond that, can't wait for the rest of your Year-End list!
November 28, 20177 yr Some brilliant videos in the bottom half of the top 10 :cheer: LWYMMD is my fave of the lot, I love a big budget music video like that so it's always a treat when we get banger to accompany the visuals. Hope Chained to the Rhythm has made the top 5!!
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