Poptastic Confessions!: December 2011

Saturday, December 31, 2011

#1 of 2011

#1 in my favourite songs of 2011 is "Don't Wanna C U 2nite" by Annikafiore. As you know, her song "Love 2 Live" came in at #6 this year. Last year, her debut solo single "Forbidden Love" came in at #10 on my countdown.

This amazing song was written and produced by Annikafiore and Antti Vuorenniemi. While the original version was a mid-tempo ballad, the single version was remixed by SoundFactory and it was turned into a dancefloor stomper!

This tears-on-the-dancefloor song is amazing, and so is Annikafiore. Not only did she write the song, she published it on her own label. And when the original video wasn't ready for the single's release, she quickly filmed a new video and edited it herself. To me, she is an inspiration. She's doing everything on her own terms, and when there is a problem, she fixes it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8iq-XKH8s0c

The song was released this summer and has been a favourite of mine ever since. Congratulations to Annikafiore for hitting the #1 position on my Poptastic countdown!

Annikafiore's music is available on iTunes and CDBaby.com! Buy it today!

And you can like her official artist page on Facebook here.

See the rest of the countdown here ...

2. "Feel 4 U" by Dream Beats featuring Alcazar

3. "America" by Le Kid

4. "Never Let Me Go" by The Human League

5. "Me And My Microphone" by September

6. "Love 2 Live" by Annikafiore

7. "Freedom" by Sugababes

8. "Don't Try To Steal My Limelight" by Miss Inga featuring

La Camilla and Dominika Peczynski (Happy Hoes)

9. "All Fired Up" by The Saturdays

10. "Boo Shuffle" by The Pipettes

11. "We Are The Drums" by Le Kid

12. "Big" by Sneaky Sound System

13. "Beat Of My Drum" by Nicola Roberts

14. "Bullets" by Rebecca & Fiona

15. "Notorious" by The Saturdays

16. "Think About It" by Melanie C

17. "Put Your Hands Up (If You Feel In Love)" by Kylie Minogue

18. "Call Your Girlfriend" by Robyn

19. "Party In My Head" by September

20. "Jane Doe" by Rebecca & Fiona

Bonus: #21 "Starlight" by Sophie Ellis-Bextor

See our Top Songs of 2010

#2 of 2011

#2 in my favourite songs of 2011 is "Feel 4 U" by Dream Beats featuring Alcazar. We really love Alcazar!

Who is/are Dream Beats? Well, Dream Beats is a Swedish production team made up of Felix and Märta of Le Kid as well as Anders Hansson. The three of them have worked with Alcazar on their last album. This is their first single as Dream Beats. This song is crazy busy with 70s references, and it even name-drops the title of Alcazar's last album Disco Defenders.

I must admit, I'm not crazy about the video. I could do without the woman tripping out. That part completely freaks me out. I'm not crazy about Tess and Lina's beehive hairdos either. They are OK, but it really doesn't show off their beauty.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NG0Rt9648bc

See the rest of the countdown here ...

3. "America" by Le Kid

4. "Never Let Me Go" by The Human League

5. "Me And My Microphone" by September

6. "Love 2 Live" by Annikafiore

7. "Freedom" by Sugababes

8. "Don't Try To Steal My Limelight" by Miss Inga featuring

La Camilla and Dominika Peczynski (Happy Hoes)

9. "All Fired Up" by The Saturdays

10. "Boo Shuffle" by The Pipettes

11. "We Are The Drums" by Le Kid

12. "Big" by Sneaky Sound System

13. "Beat Of My Drum" by Nicola Roberts

14. "Bullets" by Rebecca & Fiona

15. "Notorious" by The Saturdays

16. "Think About It" by Melanie C

17. "Put Your Hands Up (If You Feel In Love)" by Kylie Minogue

18. "Call Your Girlfriend" by Robyn

19. "Party In My Head" by September

20. "Jane Doe" by Rebecca & Fiona

Bonus: #21 "Starlight" by Sophie Ellis-Bextor

See our Top Songs of 2010

Friday, December 30, 2011

#3 of 2011

#3 in my favourite songs of 2011 is "America" by Le Kid. I adore this song! LOVE, Love, love it! This is the third (if you count #21) and final song from Le Kid on this year's countdown. I love Le Kid, and I can't wait for more music from them.

This is by far my favourite song of theirs. I never grow tired of hearing it. The melody is gorgeous. It's melancholy, but it's not quite a ballad. It is beautiful, indeed.

The video is quite clever. With a title like "America", it would be easy to get a little patriotic, like the cover did. (By the way, where is the rest of Le Kid? Both "America" and "We Are The Drums" only featured the singers Helena and Johanna on the cover.) The band looks fabulous in the video.