MY 10 FAVORITE SINGLES OF 2005

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Here's what I love most about 2005's 10 best singles:

10. Clipse "Zen" AND "What's Up"
Two diamond jump-ropes/my neck do the double-dutch
AND
Copped the sorbet/Straight from Jorge/Jack-of-all-trades/Even mastered the gourmet/
Plus, the price got the street tongue-in-cheek/Cook it till it's al dente/Mwah, magnifique!


9. Love Is All "Felt Tip"
When the drums and saxophone take off together
AND
Josephine Olausson's voice simultaneously gets super dreamy.


8. Animal Collective "Grass"
You're stomping happily along in a pastoral dream
AND
suddenly you're in Psycho.


7. Madonna "Hung Up"
When the strings swoop in at the beginning
AND
the beat kicks into the chorus again, again, again.


6. Missy Elliot "Lose Control"
That crazy ascending loop (duh) that sounds like a speakerphone test-pattern
AND
when the beat drops out and Fat Man Scoop(?!) carries it acapella.


5. Juelz Santana and Lil' Wayne "Pick It Up"
Understand me, family/I keep cannon near me/You do not want to dare me/Hear me?
AND
the train whistle.


4. Art Brut "Good Weekend"
The drums, then the guitar
AND
BRAND NEW GIRLFRIEND.


3. Cat Power "The Greatest"
The strings and guitar sigh perfection
AND
Chan Marshall weaves her voice through the swoon.


2. Lil' Wayne "Fireman"
Quick Draw McGraw/I went to art school
AND
when the Birdman Jr. bounces contentedly through his second verse
AND
the endless ad-lib coda.


1. Young Jeezy "Go Crazy" NOT featuring Jay-z
The woozy horns to start
AND
Cannon, cannon
AND
the drum roll beat
AND
every ad-lib
AND
every punchline
AND
Sweet Jeezys, this song is perfect.