Tag: The Black Keys

Top 30 Songs for August 1-7, 2021

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  1. CAN WE GO BACK – The Frontier (3)
  2. WELCOME TO THE PARTY – Jack Droppers & the Best Intentions (1)
  3. DEVIL – Two Feet (8)
  4. WE ARE BETWEEN – Modest Mouse (2)
  5. MARTYR – Oli Barton & the Movement (5)
  6. MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name) – Lil Nas X (7)
  7. SINNER – Young Decades (6)
  8. BED HEAD – Manchester Orchestra (4)
  9. STARGAZING – The Neighbourhood (13)
  10. LIKE I USED TO – Sharon Van Etten & Angel Olsen (14)
  11. FOLLOW YOU – Imagine Dragons (9)
  12. ZITTI E BUONI – Måneskin (10)
  13. CRAWLING KINGSNAKE – The Black Keys (12)
  14. SOLAR POWER – Lorde (20)
  15. NOTHING2 – Strange Souvenirs (18)
  16. MISSING PIECE – Vance Joy (23)
  17. STOP MAKING IT HURT – Bleachers (21)
  18. STICKY – The Maine (22)
  19. EVERY WINDOW IS A MIRROR – Joywave (24)
  20. ENNUI – Dawning (25)
  21. FLATLINE – Two Feet (11)
  22. BETTER – Michigander (16)
  23. SATURDAY – twenty øne piløts (30)
  24. TRANSPARENTSOUL – WILLOW featuring Travis Barker (N)
  25. HIGHER POWER – Coldplay (26)
  26. YOUR POWER – Billie Eilish (15)
  27. ALL YOU EVER WANTED – Rag’n’Bone Man (17)
  28. LAST TRAIN HOME – John Mayer (N)
  29. METRONOME – Polarizer (19) 20th week on list
  30. BE A WOMAN – DeLaurentis (N)

Top 30 Songs for July 25-31, 2021

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  1. WELCOME TO THE PARTY – Jack Droppers & the Best Intentions (1)
  2. WE ARE BETWEEN – Modest Mouse (2)
  3. CAN WE GO BACK – The Frontier (5)
  4. BED HEAD – Manchester Orchestra (3)
  5. MARTYR – Oli Barton & the Movement (7)
  6. SINNER – Young Decades (8)
  7. MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name) – Lil Nas X (30)
  8. DEVIL – Two Feet (N)
  9. FOLLOW YOU – Imagine Dragons (6)
  10. ZITTI E BUONI – Måneskin (9)
  11. FLATLINE – Two Feet (4)
  12. CRAWLING KINGSNAKE – The Black Keys (13)
  13. STARGAZING – The Neighbourhood (14)
  14. LIKE I USED TO – Sharon Van Etten & Angel Olsen (15)
  15. YOUR POWER – Billie Eilish (11)
  16. BETTER – Michigander (12)
  17. ALL YOU EVER WANTED – Rag’n’Bone Man (17)
  18. NOTHING2 – Strange Souvenirs (20)
  19. METRONOME – Polarizer (10)
  20. SOLAR POWER – Lorde (24)
  21. STOP MAKING IT HURT – Bleachers (22)
  22. STICKY – The Maine (23)
  23. MISSING PIECE – Vance Joy (25)
  24. EVERY WINDOW IS A MIRROR – Joywave (26)
  25. ENNUI – Dawning (27)
  26. HIGHER POWER – Coldplay (21)
  27. TYPHOONS – Royal Blood (16)
  28. SHY AWAY – twenty øne piløts (19)
  29. NOT DEAD YET – Lord Huron (18) 20th week on list
  30. SATURDAY – twenty øne piløts (N)

Top 30 Songs for July 18-24, 2021

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  1. WELCOME TO THE PARTY – Jack Droppers & the Best Intentions (2)
  2. WE ARE BETWEEN – Modest Mouse (1)
  3. BED HEAD – Manchester Orchestra (4)
  4. FLATLINE – Two Feet (3)
  5. CAN WE GO BACK – The Frontier (7)
  6. FOLLOW YOU – Imagine Dragons (5)
  7. MARTYR – Oli Barton & the Movement (8)
  8. SINNER – Young Decades (9)
  9. ZITTI E BUONI – Måneskin (10)
  10. METRONOME – Polarizer (6)
  11. YOUR POWER – Billie Eilish (14)
  12. BETTER – Michigander (15)
  13. CRAWLING KINGSNAKE – The Black Keys (16)
  14. STARGAZING – The Neighbourhood (20)
  15. LIKE I USED TO – Sharon Van Etten & Angel Olsen (21)
  16. TYPHOONS – Royal Blood (11)
  17. ALL YOU EVER WANTED – Rag’n’Bone Man (19)
  18. NOT DEAD YET – Lord Huron (12)
  19. SHY AWAY – twenty øne piløts (13)
  20. NOTHING2 – Strange Souvenirs (23)
  21. HIGHER POWER – Coldplay (22)
  22. STOP MAKING THIS HURT – Bleachers (24)
  23. STICKY – The Maine (25)
  24. SOLAR POWER – Lorde (26)
  25. MISSING PIECE – Vance Joy (27)
  26. EVERY WINDOW IS A MIRROR – Joywave (28)
  27. ENNUI – Dawning (29)
  28. COME FIND ME BACK – Philip Morgan Lewis (17)
  29. SAVE YOUR TEARS – The Weeknd (18)
  30. MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name) – Lil Nas X (N)

Top 30 Songs for July 11-17, 2021

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  1. WE ARE BETWEEN – Modest Mouse (1)
  2. WELCOME TO THE PARTY – Jack Droppers & the Best Intentions (5)
  3. FLATLINE – Two Feet (2)
  4. BED HEAD – Manchester Orchestra (6)
  5. FOLLOW YOU – Imagine Dragons (4)
  6. METRONOME – Polarizer (3)
  7. CAN WE GO BACK – The Frontier (10)
  8. MARTYR – Oli Barton & the Movement (12)
  9. SINNER – Young Decades (13)
  10. ZITTI E BUONI – Måneskin (19)
  11. TYPHOONS – Royal Blood (11)
  12. NOT DEAD YET – Lord Huron (7)
  13. SHY AWAY – twenty øne piløts (8)
  14. YOUR POWER – Billie Eilish (15)
  15. BETTER – Michigander (16)
  16. CRAWLING KINGSNAKE – The Black Keys (18)
  17. COME FIND ME BACK – Philip Morgan Lewis (14)
  18. SAVE YOUR TEARS – The Weeknd (9)
  19. ALL YOU EVER WANTED – Rag’n’Bone Man (20)
  20. STARGAZING – The Neighbourhood (22)
  21. LIKE I USED TO – Sharon Van Etten & Angel Olsen (23)
  22. HIGHER POWER – Coldplay (21)
  23. NOTHING2 – Strange Souvenirs (24)
  24. STOP MAKING THIS HURT – Bleachers (25)
  25. STICKY – The Maine (26)
  26. SOLAR POWER – Lorde (27)
  27. MISSING PIECE – Vance Joy (28)
  28. EVERY WINDOW IS A MIRROR – Joywave (29)
  29. ENNUI – Dawning (30)
  30. BREAK MY BABY – KALEO (17)
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Top 30 Songs for July 4-10, 2021

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  1. WE ARE BETWEEN – Modest Mouse (2)
  2. FLATLINE – Two Feet (1)
  3. METRONOME – Polarizer (5)
  4. FOLLOW YOU – Imagine Dragons (6)
  5. WELCOME TO THE PARTY – Jack Droppers & the Best Intentions (10)
  6. BED HEAD – Manchester Orchestra (8)
  7. NOT DEAD YET – Lord Huron (3)
  8. SHY AWAY – twenty øne piløts (4)
  9. SAVE YOUR TEARS – The Weeknd (7)
  10. CAN WE GO BACK – The Frontier (11)
  11. TYPHOONS – Royal Blood (12)
  12. MARTYR – Oli Barton & the Movement (13)
  13. SINNER – Young Decades (14)
  14. COME FIND ME BACK – Philip Morgan Lewis (15)
  15. YOUR POWER – Billie Eilish (16)
  16. BETTER – Michigander (17)
  17. BREAK MY BABY – KALEO (9)
  18. CRAWLING KINGSNAKE – The Black Keys (20)
  19. ZITTI E BUONI – Måneskin (23)
  20. ALL YOU EVER WANTED – Rag’n’Bone Man (24)
  21. HIGHER POWER – Coldplay (25)
  22. STARGAZING – The Neighbourhood (28)
  23. LIKE I USED TO – Sharon Van Etten & Angel Olsen (29)
  24. NOTHING2 – Strange Souvenirs (27)
  25. STOP MAKING THIS HURT – Bleachers (30)
  26. STICKY – The Maine (N)
  27. SOLAR POWER – Lorde (N)
  28. MISSING PIECE – Vance Joy (N)
  29. EVERY WINDOW IS A MIRROR – Joywave (N)
  30. ENNUI – Dawning (N)

Top 30 Songs for June 27-July 3, 2021

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  1. FLATLINE – Two Feet (1)
  2. WE ARE BETWEEN – Modest Mouse (4)
  3. NOT DEAD YET – Lord Huron (2)
  4. SHY AWAY – twenty øne piløts (3)
  5. METRONOME – Polarizer (5)
  6. FOLLOW YOU – Imagine Dragons (6)
  7. SAVE YOUR TEARS – The Weeknd (7)
  8. BED HEAD – Manchester Orchestra (9)
  9. BREAK MY BABY – KALEO (8)
  10. WELCOME TO THE PARTY – Jack Droppers & the Best Intentions (12)
  11. CAN WE GO BACK – The Frontier (15)
  12. TYPHOONS – Royal Blood (16)
  13. MARTYR – Oli Barton & the Movement (18)
  14. SINNER – Young Decades (19)
  15. COME FIND ME BACK – Philip Morgan Lewis (17)
  16. YOUR POWER – Billie Eilish (20)
  17. BETTER – Michigander (21)
  18. ROSE HIPS – Dawning (10)
  19. BREATHE – Ships Have Sailed (11)
  20. CRAWLING KINGSNAKE – The Black Keys (24)
  21. AT HOME IN THE DARK – Au Gres (13)
  22. HYPOTHETICALS – Lake Street Dive (14)
  23. ZITTI E BUONI – Måneskin (28)
  24. ALL YOU EVER WANTED – Rag’n’Bone Man (27)
  25. HIGHER POWER – Coldplay (29)
  26. WAY LESS SAD – AJR (23)
  27. NOTHING2 – Strange Souvenirs (30)
  28. STARGAZING – The Neighbourhood (N)
  29. LIKE I USED TO – Sharon Van Etten & Angel Olsen (N)
  30. STOP MAKING THIS HURT – Bleachers (N)

Top 30 Songs for June 20-26, 2021

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  1. FLATLINE – Two Feet (3)
  2. NOT DEAD YET – Lord Huron (1)
  3. SHY AWAY – twenty øne piløts (2)
  4. WE ARE BETWEEN – Modest Mouse (9)
  5. METRONOME – Polarizer (6)
  6. FOLLOW YOU – Imagine Dragons (7)
  7. SAVE YOUR TEARS – The Weeknd (8)
  8. BREAK MY BABY – KALEO (11)
  9. BED HEAD – Manchester Orchestra (12)
  10. ROSE HIPS – Dawning (4)
  11. BREATHE – Ships Have Sailed (5)
  12. WELCOME TO THE PARTY – Jack Droppers & the Best Intentions (19)
  13. AT HOME IN THE DARK – Au Gres (10)
  14. HYPOTHETICALS – Lake Street Dive (13)
  15. CAN WE GO BACK – The Frontier (17)
  16. TYPHOONS – Royal Blood (18)
  17. COME FIND ME BACK – Philip Morgan Lewis (21)
  18. MARTYR – Oli Barton & the Movement (22)
  19. SINNER – Young Decades (23)
  20. YOUR POWER – Billie Eilish (24)
  21. BETTER – Michigander (25)
  22. BLACK DAYS – Amongst Liars (15)
  23. WAY LESS SAD – AJR (16)
  24. CRAWLING KINGSNAKE – The Black Keys (26)
  25. LEAVE THE DOOR OPEN – Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, Silk Sonic (20)
  26. I NEED YOU – Jon Batiste (14)
  27. ALL YOU EVER WANTED – Rag’n’Bone Man (27)
  28. ZITTI E BUONI – Måneskin (29)
  29. HIGHER POWER – Coldplay (30)
  30. NOTHING2 – Strange Souvenirs (N)

Top 30 Songs for June 13-19, 2021

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  1. NOT DEAD YET – Lord Huron (1)
  2. SHY AWAY – twenty øne piløts (3)
  3. FLATLINE – Two Feet (5)
  4. ROSE HIPS – Dawning (4)
  5. BREATHE – Ships Have Sailed (2)
  6. METRONOME – Polarizer (7)
  7. FOLLOW YOU – Imagine Dragons (8)
  8. SAVE YOUR TEARS – The Weeknd (10)
  9. WE ARE BETWEEN – Modest Mouse (21)
  10. AT HOME IN THE DARK – Au Gres (9)
  11. BREAK MY BABY – KALEO (12)
  12. BED HEAD – Manchester Orchestra (13)
  13. HYPOTHETICALS – Lake Street Dive (11)
  14. I NEED YOU – Jon Batiste (6)
  15. BLACK DAYS – Amongst Liars (16)
  16. WAY LESS SAD – AJR (17)
  17. CAN WE GO BACK – The Frontier (18)
  18. TYPHOONS – Royal Blood (19)
  19. WELCOME TO THE PARTY – Jack Droppers & the Best Intentions (20)
  20. LEAVE THE DOOR OPEN – Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, Silk Sonic (14)
  21. COME FIND ME BACK – Philip Morgan Lewis (23)
  22. MARTYR – Oli Barton & the Movement (24)
  23. SINNER – Young Decades (25)
  24. YOUR POWER – Billie Eilish (26)
  25. BETTER – Michigander (27)
  26. CRAWLING KINGSNAKE – The Black Keys (29)
  27. ALL YOU EVER WANTED – Rag’n’Bone Man (30)
  28. ALL MY FAVORITE SONGS – Weezer (15)
  29. ZITTI E BUONI – Måneskin (N)
  30. HIGHER POWER – Coldplay (N)

Top 30 Songs for June 6-12, 2021

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  1. NOT DEAD YET – Lord Huron (3)
  2. BREATHE – Ships Have Sailed (1)
  3. SHY AWAY – twenty øne piløts (2)
  4. ROSE HIPS – Dawning (4)
  5. FLATLINE – Two Feet (11)
  6. I NEED YOU – Jon Batiste (6)
  7. METRONOME – Polarizer (8)
  8. FOLLOW YOU – Imagine Dragons (9)
  9. AT HOME IN THE DARK – Au Gres (12)
  10. SAVE YOUR TEARS – The Weeknd (13)
  11. HYPOTHETICALS – Lake Street Dive (14)
  12. BREAK MY BABY – KALEO (15)
  13. BED HEAD – Manchester Orchestra (16)
  14. LEAVE THE DOOR OPEN – Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, Silk Sonic (7)
  15. ALL MY FAVORITE SONGS – Weezer (5)
  16. BLACK DAYS – Amongst Liars (17)
  17. WAY LESS SAD – AJR (18)
  18. CAN WE GO BACK – The Frontier (20)
  19. TYPHOONS – Royal Blood (21)
  20. WELCOME TO THE PARTY – Jack Droppers & the Best Intentions (22)
  21. WE ARE BETWEEN – Modest Mouse (28)
  22. ENEMY MINE – Roadkeeper (10)
  23. COME FIND ME BACK – Philip Morgan Lewis (24)
  24. MARTYR – Oli Barton & the Movement (25)
  25. SINNER – Young Decades (26)
  26. YOUR POWER – Billie Eilish (27)
  27. BETTER – Michigander (30)
  28. MY EX’S BEST FRIEND – Machine Gun Kelly featuring blackbear (19)
  29. CRAWLING KINGSNAKE – The Black Keys (N)
  30. ALL YOU EVER WANTED – Rag’n’Bone Man (N)

100 Best Songs of the 2010s – #22: “Lonely Boy” by The Black Keys

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The song at #22 on my list of 100 Best Songs of the 2010s is the rousing “Lonely Boy” by Nashville-based duo The Black Keys. I love their bluesy garage rock sound, and “Lonely Boy” is one of two songs by them on this list (“Fever” ranks at #57), as well as my favorite of their many great songs. It’s also one of their biggest hits, reaching #1 on the Billboard Rock, Alternative and Adult Alternative charts, as well as in Canada, though it peaked at only #64 on the stupid Billboard Hot 100. It won Grammys for Best Rock Song and Best Rock Performance of 2012.

“Lonely Boy” is from their seventh studio album El Camino, and was co-written and produced by Danger Mouse. Dan Auerbach’s grimy, bluesy riffs are fantastic, chugging along to Patrick Carney’s aggressive thumping drumbeats as he laments about his love that keeps him waiting, making him a ‘lonely boy’.

The quirky but charming video features actor, musician and part-time security guard Derrick T. Tuggle dancing, lip-syncing and acting out the lyrics to the song in front of the Pepper Tree Motel in North Hollywood, one of the many communities that make up the city of Los Angeles. The video, shot in a single take, went viral upon its release on YouTube. The original video produced for the song had a script and a cast of more than 40 people, but the guys were not pleased with the results. Auerbach recalled, “A couple of weeks after we shot it they sent us the edit and it was awful. We sent it back… they sent us another edit and it was terrible. That’s when we said ‘what about that one guy, the extra who had that one dance scene’ and that’s the video – the most expensive single shot ever recorded.”