I’m happy that The Killers are still together and making music more than 20 years after their formation, and their latest single, the beautiful, uplifting anthem “boy”, takes over the #1 spot on this week’s Top 30. About the song, band front man and vocalist Brandon Flowers said: “This was the first song written after we had to cancel the ‘Imploding The Mirage’ tour due to the pandemic. I had recently moved back to Utah and started to make trips to Nephi, where I grew up. I found that the place I had wanted to get away from so desperately at 16 was now a place that I couldn’t stop returning to. I have a son approaching the age I was at that time in my life. With ‘boy’, I want to reach out and tell myself – and my sons – to not overthink it. And to look for the ‘white arrows’ in their lives. For me now, white arrows are my wife, children, my songs and the stage.”
In other chart developments, Måneskin‘s “Supermodel” inches up a notch to #2, while Death Cab for Cutie‘s “Here to Forever” moves up three spots to #3. I can’t get enough of Beach Weather‘s “Sex, Drugs, Etc.”, which enters the top 10 at #10. The biggest upward mover is “My Babe” by Spoon, jumping seven spots to #20. And the lone debut this week is the delightfully delicious “Wet Dream” by quirky English duo Wet Leg. I couldn’t stand “Chaise Longue” but really like “Wet Dream” a lot.
BOY – The Killers (2)
SUPERMODEL – Måneskin (3)
HERE TO FOREVER – Death Cab for Cutie (6)
BROKEN RECORD – NAVE (1)
BONES – Imagine Dragons (7)
BAD HABIT – Steve Lacy (10)
UNTIL I FOUND YOU – Stephen Sanchez (4)
TEK IT – Cafuné (9)
VIVA LAS VENGEANCE – Panic! At the Disco (5)
SEX, DRUGS, ETC. – Beach Weather (14)
PLEASE WRITE RESPONSIBLY – Granfalloon (12)
PART OF THE BAND – The 1975 (13)
BREAK MY SOUL – Beyoncé (8)
FAILURE TO COMPLY – MISSIO (11)
WHAT’S THE TRICK? – Jack White (15)
SEASICK – The Rare Occasions (18)
FREE – Florence + the Machine (21)
CRACKER ISLAND – Gorillaz featuring Thundercat (22)
There are a ton of really outstanding songs out now, and I have to say that, having grown up during the 60s and 70s – which many consider to be the greatest years for music – I honestly never imagined I would still enjoy hearing new music at my advanced age in the year 2022. It keeps me hopeful about the future of music! Now, let’s get to the highlights of this week’s Top 30 chart. I love every song on this list, and wish I could place them all in the top 5. The haunting and topical “Broken Record” by British artist NAVE spends a second week at #1. The Killers‘ inspiring anthem “boy” closes in at #2, while Måneskin‘s “Supermodel” holds at #3 for a third week.
Entering the top 10 are “Here to Forever” by the ever brilliant Death Cab For Cutie, climbing five spots to #6, and “Bad Habit” by Steve Lacy, leaping eight spots to #10. British artist Granfalloon‘s delightful “Please Write Responsibly” and The 1975‘s enthralling “Part Of The Band” both climb four spots to #12 and #13, respectively. And Beach Weather continues their rapid ascent up my chart with their marvelous “Sex, Drugs, Etc.”, climbing seven spots to #14. Three songs make their debut this week: “My Babe” by Spoon, entering at #27, “Sisters” by Irish artist pMad, entering at #29, and “Bitter” by British trio Wild Horse, bringing up the rear at #30.
BROKEN RECORD – NAVE (1)
BOY – The Killers (4)
SUPERMODEL – Måneskin (3)
UNTIL I FOUND YOU – Stephen Sanchez (2)
VIVA LAS VENGEANCE – Panic! At the Disco (6)
HERE TO FOREVER – Death Cab for Cutie (11)
BONES – Imagine Dragons (7)
BREAK MY SOUL – Beyoncé (8)
TEK IT – Cafuné (10)
BAD HABIT – Steve Lacy (18)
FAILURE TO COMPLY – MISSIO (5)
PLEASE WRITE RESPONSIBLY – Granfalloon (16)
PART OF THE BAND – The 1975 (17)
SEX, DRUGS, ETC. – Beach Weather (21)
WHAT’S THE TRICK? – Jack White (15)
CLOSER – The Frontier (9) 19th week on chart
SIDELINES – Phoebe Bridgers (14)
SEASICK – The Rare Occasions (19)
MISTAKES – Sharon Van Etten (13)
LEMON TREE – Mt. Joy (12)
FREE – Florence + the Machine (22)
CRACKER ISLAND – Gorillaz featuring Thundercat (23)
One of the most hauntingly beautiful songs I’ve heard this year is “Broken Record” by British artist NAVE, the solo music project of singer-songwriter, composer and producer Nathan Evans. The prolific and hyper-talented musician creates gorgeous and dramatic music incorporating a broad array of genres and styles, including alternative electronica, rock, ambient, trip-hop, orchestral and dark wave. He’s also front man for alternative rock band Native Tongue. He wrote “Broken Record” to address the powerfully addicting allure of social media and its impacts on our emotional and mental health. Nathan states “‘Broken Record’ focuses on the like, follow and share society we have transitioned into over the past decade. Likes release dopamine like a drug and we become addicted to the validation, attention and acknowledgment of our successes or happiness. We hide behind filters and fake smiles to show an inaccurate reality we wish was real.” The song is stunning, with mournful, contemplative piano keys overlain with arresting percussion, swelling strings and mysterious vocal effects. I love male singing voices in the higher ranges, and Nathan’s is especially captivating here. Not only is “Broken Record” a gorgeous song, it also resonates very strongly with me, and I’m thrilled to place it at the top of my list this week.
In other notable chart developments, The Killers‘ uplifting anthem “boy” leaps 17 spots to #4, Cafuné‘s “Tek It” advances a notch to enter the top 10 at #10, Steve Lacy‘s “Bad Habit” jumps 11 spots to #18, and Beach Weather‘s “Sex, Drugs, Etc.” climbs nine spots to #21. The lone debut this week is the delightful “Party4One” by the brilliant Canadian artist dwi, which enters at #30.
BROKEN RECORD – NAVE (2)
UNTIL I FOUND YOU – Stephen Sanchez (1)
SUPERMODEL – Måneskin (3)
BOY – The Killers (21)
FAILURE TO COMPLY – MISSIO (5)
VIVA LAS VENGEANCE – Panic! At the Disco (8)
BONES – Imagine Dragons (9)
BREAK MY SOUL – Beyoncé (10)
CLOSER – The Frontier (4)
TEK IT – Cafuné (11)
HERE TO FOREVER – Death Cab for Cutie (14)
LEMON TREE – Mt. Joy (7)
MISTAKES – Sharon Van Etten (6)
SIDELINES – Phoebe Bridgers (12)
WHAT’S THE TRICK? – Jack White (13)
PLEASE WRITE RESPONSIBLY – Granfalloon (19)
PART OF THE BAND – The 1975 (20)
BAD HABIT – Steve Lacy (29)
SEASICK – The Rare Occasions (22)
ABOUT DAMN TIME – Lizzo (15)
SEX, DRUGS, ETC. – Beach Weather (30)
FREE – Florence + the Machine (23)
CRACKER ISLAND – Gorillaz featuring Thundercat (24)
Not a lot of changes from last week on my latest Weekly Top 30. Stephen Sanchez‘ beautiful retro love ballad “Until I Found You” holds the top spot for a second week, while “Broken Record” by British artist NAVE, and “SUPERMODEL” by Italian band Måneskin, each move up a notch to second and third place. “Bones” by Imagine Dragons and “BREAK MY SOUL” by Beyoncé enter the top 10 at #9 and #10, respectively. The biggest upward mover is “Boy” by The Killers, which climbs seven spots to #21.
Debuting this week are the charming funk-pop song “Bad Habit” by Southern California artist Steve Lacy – the song has already reached #1 on the Billboard Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart, and is at #3 on the Hot 100 – and the enchanting “Sex, Drugs, Etc.” by Massachusetts alternative pop-rock band Beach Weather.
UNTIL I FOUND YOU – Stephen Sanchez (1)
BROKEN RECORD – NAVE (3)
SUPERMODEL – Måneskin (4)
CLOSER – The Frontier (2)
FAILURE TO COMPLY – MISSIO (7)
MISTAKES – Sharon Van Etten (5)
LEMON TREE – Mt. Joy (8)
VIVA LAS VENGEANCE – Panic! At the Disco (9)
BONES – Imagine Dragons (11)
BREAK MY SOUL – Beyoncé (12)
TEK IT – Cafuné (14)
SIDELINES – Phoebe Bridgers (15)
WHAT’S THE TRICK? – Jack White (16)
HERE TO FOREVER – Death Cab for Cutie (17)
ABOUT DAMN TIME – Lizzo (10)
THE FUNERAL – YUNGBLUD (6)
LIN MANUEL – Onism E (13)
GREY – Holy Coves (17)
PLEASE WRITE RESPONSIBLY – Granfalloon (21)
PART OF THE BAND – The 1975 (22)
BOY – The Killers (28)
SEASICK – The Rare Occasions (24)
FREE – Florence + the Machine (25)
CRACKER ISLAND – Gorillaz featuring Thundercat (26)
A year after it’s release, the gorgeous throwback love ballad “Until I Found You” by adorable 19-year-old Nashville crooner Stephen Sanchez reaches the top spot on my Weekly Top 30. With it’s wonderful retro 50s doo wop vibe, highlighted by Sanchez’ beautiful jangly guitar and vibrant vocals, I cannot get enough of it! The song quickly went viral on TikTok, and has reached #1 in Malaysia, #5 in the Philippines and on the Billboard AAA chart, but only recently began climbing the Hot 100 Chart, where it currently sits at #88. The song is included on his 7-track EP Easy On My Eyes, which dropped August 19th.
For the marvelous official video, which came out in late June, Sanchez channels his inner Elvis, also pairing himself with a Marilyn Monroe lookalike as his love interest with whom he sings the song in a duet (although the layered vocals on the track are all his, from what I can tell). He told Rolling Stone “I was obsessed with the style of the 50s when I was growing up. The glamorous cars, movie theaters, mom & pop shops. I romanticized all of its visually stunning colors and sleekness. I wanted to implement all of that beauty into my dream of being a 1950s singer debuting his ‘hit’ song on the Ed Sullivan Show.”
In other chart highlights, the hauntingly beautiful “Broken Record” by British artist NAVE, and “SUPERMODEL” by Italian band Måneskin, each climb three spots to #3 and 4, respectively, and “Viva Las Vengeance” by Panic! At the Disco enters the top 10 at #9. Making their debut this week are “boy” by The Killers, at #28, and “Giants” by WALK THE MOON, at #30. As an old geezer myself, it’s heartening to see songs by veteran artists and bands over 40 like Sharon Van Etten, Jack White, Muse, Death Cab for Cutie, Jimmy Eat World, the Killers, Damon Albarn of Gorillaz, and Brian and Marc of The Star Crumbles, all of whom are still at the top of their game.
UNTIL I FOUND YOU – Stephen Sanchez (2)
CLOSER – The Frontier (1)
BROKEN RECORD – NAVE (6)
SUPERMODEL – Måneskin (7)
MISTAKES – Sharon Van Etten (4)
THE FUNERAL – YUNGBLUD (3)
FAILURE TO COMPLY – MISSIO (8)
LEMON TREE – Mt. Joy (9)
VIVA LAS VENGEANCE – Panic! At the Disco (11)
ABOUT DAMN TIME – Lizzo (5)
BONES – Imagine Dragons (13)
BREAK MY SOUL – Beyoncé (15)
LIN MANUEL – Onism E (14)
TEK IT – Cafuné (16)
SIDELINES – Phoebe Bridgers (17)
WHAT’S THE TRICK? – Jack White (20)
GREY – Holy Coves (18)
HERE TO FOREVER – Death Cab for Cutie (21)
COMPLIANCE – Muse (19)
SYNCHRONIZE – Milky Chance (10)
PLEASE WRITE RESPONSIBLY – Granfalloon (25)
PART OF THE BAND – The 1975 (26)
UNCONDITIONAL I (LOOKOUT KID) – Arcade Fire (12)
SEASICK – The Rare Occasions (27)
FREE – Florence + the Machine (28)
CRACKER ISLAND – Gorillaz featuring Thundercat (29)
I’m a big fan of American rock band the Killers, and love many of their songs. But my favorite of them all all is “Somebody ToldMe“. Serving up three minutes and 17 seconds of exuberant foot-stomping beats, roiling guitars, spacey synths and pounding drums, it’s an electrifying blast from start to finish. It also features one of the best lyric phrases ever written: “Somebody told meyou had a boyfriend who looked like a girlfriend that I had in February of last year.”
The Killers formed in Las Vegas in 2001, taking their name from a logo on the bass drum of a fictitious band portrayed in the music video for the New Order song “Crystal”. And though they’ve turned out to be one of the biggest rock bands of the 21st century, it took them a few years to gain traction. Surprisingly, both “Somebody Told Me” and their debut single “Mr. Brightside” were not successful upon their initial release. (“Mr. Brightside” was re-released in 2004 and went on to become their biggest-selling single, reaching #10 in both the UK and on the Billboard Hot 100. To date, the song is also the longest-charting single on the UK Top 100 Singles Chart, with 278 non-consecutive weeks!)
“Somebody Told Me” was the second single released from the Killers’ debut album Hot Fuss in 2004, and though it eventually reached #3 in the UK and on the Billboard Alternative Airplay chart, it failed to crack the top 40 on the Hot 100, peaking at only #51. Nevertheless, it’s become one of their most enduring and popular songs, garnering nearly 450 million streams on Spotify alone.
The song is essentially about trying to meet someone at a club, but not having much success. I love lead singer Brandon Flowers’ plaintive vocals that beautifully express his exasperation over striking out with the ladies despite repeated attempts to woo them with his considerable charms:
Breaking my back just to know your name
Seventeen tracks and I've had it with this game
I'm breaking my back just to know your name
But heaven ain't close in a place like this
Anything goes but don't blink, you might miss'Cause heaven ain't close in a place like this
I said, oh, heaven ain't close in a place like this
Bring it back down, bring it back down tonight (Ooh-ooh)
Never thought I'd let a rumor ruin my moonlight
Well, somebody told me you had a boyfriend
Who looked like a girlfriend
That I had in February of last year
It's not confidential, I've got potentialReady? Let's roll onto something new
Taking its toll then I'm leaving without you
'Cause heaven ain't close in a place like this
I said, oh, heaven ain't close in a place like this
Bring it back down, bring it back down tonight (Ooh-ooh)
Never thought I'd let a rumor ruin my moonlightWell, somebody told me you had a boyfriend
Who looked like a girlfriend
That I had in February of last year
It's not confidential, I've got potential
The entertaining video was shot in the desert outside Las Vegas, and shows the band performing the song at night in front of a large screen that displays their logo and scenes of them performing. I love when Brandon Flowers stomps his foot at the end of the first pre-chorus.
It goes without saying that 2020 turned out to be a year for the record books on so many levels. It started out well enough, but quickly went to hell beginning in March as the Covid-19 virus spread throughout the world, causing a global pandemic that resulted in a shut down of many countries’ economies, and nearly 1.8 million deaths as I write this at the end of the year. One of the hardest-hit sectors has been the music industry, particularly live music, which in these days of unlimited streaming, most musicians count on to make a living and promote their music. On the plus side – if there was one – many musicians had more time to write and record new music, blessing us with some really stellar works. The Rolling Stones used the lockdown to put out their previously-written but timely “Living in a Ghost Town”, their first new single in four years, while AC/DC thrilled fans with their surprise release of Power Up, their first new album in six years. The Pretenders, Bruce Springsteen and Paul McCartney also released new albums.
Like with every year, in 2020 we had to say goodbye to far too many legendary musicians – something that seems to be happening with greater frequency as music icons we grew up with pass away primarily due to having reached old age. Some of the notable passings included Bill Withers, Little Richard, Peter Green, Eddie Van Halen, Spencer Davis, Neil Peart, Kenny Rogers, Helen Reddy, Bonnie Pointer, Mac Davis, Ennio Morricone, Johnny Nash, Jerry Jeff Walker and Chad Stuart (of Chad & Jeremy). Sadly, we also lost John Prine, Charley Pride and Trini Lopez due to complications from Covid-19.
As a music blogger, I receive a lot of submissions from artists, PR reps and labels wanting me to review their music. I also follow a large number of music blogs, where I learn about music, and as a result, end up listening to a tremendous amount of new music over the course of a year. That said, I know I’ve heard only a fraction of all the singles and albums released in 2020. Some of the standout albums I had the pleasure of hearing were Taylor Swift’s Folklore, Run the Jewels’ RTJ4, Fiona Apple’s Fetch the Bolt Cutters, The Killers’ Imploding the Mirage, Tame Impala’s Slow Rush, Fontaines D.C.’s A Hero’s Death, Fleet Foxes’ Shore, Two Feet’s Pink, Haim’s Women in Music Pt. III, Bryde’s The Volume of Things, Kidsmoke’s A Vision in the Dark, Surrija’s brilliant eponymous album Surrija, and MISSIO’s Can You Feel the Sun. (The albums I reviewed are highlighted in blue,and if you click on those titles it will take you to my review.)
One of my favorite music genres is Dream Pop & Rock, which seems to be undergoing a major surge in recent years. The genre was well-represented in 2020 by numerous stellar songs, including “Are You Bored Yet?” by Wallows ft. Clairo, “Can I Call You Tonight?” by Dayglow, “White Lies & Palm Trees” by The Lovepools, “Lost in Yesterday” and “Is It True” by Tame Impala, “Can I Believe You” by Fleet Foxes, “Downs” by Roadkeeper, “Fire For You” by Cannons, and the entire aforementioned album by Kidsmoke.
Obviously, my list of the Top 100 Songs of 2020 includes only songs I know. I’m certain there are likely other great ones that should be on this list, except that I’ve never heard them. Still, among the thousands of songs I did hear in 2020, there were many outstanding ones, and it frustrates me to have to cull my favorites down to only 100, omitting scores of tracks I really like and wanted to include. Furthermore, a song at #40 isn’t necessarily better than one at #60, but I had to rank them somehow.
Our music tastes are very subjective, so it’s guaranteed that not a single person reading this will agree with my song choices or their rankings. My list contains my favorite songs of the year, not necessarily songs that were ‘popular’ or influential. I’m now late middle-aged, so my song picks are going to reflect that, though I do still have my guilty pleasures.
Many bloggers and critics list songs in the year they were released, while Billboard and other charts generally place them in the year they were ‘hits,’ which is what I prefer. Many of the songs on this list were released in 2020, however, a number of them were released in 2019. Absofacto’s “Dissolve” was originally released in 2015, but didn’t chart until 2019. Because there are always a few songs that overlap from one year to the next, like Billboard, I include those songs on lists for both years if they spent enough time on the charts in each year. I always wrestle with how to rank them, as well as whether to list them in only one year or two. For example, Two Feet’s “You?” was #1 during the final week of 2019, and the first four weeks of 2020, so it would seem only fair to include it on the lists for both years. That song ranked #18 on my Top 100 of 2019, and ranks #3 on this year’s list. I suppose that at the end of the day it’s all silliness, but this is the way I choose to do it. The songs in this Top 100 that also appeared in my Top 100 Songs of 2019 are indicated with an asterisk *.
For previous years’ Top 100 lists, I wrote little pieces for each of the top 20 songs, as well as embedded their YouTube videos, then simply listed the remaining 80. That always left me feeling a little bad for those 80 songs, as it made them seem like afterthoughts, which was certainly not the case. For this year’s list, partly out of fairness, and partly to save myself huge amounts of time, effort and stress, I’ve decided to forego with the individual descriptions and videos, and simply list the entire 100 songs.
As always, I’ve created a Spotify playlist for this list, which is included at the end of the post. Hopefully you’ll find some of your own personal favorites on it. Let me know what songs were your favorites of 2020.
BLINDING LIGHTS – The Weeknd
LEVEL OF CONCERN – twenty øne piløts
YOU? – Two Feet *
CAUTION – The Killers
HALLUCINOGENICS – Matt Maeson
FEEL YOU – My Morning Jacket
EVERYTHING I WANTED – Billie Eilish
HELL N BACK – Bakar
DON’T START NOW – Dua Lipa
MARIA – Two Feet
BLACK & WHITE LOVE – Beating Hearts Club
MIGHT BE RIGHT – White Reaper *
ARE YOU BORED YET? – Wallows featuring Clairo
IS IT TRUE – Tame Impala
DOWNS – Roadkeeper
HOW WILL I REST IN PEACE IF I’M BURIED BY A HIGHWAY?// – Kenny Hoopla
CAN I CALL YOU TONIGHT? – Dayglow
WHITE LIES & PALM TREES – The Lovepools *
MY OWN SOUL’S WARNING – The Killers
IF NOT FOR THE FIRE – The Million Reasons
IT’S YOU – The Frontier
LOST IN YESTERDAY – Tame Impala
MARIPOSA – Peach Tree Rascals
CAN I BELIEVE YOU – Fleet Foxes
MONSTERS – All Time Low featuring blackbear
BLOODY VALENTINE – Machine Gun Kelly
NOVOCAINE – The Unlikely Candidates *
BLACK MADONNA – Cage the Elephant
USED TO LIKE – Neon Trees
WARS – Of Monsters and Men
CARDIGAN – Taylor Swift
ORPHANS – Coldplay
LEMON DROP – Absofacto
THE BEST – AWOLNATION
DISSOLVE – Absofacto *
HONEYBEE – The Head and the Heart
ADORE YOU – Harry Styles
YOUR LOVE (DÉJÀ VU) – Glass Animals
VISITOR – Of Monsters and Men
MOOD – 24kGoldn featuring iann dior
DELETER – Grouplove
PSYCH FILM – Strangely Alright
SOMEONE ELSE – Rezz & Grabbitz
A HERO’S DEATH – Fontaines D.C.
DANCE OF THE CLAIRVOYANTS – Pearl Jam
BAD DECISIONS – The Strokes
LOVE YOU FOR A LONG TIME – Maggie Rogers
THE RUNNER – Foals
VIRUS – Vanity Fear
REWARD – Paul Iwan *
THINK I’M CRAZY – Two Feet
SHINE A LITTLE LIGHT – Black Keys
2ALL – Catfish and the Bottlemen
VAN HORN – Saint Motel
LIFE IN THE CITY – The Lumineers
IDENTICAL – Phoenix
GIANTS – Dermot Kennedy
FIRE – Black Pumas
LAY YOUR HEAD ON ME – Major Lazer featuring Marcus Mumford & Diplo
OH YEAH! – Green Day
UNEVENTFUL DAYS – Beck
COME & GO – Juice WRLD & Marshmello
BLIND LEADING THE BLIND – Mumford & Sons
HOODIE UP – MISSIO
HERO – Michael Kiwanuka
PARADISE – Creeper
WATERMELON SUGAR – Harry Styles
UNCHAINED – Devon Gilfillian
EXPECTATIONS – Katie Pruitt
FIRE FOR YOU – Cannons
HEAVEN IS HEART – Jaded Jane
TEXAS SUN – Khruangbin featuring Leon Bridges
OVER AND OVER – Amongst Liars
HONEY – King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard
LIVING IN A GHOST TOWN – The Rolling Stones
HOW WE LIVE – Mandalan featuring Cadence XYZ
MY FUTURE – Billie Eilish
STRANGERS – Mt. Joy
NOT OK! – Chaz Cardigan
MARINERS APARTMENT COMPLEX – Lana Del Rey
LETTER TO YOU – Bruce Springsteen
HOLD ON – Noah Reid
BE AFRAID – Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit
FAULT LINES – Callum Pitt
LET’S FALL IN LOVE FOR THE NIGHT – FINNEAS
ME & YOU TOGETHER SONG – The 1975
HALF YOUR AGE – Joywave
SERAFINA – BAMBARA
COLORS – Black Pumas
THE LET GO – Elle King
SWIMMING CLOSER – HAZY
REAL LONG TIME – White Reaper
NOTHING LOVE – Surrija, Albert Chiang, Christine Tavolacci & Matt Chamberlain
The song at #39 on my list of 100 Best Songs of the 2010s is the deliciously bombastic “The Man” by The Killers. I’m a huge fan of The Killers, and have loved or at least liked every song I’ve ever heard from them. Released in June 2017, “The Man” was the lead single from their fifth studio album Wonderful, Wonderful. The song received mostly positive reviews from critics, and I think it’s terrific; it spent five weeks at #1 on my own personal Weekly Top 30 chart. I love how the music revs up at the beginning, then explodes into a pounding dance beat courtesy of Ronnie Vannucci’s power drums. Throw in a sturdy bass line, sweeping synths and band front man Brandon Flowers’ soaring tenor vocals, and you’ve got a fun, exhilarating tune. I also love when Flowers pays homage to David Bowie late in the song when he shouts “headed for the hall of…FAME!”
Vannucci has stated that the song is basically about how a lot of men feel invincible when they’re younger: “Sort of your chest out, the breadwinner, nothing could stop you… It’s tongue-and-cheeking that, how that is not really the point of being a man at all. It’s actually more about compassion and empathy.” The fantastically entertaining video, filmed in and around the band’s hometown of Las Vegas, shows Flowers playing several different arrogant characters who are full of themselves, all thinking they’re ‘the man’.
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