TOTW12: Gabrielli Cilmi – On a Mission

I actually decided that this must be TOTW on Monday, whilst cranking up the stereo to full blast driving through the town centre. Gives you that bit of “Get up and go” you need…

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TOTW11: Goldfrapp - Rocket

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TOTW10: Nerina Pallot – I Don’t want to go out

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Gabrielli Cilmi – On a mission

Goldfrapp – Rocket

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TOTW9: Johnny Cash – For the Good Times

This might be the first ever posthumous TOTW. But, such a brilliant singer, it’s not surprising. Is it going to worth finding time to go to HMV to buy American VI: Ain’t No Grave? Definitely.

Sadly, I can’t find any version of this track available online, even non-embeddable. The BBC can offer a sneak preview, but that’s it.

Instead, I’ll offer you another of his truly emotive covers. Hurt was originally done by Nine Inch Nails, and recorded with this Grammy award winning video in 2003 immediately before Cash’s death.

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Goldfrapp – Rocket

Foreigner – When it comes to love

Paloma Faith – Upside Down

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TOTW8: Leona Lewis – I Got You

I’m surprising myself with this one. Thing is, it is a good pop song. Well sung, energetic, catchy. OK, it’s no JEdward, but I’ve heard it enough times over the past week for it to get stuck in my head.

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Michael Bublé – Cry me a river (What an opening)

Mumford & Sons – The Cave

TOTW7: Amy McDonald – Don’t tell me that it’s over

TOTW6: Massive Attack – Paradise Circus

Obviously, it can only be one act. For sheer determination, and the ability to bring a retired popstar back into the limelight (without being upstaged by him) there can only be one TOTW

And now I’ve recovered my senses, here’s what’s actually is Tune of the Week

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TOTW4: Owl City - Fireflies

A decent shortlist this week:

Biffy Clyro – Many of Horror (When we collide) (18 Jan) – Classic Indie guitar based rock.

Timothy B Schmit – Parachute – It sounds like the Eagles, which is no great surprise because he’s still in the band – but you’d hope that the solo output would have something to give it that individuality. Good song, but maybe a bit stuck in the past.

Ocean Colour Scene – Magic Carpet Days (26 Jan) – still waiting for a video for this one, but it’s a nice return – bouncy, enthusiastic, good fun.

But the winner is…

Owl City – Fireflies (8 Jan) – for a song that was originally recorded in the eons, it still sounds very fresh. Which is why it came out of nowhere to be US number 1 at the tail end of last year. Nominated for the Beeb’s Sound of 2010, I suppose the risk is that they were only a flash in the plan. But, all I need to do is take each song on its own.

TOTW3: Paolo Nutini – 10/10

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Biffy Clyro – Many of Horror

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TOTW2: One Republic – All the right moves

Don’t stop the music (25 Jan) by Jamie Cullum is almost certaintly the best cover I’ve heard in years. It’s quirky and a totally different twist.

But One Republic actually take TOTW with All the right moves (11 Jan). It’s got that catchy repetitive hook, a slightly haunting vocal melody.

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TOTW1: Editors

First of the year then, and it's a fairly retro sounding track by Editors.

Editors - You Don't Know Love

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What makes me think it sound quite classic is the fairly simple verses, simple accompaniment, and then the chorus finally comes in with a real power and a decent riff. It's fairly dark, but so's the weather at the minute so it matches!