2017 Top Ten Lists - Musically Speaking

The missus and I were going to go down island for Xmas Eve dinner tonight but we may have to forego this pleasure as it's started snowing a couple of hours ago and it might not be worth taking the risk. We may get 10 centimeters of the white stuff today. We'll see, I guess, there is still time to change our mind.

Anyway, on to another Top Ten list for 2017. I wasn't planning to do a musical one this year but changed my mind. :0). So what follows are the Top Ten songs that I added to my usb over the course of the year in the Female / Male / Group categories. I hope you like the choices. Just click on the song title and it'll link you to it in You Tube.

Top Ten Female Artists

10. Bat for Lashes - Daniel. Bat for Lashes (Natasha Khan) is an English singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist from London. Daniel was released in 2009.

9. Imelda May - Leave Me Lonely. Imelda May is an Irish singer who tends towards soft rock and rockabilly. She's got a great voice.

8. Hailee Steinfeld - Starving. Hailee Steinfeld is an American singer / actress. You might remember her from True Grit and Ender's Game.

7. Dua Lipa - Be the One. Dua Lipa is an English singer / songwriter / model. Be the One was her debut single.

6. Jo Harman - When We Were Young. Harman is an English singer / songwriter. When we were Young was from her second album and features back-up vocals from Michael MacDonald.

5. Katy Perry - Chained to the Rhythm. This was the first single from Perry's 2017 album, Witness. I quite like.

4. Adeva - Respect. I've gone back to 1988 for my #4 song, from American singer, Adeva. The song is Respect, written by Otis Redding.

3. Amerie - 1 Thing. Amerie is an American singer / songwriter and 1 Thing came out in 2005 from her album, Touch.

2. Rae Morris - Reborn. Rae Morris is an English singer / songwriter. This song came from her most recent album, Someone Out There.

1. Betsy - Waiting. Betsy is a Welsh singer with a fantastic voice. As you can hear. Waiting was released as a single prior to her first album.

Top Ten Male Singers

10. Father John Misty - Total Entertainment Forever. Father John Misty is an American singer / songwriter who performed with Fleet Foxes for awhile, amongst other groups. This song was released in 2017.

9. Omar - Gave My Heart. Omar is a British soul singer. Gave My Heart also features Leon Ware.

8. Jack Savoretti - Only You. Jack Savoretti is a British singer / songwriter. He's got a nice grit to his voice.

7. Mark Ronson - Stop Me. Ronson is an English DJ, musician, singer, songwriter and producer. This song features Daniel Merriweather.

6. Dizzee Rascal - Bonkers. Rascal is an English hip-hop artist. Bonkers was released in 2009.

5. Georgie Fame - Papa's Got a Brand New Bag. I'm going back a few years for this song. Fame is an English R&B singer and pianist.

4. Nick Lowe - So It Goes. Lowe's Cruel to be Kind was a past favourite of mine. So It Goes was his first single, released in 1976. Great guitar..

3. Youssou Ndour - 7 Seconds. Ndour is a Senegalese singer / songwriter. 7 Seconds, from 1994 features Neneh Cherry.

2. Zak Abel - Unstable. Zak Abel is an English singer / songwriter whose been active since 2014. Unstable was released in 2017.

1. Gallant - Cave Me In. Christopher Gallant is a American singer / songwriter from Maryland. Cave Me In features Table and Eric Nam.

Top Ten Groups

10. The Fizz - Dancing in the Rain. The Fizz are a reworking of Buck's Fizz, with the addition of a new singer, Bobby McVay to replace Bobby G. Still pretty good music.. :0)

9. Wolf Alice - Beautifully Unconventional. Wolf Alice are an English alternative band originally formed in 2010. Beautifully Unconventional was released in 2017.

8. The Primitives - Crash. The Primitives are an English pop band from the '80s. Crash was released in 1988.

7. Levellers - One Way. Levellers formed in 1988 in Brighton, England. One Way was released in 1991.

6. The Pasadenas - Tribute (Right On). The Pasadenas were an English pop band who formed in 1988. Tribute (Right On) was their first single.

5. Paramore - Hard Times. Paramore are an American rock band from Tennessee, fronted by a great singer, Hayley Williams. Hard Times was released in 2017.

4. Foster the People - Sit Next to Me. Foster the People are an American indie band from Los Angeles. Sit Next to Me is one of their latest releases.

3. Said the Whale - I Will Follow You. Said the Whale are a Canadian indie band out of Vancouver BC. I Will Follow You was released in 2017.

2. The KLF - Last Train to Transcentral. The KLF is a British techno band from the late '80s, 90s. I don't know why I'd never heard of them before. Such a great song.

1. The Passions - I'm in Love with a German Film Star. The Passions were a British post - punk / new wave band who were together from 1978 - 1983. I'm in Love with a German Film Star, released in 1981 was their big hit.

There you go. Maybe a couple of new songs for you? Happy Xmas Eve and have a great Xmas day!!