LET ME LOVE YOU
Artiste: DJ Snake feat. Justin Bieber
Hitting the top spot on many charts across the world, this upbeat song has DJ Snake’s catchy twists and Bieber’s cool vocal treatment. We just can’t get enough of Don’t you give up… nah nah nah.
BE THE ONE
Singer: Dua Lipa
English singer Dua Lipa is always soulful and always catchy. The song about “self-belief, perseverance, and fighting for what you want” has become a dance floor scorcher the world over.
AE DIL HAI MUSHKIL
Singer: Arijit Singh
This heart-tugging song about unrequited love is ruling the charts and trending on iTunes and YouTube. Arijit Singh’s mellow voice, set to Pritam’s music, does justice to this intensely romantic number.
TERE SANG YAARA
Singer: Atif Aslam
Set to Arko’s music, the heartfelt lyrics speaks to one’s heart. The romance seen between Akshay Kumar and Ileana D’Cruz on screen is infectious… as much as the killer chorus. This is the love story many crave for.
WE DON’T TALK ANYMORE
Singers: Charlie Puth feat. Selena Gomez
No, this isn’t the Cliff Richard song. This one is penned by Charlie Puth and Selena Gomez and is a tropical house song with a “club jam”. The song about parting from the person you are “obsessed with” is a heartbreaker but the beat makes you forget the sadness.
KILL EM WITH KINDNESS
Singer: Selena Gomez
This is an amazing song with the perfect dance floor beat and an intriguing black-and-white video. Besides the breezy tropical house sound, it comes with a killer whistle hook. The song was ideated after the 24-year-old was criticised for gaining weight during a trip to Mexico. Look who has had the last say!
KALA CHASHMA
Singers: Amar Arshi, Badshah and Neha Kakkar
This is THE party number of the year and it has crossed the 100-million mark on YouTube. Of course, credit must be given to Prem Hardeep who had given us this sizzler in the 1990s. Recreated by Badshah, a bling-happy Sidharth Malhotra and Katrina Kaif dance away wearing, of course, kala chashmas. Baar baar dekho!
HYMN FOR THE WEEKEND
Group: Coldplay
India in all its colour find a place in this Coldplay video, complete with an appearance (and uncredited vocals) by Beyonce. From the moment, the group’s frontman Chris Martin sings: “Oh, angels sent from up above, you know you make my world light up”, listeners go into a state of near-trance. And don’t miss the interiors of the taxis shown in the video.
KAUN TUJHE
Singer: Palak Muchhal
The soothing track from M.S. Dhoni — The Untold Story is the flavour of the month. While Sushant Singh Rajput’s Dhoni smiles away in the video, we fall in love over and over again.
DARKHAAST
Singers: Arijit Singh & Sunidhi Chauhan
This beautiful romantic number has an equally romantic video which begins with a daring rescue and then comes love, love, love in icy-cold environs. We are so looking forward to the Ajay Devgn-directed Shivaay.
LO MAAN LIYA
Singer: Arijit Singh
This song is Raaz Reboot’s high point. The melancholic track has overtones of yearning and a score that at once reminds one of Jeet Gannguli.
PERFECT STRANGERS
Singers: Jonas Blue feat. J.P. Cooper
If you haven’t heard this one, YouTube it. It’s the song to listen to when you’re holidaying like Victoria Scholtz and Devin Dollery in the video. The two strangers keep running into each other in Cape Town until they become strangers no more.
I TOOK A PILL IN IBIZA
Singer: Mike Posner
Yes, the song has been around for more than a year now but the Seeb Remix has garnered over 600 million views on YouTube. Is it because of its infectious hook? Is it because of its cool lyrics: You don’t want to be stuck up on that stage singing all I know are sad songs? Or is it the unique video? It’s actually a great combination of all three elements.
SAU AASMAAN
Singer: Armaan Malik & Neeti Mohan
Listening to the song makes one fall in love all over again while the video from Baar Baar Dekho makes us roll on the beaches of Thailand. So much love and such a cool throbbing vibe.
CLOSER
Artistes: The Chainsmokers feat. Halsey
The duo behind #Selfie have outdone themselves with this one. Inspired by the Blink-182 song I Miss You, Halsey does justice to the song’s brooding ambience with her soaring vocals. By the time the song ends, you will be singing on repeat: And I can’t stop/ No, I can’t stop.
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Cold Water (2016) by Major Lazer (feat. Justin Bieber and MO)
And if you feel you’re sinking, I will jump right over/ Into cold, cold water for you
t2 take: James Blunt sang to one Simone that he would call her up “everyday Saturday night” (1973), Lil Wayne sang he would rip his “heart out and hand you the shit” (With You) and Bruno Mars is willing to “catch a grenade for you” (Grenade). But Mr Bieber is only willing to jump into cold water!
On the chart: #2 on Billboard Hot 100
Blurred Lines (2013) by Robin Thicke
I feel so lucky/ You want to hug me/ What rhymes with hug me?
t2 take: Mug me, tug me… what Robin, what rhymes with such high-brow stuff?!
On the chart: #1 Billboard Hot 100
Human (2008) by The Killers
Are we human or are we dancer?
t2 take: Group frontman Brandon Flowers deserves an answer. So what are we?
On the chart: #1 Billboard Dance Club Songs
My Humps (2005) by Black Eyed Peas
My hump, my hump, my hump, my lovely lady lumps
t2 take: Such tumorous lyrics made us think — for a second! — lumps were better than humps.
On the chart: #3 Billboard Hot 100
Friday (2011) by Rebecca Black
Yesterday was Thursday/ Today it is Friday/ We so excited/ We gonna have a ball today/ Tomorrow is Saturday/ And Sunday comes afterwards
t2 take: Rebecca, here’s an idea for another song: What comes after Sunday?
On the chart: #34 Billboard Hot 100
So Yesterday (2003) by Hilary Duff
If you’re moving on, I’m already gone/ If the light is off then it isn’t on
t2 take: Eureka, what a bright idea!
On the chart: #15 Billboard Pop Songs
Whenever, Wherever (2001) by Shakira
Lucky that my breasts are small and humble/ So you don’t confuse them with mountains
t2: Let’s hope this is just a simple case of lost in translation as the original version was in Spanish and called Suerte.
On the chart: #6 Billboard Hot 100
Give Me Everything (2011) by Pitbull (featuring Ne-Yo, Afrojack and Nayer)
Me not working hard?/Yea, right!/ Picture that with a Kodak/ And, better yet, go to Times Square/Take a picture of me with a Kodak.
t2: The go-to man for Jennifer Lopez lost us when he tried to rhyme Kodak with Kodak.
On the chart: #1 on Billboard Hot 100.
What’s My Name? (2010) by Rihanna (featuring Drake)
The square root of 69 is 8 something, right? / Cause I’ve been tryna work it out
t2 take: Is Rihanna trying to say her name is 8.30662386292 or trying to find out if sex position soixante-neuf is worth her time?!
On the chart: #1Billboard Hot 100.
I Am A God (2013) by Kanye West
I am a god/ So hurry up with my damn massage/ In a French-ass restaurant/ Hurry up with my damn croissants
t2 take: Sacre bleu!
On the chart: #9 Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles.
Dance (A$$) (2011) by Big Sean (featuring Nicki Minaj)
Ass ass ass ass ass/ Ass ass ass ass ass/ Ass ass ass ass ass…./ Only time you on the net is when you Google my ass
t2 take: The ebuttlution of Nicki Minaj.
On the chart: #10 Billboard Hot 100
Over Again (2012) by One Direction
I can make your tears fall down like the showers that are British
t2 take: What are British showers? How is it different from the ones predicted by G.C. Debnath and team at the India Meteorological Department, Calcutta?
YouTube views: 3,064,359million
Today Was A Fairytale (2010) by Taylor Swift
I can feel my heart/ It’s beating in my chest/ Did you feel it?
t2 take: Maybe Swift’s heart ain’t in her “chest”!
On the chart: #2 on Billboard Hot 100
Marry You (2010) by Bruno Mars
It’s a beautiful night/ We’re looking for something dumb to do/ Hey baby/ I think I wanna marry you
t2 take: Just the song Ross Gellers (of F.R.I.E.N.D.S.) all over the world play on a loop.
On the chart: #11UK Singles
Somewhere Else (2005) by Razorlight
She asked me my name/ I told her what it was/ She looked at me, I tried to explain/ Exactly what I’ve lost
t2 take: Wonder why the song made it to BBC 6 Music’s ‘Taxing Lyrical’ poll a few years ago.
On the chart: #2 UK Singles
