Sapnish 2009

Because I had saved the track ranking, but I never actually wrote it down - here we go, the top tracks of Sapnish's last.fm charts 2009.


Noa & Mira Awad
there must be another way
Eurovision Song Contest 2009

The Israeli entry in 2009 was a magical, bilingual and peaceful ode to what the Song Contest should be all about. Not only the song, also the performance was flawless and unforgettable.

Read the post here for the complete memory. A logical and well-deserved number one for 2009.

Giusy Ferreri
novembre
Gaetana

This stunning track about November hit us in Athens in summer 2009. Yes, the lyrics were autumnal, but this driving, up-beat song works in every season and probably every mood.

Giusy Ferreri, who I'd never heard of before, has an incredibly strong and powerful voice - the comparisons to Amy Winehouse don't really find their target here.
The rest of the album is not as strong, but features various other very good tracks and ideas, which makes this a fine pop album with some soul and rock touches at hand.

Kejsi Tola
carry me in your dreams
Eurovision Song Contest 2009

This song was obviously awesome at first listen, but the crazy and weird performance that evolved on stage really didn't help in realizing that. And so it came to pass that 'carry me in your dreams' earned a strong 2 rating-wise at that point.

With time though it turned out that this is an absolute hit - strong beats, tempo and a great singer. Unforgettable and can be listened to over and over again.

ABBA
lay all your love on me
gimme! gimme! gimme! (a man after midnight)
Super Trouper

These two tracks off the CD version of "Super Trouper" could basically be representative for all the millions of times I have played ABBA that year. Both are genius, beautiful and simply hits. But I think I have said all of this before, so without quoting myself this is the respective entry to worship ABBA - the Gods of Pop.

ABBA
hey, hey helen
ABBA

One of ABBA's lesser known hits, this track is a great rocker, marvellously produced (the sounds, the sounds!) and sung with such angelic drive and beauty - don't miss this one, in fact, don't miss any ABBA song or album or video. Your life cannot be complete without ABBA.

Al Bano & Romina Power
makassar
Libertá!

Not a lot of people from Carinthia will say that this pop duo doesn't spark memories of countless vacations in Italy in the 80ies. When we hear Al Bano's impressive tenor and Romina's silky whispers we are taken back to all these warm summer nights at the beach, or eating pasta and drinking wine.

2009 was my year of rediscovering this Italopop sanctuary, and of all the great tracks they produced together, 'makassar' probably stands out a bit. A song between pop and schlager, enchantingly sung and blessed with one of the best chorus melodies ever. Even people who are ashamed to admit that they still like Al Bano & Romina Power (they are obviously lying) are saying that this track was actually a good one. Which would be the biggest understatement.

--Sapnish--