10-TRACK MIND: What Philly's listening to

POSTED: Wednesday, June 20, 2012, 1:00 PM

Filed Under: Critical Mass | Music

Spotify recently compiled a list of Philadelphia's top 10 favorite songs for the month of May.

Philadelphia's top 10 in May:

1. "Call Me Maybe" - Carly Rae Jepsen | This ubiquitous little ditty worked its way into our hearts, our introductions, and onto some very unoriginal college grads’ business cards. And we’re eternally grateful for that, Carly Rae. Stay golden.

2. "Somebody That I Used To Know" - Gotye, Kimbra | This song literally sneaks up on you. The pitter-pattering intro in no way prepares you for the tidal wave that is Gotye’s anguish. Somewhere out there, Gotye’s ex feels like an asshole.

3. "Payphone" - Maroon 5, Wiz Khalifa | “All those fairy tales are full of shit / One more fucking love song, I’ll be sick.” Choice words from a band that made a career off love songs for girls with broken smiles. Hmmm.

4. "We Are Young" feat. Janelle Monae – Fun. | Fun.: giving twentysomething-year-olds license to get melodramatic and weepy at bars since 2011.

5. "Wild Ones" feat. Sia - Flo Rida | This song has chart-topping down to a science: feature a female vocalist making vaguely intelligible noises and insert Flo Rida occasionally rapping.

6. "What Makes You Beautiful" - One Direction | One Direction ensures itself a lifetime of good karma with this feel-good number about making someone feel better about themselves.

7. "Boyfriend" - Justin Bieber | In which a baritone Bieber proves he finally started puberty.

8. "Starships" (explicit version) - Nicki Minaj | We are actively seeking someone to decipher the complex imagery of Nicki’s lyrics. Are the starships a metaphor? For what? PLEASE EXPLAIN, NICKI.

9. "Glad You Came" – The Wanted | Did you catch how the last word of each line in the chorus reappears at the beginning of the next? Nifty lyrical footwork, guys! Guys, is that why the song is so good? Good thing — alright, we’ll stop.

10. "Some Nights" - Fun. | As the only band with two singles on the Spotify Top 10 list, Fun. may prove itself as more than just a one-hit wonder. Or it may just prove Spotify’s “Artist Radio” option is really popular among Philadelphians.

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