welcome to watch mojo and today we're
counting down our picks for the top 10
2010 songs you forgot were awesome
for this list we'll be looking at great
songs from the 2010s decade that have
flown under the radar in recent years
they aren't played much nowadays but
will always look back fondly on them let
us know in the comments which overlooked
2010 song you remember and if there are
any others that deserve more recognition
number 10 your body christina aguilera
we're starting off our list with a bang
literally your body christina aguilera's
steamy ode to hookups was poised to be
her comeback single after her 2010 album
bionic underperformed commercially
sadly the song continued the downward
trend but looking back it's a great
maximalist slice of early 2010's edm
aguilera's powerhouse vocals are on full
display and the busy max martin produced
track complements them perfectly
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the accompanying music video is also one
of her best with a hot pink aesthetic
and a black widow storyline aguilera
barely performed or promoted the song
upon its release but finally did the
song justice seven years later by making
it the opening number of her 2019 las
vegas residency
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[Applause]
number nine resistance muse dystopian
novels were all the rage in the 2010s
and the fascination occasionally bled
over into music the resistance is a
concept album about political revolution
and its title track fully leans into the
theme with lyrics of star-crossed lovers
and government distressed resistance is
a rock retelling of george orwell's
1984.
mew's front man matt bellamy said that
he was inspired by characters winston
and julia and the secret relationship
they're forced to hide the second verse
references the novel's thought police
it's totalitarian villains who crack
down on thought crimes
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with a catchy piano instrumental and
layered backing vocals reminiscent of
queen it remains one of muse's finest
moments
number eight in the dark dev no this
isn't a kesha song but you'd be forgiven
for thinking so dev's breakout single in
the dark isn't as remembered as her
feature on far east movements like a g6
but it's aged much better it lacks the
latter's product placement and clumsy
metaphors and its sultry saxophone hook
is a total earworm
although in the dark was a minor hit
peaking at number 11 on the billboard
hot 100 it deserved to crack the top 10
and have some successful follow-ups
perhaps dev didn't stand out enough from
her peers at the time and got lost
between kesha katy perry and lady gaga
all releasing similar music
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either way we'll always have this 2011
time capsule to return to
number seven flames david guetta and sia
sunny and cher lindsey and stevie and
david guetta and sia while the
songwriting duo was never romantically
involved their creative chemistry is
responsible for many of the 2010's
biggest club hits
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some of them are more remembered than
others but flames is an underrated gem
in the sia ghetta collab canon released
in 2018 the instrumental is a modernized
take on their sound and has more in
common with the weekend than either
artists work from the decades first half
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as always sia loves a motivational lyric
and flames is full of them perfect for
an early morning run it's lighter and
breezier than titanium and has less of a
psa feel to it
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number six next to me emily sande ah yes
our favorite adele song no really emily
sande's real name is adele and she went
by her middle name to avoid confusion
with the already similar fellow british
soul singer
her breakout single next to me was a
breath of fresh air upon its release for
its subject matter sadly unusual in pop
music a healthy relationship with a
faithful partner the lyrics also contain
some religious subtext with sande
leaving it up to the listener's
interpretation whether the song is about
a man or god
in a pop landscape saturated with
heartbreak and infidelity next to me is
a reminder that not every love story
ends in tragedy
number five trap queen betty [ __ ] pie's
on the menu and we don't mean apple or
pumpkin one of the bigger hits on this
list trap queen is frustratingly
underrated for how influential it was
it's always been viewed as a viral meme
song first and foremost but it's a
genuinely good piece of pop rap while it
was far from the first trap song the
subgenre really blew up after fetty
wap's catchy funny and oddly romantic
take on a rather unsavory subject
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trap queen was the rare hip-hop song to
resonate with listeners and artists of
other genres with the likes of taylor
swift and fallout boy performing it on
stage with him never have illegal
activities sounded so fun
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four too close alex claire although
released in 2011 the diplo produced
banger didn't take off until 2012 when
it appeared in ads for internet explorer
9. alex claire's too close sounds
slightly dated but given how many trends
of the time it manages to fit together
it's the perfect throwback song
you know i'm not one
to break promises soul and folk
influences dominate the verses with a
chorus commencing with a massive dubstep
drop
equal parts adele gautier imagine
dragons and skrillex it's a mishmash of
styles and sounds that could only have
worked in 2011. alex claire could have
been much more successful in the years
following too close but had to turn down
promo spots falling on friday and
saturday because of his orthodox judaism
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number three highway tune greta van
fleet rock is constantly evolving but
it's never truly dead never were people
more sure of that than when greta van
fleet hit the scene in 2017 with highway
tune
the band's debut single it's a three
minute love letter to led zeppelin with
a side of rush highway tunes guitar riff
sounds like it was written by jimmy page
himself and lead singer josh kiska's
vocals have garnered endless comparisons
to robert plant
plant has commented on the resemblance
calling kiska a quote beautiful little
singer and jokingly saying he hates him
greta van fleet has since released
plenty more music but it was their very
first release that reignited excitement
for hard rock
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number two can't remember to forget you
shakira featuring rihanna when two
mononymed pop icons finally team up it's
sure to be a smash right in a cruel
twist of irony can't remember to forget
you is mostly forgotten in 2014 shakira
enlisted rihanna to feature on a reggae
song about getting over someone who's
bad for you
their combined star power on the track
is overwhelming and its summery vibes
are enough to induce a heat wave rihanna
was the perfect choice to accompany
shakira on the caribbean inspired track
given her catalog of reggae and
dancehall hits like man down and panda
replay
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the pair never performed the song
together live but in a parallel universe
rihanna would have been a special guest
at shakira's super bowl halftime show
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number one the promise chris cornell
while you may have forgotten this song
was awesome there's no way you could
ever forget the man behind it
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whether with sound garden audio slave or
his solo career chris cornell has
touched the hearts of listeners
everywhere written for the film of the
same name about the armenian genocide
the promise is even more poignant with
the knowledge that it was cornell's last
solo song before his untimely death
proceeds for the song went to the
international rescue committee and it
was nominated for best rock performance
at the 2018 grammys with its uplifting
lyrics about survival and adversity the
promise is a mission statement for
everything the beloved legend means to
people
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