Na lista das melhores músicas de 2008 do The Observer, o duo novaiorquino MGMT ficou no topo com "Time to Pretend". Confira mais detalhes no site do The Observer.1: MGMT - Time to Pretend
'This is our decision, to live fast and die young/We've got the vision, now let's have some fun,' sang Andrew VanWyngarden with dreamy insouciance on this satire on - or paean to? - rock's most shameful excesses.
When he wrote the track with Ben Goldwasser in 2004, both were two wide-eyed Wesleyan college kids in Connecticut. As it turns out, 'Time to Pretend' (originally titled 'The Mantis Sailing Home') proved less the in-joke and more a prophetic heralding of their future. Genre-blending psych-pop, the track became a freakbeat theme for the Skins generation. Then Radiohead and Oasis and rock fans everywhere discovered the tune, too.
Speaking to OMM, VanWyngarden says: 'It's been like a cheesy fake rock star movie when we go on stage every night singing this song. It's been amazing.' [Sarah Boden]
2: Wiley - Wearing my Rolex
Bona fide hit from reclusive grime don shocker: Wiley added bling to a sample of DSK's garage classic 'What Would We Do' and bingo!
3: Duffy - Warwick Avenue
'Mercy' might have been the wedding disco favourite but this was her most perfectly realised retro-soul fantasy.
4: Hot Chip - Ready for the Floor
They demanded to 'do it, do it, do it, do it, do it, do it now'. Repetition, apparently, was the key to great electro-pop.
5: The Ting Tings - That's Not My Name
Their best tune was their most personal, singer Katie White raising a middle finger to all the sexists who had put her down.
6: Dizzee Rascal - Dance Wiv Me
He was always a great pop star, and now, thanks to Calvin Harris's bouncy backing track, he has the No 1 to prove it.
7: Hercules and Love Affair - Blind
It was good to hear Antony Hegarty happy for a change as he added considerable vocal firepower to this disco anthem.
8: Estelle - American Boy
Palling up with John Legend turned her into a transatlantic star; flirting with an entire nation's menfolk helped.
9: Katy Perry - I Kissed a Girl
These are difficult times for the music biz but one thing is certain – if you want a hit, pretend to be a lesbian.
10: Kings of Leon - Sex on Fire
The lyrics ('The head while I'm driving') confirmed it as the only stadium rocker about receiving oral sex in traffic.
11: Noah & the Whale - 5 Years' Time
Powered by fiddles and whistling, and the surprise indie crossover hit
of the year.
12: Elbow - One Day Like This
It started life as the theme to Euro 2008, then seeped into the national consciousness from there.
13: DJ Mujava - Township Funk
Potent afro-rave hybrid from South Africa's Elvis Maswanganyi – massive in the clubs, don't you know.
14: Oasis - I'm Outta Time
Turns out the best tune on Dig Out Your Soul was Liam's stately, John Lennon-sampling ode to keeping your chin up.
15: Santogold - L.E.S. Artistes
Strutting new wave from Mark Ronson protégée who otherwise never quite transcended her hipster origins.
16: Beyoncé - Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)
Aka the one with the stunning black and white, leotard-flaunting video, and another irresistible tirade against feckless menfolk.
17: Portishead - Machine Gun
What chances of this new Portishead record soundtracking a remake of This Life? Zero. The drum sound was enough to give adults nightmares.
18: The Verve - Love is Noise
The fiery highlight of their Glastonbury slot had the oddest opening line of the
year: 'And did those feet in modern times/Walk on soles that were made in China?'. Eh?
19: MIA - Paper Planes
Belatedly big everywhere in 2008 – thanks partly to its place on the trailer to stoner flick Pineapple Express.
20: Alesha Dixon - The Boy Does Nothing
Curiously, winning last year's Strictly Come Dancing made Alesha an even better pop star second time around.
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