Top 20 Songs for 2012: My Playlist Review

Since its been a tradition everywhere to come up with a  year end count down, I decided to make my own list, my LSS list that is (Last Song Syndrome). These are the songs I pretty much sang every single day, much to the annoyance of my colleagues at work. (I know I have a terrible voice! lol). 

Please don't beat me up for the no. 1 song, I can't help myself, its sooo catchy!

So here's goes my list, from something old, something new and something mainstream:

1. I Love You Like a Love Song - Selena Gomez and The Scene (This is the video of a cover by Sami which I like better than the original version.)

2. Payphone - Maroon 5  (I just love this one!)

3. Call Me Maybe - Carly Rae Jepsen  (Need I say more?)

4. Feel So Close - Calvin Harris

5.  Never Gonna Leave This Bed - Maroon 5 (Yeah, if Adam's on it why would I go anywhere else?!)

6. Calling (Lose My Mind) - Alesso (I definitely love this guy right now!)

7. Temptation - Zander Bleck (Definitely one of the singers to watch out for, this 2013)

8. Won't Go Home Without You - Maroon 5 

9. Years - Alesso 

10. Hypnotised - Paul Vinitsky ft. Lizzie Curious

11. If We Ever Meet Again - Timbaland ft Katy Perry 

12. Broken Pieces - Apocalyptica

13. Don't You Worry Child - Swedish House Mafia (def. one of the best EDM group)

14. We Found Love -  Rihanna ft Calvin Harris

15. Solo Otra Vez - Il Divo (Heavenly voices, gorgeous faces, what more can you ask for?)

16. Drowning - Armin van Buuren ft Laura (Avicii Remix)

17.  Everafter - Tritonal ft Cristina Soto 

18. Waiting - Dash Berlin ft Emma Hewitt 

19. My Heart is Broken - Evanescence (Yeah, I was pretty much broken hearted early last year, but never mind.)

20. Think of Me - Phantom of the Opera (I always love this song)

Other songs that pretty much rock my playlist for the whole 2012

1. I'll Listen - Armin van Buuren ft Ana Criado
2. In and out of Love - Armin van Buuren ft Sharon del Adel
3. Teenage Dream - Katy Perry
4. Live Forever - Ferry Corsten ft. Aruna 
5. Lights - Ellie Goulding 
6. Something New - Tritonal ft Jenry R 
7. Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen
8. She wolf - David Guetta ft Sia
9. Farewell - Apocalyptica
10.Hanging By a moment - Lifehouse
11.What You Want - Evanescence
12.Ti Amero - Il Divo
13.Phantom of the Opera - Lindsey Stirling cover 
14.Crystallize - Lindsey Stirling 
15.Just A Kiss - Lady Antebellum
16. Marry the Night - Lady Gaga
17. In the End - Linkin Park
18. End of Glory - Lady Gaga
19. Diamond Eyes - Deftones
20. Stereo Hearts - Gym Class Heroes
22. Naked - Enrique Iglesias ft Dev
23. One More Night - Maroon 5
24. City of Dreams - Alesso and Dirty south
24. Hero - Enrique Iglesias
25. Finally Found You - Enrique Iglesias ft. Sammy Adams
26. Moves Like Jagger - Maroon 5
27. Thinking of You - Katy Perry
28. Spectrum - Zedd
29. I'm Not Giving Up on Love - Armin van Buuren
30. Burned with Desire - Armin van Buuren
31. Be Your Sound - Emma Hewitt (Shogun Remix)
32. Concrete Angel - Gareth Emery ft Christina Novelli
33. Alone Tonight - Above and Beyond
34. Diary of Jane - Breaking Benjamin
35. Anthem of Angel - Breaking Benjamin
36. Kill the Noise - Korn ft Skrillex
37. Church of Noise - Bloody Beetroots
38. Rocksteddy - Bloody Beetroots
39. Chronicles of a Fallen Love - Bloody Beetroots
40. Thoughtless - Evanescence cover
41. Bangarang - Skrillex
42. Freak on a Leash - Korn
43. Blind - Lifehouse
44. What Ive Done - Linkin Park 
45. Send Me an Angel - Missing Hours
46. Viva La Vida - David Garrett (Still pretty much listening to this)
47. Beautiful Things - Andain
48. All I Ask of You - Skrillex ft Penny
49. Save the World - Swedish House Mafia
50. From Where You Are - Lifehouse

Following the Journey of Zander Bleck

There are tons of talented musicians out there but most of them almost, always sound alike that sometimes you feel like nothing would surprise or fascinate you anymore. So when you stumble upon a song that really piqued your interest, you always find yourself digging about the whereabouts of the song, looking up the artist behind it and all the whatnots.

Recently, I came upon such a discovery while browsing youtube. I clicked on a cover of Bohemian Rhapsody and I was awestruck! The voice of the singer was totally beautiful and perfect for the song. Bohemian Rhapsody is one of my favorite songs from Queen and to hear someone singing parts of it with such emotion and with almost the same range as that of Freddie Mercury is simply wonderful. He wasn't just simply singing it, he's owning it and expressing his own style.

That singer had been Zander Bleck. I've heard of that name a couple of times before. Well I'm quite aware that he's a gorgeous model with a perfect physique, but a singer with a captivating voice, that is news to me! Curious and all, I decided to look up his other materials and I was totally surprised, the guy could really sing! His voice reminded me of my childhood days when I would usually wake up on weekends to the awesome sounds of 70's and 80's. Yet you wouldn't exactly get lost in time as his music still have that contemporary feel to it.

Temptation, a recently released track from his upcoming album got stuck with me for a couple of weeks, and until now it is still included in my playlist all the time (both the album and remix versions and I got the remix as my ringtone). It has that old rock n' roll vibe, it's quite upbeat and definitely sexy! That voice and style are both something I haven't heard of for awhile now. Listening to Zander is totally eargasmic! 

I'm really looking forward to the release of his album to hear more of his music and hopefully he'll have more visibility as well. I think he is a very promising artist who has his own flair and style and it's a great thing that he decided to share his gift to the world.

Official video of Temptation