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“Call Me Maybe” – Carly Rae Jepsen
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No joke, watching this music video on VH1 was also my earliest memory of watching gay representation on TV. Simply iconic.
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“We Are Young” – Fun ft. Janelle Monáe
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It’s been ten years and this song still feels fresh.
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“Glad You Came” – The Wanted
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The line “Time is slipping away” hits different now.
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“Starships” – Nicki Minaj
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I might not remember anything from my high school math classes but I still remember every lyric of this song.
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“Raabta” – Hamsika and Arijit Singh, from Agent Vinod
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I don’t know what’s more heartbreaking — this song or the fact that Bollywood doesn’t make songs such as these anymore.
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“Payphone” – Maroon 5 ft. Wiz Khalifa
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Life was good when Adam Levine was at a payphone, trying to call home, rather than sliding into people’s DMs.
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“Thrift Shop” – Macklemore and Ryan Lewis ft. Wanz
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This song was a cultural reset.
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“We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together” – Taylor Swift
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The original “Red” album release was monumental and Taylor re-releasing her songs so she can own them is historic. Taylor Swift is the music industry.
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“Live While We’re Young” – One Direction
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Do you guys think One Direction will ever come back from their hiatus?
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“Gangnam Style” – PSY
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The chokehold this song had on everyone when it came out!
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“Whistle” – Flo Rida
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Took me way too long to realise what this song was actually about.
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“Locked Out Of Heaven” – Bruno Mars
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Yes, it’s the same song that’s been trending on TikTok and Reels, ten years after its original release. The power short-form video content has had on the music industry is honestly astonishing.
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“Girl on Fire” – Alicia Keys
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Alicia Keys has been singing about global warming for over a decade now, so can we please finally listen to her?!
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“Pani Da Rang” – Ayushmann Khurrana, from Vicky Donor
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Hearing Ayushmann Khurrana’s voice still feels like a breath of fresh air.
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“Radha” – Udit Narayan and Shreya Ghoshal, from Student of the Year
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Can you believe that it’s been ten whole years since these students made their debut? Also, why does everybody blame it on Radha?
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“Tumhi Ho Bandhu” – Neeraj Sridhar and Kavita Seth, from Cocktail
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This song still rules as the go-to party anthem.
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“Pareshaan” – Shalmali Kholgade, from Ishaqzaade
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The angsty teen song you still wanna sing for any minor inconvenience in your life.
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“Hosanna” – A. R. Rahman, Leon D’Souza, and Suzanne D’Mello, from Ekk Deewana Tha
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The original song from the movie Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa, which Ekk Deewana Tha is a remake of, was also composed by A.R. Rahman.
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“Ishq Shava” – Raghav Mathur and Shilpa Rao, from Jab Tak Hai Jaan
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Bollywood doesn’t make songs like these anymore 2.0.
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“Dance Again” – Jennifer Lopez ft. Pitbull
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I want to be in the “Jennifer Lopez ft. ____” era again.
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“I Love It” – Icona Pop ft. Charli XCX
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“I don’t care”, I scream, while very much worrying about every little thing in my life.
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“Hall of Fame” – The Script ft. will.i.am
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If the sudden urge to change your life at 3 a.m. was a song, this would be it!
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