Admit it! You’re totally into ladies. Well, at least that’s true when it comes to your musical taste. It’s been somewhere around seven or eight weeks since a male artist has cracked the top five on our Weekly Top Ten countdown, and we’re still on a quest to inject the charts with some testosterone.
Now here’s where you come in. We’ve rounded up four “manly” tracks (note: we’re using this word lightly with a dash of irony), and it’s up to you to decide which song should appear on our list. Today’s choices come in the form of Kanye West, Hurts, R.E.M. and Tinie Tempah. Who will you be voting for?
– Dewitt
To listen to these selections and cast your vote, follow the JUMP:
Kanye West f/ Rihanna & Kid Cudi – All of The Lights: All of the lights, damnit! Including those which could potentially trigger seizures for folks with photosensitive epilepsy! Leave it to Kanye to find himself in the midst of another controversy… Interestingly enough, he was the last male artist to break into our countdown’s top five. Can he do it again?
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Hurts – Sunday: We know we’ve probably said it before, but the dudes from Hurts are dapper as fuck. They make us want to dress up in fancy suits and pretend we care about our appearance. Also, their music ain’t half bad either. Though the duo’s previous singles “Stay” and “Wonderful Life” didn’t fare too well on our charts, they might have a chance with this slightly upbeat number.
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R.E.M. – Mine Smell Like Honey: While we can’t technically call Michael Stipe a fellow gay, he’s dated men and identifies as “queer”. The R.E.M. frontman kicks off the band’s fifteenth studio album with this peppy rock track, paired with a music video that pays tribute to Buster Keaton. Nice beard!
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Tinie Tempah f/ Ellie Goulding – Wonderman: Tinie flopped hard when we featured “Written In The Stars” on the charts. Will his odds improve with a little help from Ellie Goulding and a driving electro-pop beat? Hold onto your desk chairs, my friends! Because we’re about to find out.
Tinnie Tempah
he is super hot.
He should lose those glasses though.
For me is Hurts. I must admit the Kanye song is catchy and I’m not a fan of hip hop.
would have voted for Turn Up the Lights if it wasn’t for West’s “rap” contribution, which was hackneyed beyond belief — without that, its a great track.
i nominate Toro Y Moi for future wild card rounds: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Gqh4e1S6j0
I hope REM gets more votes 🙂
hurts hurts hurts