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00:05Welcome to Ms. Mojo, and today we're counting down our picks for the most technically, lyrically, and or musically advanced
00:122000s tracks that likely inspired others.
00:15Who wants some don't come unprepared, I'll be there, but when I leave there, better be a household name.
00:21Number 10, Feel Good Inc. Gorillas.
00:32Starting as a side project for Blur's Damon Albarn, Gorillas became a multimedia spectacle like few others.
00:39Their second album, Demon Days, contained several hit songs such as Feel Good Inc.
00:51It felt like a vibrant genre cocktail with guitars, dance, and hip-hop all mixed together.
00:57De La Soul hammered out a memorable verse one minute, while the bridge spins you into a meditative state.
01:02Windmill, windmill for the 90s, everybody else.
01:09This production keeps you guessing and still feels fresh today.
01:13Albarn and his collaborators showed that an animated band had legs, pushing music further with a focus on quality and
01:20originality.
01:27Number 9, Break the Ice, Britney Spears.
01:37She conquered pop more than a few times, but Britney Spears switched gears and maybe started trends on Blackout.
01:44Break the Ice gives the artist a chance to explore electronic, dance, and synth-pop, among other sounds.
01:56Her vocals sit well over a track that's more complicated than it first seems.
02:01Just like her thrilling debut, this single might have foretold the future of music in unexpected ways.
02:14It capitalized on the vibes of the late 2000s, but also could have been a hit in the 2010s with
02:20its high-powered tones.
02:21You can imagine Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, and others taking notes.
02:25What you're gonna look to me?
02:27You can make it clear.
02:29It's, it's, it's, it's, it's, it's.
02:31Number 8, Crazy, Gnarls Barkley.
02:40CeeLo Green was a singer in his own right, but his collaboration with Danger Mouse took him to new heights.
02:46Crazy is the main single by Side Project of Gnarls Barkley.
02:58Taking the music world by storm, the hit was almost inescapable back in the mid-2000s.
03:04The song's mix of soul, rock, and even elements of pop connected with a massive audience.
03:09It had something for everyone, along with an incredible chorus and sample.
03:14The singer hits a high note that's unforgettable, cutting through generations on this dynamic production.
03:27Danger Mouse's is at the top of his game, creating a sound that transcends traditional genre cliches.
03:33It's the kind of 2000s song way ahead of its time, and one we might never hear again.
03:46Number 7, Low, Flo Rida featuring T-Pain.
03:58This ranks among the strongest party anthems of the 2000s.
04:02Flo Rida was more than a pun in a hit single, bringing a vibrant track to clubs around the world.
04:15Low sends crunk to the masses with a dance twist.
04:19Hit maker T-Pain joins the fold as the featured player, delivering a reference to jeans and boots that'll never
04:25be forgotten.
04:33There's an intensity here that you can't shake either, as the chorus knocks you over.
04:37You need a strong hook to make this kind of song timeless, with these artists coming together for a catchy
04:43success story.
04:43There's no denying its power or its ability to make us happy all these years later.
04:56Number 6, The Modern Age, The Strokes.
05:05At the dawn of the 2000s, The Strokes arrived to help kick off another revival.
05:11They established themselves as a premiere alternative act, with songs such as The Modern Age and Last Night.
05:21The former was the first track off their first EP from the same year.
05:25Using dueling guitars, the musicians set the tone early before Julian Casablanca's comes in with his vocals.
05:41The singer's sharp instrument emerges, and brings it all together.
05:45His bandmates work on a cool groove, while Casablanca's raises and lowers his voice with key inflections.
05:51The rock genre came alive once more, as Interpol, The Killers, and others soon followed.
06:03Number 5, Can't Get You Out of My Head, Kylie Minogue.
06:15This vocalist got started in the 1980s, but this song is a far cry from the locomotion.
06:25Kylie Minogue likely changed the trajectory of her own career here.
06:30Can't Get You Out of My Head might as well have been delivered directly from space aliens.
06:40Built around a techno beat, this shiny production could be released today with little to no changes necessary.
06:47You could make an argument that this song influenced the 21st century new disco movement.
06:52Who knows where artists like Dua Lipa would be without this track guiding the way.
06:56The Princess of Pop certainly did a number on her respective genre with this release.
07:00I just can't get you out of my head.
07:04Boy, it's more than I dare to think about.
07:16Unless you were hip to her first album, you might not have known M.I.A. before this single.
07:22Paper Planes took a sample from The Clash and made it new again.
07:31Co-produced by Diplo, this track might have predated a whole decade of electronic-based music.
07:37The inclusion of the cash register noises and gunshots make this come alive.
07:46This song ended up in Slumdog Millionaire and went on to be an international success.
07:52It felt ready-made for the digital age, featuring both singular and unique artistic choices.
07:57Few songs could compete with this tightly wound production.
08:00Everyone's a winner, we're making our fame.
08:03Burn a fight, hustle, I'm making money.
08:06Number 3, One More Time, Daft Punk.
08:14This track finds Daft Punk on the cutting edge, bringing electronic dance music into a new phase.
08:21Starting off the century strong, the duo took French House to another level with their song off of Discovery.
08:26It's hard to imagine a more fitting title for a hit we can't stop playing after several decades.
08:38One More Time is built around a hook that's powerful in its simplicity.
08:43In the years that followed, the artists were copied, sampled, and became household names.
08:48An entire generation could probably trace their love of this genre back to this staggering tune.
08:53One More Time is gonna celebrate, oh yeah, alright, don't stop the dancing.
09:00Number 2, Time to Pretend, MGMT.
09:06I'm feeling rough, I'm feeling wrong in the time of my life.
09:12The album Oracular Spectacular channels the beautiful mix of psychedelic music that made this group special.
09:19Singles like Time to Pretend felt like a snapshot of that era, if not the hopeful promise of what electronic
09:25and indie rock could be.
09:26We've got the vision, now let's have some fun.
09:32MGMT and their contemporaries like Animal Collective knew how to take you on a space-age, dreamlike journey.
09:38This particular song features seemingly tongue-in-cheek lyrics about the cult of celebrity.
09:43Get into force, we'll find some water bottles, everything must run into chorus.
09:51Using an awesome riff to start things off, the chorus sounds as profound as it did upon first release.
09:57There's such a triumphant tone here that never seems to wear off.
10:15Before we continue, check out this single from Sound Mojo's album Balance.
10:19Classical music reimagined as rock, hard rock and metal.
10:23Check out the full track and album below.
10:25Gold buys silence, guilt buys prayer.
10:30I am the echo, you can't outrun the jokes on you.
10:35The blaze begun.
10:41Number 1. B.O.B. Outkast.
10:51As one of the more innovative hip-hop groups of their time, Outkast couldn't be pinned down.
10:56Their work on Stankonia kick-started a decade of further experimentation.
11:01Bombs over Baghdad found them rapping like their lives depended on it.
11:09Once the track goes off, it becomes one of the fastest and most electric songs of 2000.
11:15The drum and bass production lets the duo fly off the handle.
11:19Andre 3000's tricky and meticulous lyrics rattle off like a machine gun.
11:24Not to be outdone, Big Boy joins the fold with one of his slickest verses ever.
11:35There are few rap singles as speedy or timelessly entertaining.
11:39It certainly started the millennium off in style.
11:48Did we forget another precocious single from the 2000s?
11:51Let us know in the comments below.
11:52We'll see you next time.
11:55We'll see you next time.
11:57Bye.
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