#21

The Top 100 Songs You've (Probably) Never Heard – 2009

#21
Carrie
Sunny
Norway

I hope you enjoy this nice summery song on the last day of 2009. Happy New Year(‘s Eve)!



And no, this is not Katy Perry.

#22

The Top 100 Songs You've (Probably) Never Heard – 2009

#22
I Got U
Rigo & The Topaz Sound feat. Red Fox
Sweden

Here’s something you don’t see every day.

#23

The Top 100 Songs You've (Probably) Never Heard – 2009

#23
Carry Me in Your Dreams
Kejsi Tola
Albania

Good luck making sense out of this.

#24

The Top 100 Songs You've (Probably) Never Heard – 2009

#24
The Greatest Plan
Vink
Finland

As I mentioned earlier, 2009 is the year of the break-up song, and this is, perhaps, my favorite. Most songs about the end of relationships are uplifting and empowering (and boring), so it’s a rare treat when one this bitter comes along and gives us a glimpse of the anger that accompanies a difficult break-up. Every line is like a hate-filled icy dagger carved out of frozen tears and plunged into the heart of an ex-lover. What could be more fun than that?

#25

The Top 100 Songs You've (Probably) Never Heard – 2009

#25
La Voix
Malena Ernman
Sweden

Swedish popera; I bet no one saw this coming...

#26

The Top 100 Songs You've (Probably) Never Heard – 2009

#26
Bistra Voda
Regina
Bosnia & Herzegovina

“Bistra Voda” (Clear Water) is part love song, part poetry (read: creepy). For example, the line “Give birth to me at dawn in May” appears no less than three times. I also feel obligated to point out that Regina is the name of the band, not the singer.

#27

The Top 100 Songs You've (Probably) Never Heard – 2009

#27
Här För Mig Själv
Maja Gullstrand
Sweden

If I ever opened my own coffee shop, this is the kind of music I would play there.

#28

The Top 100 Songs You've (Probably) Never Heard – 2009

#28
Lujuria
Salva Ortega
Spain

This is pretty much what you’d expect from a Spanish song called Lust, complete with mentions of hearts, passion and even some counting. If this were ten years ago, it would be a hit. If this were 2 years ago, it’d be the Greek entry.

#29

The Top 100 Songs You've (Probably) Never Heard – 2009

#29
Rändajad
Urban Symphony
Estonia

“Rändajad” (Travelers) is the first song in Estonian to ever chart in the United Kingdom. Maybe, it could be the first Estonian hit here too.

#30

The Top 100 Songs You've (Probably) Never Heard – 2009

#30
Hope & Glory
Måns Zelmerlöw
Sweden

Those of you who find yourselves spontaneously belting out Måns’ 2007 Melodifestivalen entry (“Cara Mia”) at random times will probably like this one too.

#31

The Top 100 Songs You've (Probably) Never Heard – 2009

#31
Lose Control
Waldo's People
Finland

How interesting that, at the end of this decade, we take 3 minutes to reminisce over last decade. Remember the 1990s? Waldo’s People does.

#32

The Top 100 Songs You've (Probably) Never Heard – 2009

#32
Uh La La
Yulia Valentayn
Spain

Many apologies about the sound quality; the volume levels were off like this when it first aired earlier this year so I think it was an issue with the broadcaster.

Programming Update: For the rest of this month, posts will only occur on weekdays (with the exception of the 24th and 25th). This will allow us to begin the top 20 in the new year.

Bonus! Part 6

Get rankin’!

Joy and Freedom
Alexei Krechet
Belarus



Te Stein
Publiners
Norway



Show Me Heaven
Lili & Susie
Sweden

#33

The Top 100 Songs You've (Probably) Never Heard – 2009

#33
Stay the Night
Alcazar
Sweden

“Stay the Night” is a europop number that would play well in clubs, but the melody is memorable enough that it might sneak its way into the mainstream.

#34

The Top 100 Songs You've (Probably) Never Heard – 2009

#34
Lijepa Tena
Igor Cukrov feat. Andrea
Croatia

It’s a shame no one told him he didn’t need to worry about ticks while on stage.

#35

The Top 100 Songs You've (Probably) Never Heard – 2009

#35
Cobwebs
Unnur Birna Björnsdóttir
Iceland

Balance and contrast are two important things to remember when compiling a collection of music. A list containing only up-tempo pop songs would become tedious very quickly. In order to ensure diversity, here is a lovely and relaxing number that is more traditional pop than bubblegum pop.

#36

The Top 100 Songs You've (Probably) Never Heard – 2009

#36
A Girl Like Me
Alexa
Romania

Do you remember when I said that there were a lot of break-up songs this year? Well, here’s another.
Warning: This video contains breakdancing of questionable quality.

#37

The Top 100 Songs You've (Probably) Never Heard – 2009

#37
Düm Tek Tek
Hadise
Turkey

This song is the biggest hit of Hadise’s career; it even reached #21 in Japan. I think it could do some damage here too.

#38

The Top 100 Songs You've (Probably) Never Heard – 2009

#38
Copycat
Copycat
Belgium

One of this year’s more unique entries is “Copycat” from Belgium. The set-up is that an Elvis impersonator is claiming that Elvis was in fact impersonating him. He reasons that the original Elvis is “too fat” and, later, “too dead” to rock & roll. By the way, that cat you keep seeing is le Chat, a famous Belgian comic strip character, not an older, overweight Eurocat from the 1990 Eurovision Song Contest in Zagreb.

#39

The Top 100 Songs You've (Probably) Never Heard – 2009

#39
You're Not Alone
BWO
Sweden

Cheese, anyone?

#40

The Top 100 Songs You've (Probably) Never Heard – 2009

#40
I Am Too Good For You
Janne Saar
Estonia

Janne, while doing her best Lady Gaga impersonation, is working hard to prove there’s no censoring like self-censoring.

#41

The Top 100 Songs You've (Probably) Never Heard – 2009

#41
Be My Valentine! (Anti-Crisis Girl)
Svetlana Loboda
Ukraine

It’s really catchy.

#42

The Top 100 Songs You've (Probably) Never Heard – 2009

#42
Juntos Vamos Conseguir (Yes We Can)
Luciana Abreu
Portugal

You may recognize Luciana Abreu from Portugal’s entry in the 2005 Eurovision Song Contest, where she was one half of 2B. If not, then that’s probably for the best.

#43

The Top 100 Songs You've (Probably) Never Heard – 2009

#43
Mrzim Spore Stvari
Ana Bebić
Croatia

“Mrzim Spore Stvari” is translated as “I Hate Slow Things”. Well, ok.

#44

The Top 100 Songs You've (Probably) Never Heard – 2009

#44
Fairytale
Alexander Rybak
Norway

It’s hard to say whether this year’s winner would ever gain any traction in the US, but it is the first Eurovision song that my mother ever bought, so that’s gotta mean something, right?