#88 (2011)

The 100 Greatest Songs You've (Probably) Never Heard – 2011

#88

Desperados
Pernilla Andersson
Sweden

Changing tack, our countdown moseys into the country/western side of the music world with “Desperados” by Pernilla Andersson, who also wrote the song. Over the past few years, there have been several hit songs that, like this one, have noticeably been influenced by mid-century country music. (Lily Allen’s “Not Fair” is an example.)