they’re silent alarm just keeps on
sounding welcome to watchmojo.com and
today we’re counting down our picks for
the top ten block party songs this list
we’ve chosen our entries based on a
combination of the artists fan favorites
and their most commercially successful
songs
number ten hunting for witches
with lyrics about the 2005 London train
bombings and a guitar riff that kind of
apes Aussies crazy train
this song is one of the more
attention-grabbing tracks off block
parties sophomore LP
it’s music video is also probably one of
their most minimalist ever with just the
band playing the song against a generic
background
despite the lyrics hitting close to home
it still got to number 22 on the charts
in their native UK
number nine blue light
in shadow
this song is a pretty downtempo moment
compared to the high energy of the rest
of the album but block-party hasn’t made
many songs that are more emotional than
this one
starting with minimal drums and guitars
and ending with vocal trade-offs between
Kelly oak Eric a guitarist Restless AK
and bass player Gordon Mokes
blue light ends up being a highlight of
their stellar debut album
number eight octopus the first single
from their fourth album starts off with
lead singer Kelly taking a couple of
deep breaths before jumping into his
falsetto alongside fast paced guitars
well-received by critics the
three-minute track makes for a nice
return to the classic Bloc Party sound
they abandoned with their previous album
intimacy
featuring elements of indie and
alternative rock as well as some
post-punk revival
number seven like eating glass
this album could not have started off
any better with drummer Matt Tong
providing yet another Stewart Copeland
esque rhythm
over guitars that compliment Kelly
singing and shouting voices this song is
constructed in kind of a complex way
however its chorus gives it the kind of
punch that makes like eating glass
tailor-made for festivals around the
world
number six Kreuzberg
mom’s right free dislike the city
although the title might suggest that
this song is about this particular area
of Berlin it’s a bit deeper than that
we took the bone
– guess again
the lyrics do talk about being in the
German capital but it’s also rumored to
be about looking for true love as well
as wanting to sleep around
says come
overlapping vocals and mellow
instrumentals make the song a standout
from the latter half of their sophomore
LP
you
number five this modern love to be lost
in a farce to be going to MTV trying to
reach people be able to be coming around
the halfway point of the album this song
is rumored to be about a guy who loves a
girl but the girl is too scared to love
him back
regardless of the song subject matter
it’s one of the most sonically gorgeous
songs block-party has ever written
this modern love wasn’t released as an
actual single but it did get featured in
an episode of How I Met Your Mother
which introduced the band’s sound to an
even wider audience
number four flux
with a high-energy dance rhythm and
heavy use of synths this track was a
very different direction for block party
but it’s paid off for them commercially
the song made the UK top ten despite not
originally being on one of their albums
flux was eventually included on the
re-release of a weekend in the city
meanwhile its music video was even
crazier than the song itself as it was
made as an ode to Japanese kazoo movies
number three signs
gee
instrumentally this is one of the band’s
most unconventional tunes as signs
rhythm was based around a glockenspiel
and a percussion instrument which
originated from Africa
as Kelly sings about a relationship
that’s falling apart strings come in to
make this song more emotionally
captivating than it already is
which is a nice change of pace from an
otherwise experimental album
should I
number two helicopter miss south while
the band won’t confirm it helicopter is
reportedly about former u.s. president
george w bush’s actions during the iraq
war as well as brits appropriating
american culture coming with a black and
white music video this track was first
included on block parties little
thoughts EP before it was unveiled as a
single from silent alarm and peaked
within the UK top 40
it’s since been featured in multiple
video games and has appeared in films
and TV show before we unveil our top
pick here are a few honorable mentions
if you
inside
it’s a run
second
number one banquet
without question this is the track that
defines what block parties all about
with a back-and-forth guitar riff
rapid-fire drums and an insanely catchy
chorus
banquet was what opened the door for
Bloc Party to be recognized outside of
their native UK particularly in North
America
the track made the top 20 in their home
country and made the top 40 of
Billboard’s alternative charts in the
States
do you agree with our list
which block party song is your all-time
favorite
with entertaining top 10s published
every day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com
you
sounding welcome to watchmojo.com and
today we’re counting down our picks for
the top ten block party songs this list
we’ve chosen our entries based on a
combination of the artists fan favorites
and their most commercially successful
songs
number ten hunting for witches
with lyrics about the 2005 London train
bombings and a guitar riff that kind of
apes Aussies crazy train
this song is one of the more
attention-grabbing tracks off block
parties sophomore LP
it’s music video is also probably one of
their most minimalist ever with just the
band playing the song against a generic
background
despite the lyrics hitting close to home
it still got to number 22 on the charts
in their native UK
number nine blue light
in shadow
this song is a pretty downtempo moment
compared to the high energy of the rest
of the album but block-party hasn’t made
many songs that are more emotional than
this one
starting with minimal drums and guitars
and ending with vocal trade-offs between
Kelly oak Eric a guitarist Restless AK
and bass player Gordon Mokes
blue light ends up being a highlight of
their stellar debut album
number eight octopus the first single
from their fourth album starts off with
lead singer Kelly taking a couple of
deep breaths before jumping into his
falsetto alongside fast paced guitars
well-received by critics the
three-minute track makes for a nice
return to the classic Bloc Party sound
they abandoned with their previous album
intimacy
featuring elements of indie and
alternative rock as well as some
post-punk revival
number seven like eating glass
this album could not have started off
any better with drummer Matt Tong
providing yet another Stewart Copeland
esque rhythm
over guitars that compliment Kelly
singing and shouting voices this song is
constructed in kind of a complex way
however its chorus gives it the kind of
punch that makes like eating glass
tailor-made for festivals around the
world
number six Kreuzberg
mom’s right free dislike the city
although the title might suggest that
this song is about this particular area
of Berlin it’s a bit deeper than that
we took the bone
– guess again
the lyrics do talk about being in the
German capital but it’s also rumored to
be about looking for true love as well
as wanting to sleep around
says come
overlapping vocals and mellow
instrumentals make the song a standout
from the latter half of their sophomore
LP
you
number five this modern love to be lost
in a farce to be going to MTV trying to
reach people be able to be coming around
the halfway point of the album this song
is rumored to be about a guy who loves a
girl but the girl is too scared to love
him back
regardless of the song subject matter
it’s one of the most sonically gorgeous
songs block-party has ever written
this modern love wasn’t released as an
actual single but it did get featured in
an episode of How I Met Your Mother
which introduced the band’s sound to an
even wider audience
number four flux
with a high-energy dance rhythm and
heavy use of synths this track was a
very different direction for block party
but it’s paid off for them commercially
the song made the UK top ten despite not
originally being on one of their albums
flux was eventually included on the
re-release of a weekend in the city
meanwhile its music video was even
crazier than the song itself as it was
made as an ode to Japanese kazoo movies
number three signs
gee
instrumentally this is one of the band’s
most unconventional tunes as signs
rhythm was based around a glockenspiel
and a percussion instrument which
originated from Africa
as Kelly sings about a relationship
that’s falling apart strings come in to
make this song more emotionally
captivating than it already is
which is a nice change of pace from an
otherwise experimental album
should I
number two helicopter miss south while
the band won’t confirm it helicopter is
reportedly about former u.s. president
george w bush’s actions during the iraq
war as well as brits appropriating
american culture coming with a black and
white music video this track was first
included on block parties little
thoughts EP before it was unveiled as a
single from silent alarm and peaked
within the UK top 40
it’s since been featured in multiple
video games and has appeared in films
and TV show before we unveil our top
pick here are a few honorable mentions
if you
inside
it’s a run
second
number one banquet
without question this is the track that
defines what block parties all about
with a back-and-forth guitar riff
rapid-fire drums and an insanely catchy
chorus
banquet was what opened the door for
Bloc Party to be recognized outside of
their native UK particularly in North
America
the track made the top 20 in their home
country and made the top 40 of
Billboard’s alternative charts in the
States
do you agree with our list
which block party song is your all-time
favorite
with entertaining top 10s published
every day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com
you
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