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To tell the truth, I like "Closer" as much as the next person, but by the 700th time I heard it I was pretty much ready for a change. While some songs get to stay in the spotlight a long time, others are quickly forgotten--or never there. It's time we give those songs a chance. Therefore, I have complied a list of songs that you (yes, you) should be listening to right now.

Fair warning: Most of these songs are just my favorites, chosen for no particular reason nor in any particular order (Sorry I'm not sorry). However, there's everything from oldies rock to modern country, so give it a chance--there's something for everyone.

19. "An Act of Kindness"

Band: Bastille

Album: Wild World

Best Line: "Kindness, so many people passed me by / But you warmed me to my core and left me wanting more"

18. "I Wanna Be Yours"

Band: Arctic Monkeys

Album: AM

Best Line:

17. "Ophelia"

Band: The Lumineers

Album: Cleopatra

Best Line: "Heaven help a fool who falls in love"

16. "American Honey"

Band: Lady Antebellum

Album: Need You Now

Best Line: "Get caught in the race / Of this crazy life / Tryin' to be everything/ Can make you lose your mind/"

15. "Je Te Déteste "

Chanteur: Vianney

Album: Idées Blanches

Meilleures Paroles: "Si j'avais pu savoir / Combien tu t'en foutais / J'aurais tué l'espoir / De pouvoir t'emmener"

(Yes, I know it's in French. Give it a chance anyway--it's basically him talking about how much he hates his ex)

14. " River Lea"

Singer: Adele

Album: 25

Best Line: "I should probably tell you now before it's way too late / That I never meant to hurt you or to lie straight to your face / Consider this my apology, I know it's years in advance / But I'd rather say it now in case I never get the chance"

13. " The House of the Rising Sun"

Band: The Animals

Album: The Animals

Best Line: "Oh mother tell your children / Not to do what I have done / Spend your lives in sin and misery / In the House of the Rising Sun"

12. "My Shot"

Musical: Hamilton

Best Line: "I’m past patiently waitin' I’m passionatelymashin’ every expectation / Every action’s an act of creation / I’m laughin' in the face of casualties and sorrow / For the first time, I’m thinkin’ past tomorrow"

11. "Gasoline"

Singer: Halsey

Album: Badlands

Best Line: "And all the people say / You can't wake up, this is not a dream / You're part of a machine, you are not a human being / With your face all made up, living on a screen / Low on self esteem, so you run on gasoline"

10. "I Bet My Life"

Band: Imagine Dragons

Album: Smoke+Mirrors

Best Line:

9. "Youth"

Band: Daughter

Album: If You Leave

Best Line: "And if you're in love, then you are the lucky one / 'Cause most of us are bitter over someone / Setting fire to our insides for fun / To distract our hearts from ever missing them/"

8. "Wasted Time"

Singer: Vance Joy

Album: Dream Your Life Away

Best Line: "I see her talking with her hands / Well I don't think she knows / How she changed all my plans/"

7. "Cell Block Tango"

Musical: Chicago

Best Line: "I guess you can say we broke up because of artistic differences / He saw himself as alive and I saw him dead/"

(For anyone who's slightly traumatized, Chicago is a musical about a bunch of women who killed their husbands/boyfriends. The more you know.)

6. "Why'd You Only Call Me When You're High?"

Band: Arctic Monkeys

Album: AM

Best Line: "Sort of feels like I'm running out of time / I haven't found all I was hoping to find / You said you got to be up in the morning / Gonna have an early night / And you starting to bore me, baby / Why'd you only call me when you're high?/"

5. "Beggin For Thread"

Singer: Banks

Album: Goddess

Best Line: "So I got edges that scratch / And sometimes I don't got a filter but I'm so tired of eatin' all of my misspoken words/"

4. "Things We Lost In The Fire"

Band: Bastille

Album: Bad Blood

Best Line: "Do you understand that we will never be the same again?"

3. "She's So Mean"

Band: Matchbox Twenty

Album: North

Best Line: "She's got a wicked sense of humor; can't believe what she says / She drinks Bacardi in the morning 'till it goes to her head/"

2. "Stressed Out"

Band: 21 Pilots

Album: Blurryface

Best Line:

1. "I've Just Seen A Face"

Band: The Beatles

Album: Help!

Best Line: "I have never known / The like of this, I've been alone / And I have missed things / And kept out of sight / But other girls were never quite like this/"

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(Warning: This article is super biased)

19. "An Act of Kindness"

18. "I Wanna Be Yours"

17. "Ophelia"

16. "American Honey"

15. "Je Te Déteste "

14. " River Lea"

13. " The House of the Rising Sun"

12. "My Shot"

11. "Gasoline"

10. "I Bet My Life"

9. "Youth"

8. "Wasted Time"

7. "Cell Block Tango"

6. "Why'd You Only Call Me When You're High?"

5. "Beggin For Thread"

4. "Things We Lost In The Fire"

3. "She's So Mean"

2. "Stressed Out"

1. "I've Just Seen A Face"

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And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make

The sun is up, the sky is blue, it's beautiful and so are you

Love is old, love is new, love is all, love is you

There's nowhere you can be that isn't where you're meant to be

Life is very short, and there's no time for fussing and fighting, my friend

He say, "I know you, you know me", One thing I can tell you is you got to be free

Oh please, say to me, You'll let me be your man. And please say to me, You'll let me hold your hand

It was twenty years ago today, Sgt. Pepper taught the band to play. They've been going in and out of style, but they're guaranteed to raise a smile

Living is easy with eyes closed, misunderstanding all you see

Can you hear me? When it rains and shine, it's just a state of mind

Little darling, it's been long cold lonely winter. Little darling, it feels like years since it' s been here. Here comes the sun, Here comes the sun, and I say it's alright

We danced through the night and we held each other tight, and before too long I fell in love with her. Now, I'll never dance with another when I saw her standing there

I love you, I love you, I love you, that's all I want to say

You say you want a revolution. Well you know, we all want to change the world

All the lonely people, where do they all come from. All the lonely people, where do they all belong

Oh, I get by with a little help from my friends

Hey Jude, don't make it bad. Take a sad song and make it better

Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away. Now it looks as though they're here to stay. Oh, I believe in yesterday

And when the brokenhearted people, living in the world agree, there will be an answer, let it be.

And anytime you feel the pain, Hey Jude, refrain. Don't carry the world upon your shoulders

I'll give you all I got to give if you say you'll love me too. I may not have a lot to give but what I got I'll give to you. I don't care too much for money. Money can't buy me love

All you need is love, love is all you need

Whisper words of wisdom, let it be

Blackbird singing in the dead of night, Take these broken wings and learn to fly. All your life, You were only waiting for this moment to arise

Though I know I'll never lose affection, for people and things that went before. I know I'll often stop and think about them. In my life, I love you more

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