Greg Kot of the Chicago Tribune noted “Twenty great songs from 2005 that the Grammys missed” in this order:

1. “George Bush Doesn’t Care About Black People,” the Legendary K.O.
2. “When God Made Me,” Neil Young
3. “When the President Talks to God,” Bright Eyes
4. “Come Save Us,” Warlocks
5. “Devil in My Car,” New Black
6. “The Good Ones,” the Kills
7. “Here Comes a City,” Go-Betweens
8. “Bucky Done Gone,” M.I.A.
9. “Career Finders,” Perceptionists
10. “It’s for You,” Out Hud
11. “Everyday I Love You Less and Less,” Kaiser Chiefs
12. “Not About Love,” Fiona Apple (unreleased Jon Brion version
13. “Jumpers,” Sleater-Kinney
14. “The Bleeding Heart Show,” New Pornographers
15. “Sister Jack,” Spoon
16. “It’s Alright,” Redwalls
17. “Medicine,” Sons and Daughters
18. “West of Town,” Tom Brosseau
19. “Silver Rider,” Low
20. “I Do Not Want What I Haven’t Got,” Bettye LeVette

I downloaded a few songs – mostly from iTunes, plus a couple more that I ran across. Listening to some of Kot’s picks, I wasn’t as impressed as he was, but I appreciate the pointer to the first three on the list- definite keepers. I didn’t listen to all of them, just a selection.

I decided to give a few a listen via iTunes and other sources, and although I mostly didn’t care for some of Kot’s choices, I did like the top three – they’re keepers.