Consider this an homage to pre-drinking in the mid 2000s. They were some times, weren't they? Awkwardly standing round the island bench in your friend's parents' kitchen with some poisonous drink in hand, fighting for the aux cord which was then known as the iPod. Arguing about when to leave for the city, vomiting off the back porch while your friends heckled you, ultimately passing out, mouth open, in your mate's bed and never making it anywhere. Beautiful.
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For some reason, whenever you reminisce about the noughties these days you've always got someone shoving The Strokes or Destiny's Child down your throat. I get it. I was there. I bought a waist coat because of Kings of Leon. But what about the unsung heroes of getting loose as all fuck in the 2000s? What about all those sleazy EDM singles that just don't make it onto playlists anymore – banished to the world of spin classes for all eternity. Maybe I'm just not hanging out with the right people.So what happened? Were they left behind because they objectified women in a manner and volume never before seen in the history of Earth? Almost definitely. Anyway! Let's take a look at some of the songs you listened to smashed off your nut on Jagerbombs circa 2005.This is a good place to start. Indicative of what we're going to see here today. This catchy little number tells the story of some slimey fedora, accosting a poor woman in a club somewhere, and trying and force her into some kind of relationship despite her obvious repulsion :).Humankind's most discerning thinkers will one day pore over the mid-naughties, hoping to decipher why everyone's body was suddenly in danger of being "rocked". I was there and even I don't understand it. Was my body being rocked? Was I rocking anyone's body? Is this why we're all so fucked up? The answer is yes.
"I Want You" – Paris Avenue
"I Like The Way" – Bodyrockers
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"Pictures (Tonite Only Remix)" – Sneaky Sound System
"The Others" – TV Rock vs Dukes of Windsor
"Destination Calabria" – Alex Gaudino feat. Crystal Waters
"Satisfaction" – Benny Benassi
"Put Your Hands Up 4 Detroit" – Fedde Le Grand
"Your Body" – Tom Novy
"Push Up" – Freestylers
"All This Love" – The Similou
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"Drop The Pressure" – Mylo
"Flaunt it" – TV Rock feat. Seany B
"My, My, My" – Armand Van Helden
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