The Anti-Hit List is a weekly music column by Canadian music critic John Sakamoto.
The column presents a countdown list of Sakamoto's ten favourite non-hit songs of the week. This may include indie rock, mashups, forgotten classics, and other assorted bits of Internet musical culture. Each entry provides a link to a web page where the track can be streamed or downloaded.
The column was originated on Sun Media's CANOE website. It subsequently moved to eye, and currently appears on the Toronto Star's website.
In 2005, Sakamoto and the Star launched an Anti-Hit List podcast.
A list of needs to get me started
Help me organise my day
Get up, get dressed and get reminded
Exactly what I need to say
Everything is architecture
Everything's political
It's all pride and prejudice
Don't tell me that it's art!
A cool head for calculation
These things occupy my mind
I work better independent
Deal with one thing at a time
Buzzwords buzzing through my brain
Repetition makes the point... again
Your vile vowel movements, they bother me
Don't bother to buzz me again
In the evening when the west light glares
And the storm beats out to sea
Can you find you if you sit and stare
Is your soul lost on the breeze?
Let's start again and stop pretending
Forget the furniture of war
Communication's never ending
Make things better, know the score
Everything is architecture
Everything's political
It's all pride and prejudice
Don't tell me what it is!
A list of needs to get me started
Evaluate, prioritise
Certain things must be decided
Taken one step at a time
In the evening when the west light glares
And the storm beats out to sea
Can you find you if you sit and stare
Is your soul lost on the breeze?
(Counterpoint 1):
All these things I hear could make me live in fear
Could force me not to care or drive me to despair)
(Counterpoint 2):
Everyone lets you down, yes
(Counterpoint 3):