50 Top 10 Lists of 2007

Top 10 Songs

#7. Hey There Delilah
by Plain White T's

There've been thousands of aching guy reaching out to distant girl songs recorded over the years, and it's a credit to the Plain White T's that this one manages to feel fresh. Singer Tom Higgenson has an imperfect voice, but his nasal delivery makes the nearly-comic sincerity of his lyrics — "Delilah I can promise you/ That by the time we get through/ The world will never ever be the same" — seem completely genuine. Backed by a warm acoustic guitar and a hint of viola, Delilah is an intimate love song that's damn near universal.

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