T-Rock's Take on the Giants

Wanted to make that clear up front. I've stuck to the team concept with the last few lists, but there's really nothing Giants-related that can help you guys at this point. So, to get rid of some of the tension heading into Sunday, here are my favorite music tracks of 2007. Enjoy, don't enjoy, get mad at me, laugh at my choices... It's all in the name of thinking about something other than a potential collapse.

No particular order, except for No. 1 at the end:

Kate Nash, "Foundations" -- Lily Allen meets Billy Bragg.

Manchester Orchestra, "Wolves At Night" -- Thank goodness for satellite radio. I get to stay current with music and hear Bob Papa too!

Jay-Z, "Roc Boys" -- Gibril Wilson argued the other day that Jay-Z is the best rhymer around. I disagree, but any rap that includes mazel tov is OK for me.

The Hives, "Try It Again" -- Big, dumb rock was in this year for me.

Queens of the Stone Age, "3's and 7's" -- Big, dumb rock, take II.

Ghostface Killah, "We Celebrate" -- Is he just Ghostface still or is the Killah back? I can never remember.

Lupe Fiasco, "Superstar" -- Not even Michael Strahan's constant singing of this made me dislike it.

Dinosaur Jr, "Almost Ready" -- Back to my college days.

Les Savy Fav, "Patty Lee" -- Ditto, though I think these guys haven't been around as long.

Wu-Tang Clan, "Take It Back" -- The bestest hip-hoppers ever, hands down.

And at No. 1...

Interpol, "The Heinrich Maneuver" -- Takes me back to the summer, when the Giants were going to be bad (everyone said so) and it was warm out.

Oh, and one more completely non-Giants note: Happy birthday, big bro. You'll get your putting stroke back just in time for my next visit, I'm sure.