10 Hottest Songs Right Now: Dark Passion

‘Decode’ Paramore
This is one moody track from one moody band. Translating the word decode into the inability to read another person, this track isn’t just about forbidden love a la its placement on the Twilight soundtrack, but also about dysfunction. Brooding and dark, this is a tortured love song...that’s kinda catchy too.
 

‘Super Massive Blackhole’ Muse
Another goodie off the Twilight soundtrack, moody Muse crank it up with some creepy disco funk. Dance-type beats, alt guitars and some positively dark-edged lyrics make this one devilishly sexy release.
 

‘Talk Show Host’ Radiohead
One of Radiohead’s b-sides and of Romeo and Juliet soundtrack fame, ‘Talk Show Host’ is another dark and brooding track. It is Radiohead after all.  Somewhat sinister in lyrics and tinged with sadness, this is a song of dark passion indeed.
 

‘Leave Out All the Rest’ Linkin Park
A song about confession and redemption, this slow-burning ballad found itself popping up in all sorts of dark places. From a Twilight credits feature, to CSI and Law & Order, this song seems to reek of tragedy with its heart-tugging powers.
 

‘My Immortal’ Evanescence
Hauntingly beautiful, ‘My Immortal’ is a soft and enchanting track that showcases the ethereal vocals of lead singer Amy Lee. Both dark and delicate, this is one melancholy tune in all its dramatics.
 

‘Never Think’ Rob Pattinson
‘Never Think’ shows a softer side to this blood-sucking bad boy. A whimsical acoustic ballad of Jeff Buckley influence, this is one melodramatic and brooding track that will no doubt have women swooning everywhere.
 

‘Gives You Hell’ All American Rejects
Dark passion in the more literal sense, this is one get-back track that according to the front man himself, was very popular around Valentine’s Day. Aren’t we just a lovely bunch?
 

‘Broken’ Seether (feat Amy Lee)
Amy lee takes another hit on the dark passion charts with this love-struck and once again, moody duet.  It’s a familiar deal, loss and despair i.e ‘Cause I’m broken when I’m lonesome’, with more depressing and passion-popped lyrics to accompany.

‘Darts of Pleasure’ Franz Ferdinand
Time for something sexier, and ‘Darts of Pleasure’ certainly serves up in the raunchier domain of dark pleasure. It’s naughty, it’s cheeky, it’s sex, it’s seduction. In its own words, it’s fantastic passion.
 

‘Miss Murder’ AFI
Power chords, a big chorus, some shouts and screams and some nicely emo lyrics (‘Hey Miss Murder can I, make beauty stay if I, take my life?’), AFI have hit the dark part on the head. Popular on the charts back in ’06, ‘Miss Murder’ made bad sound good with a depressingly catchy song.