The 333 Best Pop Songs of the 2000s: #117

#117: "All I Wanna Do" (2008) - Jamie Lidell

German musician Jamie Lidell was once an electronic/techno artist. You wouldn't know it from listening to his last two albums, both of which have been superb slices of soul. The menu on his latest album lists "All I Wanna Do," a smooth palate-cleanser where Lidell channels his inner Sam as he cookes up a swaying Spring brisket of a ballad, garnished with airy synth waves, lightly-plucked acoustic guitar, and breezy background vocals (all supplied by the head chef, Lidell himself).

Come sit outside and enjoy a light cocktail with your dish, as the wind wisps through the gentle evening. If you've a partner, then feel free to rise and glide to the supple rhythms; if not, don't worry, for we've plenty who will just lean back and inhale the bouquet of our dish, watching the sun as it inches down the horizon. It's as easy as Sunday morning, this one; it's as delicate and confident and assured and patient as anything we've ever had on our menu.

If you have the means, we highly recommend it. It's so choice.