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    The best (and worst) songs of the summer, from Rihanna to Las Ketchup

    Every year has its anthem, be it Drake, Calvin Harris or Beyoncé, but which one is the best of the millennium so far?
    by Michael Cragg, Joel Golby, Issy Sampson and Sam Wolfson Jun 15, 2019 6 minutes
    Queen of summer songs.... Rihanna. Composite: Kevork Djansezian/AP/PA Photos

    Rihanna Umbrella

    Security banned umbrellas from her gigs following complaints that people were getting poked in the eye. A summer song worth risking a cornea for, in our opinion.SW

    Beyoncé Crazy in Love

    Crazy in Love is now so old that it genuinely contains the lyric “got me hoping you’ll page me right now”. Yet somehow, no matter how many times you hear it, it doesn’t seem to tire. Even the endless Glee covers, or the funeral march version Beyoncé recorded for the 50 Shades of Grey soundtrack hasn’t sullied it. SW

    Dizzee Rascal’s Bonkers.
    Dizzee Rascal’s Bonkers Photograph: Publicity Image

    Dizzee Rascal Bonkers

    When I was a child and I imagined what being on drugs was like, the noise inside my head was the rough approximation of this entire song, just with more policemen yelling at me. Now I’m an adult, I’m like: “Damn kid. Failed your SATs but got that one right.” JG

    Daft Punk’s Get Lucky
    Daft Punk’s Get Lucky. Photograph: Publicity Image

    Daft Punk Get Lucky

    Listen: we all overdid it. It’s fine. Admit it now. We overplayed this song. We hammered it into the ground like a nail. It’s been six years. Try it again. The little

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