Best Songs of 2010 – #7

Eminem was the comeback kid of 2010, releasing one of his very best albums, Recovery, following a long dry spell. That slump was due in large part to a drug addiction that nearly killed him and Recovery tackles that experience head-on.

But the album’s best song reached back to another of Eminem’s favorite topics — the (literal) battle of the sexes. ‘Love the Way You Lie’ is a portrait of a couple whose passion turns to physical violence. Perhaps tapping into personal experience, Eminem has always been expert at portraying anger fused with romance.

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