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Episode 81 features Scott, Larry, & Keith taking turns drafting and discussing the greatest songs of 1969.  

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Episode 80 features Keith, Scott, & Larry taking turns drafting the greatest songs of 1968.  

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Episode 79 features Larry, Keith & Scott taking turns drafting the greatest songs of 1967.  

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Notes: The third song in the Billboard year-end top 25 that Larry thought we might draft was Brown Eyed Girl by Van Morrison. And S.F. Sorrow by The Pretty Things was the first rock opera (released in 1968).

Episode 78 features Scott, Larry, & Keith taking turns drafting the greatest songs of 1966.  

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Episode 76 features Larry, Keith, & Scott taking turns drafting the greatest songs of 1979.  

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Notes: There's a word in "Oliver's Army" that's offensive. But, context and intent are important, so here's Elvis in own words: "If I wrote that song today, maybe I'd think twice about it. That's what my grandfather was called in the British army – it's historically a fact – but people hear that word, go off like a bell, and accuse me of something that I didn't intend." Also, Michael Jackson did have some notable successes between "Ben" and "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" both with and without his brothers, including "Dancing Machine," "I am Love," "Just a Little Bit Of You," "Blame It On The Boogie," and "Shake Your Body (Down To The Ground)."

Episode 74 features Keith, Scott, & Larry taking turns drafting the greatest songs of 1977.  

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Notes: The book we referenced, 31 Songs, is also called Songbook and was written by Nick Hornby (who also wrote High Fidelity). To be clear, Tom Verlaine not Richard Lloyd was Patti Smith's ex-boyfriend, and her "thousand bluebirds screaming" description was primarily in reference to Verlaine's playing. 

Episode 73 features Larry, Keith, & Scott taking turns drafting the greatest songs of 1976.  

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Episode 71 features Keith, Scott, & Larry taking turns drafting the greatest songs of 1974.  

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Episode 70 features Larry, Keith & Scott taking turns drafting the greatest songs of 1973.  

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Notes/Corrections: Stevie Wonder's car crash occurred three days after Innervisions was released.  

Scott mentioned Peter Banks (ex-Yes) when he meant to refer to Tony Banks.  

Episode 69 features Scott, Larry, & Keith taking turns drafting the greatest songs of 1972.  

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Notes/Corrections: The Leonard Cohen quote from Nirvana should've been "eternally," not "in eternity" (which Scott knew but said incorrectly for some reason). Also we had some major technical difficulties which is why Scott sounds so different towards the end of the episode, he had to switch from his PC to his phone.