The Best Song Ever (This Week)

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May 03, 2023 Gordon Lightfoot's "Carefree Highway"
Gordon Lightfoot was one of Bob Dylan's favorite songwriters, a country-folk singer who became an unlikely pop star. "Carefree Highway" is him at his best -- tender vocals, lovely melody, and concise lyrics that hit a bit harder than you might think.
You can hear "Carefree Highway" in different versions and more music by the artists involved here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0iFASGcW6Lk5T0inBQRBPZ?si=713346ee3b5e4ac1See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
8 min
May 02, 2023 "Because the Night" by Patti Smith Group and Garbage/Screaming Females
"Because The Night" is a study in the power of collaboration -- between downtown New York poet Patti Smith and the ascendant Bruce Springsteen. And 34 years later, between 17X Platinum alterna-pop group Garbage and DIY New Jersey punk band Screaming Females.
You can hear "Because the Night" in different versions and more music by the artists involved here: See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
11 min
April 21, 2023 Willie Nelson's "Blue Eyes Crying In the Rain"
Willie Nelson didn't write "Blue Eyes Crying In the Rain," but it's his. The song is the centerpiece of his landmark Red Headed Stranger album. It was his 18th studio album, his first #1, and it was nearly never released. On his 90th birthday, here's to Willie, the song he made his own, and knowing what's right.
You can hear "Blue Eyes Crying In the Rain" and 50 or more songs by Willie Nelson in a curated playlist here: See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
12 min
April 13, 2023 Willie Nelson & Merle Haggard's "Pancho and Lefty."
Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard made a Country classic out of a 10 year-old song by a troubled Texas troubador.
You can hear "Pancho and Lefty" and a playlist of songs by Wille Nelson and Merle Haggard, Emmylou Harris, and songwriter Townes Van Zandt here. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
9 min
October 27, 2022 "Bela Lugosi's Dead" by Bauhaus
For Halloween: "Bela Lugosi's Dead" is a spooky, sexy Goth Rock anthem, but Bauhaus's musical influences for the song are from some of the sunniest places imaginable.

You can hear "Bela Lugosi's Dead" and other songs by Bauhaus here:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/24uT7mol9EpuFrQUpKgBw8?si=c671052e4df94cf3See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
6 min
October 05, 2022 Loretta Lynn's "Don't Come Home A Drinkin' (With Lovin' On Your Mind)"
Loretta Lynn won fans as her songs were banned by radio. As times were changing, she gave voice to a generation of women by writing the truth she knew.

You can hear " Don't Come Home A Drinkin (With Lovin' On Your Mind)"
and 20 other songs by Loretta Lynn here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6pCwBy6Gux3D6a6tpjGuSz?si=2d67bfe64f354ba9See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
8 min
September 29, 2022 Brand New Heavies' "Dream On Dreamer"
Acid Jazz wasn't very psychedelic or even jazzy, but at its best, it was both soulful and so, so cool. The Brand New Heavies --international, interracial -- were the dream of a cosmopolitan scene come to life.

You can hear "Dream On Dreamer" in a 30-song playlist of Acid Jazz songs in a pretty dope playlist here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5npdebb4KXU4VTVnk9kN98?si=a9cfb62a6ee34dd0See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
6 min
September 22, 2022 "All The Young Dudes" by Mott The Hoople
The 50th anniversary of David Bowie's endeavor to save one of his favorite bands, which resulted in an anthem for a new era in Rock.

You can hear "All the Young Dudes," plus a live version with David Bowie and more songs by Mott The Hoople here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/60JWeDN09XRfsP2oKi7u4j?si=fd4b631e55e943a4
8 min
September 15, 2022 Patsy Cline's "She's Got You"
She had bigger hits, but "She's Got You" is where you can really hear why Patsy Cline was the greatest. So, too, how Country Music greats Owen Bradley and pianist Floyd Cramer were the best at what they did, and what they did was the Nashville Sound.

You can hear "She's Got You" and 15 other songs by Patsy Cline or emblematic of the Nashville Sound here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/33l4VaIe1b3S0FJLciaEje?si=06a3cb3b38724951
8 min
September 08, 2022 Summer of 1982: Roxy Music's "More Than This"
Summer of '82 part 6: Smooth, suave, and seductive, Roxy Music's epicly romantic "More Than This" captures the deepening of love without ever saying the word.

You can hear "More Than This" and 23 more songs by Roxy Music and Bryan Ferry here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/58piA9AnrO97hfkTXWLgn7?si=bf414288876848b0
6 min

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