Flaming Pie was a big return to form for Paul McCartney and Souvenir is one of the biggest highlights of an album littered with great material. Get full access to Hero Habit at herohabit.substack.com/subscribe

Ray Davies wrote a lot of working class songs for The Kinks but Uncle Son may be one of his best lyrical portraits of the working man. Get full access to Hero Habit at herohabit.substack.com/subscribe

A George Harrison masterpiece that was rejected from, potentially, three Beatles albums. Get full access to Hero Habit at herohabit.substack.com/subscribe

A solid rockin' opening track to a great arena rock era Kinks album. Plus, an accidental(?) foreshadowing of songs to come? Get full access to Hero Habit at herohabit.substack.com/subscribe

The Beatles final recording sessions of 1965 produced Michelle and What Goes On. Their first of 1966 produced Tomorrow Never Knows. That's kinda incredible! Get full access to Hero Habit at herohabit.substack.com/subscribe

This scathing Kinks song could be about anyone but three prevalent theories name John Lennon, Jimmy Page or Mick Jagger as the likely subjects of Ray's ire. Get full access to Hero Habit at herohabit.substack.com/subscribe

The fact that this song was a B side is both amazing and criminal as it features The Beatles in top form as players and is as passionate and heartfelt as anything they'd ever recorded. Get full access to Hero Habit at herohabit.substack.com/subscribe

This Dave Davies title track has a great guitar riff, solid solo, and a beautiful bridge but, coupled with the following song, it runs for nine minutes! Get full access to Hero Habit at herohabit.substack.com/subscribe

Easily one of the quirkiest and most engaging songs on the Ringo 2012 album, thanks in large part to the work of Van Dyke Parks Get full access to Hero Habit at herohabit.substack.com/subscribe

This single marked a turning point in the style of The Kinks' music and was a major hit for the band. Get full access to Hero Habit at herohabit.substack.com/subscribe