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- Old Photographs-Tommy Emmanuel (A warm acoustic guitar piece suitable for looking through photo albums or reading nostalgic works.)
- Ol' '55-The Eagles (Stacy, the host of "Backroads," made a strong choice here in memory of Glenn Frey. Frey's lead vocals, and the band's harmony vocals, on this cover of a Tom Waits tune are among the best they've ever recorded.)
- Tell Me You'll Wait For Me-Roseanna Vitro (Sultry vocals and piano dominate the tune. If you like Nancy Wilson's take on the Major Harris tune, "Love Won't Let Me Wait," you'll probably enjoy Vitro's impressive cover of this Ray Charles song.)
- I Call Your Name-Switch (It was good to hear a precursor of the DeBarge sound.)
- Brave-Sara Bareilles (I wonder if T.S. Eliot's J. Alfred Prufrock would heed this advice or at least admire the song as an empowering pick-me-up.)
- Do Ya-ELO (A good sing-along chorus with backing that's more orchestral than that of The Move, Jeff Lynne's prior band. The feel comes through equally well in both versions.)
- One Love-Bob Marley & The Wailers (One benefit of The Arch's no-repeated-songs-in-the-same-day policy: The listener gets to hear an uplifting tune that might not be played on a commercial station here otherwise.)
- Set Adrift On Memory Bliss-P.M. Dawn (It was a pleasure to hear the group's chart-topping hit. It samples Spandau Ballet's "True" effectively, without letting it overpower the song. Also recommended: "To Serenade A Rainbow," "A Watcher's Point Of View," and "Reality Used To Be A Friend Of Mine.")
