'80s On 8
- Only Time Will Tell-Asia (I still like the arena rock grandeur of this tune, especially on its chorus, as much as I did during its 1982 chart run.)
- Ice Pick-Albert Collins (This guitar instrumental stands up with any song on the "Truckin' With Albert Collins" album. Its melody brings to mind the Otis Redding/Carla Thomas song, "Tramp.")
- September Remix-Earth, Wind & Fire/Wolfskind (There's no way to improve the already great groove of "September," but it's interesting to hear it used as a springboard for a more modern techno interpretation.)
- O-o-h Child-Beth Orton (A quiet, effective guitar-and-vocals cover of the hit by The Five Stairsteps.)
- One Friend-Keb' Mo' (A reassuring reminder of a friend's importance...)
- You're My Best Friend-Renee & Jeremy (...and it segues well with this endearingly sung acoustic cover of a Queen hit. This duo's approach is similar to the way I imagine Sam Beam and Jesca Hoop might sing it.)
- Love Is Free-Sheryl Crow (Segues well with Shawn Colvin's "Nothin' On Me," in my opinion.)
- The Girl From Ipanema-Richard "Groove" Holmes (Holmes gives "...Ipanema" an added layer of hipness on the organ. That doesn't surprise me, as I'd heard him do the same for "Misty.")
- You And The Night And The Music-Stan Getz & Bill Evans (Getz kicks things off with a shimmering saxophone solo that you might expect to hear someone play against a moonlit backdrop. Evans enters the proceedings on piano, and the melody blasts off.)
- It's Been A Long, Long Time-Peggy Lee (Sultry yet subtle vocals; I should have played this version on WEW.)
- Still Sound-Toro Y Moi (A jazzy, dreamy, uptempo vibe with effective vocal punctuation.)
- Morning With Annie-Devin Rice & Erin Aas (An appealing uptempo, contemplative guitar and cello instrumental.)
