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- The One Who Really Loves You-Rosie & The Originals (I wonder if Todd Rundgren heard this before recording "I Saw The Light." For me, the feel of the tune falls somewhere between "I Saw The Light" and Barbara Lewis's take on "Hello Stranger." If you have any heart, soul, or rhythm, how could you not want to be part of the recording sessions for this tune--as the lead singer, a backup singer, or instrumentalist? Mary Wells recorded this Smokey Robinson tune, as well, but Rosie and company's version grabbed me from the first note.)
- The Music Of The Night-Steve Forbert (Something about Forbert's delivery on this tune reminds me of Tom Petty. Kudos to "Feel Like Going Home" host Roy for having the knowledge of singer-songwriter music and indie rock to put together a top-80-of-2018 countdown. The following two songs were also in yesterday's countdown.)
- You Wouldn't Like Me-The Beths ("Happy Unhappy" made it into my top 25 countdown of last year's best songs, but this tune's self-deprecating lyrics are just as ear-catching to me.)
- Love Like Before-Erin Rae (How do you make a fresh start when you're still you at your core? Rae sets up this scenario endearingly with vocals that remind me of Kristin Andreassen's delivery on "The New Ground.")
- J.B.'s Waltz-Virginia Mayhew Quartet (A percolating tribute to composer-pianist Mary Lou Williams; a fine sax-led melody with more-than-able support from the rhythm section.)
- Across The Midnight Sky-Al Jarreau (The song's dreamy vibe catches fire early and makes this one of Jarreau's best, most overlooked tracks. In 1989, I saw a great Al Jarreau concert at The Muny, with stellar opening act Take 6. My ears perked up when Jarreau said, "Here's a tune that doesn't get played on the radio a lot," before launching into the tune.)
- Three Kings Of Orient (Cambridge Singers/John Rutter, conductor) (Known more commonly as "We Three Kings," it was refreshing to hear this Sunday; overall, the vocals convey more of the wonder the three kings must have felt on their way to Bethlehem instead of fixating on their royal status.)
