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It's a songwriting feat to make a listener sing along with a lyric such as "Alligator lizards in the air," while still thinking the tune is one of the most pleasant, carefree oldies ever.  Thanks to breezy vocals and guitar, America's "Ventura Highway" somehow pulls this off.  Thus, I don't mind that the song has crowded out all other thoughts from my mind over the past hour.