Eight of the better songs I've heard today:
KDHX 88.1 FM
- Don't Go Away-The Zombies (There's a definite middle Beatles era influence here.)
- Blue Danube Rock-The Jonah Jones Quartet (Vocally, this is roughly how Lambert, Hendricks & Ross might have sounded with trumpet and drums.)
WSIE 88.7 FM
- Paradigm Shift-Carol Albert (Albert anchors this slinky melody on piano. The guitarist and rhythm section play key roles in setting the mood here.)
- Bim Bom-Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 (It was a pleasant surprise to hear this fun, brisk tune on WSIE. I've thought for years that it could segue easily with Antonio Carlos Jobim's version of "Fascinatin' Rhythm.")
KCLC 89.1 FM
- Alison-Elvis Costello (A caring, tactful way for a friend to broach a sensitive subject. Also, as I discovered during my KCOU DJ days, it segues well after "Waltzing Back" by The Cranberries.)
- Should've Been Me-Mitski (An honest way to acknowledge that a romantic match should have been more successful, at least theoretically.)
KEZK 102.5 FM
- Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas-The Carpenters (Has any other vocalist nailed the warmth this carol requires this precisely?)
- Do You Hear What I Hear?-Vanessa Williams (This version splits the difference between wonder and gravitas appropriately.)
