Six of the better tunes I've heard today:
KALH (Alamogordo, NM)
- Show Me Love-Robin S (I'd forgotten about this dance groove from 30 years ago. You've almost certainly heard similar tunes, but that doesn't detract from "Show Me Love"'s solid beat and confident vocals.)
KELS (Greeley, CO)
- We May Never Pass This Way Again-Seals & Crofts (One of the best soft rock tunes about appreciating the best parts of life when they happen. I've thought of it often when leaving homes, jobs, and schools. Its lyrical sentimentality is appropriate in any era.)
KFMG (Des Moines, IA)
- Can't Let Go-Lucinda Williams (The opening guitar lick gets my attention in a way few other songs do. The somewhere-between-country-and-rock guitar line underscores well-written, effectively sung lyrics about wanting to hold onto a relationship that's clearly over. This tune is just as catchy to me as it was in 1998--and should have gotten more exposure on the St. Louis airwaves.)
WERA (Arlington, VA)
- Hey Little Girl-Allen Toussaint (Excellent stride piano; I felt hipper just being within proximity of the speakers playing it. The DJ was right to ask, "That was mellow and sophisticated, wasn't it?")
WJSU (Jackson, MS)
- Why Did I Choose You?-Houston Person (A pleasant, melodic ballad--warm tenor sax playing from Person and piano playing from Larry Fuller that's integral in setting the mood.)
WXRV (Boston, MA)
- Once Twice Melody-Beach House (Lyrically, vocally, and instrumentally, this combines some of the best aspects of dream pop and electronica.)
