Thursday night/Friday morning standouts:
Heaven's Library
- Brighten Your Night With My Day-James Taylor (It's interesting to hear early, i.e. 1967, James Taylor. As my brother noted, the instrumentation differs from that of a typical Taylor tune. I think it would work as a commercial jingle.)
- Gentle Wave-Hiromasa Suzuki (This throbbing, jazzy, spacey instrumental combines John Klemmer's and Chick Corea & Return To Forever's styles.)
- Dream-Ryuichi Sakamoto (This short, celestial-sounding instrumental could segue with "Gentle Wave.")
Next Exit
- Going Places-Lewsberg (An immediately catchy guitar/bass/drums rhythm with a nice contrast between the two lead singers.)
Sweet Inspiration
- None Of Us Are Free-Solomon Burke (Alas, these lyrics are "quite fitting for the times," as DJ Spencer said.)
- Song Of Love-Stephen Stills (This 1972 track about standing on the side of what's humane and just is also sadly appropriate for our current climate. Playing Midnight Oil's "Sometimes" after it was a lyrically compatible choice, although "My Country" would work equally well.)
- Fool No. 1-The Mavericks (Lead singer Raul Malo really sells this tune that sounds like a late '50s doo-wop ballad. I think it could have worked as underscoring for a "How I Met Your Mother" episode.)
- Paintbrush-All The Days (Endearingly, sensitively written and sung.)
