1. Kiss Me Last – We The Kings – A “Save The Last Dance For Me” for the 21st century and as sweet an idea as pop music can throw up, in a world of black panties, it is so innocent and emo in name, in nature it is pure pop for now teens – A-
2. New York New York – Grandmaster Flash – Wacka wacka – B
3. Elephant – Jason Isbell – A grown up song about death – A
4. Magnificat – Trinity Wall Street Choir – This is an original composition by Caleb Burhans –but you won’t believe it – A
5. Show Your Pussy – R. Kelly – Not as crude as its name might suggest, but just about as obvious. The chorus goes “show it to me, waah waa” – C+
6. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas – Bright Eyes – One of the great Christmas versions, a perfect match of singer and song – A
7. The Bastards, The Vultures, The Wolves – The Wonder Years – The end of this song is a miracle of agro – A-
8.Everyday Is Like Sunday – Morrissey – Shoulda been a smash hit – A
9. The River Of Dreams – Billy Joel – One of the last two greatest songs he ever wrote – A
10. Crazy Arms – Ray Price – One of our great country singers – A