1. Sutphin Boulevard – Blood Orange – Devonté Hynes poppiest moment from two years ago sounds as fresh today as we eagerly await Cupid Deluxe which maybe I should have made my sneak peak of the week elsewhere – A-
2. Somewhere Only We Know – Lily Allen – You can play it more than once whileas the Lewis’ commercial gets too cloying very very quickly – A-
3. Hearts In My Dream – Li’l Mo And the Monicats – Excellent George Jones cover over a decade before Jones croaked so we know where Passin’s heart lies – A
4. Animals – Martin Garrix – Along with Murphy’s Bowie remix, the best use of the a beat evolution I’ve heard all year – A
5. Walk Like A Giant – Neil Young And Crazy Horse – One of those songs you can listen to forever, even the whistling of the hook – A
6. Impressive Instant – Madonna – If you don’t consider this a complete masterpiece we can’t discuss Madonna so you might as well leave the room. PS? The best tour I’ve seen her on – A+
7. State Of Grace (Acoustic) – Taylor Swift – If you don’t consider this a complete masterpiece we can’t discuss Swift so you might as well leave the room. PS? The best tour I’ve seen her on – A+
8. Rhyme Or Reason – Eminem – The one with the Yoda impression – B
9. Water and a Flame – Celine Dion – She can’t express an emotion without drawing you a diagram – D+
10. Lilywhite – Cat Stevens – Last time Stevens toured in 2011, he opened his set with it – A