1. Bad To Me – Billy J. Kramer And The Dakotas – “If you ever leave me I’ll be sad and blue, don’t you ever leave me I’m so in love with you”… Written by Lennon (“I Call Your Name” is on the flip side) this is Brill building brilliance from a 1960s pop superstar. The Beatles would have gone at it harder, there would have been a touch of self-parody – A
2. Bad To Me (Demo) – The Beatles – Wait for the lick just before the opening, that’s money. You can barely tell McCartney is singing back up. On a demo? Genius – A
3. As My Feet – Linda Thompson – Linda brings together her children and grandchild to sing her dear friend Anna McGarrigle’s wonderful song – A
4. Zebulon – Rufus Wainwright – Mournful, passing, epic and lost – A
5. Posies – Rufus Wainwright – The piano notes that open this song are iconic – A+
6. Vibrate – Rufus Wainwright – The first post cell phone song! – A
7. The Golden Age – Beck – The horror of heartbreak – A+
8. Institutionalized – Suicidal Tendencies – My friend Deven Pahl is in their rhythm guitarists new band Waking The Dead! – A
9. You’ve Got A Way With The Light – Maria Taylor – Possible the sweetest song of the year – A
10. XO – Beyonce – Yeah, I’m still listening to it, got issues? – A