1. Sherry Darling – Bruce Springsteen – With Hurricane Sandy bearing down upon us, and we stranded like John Travolta at the drive in, perhaps it's as good a time as ever to hark the words of the Boss: "Let there be sunlight, let there be rain…" and keep on writing till the break of day – Grade: A
2. Rapp Payback (Where Iz Moses) Part II – James Brown – This is arightabout when the punk kids who turned on to Al Green thru Talking Heads, started exploring – Grade: A
3. Bonnie And Clyde – Lulu Gainsbourg and Scarlett Johansson – Finally, a use for Scarlett's musical aspirations that don't include destroying Tom Waits songs – Grade: B
4. Darlin' – The Beach Boys – About how love saves us from not being fully alive. A little like "Begin Again" – Grade: A
5. Cheap Beer – FIDLAR – A stormer- Grade: B+
6. Bottle In A Cork – Ted Leo And The Pharmicists – Inspirational rip of "Nutted By Reality" – Grade: B
7. Blossom — Georgie Fame – Wonderful tribute to the late great Blossom Dearie – Grade: A
8. Baby, It's Cold Outside – Colbie Caillat, Gavin McGraw – Thelma Middleton isn't losing any sleep, but this isn't terrible. Or maybe I like Colbie so much I forger her stuff I wouldn't forgive any one else – Grade: B-
9. Golden revolver – San Cisco – I totally missed the guitar break last time – Grade: A-
10. The Chimera – Smashing Pumpkins – God, I hope the gig isn't cancelled – Grade: A-