1. Flashing Red Lights Means Go – The Boxer Rebellion – Emotional lads; like adding Coldplay to the Nationals.
2. Cool, Calmm And Collected – The Rolling Stones – That’s brian Jones playing every instrument you’ve never heard of -including je’s harp
3. I’m In The Mood For Love – Smokey Robinson – He is wasted on the songbook.
4. Paper Tiger – Beck – Been down so long it looked like up.
5. Goodbye Porkpie Height – Joni Mitchell – After hooking up with david crosby? the worst idea she ever had was putting words to Charlie Mingus.
6. Our Song – Taylor Swift – She was young, she was serious.
7. Every Little thing – the Beatles – this is why Lennon is a genius -but he could right an upbeat love song trembling in insecurity.
8. You Rock My World – Michael Jackson – If there is anything less convincing than MJ playing the loverboy on this song it is Chris Tucker egging him on.
9. House Shoes – Snoop Dogg – deep track on deep album
10. Put It There, Pal – Bob Hope – With Bing, pretty excellent stuff.
11. Skandalouz – 2pac – All his other powers notwithstanding, he had a great sounding voice.
12. I’m Amazed – My Morning Jacket – Day Five at T5 no doubt.
13. Fame -B.o.B. – Great backing track wasted.
14. Goodnight Tonight – It doesn’t have a thought in its pretty little head.
15. I Want To Tell You – The Beatles – The fade in is breathtaking.
16. I Need You Tonight – Junior MAFIA – is that Lil Kim singing back up?
17. Better That We Break – Maroon 5 – Man, can that lead singer irritate. but that “It’s not alright, not ok,” is superb.
18. My Man’s Gone Now – Mile Davis – You have to be able to do this to be able to do On the Corner.
19. Problems – the Everly brothers – from the Cadence Collection, every two part harmonizer in rocj history owes em royalties.
20. $$$$ – Despacacedos – Hot shit. Who is the singer -could go far.