When the weather’s right, this song can still make me cry.
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122: George Harrison, ‘You Know What to Do’ b/w Buddy Holly, ‘You’re the One’
Do you know these obscure gems?
Can you tell them apart?
162: The Everly Brothers, ‘Crying in the Rain’
The perfect soggy, squishy rain song, bringing its own depressed weather system.
Continue reading...031: The Beach Boys, ‘Little Saint Nick’
Who can resist the greatest hot-rod carol ever?
Continue reading...136: James Taylor, Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel – ‘Wonderful World’
More than a pop paean to pimply passion.
Continue reading...082: Dion DiMucci, ‘Sit Down Old Friend’
Dion’s turning 84. A living legend, a paragon of courage and swag.
Continue reading...128: The Isley Brothers/Beatles, ‘Twist and Shout’
Before The Beatles came The Isley Brothers. They’re the guys who really Twisted and Shouted.
Continue reading...120: Sam Cooke, ‘Shake, Rattle and Roll’
Guaranteed to make you shake AND rattle AND roll.
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