Playlist 3

[stoutfellow]

As I was saying before I was so rudely interrupted:

• The Heart of the Matter, Don Henley. My other favorite Henley song.
• Beyond You, Crystal Gayle. Another very pretty breakup song.
• Message to Michael, Dionne Warwick. This is the reverse of a breakup song, a "come back home" song. There don't seem to be as many of those...
• People Get Ready, the Walker Brothers. There's something about trains as a vehicle of salvation; I can think of a number of songs which use that metaphor - Peace Train (Cat Stevens), This Train (Peter, Paul and Mary), ... I know there's at least one other, but I can't come up with it. Anyway, this is a good song.
• Don't Don't Tell Me No, Sophie B. Hawkins. A lively love song; I especially like the use of bells in the later choruses.
• Carey, Joni Mitchell. A very nice if somewhat conflicted love song ("You're a mean ol' daddy but I like you").
• Faithfully, Journey. One of their signature songs, strong and solemn.
• (The Man Who Shot) Liberty Valance, Gene Pitney. I'll admit it, I like this mostly because of the movie, but the last verse is cleverly constructed (if you know the story).
• It Ain't Me Babe, the Turtles. There are quite a few songs of this commitment-phobic type, but I think this is the best of them.
• Good Morning Heartache, Billie Holiday. Nobody does pain like Lady Day.