stoutfellow | Playlist 3

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.