Groovin'
1967
No drum kit on the record at all, just percussion, harmonica and birdsong, and Cavaliere's Sundays off tour.
★ 6.0
The Songs canon
Sourced and sung.
Every song chosen by hand, with the recording to play it.
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All I Wanna DoSheryl Crow
All I Wanna Do
1993
Crow found Wyn Cooper's poem 'Fun' in a Pasadena used bookstore and sang it into a Grammy.
★ 5.8
Margaritaville
1977
Norbert Putnam moved the sessions to Miami for the beachfront air, and Buffett turned one ruined afternoon into the chorus.
★ 5.7
Footloose
1983
Pitchford wrote the screenplay first, then the lyrics; Loggins supplied the tune and his only number one.
★ 5.5
Wakin' On A Pretty Day
2013
Guitar that unspools for nine and a half minutes, Stella Mozgawa on drums, Vile in no rush anywhere.
★ 5.1
Working for the Weekend
1981
Dean found an empty beach midweek and wondered where everyone was; Reno turned waiting for the weekend into working.
★ 4.9
Soak Up the Sun
2002
Crow and Jeff Trott wrote it on a plane out of rainy Portland; Liz Phair turned up to sing backup.
★ 3.9
Steal My Sunshine
1999
A loop lifted from Andrea True Connection, two siblings trading verses, and a master tape left under a bed.
★ 3.7
Beer In Mexico
2005
Chesney wrote it alone in Cabo San Lucas at Sammy Hagar's birthday party, and it topped the country chart.
★ 1.3