Scarlet Begonias
1974 · From From the Mars Hotel
Hunter set his lyric in Grosvenor Square, and from 1977 the Dead ran it straight into Fire on the Mountain.
★ 5.9
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The Luckiest
2001
Written for the comedy Loser, which cut the scene, and now the piano ballad people play at weddings.
★ 4.6
Save the Best for Last
1992
Waldman heard the demo's bitter premise and steered the lyric hopeful; five weeks at number one followed.
★ 3.6
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Accidentally in Love
2004
Duritz dislikes writing to order, then handed Shrek 2 an Oscar-nominated rush of helpless, hurtling infatuation.
★ 2.6