Oh, I do like this FRT. Joan Armatrading is still another of those wonderful, underappreciated ’70s singer/songwriters, and #3 is one of my favorite of hers. I don’t think she’s come up on an FRT before. With #2, I’ve got one of my favorite CSNY songs, and though I’m hardly a huge fan of the Dead, one couldn’t go to Berkeley twenty years ago and not get around to hearing them. #5 is one of their most popular tracks. I went through a Concrete Blonde phase in the early 1990s, but rarely listen to them anymore — #7 is a nice exception. I can never decide if I like Welch’s version of #9 as much as I like Emmylou’s, so I listen to them both.
1. “Massachusetts”, Bee Gees
2. “Helpless”, Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young
3. “Willow”, Joan Armatrading
4. “Josephine”, Brandi Carlile
5. “Ripple”, Grateful Dead
6. “In Spite of all the Damage”, Be Good Tanyas
7. “Tomorrow, Wendy”, Concrete Blonde
8. “The Hardest Part”, Allison Moorer
9. “Orphan Girl”, Gillian Welch
10. “In God’s Country”, U2
Bonus Track: “Alleluia”, Dar Williams
Ohhh, I’ll have to listen to these. I love Brandi Carlile and like Gillian Welch and the Be Good Tanyas, so maybe I will like other music you’ve posted as well.
Cheers!