Post your favorite:
Song that starts with the letter K:
Killing Me Softly - Roberta Flack https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBLxcYpB9-A How can a record this lush sound so bare-bones at the same time? Roberta Flack matches every singer ever here. Just beautiful.
Song about seafaring:
Sail On, Sailor - Beach Boys https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQOaLP-qPmk This is one of those "you had to be there" songs for me. At the wrong end of a long night, I was watching the sun come up at a tiki bar shanty in Mexico right after Otis' "I've Been Loving You Too Long" played. I've paired those two records together ever since.
Song sung in a language other than English:
Oye Como Va - Santana https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thZNLqlqd4s Honestly, the words don't matter near as much as Carlos' gorgeous playing.
Song with a saxophone:
What Does It Take To Win Your Love - Junior Walker & The All Stars https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ub72eylahJg "Shotgun" may have been a better pick here, but I love the mix of ballad singing & raunchy/smooth sax.
Song with a male/female duet: Jackson -
I'm Gonna Make You Love Me - Supremes/Temptations https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgNNFCjYBhk This is cheating a little, since it's credited to two groups. But it's just Diana Ross & Eddie Kendricks on vocals. And it's one of the few times in her whole career Diana actually seems to push herself. Sends chills up my spine, man. Thanks Eddie.
Song with a color in the title:
Long Black Veil - Roseanne Cash https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6ITo4Dv4LY She could sing the phone book and I'd be sold. She's as soulful as anyone working these days.
Song with an animal in the title:
Walk The Dinosaur - Was (Not Was) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYKupOsaJmk This is what Sly Stone would've sounded like in the 80s.
Song about warfare:
2+2=? - Bob Seger System https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2duz_H0jvI Sung with as much rage as any punk record, ever.
Song about another song:
Rock & Roll Heaven - Righteous Brothers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IEemZ6-LZc Cheesy as hell, but I wore this damned 45 out when I was 12 years old. They could sing a little.