There's so much great music around that it's hard to select. A problem for me is that my favorite albums have songs that work together in a concept and it's hard to point out one song. A good example would be Pink Floyd - The Final Cut. I think it's ingenious from beginning to end, but which song to select? I don't think I can name the songs on that album and I've listened to it a hundred times! Other examples are Alice in Chains - Dirt, Dinosaur Jr. - Where You Been & Cowboy Junkies - Caution Horses.
Ian Anderson, Hank Williams, Leonard Cohen, Bob Dylan, Marty Robbins and Elvis Costello are all great songwriters that come to mind. So I'll select a song from each of them. That seems pretty safe.
Anderson - To Cry You A Song
Hank Williams - You Win Again
Leonard Cohen - The Swan
Bob Dylan - Isis
Marty Robbins - Not So Long Ago
Elvis Costello - American Without Tears
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