1. Something- The Beatles

• "Somewhere in her smile she knows, that I don't need no other lover, something in her style that shows me." When this came up on shuffle I thought "this blog just got serious". We are talking about one of the great love songs of all time. Frank Sinatra felt the same and called it his favorite Lennon/McCartney song. Of course "Something" was written by George Harrison. It's easy to forgive 'old blue eyes' given the fact that Harrison compositions represented such a small percentage of The Beatles catalogue. "Something" is the 2nd song from "Abbey Road". Rolling Stone magazine recently ranked "Something" as the 6th best Beatles song of all time. In 2003 the magazine ranked "Abbey Road" as the 14th greatest album of all time. They placed 4 Beatles albums ahead of "Abbey Road" including "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" as the #1 album of all time. Have they even listened to these albums? "Abbey Road" is The Beatles at their best. The Rolling Stone top 10 list is all albums from the 60s and 70s. In all fairness to Rolling Stone the list was compiled pre-Lady Gaga. We have to imagine "The Fame Monster" is now in their top ten.

2. What Is Life- George Harrison

• "What I feel, I can't say, but my love is there for you any time of day, but if it's not love that you need, then I'll try my best to make everything succeed." In 1970 George Harrison released his 1st post-Beatles solo album "All Things Must Pass". It features great songs like "What Is Life", "If Not For You" and "My Sweet Lord" to name a few. Harrison's earlier solo efforts, recorded and released while The Beatles were still together- "Wonderwall Music" (1968) and "Electronic Sound" (1969) were experimental efforts. "All Things Must Pass" is a proper solo album and a masterpiece. In the late 60's Harrison was growing as a songwriter but having a hard time getting The Beatles to record his songs. The Beatles had rejected a number of his songs, including the gorgeous "Isn't it a Pity" which found its way onto "All Things Must Pass". Harrison had so much material built up that "All Things Must Pass" was issued as a triple LP. The album would become the most commercially successful solo album from any of the former Beatles. I remember reading John Lennon's reaction to "All Things Must Pass" the Harrison biography "Dark Horse: The Life and Art of George Harrison"- he offered some polite praise but questioned if it really warranted three LPs. Way to be magnanimous John.

3. Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind- The Lovin' Spoonful

• "Sometimes there's one with big blue eyes, cute as a bunny, with hair down to here and plenty of money, and just when you think she's that one in the world, you heart gets stolen by some mousey little girl." In my day pop songs were 2 minutes long and that's the way we liked it. "Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind" clocks in at just under 2 minutes. If I had a nickel for every 'mousey little girl' who's stolen my heart I could quit my day job. The Lovin' Spoonful were lead by singer/songwriter John Sebastian. Sebastain went on to write the hit song "Welcome Back" which was commissioned as the theme to the sitcom "Welcome Back, Kotter". Had he known the show would help launch the career of John Travolta and the song would be sampled decades later by the rapper Mase he may have decided to keep the song to himself.