Paul McCartney, The Back Seat Of My Car
I'll never be able to write a song halfway as good as The Back Seat Of My Car, but in a small way it's shaped me nonetheless.
The Beatles, Everybody’s Trying To Be My Baby
The Beatles song that shaped me the most—and it isn’t even written by The Beatles. Bear with me here…
Randy Newman, Sail Away
To me, Sail Away represents song craft of quite breathtaking virtuosity. It’s just one of the many reasons why I love Randy Newman.
Freddie King, Same Old Blues
There must be a time in my life before I’d heard Freddie King’s version of Same Old Blues. I just don’t remember what it was like.