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10. I Want You Back – Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson greeting the music industry before he learned to dominate it.

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9. God Only Knows (Remastered 1996) – The Beach Boys

With playful instrumentation mirroring lyrical innocence, ‘God Only Knows’ perfected vocal layerings before it was cool.

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8. Everybody’s Talkin’ (1989 Remastered) – Harry Nilsson

If this is how life sounds when I’m old and grey, I think I’ll be alright.

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7. ‘ Cello Song – Nick Drake

Before Alexi Murdoch, there was Nick Drake.

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6. I Was Young When I Left Home – Bob Dylan

A visceral invitation into a world where the American Dream meets American reality.

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5. Blackbird (Remastered 2009) – The Beatles

A beacon of hope accompanied by one of the best-known acoustic melodies, ever.

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4. Like A Rolling Stone – Bob Dylan

Roll credits.

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3. Song to Woody – Bob Dylan

The wise encapsulation of a life well-lived with the next just around the corner, sung by a young man for an old.

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2. Here Comes The Sun (Remastered 2009) – The Beatles

An even brighter beacon.

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1. Girl from the North Country – Bob Dylan

Dylan’s pinnacle of songwriting needs only a guitar, a harmonica, and a wave of introspection.