Unfortified Castle

What can I say? It's a winter's day.

This song is out there, but it's a good kind of out there because of how Blood, Sweat & Tears mediate all its intricacies and oddities.

Few pop songs have genuinely surprised me in a positive way on first listen more than today's selection did.

The Dixie Cups' cover of a traditional song from their hometown stands out from the time's typical pop fare in nearly every way.

A J.S. Bach-inspired structure yields a unique and iconic recording.

...and I only learned about it today.

...and I had to figure out which one version I liked / wanted to write about the most.

Its sound as as mid-60s as you can get, but its perspective might lend itself to being a forerunner of more contemporary movements.

It doesn't get more 60s than how the Friends of Distinction spun an instrumental classic. And how do Zambia and Jim Brown each play a part?