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Michael Little

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Graded on a Curve: Paul McCartney & Wings, “Band on the Run”

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By Michael Little
| The Vinyl District
Celebrating Paul McCartney on his 84th birthday. —Ed. The prog people were right! Turns out the greatest songs, the legendary songs, aren’t the simplest ones—simplicity is for losers! The greatest songs, and if anybody knew this Rush knew it, are the ones with sections! Multiple moving parts! Just look at the evidence.
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Graded on a Curve: Harry Nilsson, Nilsson Schmilsson

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By Michael Little
| The Vinyl District
Remembering Harry Nilsson, born on this day in 1941.
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Graded on a Curve: William DeVaughn, “Be Thankful for What You Got (Pt. 1& Pt. 2)”

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By Michael Little
| The Vinyl District
Where to begin a review of William DeVaughn’s 1974 ghetto yacht classic “Be Thankful for What You Got (Pt. 1& Pt. 2),” which isn’t just the coolest song ever written about an inner-city ride of choice (cooler even than War’s “Low Rider”) but could be the best song ever written about a car, period? The DC sewer system? The Miracle at Sigma Sound Studio? DeVaughn’s melt-in-your-mouth Curtis Mayfield-school vocal stylings? The smooth groove that never, ever, lets up?
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