Song obsessions are those songs that we listen to on repeat. I noticed that my obsessions are often a week long. I also thought that other people might have similar obsessions. I’ve collected a panel of a few like-minded individuals and gotten their “song obsessions of the week.” Quite often it’s easy to explain why the song is good; it’s much hard to explain why we’re obsessed. Maybe you’ll become obsessed with one of these.

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Adrian (me):
Dawes – When My Time Comes (mp3) (from daytrotter; band website)

Adele – Hometown Glory (mp3) (buy)

I’ve had a weird few weeks for song obsessions. This week I again had two but both were pretty prominent on my mind. Both this week are pretty poppy.

I first heard this song a couple weeks ago when someone pointed me to the Daytrotter session. It’s pretty straight-forward, but what really ropes me is the chorus, which is just plain great. It’s also really impressive that they did this live-in-studio; the vocals and playing are spot on. That’s not an easy thing to do with a song with demanding vocals and harmonies like this.

I feel the need to defend Adele every time I bring her up….Well, I’ll stop. Whether or not it’s “okay” to like her, I do. This song is a blue-eyed soul ballad. It’s got a way of working itself into your head with her mournful voice and the piano and strings. It’s a little sappy, but what’re you gonna do? (Note: I’ve also been listening to her song “Best for Last” quite a bit.)

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Scott:
Alabama Sacred Harp Singers – Last Words of Copernicus (mp3) (buy)

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