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(Originally finalized on August 23, 2025)
Preface: Feelin' alright after that last theme? Good, because this week it's going to be all rights. ;-)
Monday: Free - All Right Now [Fire And Water, 1970]
Comments: It's crazy to think how popular this song is (I mean, I've heard it in commercials, and isn't that the ultimate rubric for mainstream success?), given how unfairly overlooked the rest of this band's output is. But as popular and, some might say, overplayed as it is, I still haven't gotten tired of it.
Tuesday: Lynyrd Skynyrd - You Got That Right [Street Survivors, 1977]
Comments: Ending on a high note before the tragic plane crash that decimated this band, the last album of Lynyrd Skynyrd's original run scored a number of hits, including this duet between singer Ronnie Van Zant and guitarist Steve Gaines, both of whom perished in the crash.
Wednesday: J. Geils Band - Serves You Right To Suffer (Live) [Full House, 1972]
Comments: This incendiary rendition of a John Lee Hooker boogie from the live album Full House is the epitome of the kind of rock 'n' roll swagger the J. Geils Band were known for in the '70s... before they traded it in for cheap '80s schlock.
Thursday: Buffalo Springfield - Do I Have To Come Right Out And Say It [Buffalo Springfield, 1966]
Comments: For all of its romantic '60s pop "candlelight ambience", this song - and Buffalo Springfield's entire debut album on the whole - is both relatable... and catchy!
Friday: Blind Faith - Well All Right [Blind Faith, 1969]
Comments: Short-lived though the supergroup was, Blind Faith (which was like a melding of Cream and Traffic) lives up to its reputation - in spite of their religious aesthetic. Although not one of the album's better-known hits, this cover of a Buddy Holly tune features an extended piano outro, courtesy of Steve Winwood.
Saturday: Billy Joel - You May Be Right [Glass Houses, 1980]
Comments: Speaking of pianos, it's not my favorite rock 'n' roll instrument - which is why I'm only lukewarm on Billy Joel. But this is one of his more rocking hits, and I'll be damned if it doesn't get stuck in your head.
Sunday: Bob Dylan - Don't Think Twice, It's Alright [The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan, 1963]
Comments: I don't know what this says about Bob Dylan, but he's written a lot of great breakup songs. From just his second album - and the B-side to the single Blowin' In The Wind - this is one of the first, but it certainly wouldn't be his last.