Gimme 10: The girls

1. About A Girl - Nirvana

Cobain wrote this song after repeatedly listening to Meet The Beatles! but was reluctant to include it in the debut of Nirvana, Bleach (1989), and feared that it would bother the hardcore grunge audience. Eventually he was persuaded by his producer, Jack Endino, and the song was so successful that it was chosen as  opening single as well as for the great MTV Unplugged In New York (1994).

(Neil Finn)

Neil Finn announced the dissolution of Crowded House in 1996, promising the release of a collection of greatest hits. Indeed, a few months later he released Recurring Dream: The Very Best Of Crowded House , which in addition to several hits of the band, it included 3 new songs, between them this one. According to Finn, it was an attempt to pay tribute to the Beatles, writing something in their style. He succeeded at least to sound like Lennon ...

3. Pretty Girls Don't Cry - Chris Isaak

(Chris Isaak)

For Baja Sessions in 1996, Isaak chose a relaxed, acoustic sound and plenty of covers to famous standards but also his own older songs. The result was a wonderful album, simple and adventurous, as can easily be ascertained by this song, the like-Roy Orbison interpretation and sweet guitars. The title and the atmosphere of the album refer to Baja, California, but in fact the recordings were made in San Francisco.

4. Lose That Girl - Saint Etienne

(Sarah Cracknell-Bob Stanley-Pete Wiggs)

For their 4th album, Good Humor in 1998, the British Saint Etienne chose more audio tracks, using woodwinds next to the synthesizers, which are their style of sound. This is a project with sophisticated production and sound sweetly touching the ears, as perceived by this sample here. "I should have told you to lose that girl ..."

5. The Girl Is Mine - Michael Jackson-Paul McCartney

(Michael Jackson)

After their cooperation in Say Say Say, and The Man on the album Pipes Of Piece a year before, in 1982, Wacko Jacko and Wacka Macca met again for the recording of this now classic song that was included on the landmark album Thriller and also released as a single. Jackson wrote the song almost in his sleep, at the request of Quincy Jones and the recording was for him one of the most enjoyable moments of his career.

6. Southtown Girls - The Hold Steady

(Craig Finn-Tad Kubler-Galen Polivka-Bobby Drake-Franz Nicolay)

The song that closes the curtain of their third album, Boys And Girls In America (2006), of the band from Brooklyn, is a representative sample of their luscious guitar sound which is combined with the dense verse of Craig Finn. Just listen to it to understand why the public and the critics love them...

7. Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison

(Van Morrison)

This is the song-signature of Morrison and included on his debut, Blowin 'Your Mind! (1967). It was the first single after his departure from Them and was censored because of the bold verse for the time "making love in the green grass" .

8. City Girls - J.J. Cale

(JJ Cale)

Although he has a sizable discography, we would probably not know the name of JJ Cale if Eric Clapton, who is a great admirer, had not adapted successfully After Midnight and Cocaine. Always low-key and relaxed, has his very own, recognizable style. From the 8th album, Grasshopper (1982).

9. The Girl In The Other Room - Diana Krall

(Diana Krall-Elvis Costello)

Jazz pianist and wife of Elvis Costello, Diana Krall has seen great success in her field, clearly aided by her impressive appearance. She wrote this piece with the help of Costello and is an atmospheric mid-tempo with beautiful guitars and the warm and playful interpretation of the heart. From her same titled album in 2004.

10. With A Girl Like You - The Rutles

(Neil Innes)

And from jazz to something much more lighthearted. The Rutles was a virtual band created by Eric Idle and Neil Innes in the film All You Need Is Cash (1978), a hilarious parody of the Beatles. The group (supposedly) consisted of Ron Nasty, Dirk McQuickly, Stig O'Hara and Barry Wom and apart from the soundtrack of the film Archaeology (1996) was released  as a "response" to Anthology of Beatles. This piece is a parody of If I Fell. Since I'm  certainly encouraging you to seek the film and its follow-up, The Rutles 2: Can't Buy Me Lunch, with this hilarious note we set an appointment for next Friday ...

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