4. robin ward, "wonderful summer"
why here? "summer, highland falls" ends with a fading, lovely piano run, and it almost seems to segue right into the seaside sounds and swelling backing vocals of "wonderful summer."
why this song? i heard this on cbs-fm the other day and i became assimilated to the oldies hive mind: "why don't they write songs like this anymore?" so ephemeral, it's like sea mist: soothing as it strikes you and forgotten shortly after. contrary to christian doctrine, no one quite glows like a young girl who's been deflowered. robin fails to make the same mistake as britney: she doesn't equate sex with love and she's therefore left with only gratitude in her heart.