Song of the Day #5,402: ‘Last Night’ – Morgan Wallen

Morgan Wallen is having a hell of a year. The country star released his third studio album, One Thing at a Time, in March and saw all 36(!) of its tracks reach the Billboard Hot 100.

That gave him the record for most songs on the list at one time (sorry, Drake). Of course, if any major artist decides to release a 37-track album that record will easily fall. Taylor Swift, Rihanna… get on it. Perhaps more impressive, Wallen also occupied five of the top ten slots for a period.

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Song of the Day #2,397: ‘Last Night’ – Traveling Wilburys

traveling_wilburysOne of the pleasures of the Traveling Wilburys was hearing the different combinations of lead and supporting singers on each of the tracks.

On ‘Last Night,’ it’s Tom Petty taking the lead vocals and Roy Orbison dropping in elegantly on selected verses. A great match. I also love the lyrics, which describe a one night stand that turns into a mugging at knifepoint.

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