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Song of the Day #2,720: ‘What’ll I Do’ – Bob Dylan

dylan_shadows_in_the_nightToday begins my countdown of the 20 best songs of 2015, or rather the 20 songs that encapsulate the last year in music for me.

This list is always controversial for one reason or another — usually because I leave off a radio hit or two that my regular readers expect. That will likely happen again this year, though I will say I have more hit singles represented on this list than I have in any year since I started ranking.

My pick for #20, however, did not receive much radio play. Shocker!

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Song of the Day #2,400: ‘Stay With Me’ – Bob Dylan

dylan_shadows_in_the_nightHalfway through February, I’m finally ready to put 2014 to bed. I’ll spend the rest of this week writing about a trio of new releases.

When I heard that Bob Dylan’s next album would be a collection of obscure songs once performed by Frank Sinatra, I can’t say I was surprised, exactly. This is the man who put out an old-fashioned Christmas album five years ago. Nothing he does is unexpected, because he does whatever the hell he wants.

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