Song of the Day #2,527: ‘Go All the Way’ – The Raspberries

raspberriesThe best Brit-pop band to actually hail from Cleveland, Ohio, The Raspberries, put out their two best-known albums in 1972.

In April came their self-titled debut, which featured today’s SOTD (their biggest hit), followed by Fresh in April, on which you’ll find the modest hit ‘I Wanna Be With You.’

The band split three years later.

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Song of the Day #1,560: ‘I Wanna Be With You’ – The Raspberries

I unearthed many other bands and solo artists who would apparently fit right into my musical genome.

I’m not going to dedicate songs to all of them — at least not right away — but I’ll list six of them here: Gram Parsons, Antony and the Johnsons, Iron and Wine, Ray LaMontagne, The National and Hope Sandoval.

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