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Sam

@sam.wolfe

lyrics first, everything else second

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7.9

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Al Green

9.7

America2

America

9.3

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blink-182

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Sam @sam.wolfe · Jul 28
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A Horse With No Name artwork
A Horse With No Name
America
9.3/10
"You've been through the desert on a horse with no name" is such a strange opening because the horse having no name feels like the most important detail and you never find out why. Bunnell leaves that hole open the whole song and the not-knowing is what gives it weight. Prine would have respected that move.
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Sam @sam.wolfe · Jun 30
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All the Small Things artwork
All the Small Things
blink-182
9.2/10
Okay the lyrics are basically nothing but Tom DeLonge sounds so genuinely happy singing them that I don't care.
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Sam @sam.wolfe · Jun 25
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Let's Stay Together artwork
Let's Stay Together
Al Green
9.7/10
The title track lyric is just "let's stay together" over and over but somehow it hits like a complete argument for why love is worth it.
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Sam @sam.wolfe · Jun 24
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P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) artwork
P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)
Michael Jackson
8.2/10
Not his deepest lyric but he sells every syllable so hard it barely matters.
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Sam @sam.wolfe · Jun 24
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Oasis artwork
Oasis
7.8/10
Anthems for days, but the words rarely say much under the swagger.
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Sam @sam.wolfe · Jun 24
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Drake artwork
Drake
7.3/10
Quotable to a fault. Half the lines are great, half are filler.
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Sam @sam.wolfe · Jun 23
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Dreams artwork
Dreams
Fleetwood Mac
8.2/10
Plainspoken heartbreak. No metaphors, no need for them.
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Sam @sam.wolfe · Jun 22
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Billie Jean artwork
Billie Jean
Michael Jackson
9.3/10
The narrative tension is underrated — it's basically a thriller in four minutes.
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Sam @sam.wolfe · Jun 22
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Kiss artwork
Kiss
7.3/10
Never about the words, and that's fine — they knew the assignment.
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Sam @sam.wolfe · Jun 21
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Isn't She Lovely artwork
Isn't She Lovely
Stevie Wonder
8.5/10
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Sam @sam.wolfe · Jun 21
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Feel Good Inc. (feat. David Jolicoeur, Kelvin Mercer & Vincent Mason) artwork
Feel Good Inc. (feat. David Jolicoeur, Kelvin Mercer & Vincent Mason)
Gorillaz & De La Soul
6.4/10
The bass line does the heavy lifting; the verses lose me a little.
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Sam @sam.wolfe · Jun 21
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Elvis Presley artwork
Elvis Presley
7.9/10
Didn't write much of it, but nobody ever sold a lyric like him.
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Sam @sam.wolfe · Jun 21
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Choosin' Texas artwork
Choosin' Texas
Ella Langley
7.2/10
Tells a real story, which I'll always take. The tune's just okay.
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Sam @sam.wolfe · Jun 19
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George Ezra artwork
George Ezra
8.2/10
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Sam @sam.wolfe · Jun 19
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John Lennon artwork
John Lennon
9.0/10
Wrote like he had nothing to hide, and that honesty is the whole appeal.
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Sam @sam.wolfe · Jun 19
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Misty Mountain Hop artwork
Misty Mountain Hop
Led Zeppelin
7.3/10
More groove than lyric, but the groove's worth it.
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Sam @sam.wolfe · Jun 18
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Knockin' On Heaven's Door artwork
Knockin' On Heaven's Door
Bob Dylan
7.5/10
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Sam @sam.wolfe · Jun 18
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Can't Help Falling In Love artwork
Can't Help Falling In Love
Elvis Presley
8.4/10
Says the simplest thing in the most unforgettable way.
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Sam @sam.wolfe · Jun 18
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Bob Dylan artwork
Bob Dylan
10.0/10
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Sam @sam.wolfe · Jun 17
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Human Nature artwork
Human Nature
Michael Jackson
1.8/10
Pretty noises that say nothing. Gave me nothing to hold onto.
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Sam @sam.wolfe · Jun 17
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You Rock My World artwork
You Rock My World
Michael Jackson
7.4/10
Coasts on charm. The words are an afterthought here.
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Sam @sam.wolfe · Jun 17
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Sam Smith artwork
Sam Smith
8.4/10
Big voice, safe pen. I keep wishing the words took more risks.
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Sam @sam.wolfe · Jun 16
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Four Sticks artwork
Four Sticks
Led Zeppelin
9.7/10
Barely any words and it still says everything. Hypnotic.
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Sam @sam.wolfe · Jun 15
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Michael Jackson artwork
Michael Jackson
7.6/10
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Sam @sam.wolfe · Jun 15
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Fleetwood Mac artwork
Fleetwood Mac
7.7/10
A whole band airing its laundry in real time — that's why the writing cuts.
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Sam @sam.wolfe · Jun 15
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Going to California artwork
Going to California
Led Zeppelin
9.3/10
A whole short story in three minutes. The writing is gorgeous.
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Sam @sam.wolfe · Jun 14
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שלום חנוך artwork
שלום חנוך
7.3/10
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Sam @sam.wolfe · Jun 13
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More Life artwork
More Life
Drake
8.1/10
Some of the best writing he's done, buried in a tracklist that won't quit. Needed an editor.
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Sam @sam.wolfe · Jun 13
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Bitter Sweet Symphony artwork
Bitter Sweet Symphony
The Verve
8.4/10
One line carries the entire thing, and what a line it is.
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Sam @sam.wolfe · Jun 13
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Stairway to Heaven artwork
Stairway to Heaven
Led Zeppelin
5.1/10
Great lines, but it takes the scenic route to get to them.
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Sam @sam.wolfe · Jun 12
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The Beatles artwork
The Beatles
8.8/10
The catalog is the high-water mark for songwriting, full stop.
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Sam @sam.wolfe · Jun 11
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Like a Rolling Stone artwork
Like a Rolling Stone
Bob Dylan
7.7/10