Artist	Song
Barbra Streisand	The Way We Were
from Memories (1986)
Paul Simon	I Am a Rock
from The Paul Simon Songbook (2004)
Elton John	Tiny Dancer
from The Greatest Hits 1970-2002 (2002)
Van Morrison	Brown Eyed Girl
from Bang Masters (1991)
Carole King	So Far Away
from Tapestry (1998)
Cat Stevens	Here Comes My Baby
from Gold: Cat Stevens (2005)
Joni Mitchell	Big Yellow Taxi
from Rhino Hi-Five: Joni Mitchell - EP (2005)
Leonard Cohen	Bird On a Wire
from The Essential Leonard Cohen (2002)
Jimmy Webb	The Highwayman
from El Mirage (2006)
Elvis Presley	Kentucky Rain
from The Essential Elvis Presley (Remastered) (2006)
Barry Manilow	Weekend In New England
from Ultimate Manilow (2002)
Tom Jones	She's a Lady
from 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Tom Jones (2000)
The Monkees	Daydream Believer
from Rhino Hi-Five: The Monkees- EP (2005)
Lou Christie	I'm Gonna Make You Mine
from Lou Christie the Hits (2007)
Tommy Boyce & Bobby Hart	I Wonder What She's Doing Tonight?
from I Wonder What She's Doing Tonite? (2004)

Comment:

Canada, the U.K., France, Hollywood, and beyond: everywhere you go, [i]somebody[/i] sounds like our boy from Brooklyn. Van Morrison and Neil Diamond rocketed to stardom at Bang Records, but discovered their authentic voice only [i]after[/i] they left. Like Diamond’s early, guitar-driven pop confections, Morrison’s “Brown Eyed Girl” is a classic slice of Brill, both as in “Building” . . . and “brilliant.” Unlike Neil, Jimmy Webb is far more famous for his work behind a pen than in front of a mic, but he shares Diamond’s emotional depth and a dramatic flair; the epic, multi-generational sweep of “Highwayman” epitomizes the smart, handcrafted adult pop that landed him — with Diamond — in the Songwriters Hall of Fame. And Tom Jones doesn’t just display showmanship in “She’s a Lady” — he radiates [i]showmanship-on-steroids[/i]: over the song, the stage, and three surrounding counties. Smash-producing song scribes like Carole King to stage-dominating superstars like Elvis — all of Neil’s kin are a mere mouse click away.

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