We just finishing 1883, one of the prequels to Yellowstone, and it very much made me think of that song.
I can see the connection.
Blue Monday by New Order.
Plus, about about 1/3 of the hundreds of re-mixes are pretty good, too.
is only beaten by:
The Who - Won’t Get Fooled Again (Shepperton Studios / 1978)
At this moment: Fig Tree Bay by Peter Frampton
Starship Trooper
If, at imminent threat to personal peril I was forced to make such a choice, with gravest reluctance I’d make apologies to both Driver’s Seat (Sniff 'n The Tears) and Year of The Cat (Al Stewart) and opt for Great Southern Land (Icehouse).
Another vote for “Year of the Cat” by Al Stewart. The album version, not the AM radio edit.
Beautiful piano beginning, and throughout. Terrific sax solo. And wonderful imagery in the lyrics: “She comes out of the sun in a silk dress running like a watercolour in the rain,” for example. This song is just about as close to perfection as you can get, IMHO.
In second place for me would be “Chevy Van” by Sammy Johns. Beautiful guitar playing, and Johns’ clear tenor voice delivers a story. It’s brief, but it is complete: he picks up a female hitchhiker, they make love in his Chevy van (remember those 1970s “shaggin’ wagons”?), he drops her off in a small town. What stands out is that Johns seems surprised by this, but he’s not about to say no to the girl. That surprise comes out in his singing. I’ve long wondered if there is some truth to this song.