"Far Away Places" is a pop standard written in 1948. This week features Bing Crosby's version from the following year, as well as Sam Cooke's version from 1960 and a recording by Johnny Cash from 1973.
The rest: Lionel Richie's mellow "My Love", Ghostface Killah rapping over Jay-Z's "Girls, Girls, Girls" with "Wallabee Champ", the forlorn "Somebody's Been Enjoying My Home" by Don Covay, the dramatic "In The Air Tonight" by Phill Collins, the profane "Freaky Tales" by Two Short, the blistering "Bad Penny" by Big Black, the passionate "Prove It All Night" by Bruce Springsteen, a cover of Springsteen's "Thunder Road" by Mary Lou Lord, the lustful "39-21-46" by The Showmen, MF Doom's sly "Hey!", the jazzy "Wrapped Around Your Finger" by The Police, Jerry Butler's melodic "He Will Break Your Heart", the languid "Trouble" by Hope Sandoval & The Warm Inventions and a cover of Bob Dylan's "Sad-Eyed Lady Of the Lowlands" by Joan Baez.
