"Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down" was written by Kris Kristofferson and first recorded by Ray Stevens in 1969. Kristofferson's version appeared on his debut album a year later. Previous mixes have featured versions by Johnny Cash and Waylon Jennings. This week's mix features versions by Vicki Carr, Jerry Lee Lewis, Sammi Smith and Willie Nelson.
Bob Dylan's "Mr. Tambourine Man" appears on his album Bringing It All Back Home, released in March of 1965. The hit version by The Byrds was released a month later. This week's mix also features versions by Stevie Wonder and Odetta.
"Little Girl" was a top ten hit for Syndicate Of Sound in 1966. The Dead Boys live version recorded at CBGBs appears on their debut album eleven years after the original.
The rest: Betty McQuade's catchy "Blue Train", Pete Townshend's melodic "Brilliant Blues", Method Man's falsetto-enhanced "Tical", the exuberant "What Is This" by Bobby Womack, Lil Wayne's defiant "Bill Gates", the single version of Donna Summer's version of the standard "MacArthur Park", the DJ Premier-produced "The Format" by AZ, Coleman Hawkins' contemplative "Rainbow Mist", the Elvis Costello outtake "Shatterproof" and the melancholic "So You Wanna Be A Superhero" by Carissa's Wierd.
