1. “You Took Advantage of Me,” Ella Fitzgerald, 1956. From The Rodgers and Hart Songbook. Totally unremarkable, though she gives it her best. Officially establishes the lowest score Ella can reach. 6/10
2. “Social Disease,” Elton John, 1973. Utterly pointless track from the generall good Goodbye Yellow Brick Road. 3/10
3. “Sisters of the Moon,” Fleetwood Mac, 1979. I think this is the strangest song Stevie Nicks ever wrote. Go ahead and re-read that sentence. Yeah. 3/10
4. “Tears of Rage,” The Band, 1968. Unspectacular in the extreme. It’s the first track of its album, and it definitely plays like a warm-up. 5/10
5. “Free Life,” Neil Diamond, 1970. There’s a neat little flute thing going on, but it’s an early example of the stodgy Adult Contemporary trap he’d fall into later in the decade. 4/10
6. “Tomorrow Never Knows,” The Beatles, 1966. John goes nuts to close Revolver. I’m always glad when it starts, but I usually get bored before it’s over. 6/10
7. “Procession,” The Moody Blues, 1971. For all it’s proto-prog spoken word glory, there’s something I adore about this one. Anyway, it’s the first non-dull song of the bunch. 6/10
8. “When the Ship Comes In,” Bob Dylan, 1964. Filler, pure and simple. It sounds like 50 other Dylan songs. 4/10
9. “Step Aside,” Sleater-Kinney, 2002. Whoa, culture shock. I liked One Beat a lot more before The Woods, but it’s still a good, raucous album, and if I’m not mistaken, they’re still a cred-enhancing band. 7/10
10. “Bridge Over Troubled Water,” Simon & Garfunkel, 1970. Just about the prettiest vocal track in pop history. A point off because everyone has heard this song about 400 times. 9/10
Average: 5.3/10, and I must thank Paul Simon for making even that happen.
Bonus Track: “You Really Got Me,” The Kinks, 1966.