“The concluding passage of a piece or movement, typically forming an addition to the basic structure,” according to my dictionary.” Bernard Sumner picking stingy notes on his guitar over a two-finger synthesized wheeze while the drums pound on “Lonesome Tonight,” the collision of the Daft Punk sample and the beat on Kanye West’s “Stronger,” and, the track that inspired this list, Mariah Carey’s scratchy wordlessness over Blood Orange’s rhythm-wise electronic minimalism on the new “Giving Me Life” — these extras enrich their hosts and steal the credit.
1. Sly & The Family Stone – “Stand!”
2. Guns ‘N Roses – “November Rain”
3. The Monkees – “Star Collector”
4. The Beatles – “Rain”
5. Bryan Ferry – “Mamouna”
6. New Order – “Lonesome Tonight”
7. ELO – “Mr. Blue Sky”
8. Mariah Carey ft. Slick Rick and Blood Orange – “Giving Me Life”
9. Tears For Fears – “Head Over Heels”
10. The New Pornographers – “The Bleeding Heart Show”
11. David Bowie – “Moonage Daydream”
12. Kanye West – “Stronger”
13. The Smiths – “Unloveable”
14. Fleetwood Mac – “The Chain”
15. Bruce Springsteen – “Valentine’s Day”
16. Paul Simon – “The Late Great Johnny Ace”
17. Kraftwerk – “Neon Lights”
18. Luna – “23 Minutes in Brussels”
19. Talk Talk – “Myrrhman”
20. Beck – “Milk & Honey”
21. The-Dream – “Mr. Yeah”
22. The Replacements – “Bastards of Young”
23. The Who – “Baba O’Riley”
24. Portishead – “Machine Gun”
25. Janet Jackson – “Come Back To Me”
26. Prince – “I Wanna Be Your Lover”
27. The Human League – “Love is All That Matters”
28. Justin Timberlake – LoveStoned/I Think That She Knows
29. My Bloody Valentine – “To Here Knows When”
30. Pet Shop Boys – “Go West”
Humanizing The Vacuum 
The best thing about Derek and the Dominos ‘ “Layla” is its piano coda. The welcome rest after the anguish sexual/romantic tantrum.
Also, the Stones “Can’t You Hear Me Knocking”‘s long, improvised Latin fusion it’s one of the few I don’t mind hearing in its entirety.
I omitted “Layla” because I don’t hear it for my own pleasure, to be honest. I never liked “…Knocking.”
Uh, “Layla” can be obnoxious, I concede that. I like it though, because Clapton (I’m not a fan) never sounded so good on record like on that one.
Knocking, well, I’ve grown to like it. Everyone seems to have a different opinion about what’s the best RS song or album. I find myself listening to Sticky Fingers more than any other. I don’t have to press the skip button on that one. I don’t know. Moonlight Mile comes next to close side A. So I guess it’s very well sequenced (?).
Uh, I found out “Mile” is your fav RS song. I scanned lots of your archives. You made me re-evaluate many things about acts I love. Then again, you have a massive amount of files to scan, Sir. Great work. I was thinking about the lack of love of “Fullfillingness Firts Finale” and found out you like “Heaven is 10 zillion…” a song I added to my list. Speaking of which, have you thought about both “Misstra Know It All” and “Please Don’t Go” as best closer cuts? I mean, the latter is an atempt to copy the same vibe as closer songs go… Even though the former it’s not a love song, it’s spiritually rousing. It’s gospel through and through. I think I missed both on your “closer” thread. Oh, and “I believe”, too! I almost forgot that one. Wonder did know how to close albums back then!
Great points! I love “Misstra.”
Me too! Thanks, Alfred And “Knocking” is in my list representing all the meandering singles of the 70s (well, until punk and new wave came along to cut across shortly, just about everything) I have the single edited version of “Living for the City” for christsakes!
My 70s list is interminable, just like the songs.