spaw,
I can remember sitting around listening to records in my trailer during college (yeah, I was traier trash back then---some things never change) and the words "...still, you don't expect to be bright and bon vivant so far away from home..." came over the speaker. My friend looked over at me and said, "who else writes like that?" --implied....nobody. He's certainly one of the best ever.

EJ,
Thanks for the reminder of so many good ones! I loved the 'Spoonful. One of my favorite childhood memories is waking up to "Do You Believe In Magic?" blaring on the home stereo. My brother had just picked the album and we played it all day.