but you're not the flame

Big guilty pleasure: beautiful surfer man. Case in point, Jack Johnson.
And one of the best feel-good songs ever imo. Enjoy!

I won't back down

the better part of the '70s meets California's eternally laid-back vibes via New York and sisterly love. Introducing The Pierces. Video + acoustic version.

anyone who ever held you

...and I'm not the same anymore

Gene Francis Alan Pitney (February 17, 1940 – April 5, 2006) was an American singer-songwriter. Through the mid-1960s, he enjoyed success as a recording artist on both sides of the Atlantic and was among the group of early 1960s American acts who continued to enjoy hits after the British Invasion. Pitney charted 16 Top 40 hits in the U.S., four in the Top 10. In the UK he had 22 Top 40 hits, and 11 singles in the Top Ten.
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put your dreams away for now

official
pitchfork review here
nylon review here

the rule has been disproved