Listen to the sweet voice of Nicolette Larson and try to brush off the jazz flute in the bridge. This song, written by seventies mega-star Neil Young, is all about the saxophone and the lullaby vocals of Larson. It’s from a time era of innocence when songs like this were all over the airwaves. (On this year’s countdown alone there are 16 songs from this era of soft rock.) Lotta Love is high on the list of favorites from 1977. It’s safely before the onset of punk and new wave, when AM Radio still reigned. I love the earthiness of this chick; it’s sad she didn’t have as huge a career as her contemporaries. But I could listen to this one over and over and that’s just fine by me.
From the historical writing archive. Original date: December 1, 2016. Recovered from local source material; editorial review is still in progress.