When people say rock & roll songs aren’t as good as they used to be, I think they’re referring to the high bar set by songs like “Starman”. Here was a track that played a perfect role on one of the decade’s most renowned concept albums, but also could stand on its own. “Starman” caught our ears off guard with its opening minor chord strums, which led us into the harmonic explosion of the chorus and one of classic rock’s finest string arrangements.

“There's a starman waiting in the sky. He'd like to come and meet us, but he thinks he'd blow our minds.”