I Won't Back Down

MCA, under Universal. There ain't no easy way out. He still will not move.

MCA released it. Universal holds MCA. Petty sings a refusal. The song does not tell you whether the thing he is refusing is worth it. That is your job. A house that never refuses anything will be moved by whoever pushes hardest.

Use it for a real line. Not for a mood.

The eight

Industry
7/10
A plain song for a plain decision.
Household
4/10
No particular house. A stand.
Piety
4/10
The stand is the sacred thing.
Courage
8/10
He says he will not retreat, and names the cost.
Republic
6/10
A line you can hold for someone else, not only for pride.
Temperance
6/10
No swagger past the sentence.
Truth
7/10
You can stand him at the gates of hell. He means the pressure.
Stewardship
6/10
Useful when the house is being pushed. Dangerous if the stand is only ego.

Live historicallyName one thing this house will not back down on. Write it where you can see it.

Song · Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, Pandora, and YouTube Music · 1970

A&M · Universal Music Group

Close to You

A&M, under Universal. Birds, stars, and a person. The scale is sincere.

A&M released it. Universal holds A&M. The Carpenters sang as if a well-ordered love were not embarrassing. It isn't.

Play it low, in the house, about a real person.

The eight

Industry
8/10
The arrangement is gentle and exact.
Household
7/10
One person, wondered at. Not a crowd.
Piety
5/10
Wonder, aimed at a face.
Courage
4/10
No test. A thanks.
Republic
3/10
Two people.
Temperance
8/10
Soft, and it does not grab.
Truth
6/10
The hyperbole is a way of saying the plain thing.
Stewardship
7/10
A kitchen song. Keep it.

Live historicallyOnce, at supper, with the person in the room.