Roger Miller
A breezy narrative song from Disney's animated Robin Hood, built on the folk-troubadour convention of a wandering minstrel…
friendship carefree adventure danger treated lightly
Steve Miller Band
A loose, groove-driven protest song that trades argument for attitude, using a repeated defensive gesture and a nonsense scat…
personal freedom anti-authoritarianism consumerism and conformity
The Who
A buoyant, almost novelty-song ode to caravan life, in which freedom is defined entirely by motion and lack of fixed address.…
freedom through motion rejection of domesticity escapism
Carly Simon
This is Carly Simon's vocal reading of the Glenn Miller-era standard, a courtly, formal love lyric built entirely around a…
romantic devotion longing and anticipation nature as backdrop for love
