Chas,
Are you hip to Esperanza Spalding? You mentioned Midnight Sun - This woman proves my point that the vocal (or melody) and the bass are ALL YOU NEED to get across an idea, and that's why they are the 2 most important elements in a song, for me. Check it out on good speakers, or you'll miss the beauty of the bass.

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