Otis Redding performs at Monterey Pop Festival, in Monterey, Calif., in June 1967. Photo by Bruce Fleming/Getty Images. It has once again been a long week, so I am once again defaulting to comfort music, and you once again get to hear it, too. You’re welcome. Like I said…

The bad news for music lovers is that the quality of songs is starting to decline from the 1970 peak.  The good news for me is that the quality of songs is starting to decline so I don’t have 20-plus song shortlists anymore. Don’t get me wrong, the songs are still…