Is Miguel an arty infiltrator of the mainstream, or a pop dude slumming underground? It's unclear – but the music is undeniable. His new EPs strike a delicious balance between pro forma R&B seduction and the Weeknd's psychedelic bedroom jams. "Adorn" and "Arch n Point" are eerily beautiful, with Miguel's falsetto shimmering over spare, spacey beats. Vol. 2 is marred by the misogynistic "Broads," but mostly Miguel is – like his obvious model, Prince – chivalrous and weird, a gallant with a freaky side.

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“(We're Not) The Jet Set”

George Jones and Tammy Wynette were still married when they recorded the tongue-in-cheek "(We're Not) The Jet Set." The lyrics, written by Nashville songwriter Bobby Braddock, who also penned Wynette's "D-I-V-O-R-C-E" and Jones' "He Stopped Loving Her Today," make fun of the good life by declaring, "We're not the Jet Set/We're the old Chevrolet set." Braddock recalled that while writing the song, he needed the name of a city that evened out the rhyme he had with "Riviera" and "Missourah." “I got out a Rand McNally atlas," he said. "In the first part are the maps. The last part is an alphabetical listing of cities. I wanted a rustic, small-time sound. I went to the listing for Missouri. And I found 'Festus.' I loved the sound of it."