The centerpiece of Dr. John's requiem EP for his drowned town is a mostly instrumental suite in which he pours his love and anger into his organ and piano playing. There isn't much sweetness in the vocal hymn "Sweet Home New Orleans," but the closing second-line chorus keeps coming 'round in hope: "We're gonna be back, twice as strong."

“Everyday People”

"Everyday People" managed to trailblaze in two different ways -- it was one of the first pop hits to deal with the subject of racial harmony, and it utilized Larry Graham's "slap" technique on the bass guitar, which would soon be copied by countless other bassists. Graham once said about his pulsating style, "I'd never done that before … that's where the freedom of creativity came in for the band, that we'd be allowed to do that." In 1978, the song's line "Different strokes for different folks" would be borrowed for the title of the hit television show Diff'rent Strokes.