Us and Them - Pink Floyd (1973)

The Great Gig in the Sky may have the greatest recorded improvised wailing session but Us and Them has the best Sax in PF's Dark Side of the Moon. When I listen to that after the long guitar intro I know I'm in for something great. Then the pace of delivery of the words confirm that other worldliness feeling you get from the beginning. PF dabbled with music of the psyche and the less mundane in their previous work but for me this piece is masterly. Best line : "Us and them, and after all we're only ordinary men"

Tie a yellow ribbon - Dawn (1973)

I never liked this song when it came out. It was much later that the cleverness of the melody and words sunk in. I could picture the man on the bus freshly out of gaol nervously waiting to see if his girlfriend is still waiting for him. Will the yellow ribbon be tied to that tree? Stay tuned to find out.

Starman - David Bowie (1973)

I don't know where I was when this song was released, maybe in space but it was some years later that I remember hearing it for the first time. Excellent acoustics on that steel string and David at the peak of his creativity.