NOW 49 12/12/2016 Jules Jacobs (woodwinds)

Jules Jacobs (woodwinds)

and Paula Fuga

Ness's songwriting skills had sharpened considerably

In the '80s

Risin' Outlaw and Lovesick

NOW 49 12/12/2016 Jules Jacobs (woodwinds)When this volume of the Now series was released, in February 2014, three of its inclusions had reached the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100. Those hits Pitbull's "Timber" (featuring Ke$ha), Lorde's "Royals," and Miley Cyrus' "Wrecking Ball" are front loaded here. They're followed by five additional songs that peaked within the Top Ten, including One Direction's "Story of My Life" and "Counting Stars," a Great Big World and Cristina Aguilera's "Say