Van Morrison - Days Like This
Technically this is '95 and thus out of your range, but I think Van the Man himself should get a pass. Incidentally I just started rewatching Boston Legal a week ago, whic his precisely where I first heard this song almost 20 years ago. Haven't seen it in my rewatch yet though.
Grover Washington Jr - Just The Two Of Us
I'm really glad I can listen to this again without getting miserable about my last ex again... well, at least for a few brief moments. Such a beautiful song, it's a shame really I associate it with such a repulsive hoe