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Neko Case, Buckets of Rain
In part 32 of my youtube countdown, we find Neko Case covering Bob Dylan’s Buckets of Rain from Bob’s “Blood on the Tracks” album. There are two things you need to understand. First, Neko Case is my favorite female singer in the world. Her voice is just a soaring laser beam of power and clarity. …
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The Beatles, Hey Bulldog vs. Lady Madonna Video Controversy
WELCOME to part 31 of my youtube countdown! Today, I have a special Beatle-tastic history lesson, featuring clips of two insanely great Beatle rockers, Hey Bulldog, and Lady Madonna. First, let present the sad story of Hey Bulldog, John Lennon’s lost masterpiece of rock. Hey Bulldog is one of John’s most ferocious, manic rockers. It’s…
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John Lennon, Dear Yoko (home performance)
Part 29 of my youtube countdown continues yesterday’s theme of solo Beatle acoustic performances. In this one, we have John Lennon playing Dear Yoko at his Cold Spring Harbor, Long Island home. The common response to seeing the video is two fold. For starters, a lot of people have trouble believing its really John behind…
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Paul McCartney, For No One
In part 28 of my youtube countdown, I present a 40 something Paul McCartney playing his Beatle classic, For No One, from the Revolver album. There are so many things I love about this performance. First of all, he’s playing one of his most gorgeous piano ballads on acoustic guitar, and its brilliant. I love…
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The Dirty Mac, Yer Blues
Part 27 of my youtube countdown rolls on with another act from the infamous Rock and Roll Circus. This time, we have Dirty Mac. Who is Dirty Mac? Well, its John Lennon, Eric Clapton, Keith Richards (on bass, awesome), and Mitch Mitchell (on drums direct from the Jimi Hendrix Experience.) A super group if there…
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The Rolling Stones, Jumpin’ Jack Flash (Rock and Roll Circus)
It’s part 26 of my youtube countdown, and we’re going to the circus…the Rock and Roll Circus that is. In 1968, the Rolling Stones produced a concert movie that was never released called the..ta daaa… Rock and Roll Circus. The ‘Circus,’ was sadly never released for some reason, that is until the past ten years…
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George, Elton, Eric, Ringo, While My Guitar Gently Weeps
Stepping up to part 25 of my youtube countdown, we visit some old friends reuniting in the 1980s. George Harrison, Elton John, Eric Clapton, Ringo Starr, Jeff Lynn from ELO, and even Phil Collins all got together to play George’s legendary White Album classic, While My Guitar Gently Weeps. Not only does this concert take…
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Bob Marley, One Love/People Get Ready
In part 24 of my youtube countdown, we’re going to look at Bob Marley’s wonderful posthumous music video, “One Love/People Get Ready.” Why the slashed title? Well, when Marley wrote the song in 1965, it was inspired from an old Curtis Mayfield Impressions song “People Get Ready.” The original cut of the song from 65,…
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Bob Dylan, The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll
It’s kind of shame that it took 23 notches in my youtube countdown to get to Bob Dylan, one of my immortal heroes of music..and uhh..life. The video I present to you is utterly fantastic. It’s from the old Steve Allen Tonight Show in 1964. Steve Allen gives Bob an lovely epic introduction to the…
