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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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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…
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Lucinda Williams, Drunken Angel
Part 22 of my youtube countdown features the modern legend Lucinda Williams and her miraculous Byrds-esque folk jam, Drunken Angel. This song, about dead country singer Blaze Foley, is like the greatest song Tom Petty never wrote. It’s one of those beautiful syncopated guitar pop gems with a gorgeous melody and wonderfully sung lyrics from…