We knocked off 100-50, now its time to begin rounding off the list of my 100 favorite youtube videos with part 3. In this list you’re gonna find a lot of amazing super groups, all-star pair ups, and ultra rare collaborations! Let’s begin the magical mystery tour right now!
#49. John Lennon, Jealous Guy – I dig this video because of John’s ruminations on the philosophy of love right before he launches into the song.
#48. Louie CK on Late Night With Conan O’Brien – Appropriate because Louie’s genius show Louie began its second season last week. Don’t miss that.
#47. Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, Mean Woman Blues/Blue Suede Shoes – They were still young, and they were still thin, and of course they could still rock.
#46. The Beatles, Strawberry Fields Forever – My favorite Beatles song, when I was 17 years old.
#45. Ween, Freedom of ’76, The Jane Pratt Show – It was early in the morning, and they were very stoned. They were also very perfect.
#44. The Flaming Lips, She Don’t Use Jelly (Live on Letterman) – Paul Shaffer appearance #1 in a band you’d never think he was a temporary member of. Won’t be the last time you’ll see him here.
#43. The Magnetic Fields, Grand Canyon – Some of the greatest lyrics ever in a pop song. It’s an objective fact.
#42. 17 Year Old Biggie Smalls, Street Rap Battle – If only the East Coast/West Coast rap war of the 90s was resolved with words and not with guns…Really the height of irony…
#41. Jeff Beck and Tal Wilkenfeld, Freeway Jam + Blue Wind – The cutest girl who ever mastered bass guitar playing alongside Keith Richard’s life stunt double.
#40. Jerry Lee Lewis, I’m On Fire – Ooh, the best Jerry Lee Lewis song that nobody knows about, except you, you MUST know this song.
#39. Michael Jackson, James Brown, and Prince – The holy trinity of dance, funk, and soul all on the same stage at the same time. Such things make the gods very happy.
#38. George Harrison, Paul Simon, Here Comes the Sun – George and Paul reunite! Not that Paul…Whole lotta bad hairstyles going on in this one.
#37. George Harrison, Bob Dylan, If Not For You – Another live ultra rare cut from George’s legendary “Concert for Bangladesh.” This was Dylan’s famous “denim phase.”
#36. Bob Dylan & Eric Clapton, Crossroads – Two grizzled vets having an absolute ball…Plus you get to see Dylan rock a Fender Strat live. Pretty cool.
#35. Muddy Waters and the Rolling Stones – First you get Muddy rocking the song that gave the Stones their name, then you see them rocking together with Mick high on cocaine!
#34. Matthew Sweet, We’re the Same and Girlfriend – The only two Matthew Sweet songs I’ve ever heard, but I’ve played them a million times.
#33. The Police, So Lonely – What a fantastic cut from the Police. This is Sting just how we like him; young, angry, and single.
#32. Neko Case, Buckets of Rain – The woman with best voice in rock singing my favorite Bob Dylan song of 2011!
#31. The Beatles, Hey Bulldog vs. Lady Madonna Video Controversy – The geniuses at Apple mixed these two clips up years ago! It only took them 25 years to sort em out.
#30. Kermit and the Cookie Monster – The funniest Cookie Monster video you’ll ever see. Also the greatest acting by Kermit.
#29. John Lennon, Dear Yoko (home performance) – John Lennon inventing the “upload yourself singing with a guitar for youtube” video, 25 years before youtube is invented.
#28. Paul McCartney, For No One – Paul McCartney is a real underrated acoustic guitar player…Every time he picks one up, he can freeze the world.
#27. The Dirty Mac, Yer Blues – The greatest one off super group of all time. Lennon, Clapton, Richards, and Mitchell. Oh yea, and Yoko Ono is trying to get out of a bag or something.
#26. The Rolling Stones, Jumpin’ Jack Flash (Rock and Roll Circus) – The sexiest, sludgiest performance of this classic the Stones ever pulled off.
#25. George, Elton, Eric, Ringo, While My Guitar Gently Weeps – A bunch of superstars aligned to play the White Album classic in classic horrible 80s gear!