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The Beatles, All You Need is Love
At last we’ve arrived at part 100 of my youtube favorites countdown. This is the final part of the countdown, and boy has it been a magical journey through some of my favorite songs and videos of all time. I had to end the countdown on the Beatles because it hurts my eyes when they…
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The Beatles, Nowhere Man
We are just one tick away to glorious #100 of my youtube countdown. Until then, you’ll have to make due with part 99 which is of course the Beatles with “Nowhere Man” from 1965’s Rubber Soul. Nowhere Man was the first Beatle song that exclusively had no references to love, girls, or romance. Stepping out…
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Tribalistas, Ja Sei Namorar
We are getting so close to the end, with part 98 of my youtube countdown. Today, I have something a little more international, and why not? After 97 songs, I’m running out of English songs! Anyway, its a good one. Its the song “Ja Sei Namorar” from the Brazilian group Tribalistas. It’s a breezy poppy…
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Carl Perkins and Friends, Rockabilly School
It’s a star studded part 97 on my youtube countdown, and the stakes are getting higher, and the stars are getting hotter as we close in on 100! This time I have the undeniably fantastic performance of Carl Perkins and his super friends from the 1985 concert Blue Suede Shoes: A Rockabilly Session. Get this. …
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Simon and Garfunkel, The Sounds of Silence
It’s part 96 of my youtube countdown, and we are getting so close to the end! This time I have Simon and Garfunkel’s “The Sounds of Silence,” from the album of the same name. When I was crafting the title of this entry, I noticed that the original version of the song was not titled,…
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The Beach Boys, The Ramones, Do You Wanna Dance?
Part 95 is a double dose of glorious rock and roll. I’ve got the Beach Boys and the Ramones rocking the Bobby Freeman classic, “Do You Wanna Dance?.” In the Beach Boys version, drummer Dennis Wilson takes the lead vocals, and man is he good. Dennis was the only Beach Boy that actually surfed, and…
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The Rolling Stones, Paint it, Black
For part 94 of my fast concluding countdown, I have the Rolling Stones, “Paint it, Black,” from their 1966 LP Aftermath. First things first, the odd placement of the comma in the song’s title was added by the Rolling Stones record label Decca. Why? I have no idea. Second, although Richards and Jagger wrote the…
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Ween, Even If You Don't
Part 93 of my youtube countdown keeps the party going with Ween’s stunning 2000 single “Even if You Don’t” from their fantastic White Pepper album. The music video was directed by two geniuses who were enormously influenced by Ween’s music, that being South Park and Book of Mormon creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone. “Even…
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The Doors, Break On Through (To The Other Side)
Part 92 of my youtube countdown tears you into another dimension with the Doors, “Break On Through (To the Other Side).” This is one of the greatest psychedelic pop singles you’ll ever hear. It’s got an iconic pulsing keyboard bass intro played by the genius Ray Manzarek, propulsive drumming by John Densmore, stunning pickless riffs…
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Joy Division, Love Will Tear Us Apart
The final countdown is underway with part 91! It’s the immortal Joy Division’s “Love Will Tear Us Apart,” one of the greatest singles of all time. Joy Division were pioneers of the flashy dark kind of rock and roll known as post punk, a genre known for its angular introverted style. The band was fronted…
