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Howlin' Wolf, Smokestack Lightning
Back to rock and roll with part 81 of my youtube countdown. Today I have the fierce Howlin’ Wolf with his immortal classic, Smokestack Lightning. Wolf, born Chester Arthur Burnett, was a massive imposing man with a growling blues roar. He didn’t get his name from his size, but rather his fear. His grandfather used…
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X-Men, The Animated Series Review
Before I launched williesimpson.com, I ran a website called internetclub91.com with my friend Ken Kocses. On that site, I created a web series called the Superhero Club Review. The reviews had the premise that I would review every superhero related TV show and movie ever. Well, I still haven’t given up on the idea, and…
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George Harrison, Bangladesh
Part 80 of the countdown continues with George Harrison’s charity rock performance of “Bangladesh.” This is the second video I’m posting from the “Concert for Bangladesh,” the first being the incredible rehearsal video of Bob Dylan and George Harrison playing “If Not For You.” This song starts off really sad and maudlin, but kicks into…
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Michael Jackson, Pepsi Commericals
We’re the Pepsi Generation in part 79 of my youtube countdown. I’ve got Michael, Marlon, Jackie, Randy, Tito, and Jermaine all pitching soft drinks in the height of the 80s soda craze. These 3 awesome videos to take you back in time to a more magical place where if you were drinking a Pepsi and…
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Carl Sagan, A Glorious Dawn ft. Stephen Hawking (Symphony of Science)
Part 78 of my youtube countdown takes us to the stars and beyond with the legendary Carl Sagan “singing” about the wonder and beauty of the universe with Stephen Hawking. Some brilliant interneter cobbled this autotune masterpiece together featuring Sagan and Hawking rhapsodizing their best and most profound quotes into a groovy psychedelic techno jam. …
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Jeff Bridges, The Man in Me
For part 77 of my countdown, I got Jeff Bridges performing “The Man in Me” at a Lebowski Fest in Los Angeles. The song of course was featured beautifully in the Coen Brothers ultra cult classic, “The Big Lebowski,” when the Dude is riding that magic rug. Dylan wrote this song for his 1970 LP…
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The Ramones, Howard Stern On-Air Fight, I Wanna Be Sedated
Part 76 of my youtube countdown closes down punk week in a hilarious fashion. It’s an old interview from the Howard Stern show featuring Joey Ramone and Marky Ramone going at each others throats with juvenile comic viciousness. Marky calls up Howard complaining that Joey called Marky a drunk the other day. Joey gets on…
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X Ray Spex, Identity
Part 75 continues my unplanned punk week, this time with the legendary X Ray Spex performing their underground surf punk classic, “Identity.” Never heard of X Ray Spex? Well, they were an original punk group from London whose goal was to be “deliberate underachievers.” Releasing only one album, Germ Free Adolescents, X Ray Spex were…
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The Ramones, Blitzkrieg Bop
Part 74 roars on, as I guess its punk week here on williesimpson.com. This time I have the Ramones smashing through a blistering live performance of “Blitzkrieg Bop,” the lead off track from their debut record. The Ramones, hailing from Forest Hill, Queens, NY, are probably the world’s first original punk rockers. This video is…
