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James Brown, Please Please Please
Welcome to part 16 of my youtube favorites countdown. In this edition we’ll be bringing down the house with the Godfather of Soul, James Brown. Helped out by his Famous Flames, this performance of Please Please Please, is from the TAMI rock show, a 1964 concert movie. This performance, considered by Prince to be the…
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Bill Haley and the Comets, Rock Around the Clock!
Part 14 of my youtube favorites countdown clicks off another rung, this time with Bill Haley and the Comet’s Rock Around the Clock! This live clip, from 1956, features Bill and his band absolutely shredding their iconic classic with total disregard for the world they were changing. Considered one of the first true songs of…
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John Lennon, Cold Turkey
Part 13 of my youtube favorites countdown continues with the hard-blues psyche fest, John Lennon’s Cold Turkey. Just around the time the Beatles broke up, John Lennon set loose a blistering array of personal/emotional/political singles; Instant Karma, Give Peace a Chance, and this immortal classic, Cold Turkey. John wrote the song about his experience in…
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Eternity, the Game Show!
Christopher Walken once claimed that he speaks the way he does because he constantly keeps waltz time in his head. It explains a lot. But perhaps nothing can explain this incredible sketch from SNL, which is also part 12 of my youtube countdown. Written in SNL’s golden age, this sketch is what happens when you…
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The Rolling Stones, Respectable
Welcome to part 10 of my youtube favorites countdown where we take a look at the rollicking 1978 single, “Respectable,” by the Rolling Stones. Its appropriate that we take a look at this awesome song right after diving into Chuck Berry’s world. This s0ng is basically a master course on what happens when you combine…
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Chuck Berry, Roll Over Beethoven
Part 9 of my youtube favorites countdown rocks on with Chuck Berry’s legendary 1956 ultra-classic, Roll Over Beethoven. This clip is like none you’ve ever seen of Chuck. Here he was on a French TV show in 1958 in his utter prime. He’s young, happy, and capable of bending his guitar into a piece of…
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The Beatles, Don’t Let Me Down
Part 8 of my favorite youtube video series continues with my favorite Beatles song, “Don’t Let Me Down.” Now, for most people who love the Beatles, its not easy maintaining a favorite song, or album, or group member. They change with age, the seasons, and experience. But I can say, that at least for the…
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The Atlantics, Come On!
Part 7 of my favorite youtube videos countdown continues with The Atlantics! Hailing from Australia, The Atlantics started out as Sydney’s answer to the Beach Boys…except, they didn’t sing. They were a surf rock instrumental band who churned out the local hits “Bombora.” Looking to change their image a bit, they collaborated with lead singer…
