Wednesday, March 25, 2015

THIS AIN'T NO PARTY, THIS AIN'T NO DISCO, AND THIS IS NOT A REBEL SONG:  Twenty songs whose live versions are the definitive ones.

[#21: Sugar, "Hoover Dam."]
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8 comments:

  1. Joseph Finn11:34 AM

    #22: Ella Fitzgerald covering Mack The Knife, on The Complete Ella In Berlin.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vXAtVbZbkI

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  2. bill.12:43 PM

    This Carolina Chocolate Drops live version of "Hit 'Em Up Style" is much better than what appears on their album. https://youtu.be/wKTXJUYiAT4

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  3. bill.12:48 PM

    The video version of Pete Townshend's "Face The Face" is somehow different (and better) than what actually appears on the soundtrack. https://youtu.be/N_N2kJg29v4

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  4. The Pathetic Earthling3:03 PM

    Blue Oyster Cult covering "Roadhouse Blues" with the Doors' Bobby Kreiger on guitar.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twGVQD0hbcE

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  5. bristlesage8:54 AM

    Somewhere, there's gotta be Bruce, right?

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  6. Benner9:15 AM

    What about, literally everything the Grateful Dead ever did.

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  7. The Pathetic Earthling4:19 PM

    This is true, even in Jerry's later days.

    Here's my single favorite Grateful Dead song, and my favorite performance of it (although the studio version is pretty good).

    The choice of this song should surprise absolutely no one.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUi6YQ9x6J4

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  8. Benner9:12 AM

    It's kind of shocking that the list didn't include anything off of Allman Brothers Live at the Fillmore East.

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