httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9XmGf40pn4

My favorite band of all time was sadly only together a very short time and thus has few live performances anywhere.  And while I'm glad John continues to tour, his voice just isn't that great anymore.  So after passing over the overrated Proud Mary and Bad Moon Rising, I leave you all with a couple of fine performances.

Thanks for having me this week.  I dedicate the final tune to meat, who has had a hell of a week.  Keep close to your family and friends, keep your chin up, and keep on chooglin.

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkTE4sojDJA

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httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ir1qiFAkjT4

I originally had a Green Day song slated for today.  But it was kind of an angry song, and I figured on a Saturday morning you guys should all be in a good mood.  So here's the best Roy Orbison cover ever.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_Ps_C1O1Ts

My apologies if we had a Woodstock week at one point and I missed this.  I love rock anthems, and with the possible exception of Don't Stop Me Now (of which there are no decent videos I could find), this one's my favorite.

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httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LziZhCX-bBM

I'm a sucker for women who can make soprano sound like a lullaby rather a loon choking on a whistle.  In deciding between featuring Alison Krauss or Regina Spektor, I picked the one I'd most like to...have chop off my hair.  So here you go.  While I do like some of her music where she prominently features her use of the glottal stop (especially On the Radio), I prefer something more basic and sweet.

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httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51kntT8PgLI

NSFW (there's an F-bomb in the first thirty seconds)

The older I get the more I appreciate artists like Ben Folds.  Not only can he play an instrument and play it damn well, he sounds exactly the same live as he does on his albums and does not need to be drowned out by guitars to sound good.  Every time I watch him I wish a genie would come around and grant me the ability to play piano.  This is his most popular live song as he usually has the audience play the trumpet and saxophone parts.  They all do a pretty damn good job here.

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Sometimes it baffles me that the guy who had produced several of my favorite ballads is most famous for Bad Bad, Leroy Brown.  That, and that he looks like a guy who works for a living by wearing a hard hat and holding a Stop/Go sign.  This one is easily my favorite, and it's probably because I lived this song once during a relationship.

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httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69BwNVtyCKs

The goods start 21 seconds in.

While I do like country music probably more than anyone here, the genre doesn't typically hold my favorite songs.  Thus, the whole week will not be about drinkin' and cheatin'.  I do apologize.  However, we will start with country and a soulful, personal song from somebody you've never heard of (and frankly, neither have I).  This song was remade by Brad Paisley, and while Brad's voice is technically more proficient, it never feels like he lived the lyrics.

Hope you enjoy it, and hope to see you the rest of the week.

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