Here’s today’s second block of videos from YouTube, as gathered for my regular web gig.
The Vogues: “Five O’Clock World,” because it’s Friday evening.
T. Rex: “20th Century Boy.” Better than “Get It On,” imho.
Hoodoo Gurus: Garage rock and pop classicists from Australia. “Like Wow, Wipeout!” is not a great video, but it rawks.
AC/DC: Speaking of Down Under, here’s a “Whole Lotta Rosie.”
Jimi Hendrix: His take on Dylan’s “Like A Rolling Stone” at the Monterey Pop Festival would be worth it just for the acid-inspired stage patter, but he plays guitar, too. And for strange, you can see Jimi on the Dick Cavett Show.
Art Brut: “Emily Kane” is equal parts witty Ray Davies (The Kinks) and childlike Jonathan Richman (Modern Lovers). And though it’s not video, “Formed A Band,” which is streaming from the band’s MySpace page is equally good in its own way, with lyrics including “…and yes, this is my singing voice/ It is not irony/ and it’s not rock ‘n’ roll/ it’s just me talking… to the kids.” Plus a bit on the Mideast.
Previously: Parts One, Two and Three.
Ok, enough of this crap – where’s the ‘Dillo?
Trot that little mobile speed-bump out here.
Sorry, I forgot. Here you go.
Google to buy YouTube?
Yeah, I heard that story on the radio this afternoon. When you read about the impact on postings of copyrighted material, it’s not a great prospect.
I was going to post a batch of videos myself, but since you’re on a roll I’ll just add a few here:
There was a great concert clip of “Theme From An Imaginary Western”, performed by Leslie West’s late 80s / early 90s solo band. It’s gone now, but when I went to look for it, I found this: a 1970 clip of the original Mountain performing the song. That’s the late Felix Pappalardi on bass & vocals. Trivia: He also played piano on Cream’s “Badge”.
The late Michael Hedges was easily the most interesting artist on the Windham Hill label. He hated the New Age label, instead calling his music new edge, or heavy mental. I saw him twice in concert, once on Halloween, when he came onstage in drag.
Bob Wills, the king of western swing, in a musical number from some movie. Note how he keeps craning around to read the cue cards. I bought my aged parents a copy of Asleep At the Wheel’s tribute album to him, Ride With Bob, years ago and they’re still thanking me.
Hah! I just posted some Bob Wills on Thursday!
… along with a bunch of Susanna Hoffs, including her must-see cover of Bad Company’s “Feel Like Makin’ Love.”
Oh, Susanna…
Who’s humpin’ that chick these days? Looks to have his hands full, whoever it is. She always was a little hottie.
Watched the “live on Letterman” vid too – she’s still doing that glance-sideways-at-the-camera thing, I see. Geeze babe, get some new moves, huh?
That would be Jay Roach.
I should have added that Hoffs met Matthew Sweet (in the Letterman clip) because both were in Ming Tea—the band that plays in the little asides in the Austin Powers movies, which are directed by Roach.
And I can put up with her using the same eye moves, as long as she has the other moves from that Bad Co. cover.
Correction: The Matthew Sweet clip at the Pate site is not from Letterman; mojo is referring to this clip, I think.