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june.
18...how much would you have paid to see led zeppelin's last show?16...loose lips: top 5 moments in lip-synchery
15...wilco covering steely dan's "any major dude will tell you"
14...sick-nasty pop song of the moment iii: katy perry's "california gurls"
may.
april.
28...way worse than cool hybrids, like zonies or tigons: the three worst/best celeb music crossoversmarch.
3...ok go- “this too shall pass”: ushering rube goldberg back into the spotlightfebruary.
9...smash mouth steals things. from steely dan.4...tale as old as time: the avalanches - "since i left you"
3...case study - pearl jam's sophomore slump: a project 18 years in the making
december.
24...robert goulet wants you to have a merry christmas18...jimmy fallon's neil young: this generation's john belushi's joe cocker?
17...songs that couldn't be more different / openings that couldn't be more similar
4...wayne campbell on led zeppelin
november.
24..."thanksgiving time" - chris kattan & will ferrell as air supply16...miley cyrus; what have you done?
13...jack donaghy on san francisco
10...sick-nasty pop song of the moment ii: owl city's "fireflies"
3...cartman feat. lady gaga - "poker face"
october.
28...top 11 saxophone moments of all time23...'in the 80s, the leading cause of blindness was looking at kenny loggins without sunglasses on.'
22...we are scientists - liars inre: band title; experts inre: funny music-video-making
16...buzz aldrin - "rocket experience" (prod. by talib kweli & snoop dogg)
12...my first re-blog: the original "cum on feel the noize" by slade
6..."west coast" from coconut records
3...the brilliance of marvin gaye's "what's going on"
september.
30...the search for the worst music on the internet or even the world30...andy samberg re-invents hip-hop in one fell swoop
27...follow up: snpsotm i
24...public service announcement: sick-nasty pop song of the moment i: miley cyrus
24...how springsteen's "born to run" nearly was "born to sit on a shelf and never run. ever."
23...reckless sons win 'free the noise' in nyc
14...don't roll over, beethoven.
12...why the ussr lost the cold war
9..."take me home tonight": eddie money reveals his depth. and his mullet.
7...the 32-act musical guilty pleasure smackdown bracket
7...teen's love of foghat's 'slow ride' inspires lunch-bell quest
3...no words necessary: steve-o's rebuttal of awesome instrumentals
3...so, russell: what do you love about music?
august.
30...call me beacon blues: review of steely dan live at the beacon theatre19...the h is o: review of hall & oates live in brooklyn
18...jackalope
11...oh.....whammy.
11...piano cover: the strokes - "12:51"
11...the one and only post about akon
10...a milli a milli a milli a milli
9...the guess who: the original mash-up artists?
6...mstrkrft gts krfty wth urshr
5...music video of the year: nyle - "let the beat build"
3...flo-rida (feat. ne-yo) - "be on you"
3...the instrumental: sean's top 10
2..."it might get loud"...or "it might make me pass out"
1..."the bane rendition": the lost art of the rock instrumental
july.
31......and baoom goes the dynamite31..."runnin' with the devil": the day internet soundboards lost their innocence
30...we are the world. figuratively.
29...band hype II: stripes and lines
28......mulligan?
28..."bad company" on bad company by bad company inspired by bad company
28...the marriage was built to last...but the house was built TOO SMALL
27...i'm a wolfmother-lover, you're a wolfmother-lover, we should - - - - each other's wolfmothers
27...bob dylan wrote every song ever
25...flight of the conchords + pet shop boys = surprise
24...john tesh: most indirectly important sports figure of the 90's?
23...i like turtles.
22...band hype I: burn down the mission
21...robert zubrin on NASA
21...space olympics
21...just ONE more shocking sample
20...chappelle on MJ
20...remember captain eo?
19...MJ.
18...killer crossover
18...john mayer's cover: "lovestoned"
18...free samples IV: the unraveling franchise
18...free samples III: beyond thunderdome
17...free samples II: the samples strike back
16...free samples I
15...the opening crawl
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jimmy fallon’s neil young: this generation’s john belushi’s joe cocker?
Just an absolutely fantastic set of videos from my good friend Jesse.
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Ever wondered what it would sound like if Neil Young covered the Fresh Prince of Bel Air theme song? I certainly have. (A lot.)
Well, wait no longer. Jimmy Fallon has taken out all the guesswork.
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Literally didn’t believe it wasn’t the real Neil the first time I watched this.
Now, you might be saying, “That is the best comedic-yet-dead-on interpretation of a rock legend’s vocal and performance style I’ve ever seen!” Wellllll, you may be right. But, consider the following, which should be considered the archetype for this type of comedy:
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And just for the record: that is how Joe Cocker actually sings live. And yes: his music is phenomenal, and bluesy as shit.
Thanks for reading, folks.
