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WATCH: Hillbilly Cover of AC/DCs “Thunderstruck” LIVE

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05/30/2019

Wait, what? As usual, I was looking for something else when I came across this masterpiece, by a band called Steve’n’Seagulls, which does a lot of covers of rock songs all with their own unique twists. This time it’s “Thunderstruck” by AC/DC. For comparisons sake, I have included the original music video of “Thunderstruck” from AC/DC below. Interesting side note: the hillbilly version was recorded LIVE, including the opening sequence…

WATCH: Kim Carnes – “Bette Davis Eyes” LIVE on Fridays

05/16/2019

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Who remembers ABC’s answer to Saturday Night Live, the short-lived Fridays, which aired on–not surprisingly–Friday nights from April 11, 1980 to April 23, 1982? Like SNL, they also had musical guests, and Carnes was a guest on the September 25, 1981 episode, with William Shatner hosting. Did you know that “Bette Davis Eyes” was written and composed by Donna Weiss and Jackie DeShannon, and originally released by DeShannon in 1974? …

WATCH: The Captain & Tennille – “Muskrat Love” LIVE

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05/02/2019

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Why a LIVE performance of this horrible, horrible song from 1976 off The Captain and Tennille’s album Song of Joy? Because I found it and it only made listening to this song that much worse. (You’re welcome!) I can just see the song writer now, drunk with his friends back in the 70s, bragging that he could write a hit song about ANYTHING! And one of them says, “oh yeah,…

WATCH: Chuck Berry – “My Ding-A-Ling” – LIVE – 1972

04/28/2019

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Not sure what TV show this performance was from, but looks to me like BBC 2, although I’m sure one of our readers will help me out with that. Regardless, this is a great LIVE version of Chuck Berry’s “My Ding-A-Ling” which ended up being his only #1 song in the US. (You can get the original CD it was on, The London Chuck Berry Sessions, here.) Here’s more on…

WATCH: “Torn Between Two Lovers” LIVE performance by Mary MacGregor – The Midnight Special – 1977

04/22/2019

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Oh boy, what a painful song to have to listen to again. Hated it back in ’77, and it hasn’t gotten any better. On the plus side I can say I always enjoy these live performances on The Midnight Special, and MacGregor isn’t a bad singer (or hard to look at) it’s just a horrible, horrible example of late 70’s pop radio. Obviously some people loved it as it hit…

WATCH: Jackson Browne: “You Love The Thunder” LIVE!

04/12/2019

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Tried to find a video of this song from when it first came out, but no luck. However, this is a great LIVE version of the song and shows just how good Jackson Browne still is after all these years. Here’s more about the song from Wikipedia: “You Love the Thunder” is a song written and performed by American singer-songwriter Jackson Browne from his 1977 live album, Running on Empty,…

WATCH: Joe Jackson – “You Can’t Get What You Want (Till You Know What You Want)” – 1988

03/12/2019

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“You Can’t Get What You Want (Till You Know What You Want)” is a single from Joe Jackson’s 1984 album Body and Soul. Here’s more about Joe Jackson from Wikipedia: David Ian “Joe” Jackson (born 11 August 1954) is an English musician and singer-songwriter. After years of studying music and playing clubs, Jackson’s first release, “Is She Really Going Out with Him?” became a hit in 1979. This was followed…

WATCH: Robert Palmer – “Sailing Shoes / Hey Julia / Sneakin’ Sally Through the Alley” – 10/13/1979

03/07/2019

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Fans will likely remember Robert Palmer for his 80s music videos for songs like “Addicted to Love” and “Simply Irresistible” which brought him huge mainstream music success. Less well known are songs like this trilogy, “Sailing Shoes/Hey Julia/Sneakin’ Sally Through the Alley” which show more a blues/soul version of his sound. Here’s more about this song(s) from Wikipedia: Sneakin’ Sally Through the Alley is the debut solo album by Robert…

WATCH: KISS ” on The Midnight Special” 4/1/75 includes Deuce, She and Black Diamond

02/07/2019

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Wow! An early performance, about six months before the band really exploded on the scene with release of “KISS Alive!” in the fall of 1975. What’s really interesting is that most bands on The Midnight Special played one or two of their hits, but KISS gets to play three and is on stage for over 16 minutes. I also really enjoy the introduction by comedian Flip Wilson wearing a white…

WATCH: Wilson Pickett Performs “Mustang Sally” LIVE

01/31/2019

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A powerful R&B song that has been covered numerous times by various artists, but never better than by Wilson Pickett in 1966 as part of his album Wicked Pickett. His version made it to #6 on the R&B charts and #23 on the Pop charts that year. Here’s an outstanding LIVE performance by Pickett, probably around the time the song was released, on Dutch television.

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