British Airways and Heathrow Airport baggage handlers celebrate Freddie Mercury’s birthday in style.
John Lennon and Yoko Ono Performing On The Jerry Lewis Telethon, 1972
Backed by Elephant’s Memory, John Lennon and Yoko Ono play “Imagine,” “Now or Never,” and a reggae arrangement of “Give Peace a Chance” on the Jerry Lewis Telethon in 1972.
https://youtu.be/kEGTV8usZsI
Dolly Parton’s 1973 hit “Jolene” slowed down to 33 RPM changes the whole meaning of the song
A 45 of Dolly Parton’s 1973 hit “Jolene” played at 33RPM not only sounds cool, it also manages to change the meaning, if only through the actual sound of her voice.
As Andrea DenHoed notes in The New Yorker, “Slow Ass Jolene,” below, transforms Parton’s “baby-high soprano” into something deep, soulful and seemingly, male. As one YouTube poster said, “The story becomes a man begging a woman not to take his man, not that there’s anything wrong with that.”
Metallica Plays Prince
Metallica’s Rob Trujillo and Kirk Hammett jam on Prince’s “When Doves Cry” at the Target Center in Minneapolis, MN on September 4, 2018.
This might be the best trolling ever recorded on television.
Emma Stone has never met a Spice Girl. Graham has an answer.
How Michael Jackson Made a Song
A closer look at how the King of Pop crafted his first big pop hit, “Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough.’
Joe Strummer’s Isolated Vocals For The Clash’s “London Calling”
Oh, play THIS one loud.
https://youtu.be/rGVe0Yh2UAs
Annie Lennox’s Isolated Vocals For Eurythmics’ “Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)”
“Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)” by Eurythmics was released as the fourth and final single from the album of the same name in early 1983. The song became their breakthrough hit, establishing Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart worldwide. Its music video helped to propel the song to number 2 on the UK Singles Chart and number 1 on the US Billboard Hot 100. It was the first single released by Eurythmics in the US.
The Bob Lefsetz Podcast: Danny Goldberg
Music industry veteran, Danny Goldberg is the publicist, manager and record label exec who helped shape the careers of Nirvana, Sonic Youth, Bonnie Raitt, The Allman Brothers and many more. He sits down with Bob Lefsetz to talk music, politics, drugs and business. They discuss today’s political landscape before diving deep into Goldberg’s early years writing for Billboard and being recruited to run publicity for Led Zeppelin. He became a manager and led various record labels, signing icons like Stevie Nicks and Steve Earle. They cover pivotal moments in his career, like the day Kurt Cobain died and end with a discussion about the music industry today.
Listen To Barry Gibb’s “Grease (demo)”, A Favourite Of Sloan’s Jay Ferguson
In the recent Brooklyn Vegan article on what the Canadian rock band Sloan listen to in the car, the group picks Genesis, David Bowie, and this track I’ve never heard before in this form. It’s the theme song from the movie Grease, written by Barry Gibb and performed by Frankie Valli. It sold over seven million copies worldwide, but this demo version is so perfect, and now on my playlist. Jay Ferguson reveals why he loves it, too:
Where has this been hiding since 1978? It came to light while we were on tour earlier this year. I think I played it anytime I had my hands on the bus stereo. Evidently it’s not a party starter. I’ve always been a big fan of the very-non-1950’s sounding original from the film soundtrack, but as evidenced by this piano and vocal demo by Barry, the song was already pure gold before Frankie Valli stepped up to the microphone.