The White Stripes, "Hotel Yorba"

One of my ten favorite songs of all time, from 2001's White Blood Cells. Why have I not posted it yet? Beats me. Enjoy. And try not to shake the room with your foot stomping.

The Killers, "All These Things That I've Done"

Garth Brooks, "Callin' Baton Rouge" (Live)

For yesterday...


GARTH BROOKS CALLIN' BATON ROUGE by rawestern

Three Dog Night, "Joy to the World"

Last night Maura and I saw The Big Chill for the first time at Brooklyn Bridge Park, so of course this is the song of the day. Maura dismissed it as hyperbole, but I stand by this: the opening to this song is one of the greatest in the history of rock and roll. How can you be anything but ecstatic when you hear the first line?

Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show, "Carry Me, Carrie"

I don't know where it's leadin' to

But I know I can make it if I lean on you

Like many of their songs, this was penned by Shel Silverstein.  Enjoy!

Tapes 'N Tapes, "Freak Out"

More great music out of MSP.  Enjoy!

MARCH OF THE COVERS: Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, "Rocket Man" (Elton John)

Happy Birthday, Maura.  This is pretty rollicking... but not quite as much as your version :)

MARCH OF THE COVERS: Emmylou Harris, "C'est La Vie" (Chuck Berry)

Here's a young Emmylou Harris and her Hot Band with a rockin' country take on Chuck Berry, from 1977's Luxury Liner.

Rain Machine, "Give Blood"

Enter the romper room and wreak havoc, with the solo project of (TV on the Radio's) Kyp Malone... Enjoy!  And jump on the bed!  Unless you're Blue!

Gladys Knight and the Pips, "I Heard It through the Grapevine"

Originally written for Smokey Robinson & the Miracles by Barrett Strong ("Money (That's What I Want)") and Norman Whitfield, the song faced an uphill battle past Berry Gordy to reach the public.  Gladys' and the Pips' version was the first to be released and eventually became a #1 single.  Of course it was later outperformed by Marvin's definitive take, but this is stellar... seen here on Soul Train.  Enjoy!

Ricky Skaggs, "Shady Grove"

If you can get past the fact that this is a studio version dubbed over a low quality video, it's a pretty sweet romp.  Every time I see that gal, I always tell her, "Howdy."

Scissor Sisters, "Take Your Mama"

The White Stripes, "Bone Broke"

From 2009's Icky Thump...

Rufus Thomas, "Do the Funky Penguin"

You can't do it without shuffling your feet, peeps.

Wreckless Eric, "(I'd Go the) Whole Wide World"

Like probably 2 million other people, it took Stranger than Fiction (which I highly recommend, if you haven't seen it) to introduce me to this delightfully punky, weird and sweet song. Enjoy!

The Duke Spirit, "Love is an Unfamiliar Name"

Muddy Waters, "Rollin' and Tumblin'"

Blues standard later recorded by Cream, among others, and re-worked by Bob Dylan a few years back... Enjoy!

Slow Club, "It Doesn't Have to Be Beautiful"

I like Bright Eyes, and I like Tilly & the Wall.  So it follows that I would like what sounds like a joyous hybrid of the two.  Enjoy!

Noisettes, "Sister Rosetta (Capture the Spirit)"

Sometimes the iTunes single of the week is a worthless bucket of manufactured syrup.  And sometimes it alerts you to something really rad.  Learning of the Noisettes a couple of years ago was an emphatic example of the latter.  Make sure to watch (and not just listen)... the video effects on the chorus are gnarly.  Enjoy!

Arctic Monkeys, "I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor"

From 2005's Whatever People Say I Am That's What I'm Not...