The "Let's Enjoy YouTube While We Can" Thread

[ggould]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lNFRLrP014

Leningrad Cowboys and Red Army Choir doing Sweet Home Alabama!

[urth]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lNFRLrP014

Leningrad Cowboys and Red Army Choir doing Sweet Home Alabama!

Wow, that's as good as the Japanese orchestra doing Smoke on the Water (or was it Woman from Tokyo?)

Quite the 'dos on those guys too--I thought the drummer was gonna mess up his hair everytime he picked up his stick to hit the snare.

[ggould]

We were watching the Vicar of Dibley a week ago, and this totally cracked us up:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5dzvE7YMpA

After much research, the version is from the late Yvonne Fair, and totally unavailable anywhere.  If you're interested, see Secret Stash.

[RGMike]

We were watching the Vicar of Dibley a week ago, and this totally cracked us up:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5dzvE7YMpA

After much research, the version is from the late Yvonne Fair, and totally unavailable anywhere.  If you're interested, see Secret Stash.

chart geeks: The Yvonne Fair version was a #5 UK hit, tho' it didn't fare as well over here -- it's a cover of a Kim Weston song from 1963.

[princessofcairo]

i spy
jackson browne
phoebe snow
patti austin
carly simon
barbara mandrell
bumpus
james taylor
bonnie raitt

who am i missing?

http://youtube.com/watch?v=ZYtUWWwpGSw

[Wayback]

i spy
jackson browne
phoebe snow
patti austin
carly simon
barbara mandrell
bumpus
james taylor
bonnie raitt

who am i missing?
http://youtube.com/watch?v=ZYtUWWwpGSw

I also spy: The Doobie Brothers, Graham Nash, John Hall (of Orleans), Nicolette Larson, (others I don't know).  Also playing at that No Nukes Concert Sept 1979 Madison Square Garden (but not on that closing number) were Tom Petty & Heartbreakers, Bruce & E Street Band, Crosby-Stills, Ry Cooder, Jesse Colin Young, Poco, Chaka Khan, Ray Parker Jr & Raydio, Gil Scott-Heron, Sweet Honey in the Rock.

[princessofcairo]

fun with façades:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAFI1i5FIBc

[ggould]

fun with façades:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAFI1i5FIBc

absolutelyfabulous!

[Gazoo]

fun with façades:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAFI1i5FIBc

Happy 5,000th Post! 

[princessofcairo]

woohoo! scribe, scribe, superdeescribe!

[RGMike]

a pre-Graduate Dustin Hoffman for Volkswagen:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3RD-hG4nbc

[princessofcairo]

a pre-Graduate Dustin Hoffman for Volkswagen:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3RD-hG4nbc

"he'll show you where the motor is!"

[Lightnin' Rod]

My new favorite version of "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" --

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7sT1HRV2qU

[ggould]

My new favorite version of "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" --

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7sT1HRV2qU

1. who is the lead guitarist in the first half of the song?
2. Prince was pretty awesome, and over-the-top at the same time, eh?

[urth]

My new favorite version of "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" --

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7sT1HRV2qU

1. who is the lead guitarist in the first half of the song?
2. Prince was pretty awesome, and over-the-top at the same time, eh?

1. I'd thought it might have been Tim Renwick, but in looking up pictures of him to confirm, I see that it's definitely not. No idea.

2. Yeah, right on both counts. There's some argument in the comments below the video with people debating the merits of Prince's performance. I loved it myself--over the top, yes, but completely within the spirit of the song. And I loved watching Dhani Harrison watching Prince--he was just grinning like mad.

I remember this was posted on the web for a time shortly after the ceremony but got pulled down for some reason (VH1 giving their lawyers something to do, most likely). Glad it's available again.