Catchiest lyrics of the day, from @AndyKimMusic, Jeff Barry & @RonDante: "Sunday after mass / picnic in the grass / diggin' Mama Cass" youtube.com/watch?v=lugJnwhp…
Marty Stuart hot-picking Clarence White's original B-bender. Wow! youtube.com/watch?v=Cx_l9kLx…
It's hard to pinpoint the most awesome aspect of this video, but Rex Smith's headband (and golden mane), Rachel Sweet standing on a pedestal to get her in the shot, or the tremendous verve with which they duet are all a part of it. youtube.com/watch?v=o_fWMPWL…
Never saw George Harrison and Dave Edmunds look happier! youtube.com/watch?v=x_T8mRnq…
Clever and amusing on record, Big Daddy's 1950's remake of Sgt. Pepper's was mind-bending live. youtube.com/watch?v=RtH3iOkO…
Hard to top the Melodians' original, and Boney M's 1978 cover is memorable, but Steve Earle's acoustic take is among my favorites. youtube.com/watch?v=zqZ0x4kh…
An extraordinary live production, with the harmonies of Emmylou Harris, Dolly Parton and Linda Ronstadt transformed into ether by the glass harmonica played by Dennis James. youtube.com/watch?v=o2XcBL6k…
Patty Loveless. Wow. "And you fill your cup with whatever bitter brew you're drinking / Spend your life diggin' coal from the bottom of your grave" youtube.com/watch?v=IPhR4c3j…
I've always heard this great Jonathan Richman song nostalgically, but this YouTube commenter made me realize there are other vantage points: "I'm 17 and this song makes me feel like something's dying that I can never reclaim once it's gone" youtube.com/watch?v=TpJvXo6R…
Catching up on European musical acts who never caught on in the US. Irish singer Joe Dolan has an exceptional voice with an extraordinary high end! youtube.com/watch?v=KNVYMa21…
Terrific Phil Spector-styled production for the Kursaal Flyers' 1976 hit. youtube.com/watch?v=67689MU_…
Amazingly, Ram Jam's cover of Leadbelly's "Black Betty" turns out to be a super catchy and radio friendly Kasenetz-Katz produced edit of an earlier single by Starstruck. youtube.com/watch?app=deskto…
So many great covers of "Sea of Heartbreak," but getting to hear Lynn Anderson's voice out front of this country soul setting is a real treat. youtube.com/watch?v=UTtdZ69g…
Aside from a catchy song, and a teenage Helen Shapiro's amazingly mature vocal, John, Ringo & George are quite charming in their cameos. youtube.com/watch?v=4O2Yfae7…
Twiggy covering Country Joe & The Fish surprisingly well, with a 1976 Top 20 hit. youtube.com/watch?v=YmHxUga8…
Hank Mizell's lo-fi rockabilly "Jungle Rock" was a bright spot of rock 'n' roll on the 1976 UK charts, and netted this terrifically weird Pan's People dance number on Top of the Pops! youtube.com/watch?v=yzyC8iU2…