LES PAUL MADE YOUR EARS

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GUITARIST, GUITAR DESIGNER, INVENTOR

LES PAUL CREATED MULTI-TRACK RECORDING
AND NEW SPACES IN YOUR HEAD

The Guitar Gods Worship Les, Dead At 94


YOUTUBE: LES PAUL
"Les Paul: Chasing Sound! "Sound on Sound""
Here's how modern music came to be.

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VOTE FOR A NEW NATIONAL ANTHEM

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FOURTH OF JULY 2009: TIME WE
REPLACED THAT OLD TURKEY TUNE

WHAT DOES INDEPENDENCE DAY REALLY MEAN?

We Need Something That Expresses The True Spirit Of America, Something That Rocks!

We always hated that stupid German drinking song. It's impossible to sing, or remember all the words. Here we are, the most musical country in the history of the universe, and our national freakin' anthem is a hand-me-down from the never-musical Brits. And the words! It's a celebration of war, and one we lost, at that! Might as well sing about 9/11 at the start of ever baseball game.

So here's our nominations for a new American National Anthem: It's got to rock, it's got to have soul, and it's got to mean something. Feel free to nominate your own candidate, and we'll take it to a cigar-smoke-filled room and run it by the powers that be. We'll let ya know.


YOUTUBE: JIMI HENDRIX
"Hendrix plays National Anthem"
If ya gotta play it, PLAY it!!! The Woodstock Nation's Anthem.



YOUTUBE: THE BEATLES
"The Beatles - Revolution - Subtitulado en Español"
A revolution every twenty years, said Jefferson. Like Mini-Me, we got a little behind.



YOUTUBE: BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
"Springsteen - Born in the USA [Acoustic]"
The New Jersey National Anthem, from down'a Shore.



YOUTUBE: LOS LOBOS & JERRY GARCIA
"Los Lobos/Grateful Dead "This Land is Your Land" 07-02-1989"
Senor Garcia & the Wolves do Woody Guthrie proud. Esta máquina mata fascistas!



YOUTUBE: TRACY CHAPMAN
"Tracy Chapman The Times They Are A-Changin"
Well, we hope...



YOUTUBE: ARETHA FRANKLIN
"Barack Obama Inauguration - Aretha Franklin - Sings 'America' My Country Tis Of Thee Jan 20, 2009"
Her hat has more soul than most Republicans.



YOUTUBE: MAVADO
"Mavado - Overcome (prod. Big Ship) (+Lyrics)"
The civil rights anthem: "We Shall Overcome."



YOUTUBE: JOE COCKER & RANDY NEWMAN
"Joe Cocker [6/8] & Randy Newman(piano) - SAIL AWAY (Studio recording CD Organic)"
Ladies and gentlemen, our Sarcastic National Anthem.



YOUTUBE: RITA MORENO
"West Side Story - America"
We actually do like to be in America, although nothing is free any more, cha-cha-cha.



YOUTUBE: JAMES BROWN
"James Brown - Living In America"
The GODFATHER of Soul.



YOUTUBE: ALICE COOPER
"alice cooper-lost in america"
The world's oldest adolescent sings the American blues.



YOUTUBE: DAVID BOWIE
"David Bowie Young Americans Live Dick Cavett Show 1974"
The young Brit offers his own anthem. Dig the back-up singers.



YOUTUBE: DIXIE CHICKS
"Dixie Chicks - Travelin' Soldier"
Support our troops: Bring 'em all the f**k home safe, right now.



Happy Birthday, Brothers & Sisters!

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THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT, UH, LEFT, UM, SORTA

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ANTI-WAR SONGS, THE NEXT GENERATION

STILL ROCKIN' IN THE FREE WORLD

Sunday Music Video Contest & Rock 'N' Roll Party, XXXTREME Edition

Here's some of that semi-articulate rage that helped put Obama over the top, by motivating a new generation of slackers to finally get off their asses and vote. These songs were recommended by Tom Grierson of About.com . Cuz WTF do I know about this sh*t. I'm an old man. Suddenly.

The year's top ten Protest Rock songs, picked by some kid who knows better than me, probly. It's all noise to me, y'know? Where's the melody, the harmony, the lyrics? How can you dance to this? Will anybody still listen to these kids' music in twenty, thirty, forty years or more? Who's going to whistle these tunes? Whose going to make love to them? Who's going to be their balladeer, their troubador, their crooner of sweet melodies, like Hank Williams, Little Richard, Eric Burdon, Iggy Stooge, Sid Vicious, or the Dead Kennedy's? Where's the freakin ROMANCE, hanh? I dunno. These kids today. I guess I'm just not "happenin'" any more, or something, y'know? Dag-nab it!


YOUTUBE: FILTER
"filter - Only You (Stripped) - Remixes For The Damned"
Ah, sweet melody of death.


YOUTUBE: BLACK STONE CHERRY
"Black Stone Cherry - Peace Is Free"
It's what the kids are listening to today, I don't know.


YOUTUBE: TOM MORELLO
"Tom Morello - The Fabled City"
Ambiguous populist folk-rant. Not bad, for a Gen-X'er.


YOUTUBE: SCARS ON BROADWAY
"Scars on broadway - They Say Offical Video"
My favorite one of these. Lots of f*cking in it.


YOUTUBE: SHINEDOWN
"Shinedown - Devour - Official Video"
Mainstream Top-40 commercial protest rock, complete with MTV video. Hm.


YOUTUBE: NINE INCH NAILS
"Nine Inch Nails - Letting You Rehearsal"
Anti-Bush Indie Alt-Rock on the heavy side.


YOUTUBE: ONE DAY AS A LION
"One Day As A Lion-Wild International"
Rock-Rap-protest song.


YOUTUBE: DISTURBED
"Disturbed - Indestructible"
Screamin' LA-style punk-metal for "baby-killers" in Iraq. Good beat. I gave it a 7, cuz I could dance to it.


[Cross-posted at CoffeeHouseStudio by cosanostradamus.]
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FORTY-FIVES FROM 45 YEARS AGO

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SUNDAY ROCK'N'ROLL, POP & FOLK MUSIC VIDEO CONTEST PARTY

22 NOV 63: THE DAY THE EARTH MADE A WRONG TURN

May We Get Back On Track Soon


YOUTUBE: SKEETER DAVIS
"Skeeter Davis - The end of the world"



YOUTUBE: ANDY WILLIAMS
"Andy Williams - "Can't get used to losing you""



YOUTUBE: RUBY & THE ROMANTICS
"Ruby & The Romantics - Our Day Will Come"



YOUTUBE: PETER, PAUL & MARY
"Blowing The Wind - Peter, Paul and Mary"



YOUTUBE: TRINI LOPEZ
"Trini Lopez- If I Had A Hammer"



YOUTUBE: THE VILLAGE STOMPERS
"Washington Square- The Village Stompers- 1963"



[Cross-posted at CoffeeHouseStudio by cosanostradamus.]
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CANADA: EVOLUTION CONTINUES: NEIL PERCIVAL YOUNG, HOMO MUSICUS

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BORN, TORONTO, ONTARIO 12 NOV 45

SUNDAY ROCK'N'ROLL MUSIC VIDEO CONTEST PARTY & STUFF



Lots Of Memories Resurface With This Music

Happy Birthday, Neil! Long may you run, and let the rust sleep, keep on rockin' in the free world! Tra-la!

Thanks to our very good friend James T. Hippie, aka the Rainbow Demon, for the idea, stolen from his post here, which was posted first. Honest.


YOU TUBE: BUFFALO SPRINGFIELD
"Buffalo Springfield - For What It's Worth / Mr Soul"



YOUTUBE: NEIL YOUNG WITH CRAZY HORSE
"Neil Young and Crazy Horse-Cinnamon Girl"



YOUTUBE: CROSBY, STILLS, NASH & YOUNG
"Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Down By The River"



YOUTUBE: NEIL YOUNG
"Neil Young - Cowgirl In The Sand"



YOUTUBE: NEIL YOUNG, THE BAND & JONI MITCHELL
"The Band & Neil Young - Helpless"


[Cross-posted at coffeehouse studio.]
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POST-ELECTION BLUES: SUNDAY MUSIC ROCK'N'ROLL GUITAR & PIANO PARTY VIDEO CONTEST

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IF THINGS DON'T WORK OUT ON THIS PLANET, THERE'S LOTS OF OTHER ONES OUT THERE

OR, WE COULD PUT ON THE OLD JET-PACK AND COME TO THE RESCUE OF THIS ONE

If You're Not Allowed To Walk, Then Fly


YOUTUBE: ELTON JOHN
"Elton John - Rocket Man"


YOUTUBE: DAVID BOWIE
"david bowie ground control to major tom"


YOUTUBE: QUEEN
"Queen - Princes Of The Universe"


YOUTUBE: NY DOLLS
"New York Dolls - Jet Boy"


YOUTUBE: VELVET UNDERGROUND
"THE VELVET UNDERGROUND Ride Into The Sun"



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OH, THE HUMANITY!

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TEH LED ZEPPELIN IS BACK

LAKEHURST CRINGES

YOUTUBE: 1937 NEWSREEL
"Hindenburg disaster"
The original lead zeppelin, flambe.



Bay Area Company Revives The "Lighter Than Air Ship" In Time For Rock Reunion

Can a plague of iron butterflies be far behind? Is that a strawberry alarm clock I hear ringing? And what about moby grapes? Speaking of which, I ran into Hurley from "Lost" in the supermarket yesterday. Literally. Couldn't fit around him. He's a big guy. Picking out pumpkins in the produce aisle. And I guess he's not lost any more. Hey, how 'bout some psychedlic ice cream?

YAHOO NEWS:
"Californians float a plan: Return of the zeppelin"
Zo fahr, zo gut!

' Invented by Ferdinand von Zeppelin of Germany in the late 19th century, zeppelins were used for commercial passenger transport and military operations until the start of World War II. The zeppelin's golden age ended in 1937 when the LZ-129 Hindenburg — the largest airship ever built — caught fire and burst into flames in front of thousands of spectators in Lakehurst, N.J., killing 35 of 97 people on board. A German company, Zeppelin Luftschifftechnik, began building a new zeppelin about decade ago and has been offering passenger rides since 2001. While the Hindenburg was fueled by flammable hydrogen, the modern version is kept aloft by nonflammable helium. More than 80,000 passengers have ridden without a safety problem, Hall said. '

CONTACT MUSIC.COM
"LED ZEPPELIN - TYLER 'TAKES OVER FROM PLANT'"
Coincidence? Chance conjunction of zeppelins? I think not.

' Singer Plant has frequently denied the band is to hit the road for a string of gigs, but rumours the other three members - Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones, and Jason Bonham - have been rehearsing together have sent gossips into a spin. Now the comeback looks to be a step closer to reality - with reports suggesting Tyler has taken over vocal duties during practice sessions in London. '

YOUTUBE: THE VINTAGE REVOLUTION.CO.UK
"LED ZEPPELIN zepplin WHOLE LOTTA LOVE - LIVE RARE FOOTAGE"
For fans of all the young dudes in tight pants. (You know who you are, by now...).


YOUTUBE: AMERICAN BANDSTAND
"Iron Butterfly - In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida"
"The 'heavy' sound"? Oh, Dick! (He was always old, wasn't he?)"


YOUTUBE; SOME "GROOVY" 60's TV SHOW!
"STRAWBERRY ALARM CLOCK (Live) - Incense & Peppermints"
Check out the hats on these crazy cats. (Sorry, just thumbing through the new issue of "Hat Fancier." Got distracted. Won't happen again.)


YOUTUBE: SOME GUY WITH A REALLY OLD CAMERA
"Listen My Friends(Omaha)-Moby Grape-1968"
What's big and purple and lives under the sea? A Filipino submarine! Let's hear it: "We all live in a Filipino submarine, a Filipino submarine, a Filipino submarine, And our shoes are all aboard..."


YOUTUBE: ED SULLIVAN'S REALLY BIG SHOE
"Vanilla Fudge - You Keep Me Hanging On"
And here, especially for you youngsters, DESSERT!


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