Hey folks!
Welcome back.
Where the fuck have you been.
Ok, so anyways, as you can see by the title, this one is
going to get a little out there.
So, you know how my blogs are all full of hyperlinks and
random shit, or just the occasional jimmy fallon video? Well, today is a day that is just plain out
dedicated to that stuff. I am going to
just ram your throat with videos that I want you to see.
My goal is to have no random links or anything
A lot of the videos will just be still pictures accompanying
music, give it a shot.
I’m going to explain some of them, but not all of them,
because some of them need to be seen on their own. Many of them are just “other” versions of
stuff that I just couldn’t figure out a way to squeeze in. There’s going to be some covers some
alternate takes and just whatever.
There is no reason for any of these videos to be shown
together. But here they are.
Why am I doing so much prefacing, I don’t have to explain myself
to you? But I do love you, despite what
you think.
Me First and the Gimme Gimmes – Hava Nagila
If you know the Gimmes, then you know that I could have just
done a whole blog of all their covers, because that is all they do.
So, for those of you that don’t know the band, Who the hell
are you?
The Gimmes are a punk supergroup featuring members of
Swingin’ Utters, NOFX, Foo Fighters, Lagwagon and, No Use for a Name.
Oh, you only recognized Foo Fighters? You must be that also trying to kill punk,
but as everyone knows Punk’s not dead!
But seriously, check them dudes out.
Ok, so anyways, sometime in 2004, the band played a real Bar
Mitzvah, If I remember correctly, there was a contest, or maybe he was just
related, clearly, I don’t remember correctly.
The released an album called – Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
Ruin Jonny’s Bar Mitzvah
Anyways, they played a Bar Mitzvah, the adults and most of
the kids didn’t get it but they all indulged.
The CD that came from it was also incredible as it was just a straight
beginning to ending recording, including false starts, fuck ups, and whatever
else happens in a live setting. They
even left the tape going as they took a break, so you get like 15 minutes of
people mingling and shit.
So they play a bit of everything, and I mean everything!
But I want you to hear is their second take of Hava Nagila,
they do a traditional-esque version and then they do their new version.
So here is some actual video of the gig, including the first
version of Hava Nagila.
Here is their second more “original” version of Hava
Nagila. This is what you’re here for. Stay for the banter after the song.
Weezer – Brain Stew
Again, I could do a whole blog on weezer’s covers and
alternate takes, and everything else they’ve done. But I will try to not overburden you with too
much weezer. But I can’t make too many
promises.
So, really, this can’t be considered a weezer song, but it
is. It’s really just Rivers, some random
dude on Piano and Josh Freese on drums.
First off, I honestly have no idea who is playing piano. Josh Freese on the other hand became a
touring member of weezer, when Rivers decided to just be a singer and had Pat
play guitar. (Hence the line in Back to The Shack where Rivers says, “Maybe I
should play the lead guitar and Pat should play the drums”
So, anyways, the boys in the =w= camp always do like some
sort of AOL session, or Shazam or Yahoo or whatever whenever they put out a new
album. So that is where this came
from. You can find other songs from this
session all over the internet. The band
(except for Rivers) all where the same jacket that Freese is wearing.
This song was on none of their albums, and if you didn’t
know, it is a Green Day song. But it is
so stripped and slowed down in this that it becomes a completely different
song.
Hey remember when
this was in an episode of Supernatural?
Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr. and Dean
Martin – Me and My Shadow and Sam’s Song – Live
So, if you have never seen the picture, the sign at The
Sands in Vegas; it said Dean Martin Maybe Frank Maybe Sammy.
They all did their small residences there; sometimes Joey
Bishop would be there too. Basically it was their own little playground to do
whatever they wanted. It didn’t hurt
that Sinatra was a small but partial owner of the place.
So the guys would just be there and perform and by the end,
they would all be on stage, drinking and smoking and going on. The shit was awesome. Sadly I was born 40 years too late, but hey
at least someone was smart enough to record it.
These were songs that they had already recorded these in the
studios, hell; they were old songs by the 60s.
Still they put a new spin on them.
The guys played with the lyrics and had fun with each
other. They all truly loved each other
and were very liberal and made fun of each other. I don’t know how else to
explain it,
Also, if you have ever wanted to know more about, melody,
harmony, counter melody and the such…
This is a decent starting point.
Me and My Shadow
Sam’s Song (I
apologize that the audio clicks, it’s old)
Elvis on Elvis
So, I was originally looking for something else, someday I
will find it and give it to you.
Somewhere there exists a video of Elvis Costello playing Alison, but he
gave the words a new melody. But that’s
what I couldn’t find so fuck it, here’s this instead.
This has no reason
being on this page at all, but it might just be the best thing you see today
The Blues Brothers – Rubber Biscuit
What’s that? You don’t
know The Blues Brothers?
Take that rock you’ve been living under and smash yourself
to death!!!
Was that too harsh?
So, this, like all the other Blues Brothers songs was a
cover.
This is not the version that they recorded for the Briefcase
Full of Blues album. Remember, today is
about other versions of stuff. The cool
thing to think about is that this was recorded about a year and a half before
the movie. And the single version
cracked into the top 40 chart. Not bad
for a band comprised of session musicians and comedians.
So take this for what it is, miscues, feedback issues. And all
that other fun stuff.
Hozier – Take Me to Church
Acoustic backstage at
The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon
So, I promised the wife she could pick a song, clearly, I
shouldn’t have.
It’s not that I dislike this song; it’s not that I dislike
my wife, sure, she has a crappy taste in music, and maybe she’s right and I am
a music snob.
That wasn’t a question.
Also, this is a 3 year old song that was rereleased so, I
mean, I didn’t know about it then.
Speaking of which, how did the hipster burn his tongue?
He ate his soup before it was cool!!
Ok, so my lady’s taste in music isn’t crappy. Realistically,
she’s recommended great songs for me, that I have enjoyed, but at the same
time, I think music itself has changed and become crappy. The problem is that in the end it’s a
business and it is a product of supply and demand.
To prove my point; the top songs of 2006, so just 10 years
ago, were:
1 Daniel
Powter - Bad Day
2 Sean
Paul - Temperature
3 Nelly
Furtado feat. Timbaland - Promiscuous
4 James
Blunt - You're Beautiful
5 Shakira
feat. Wyclef Jean- Hips Don't Lie
6 Natasha
Bedingfield - Unwritten
7 Gnarls
Barkley- Crazy
8 Chamillionaire
feat. Krayzie Bone- Ridin'
9 Justin
Timberlake - Sexyback
10 Beyonce
feat. Slim Thug - Check on It
Ok, so how many of these artists are still around 10 years
later. And by around I mean relevant. When you look at it like that, it’s dreary; I
mean really, only Beyonce and JT are still making it big. And they came in ninth
and tenth.
So my issue with modern music is that everyone is so quick
to jump to the next big thing, that so many great artists are being swallowed
up and not being given a proper chance.
So it’s not that I hate my wife or music, I just don’t want
to get behind something that will end. Television has taught me that. I mean, I
always like a show and it fails.
Speaking of which, remember that show Arrested Development,
That guy Michael Cera was on that show.
Later he was mistaken
for Jimmy’s brother the sing-ger
Puddles Pity Party and Haley Reinhart
– Mad World
So, we saw Puddles very recently on my Happy Songs post. Remember, he’s the 6 foot 8 clown with a voice
that is as golden as his sad crown.
That wasn’t supposed to rhyme, but that happens on accident
from time to time.
Haley Reinhart, I can’t say I know who she is outside of
this video, but I love her voice. Apparently she was on American Idol some
while ago.
The song Mad World was originally a hit for Tears for Fears,
at that time it was like a synth prog pop sort of number and sounded nothing
like it does now.
Later on, it was covered by Michael Andrews and Gary Jules.
They slowed it down and made into a much more beautiful song for the movie
Donnie Darko, I never saw the movie, but I have liked this song since then.
So now fast forward to present day, but not quite, because
present day is today, everything else is in the past. In fact this sentence you
are reading is right now present day but it is past or history as soon as you
read to the period.
I have officially gone deep into the rabbit hole,
So anyways-
In the recent past Puddles got together with Haley and they
put a vaudevillian spin on the whole thing. Vaudevillian like as in harkening
back to Vaudeville, not the wrestling duo.
So here it is
I would keep posting Puddles’ videos if I could, but too
many people are afraid of clowns.
I mean, what’s next, a singing spider?
Truthfully, they exist, but since I have to kill spiders for
half the people I know, I won’t do it. But try googling it sometime.
That’s some pig!
Speak of the devil.
Weezer – I’m Your Daddy
So, first off, it’s not as weird as you think. This is actually from the same session that
the Brain Stew video came from before.
Note the matching track jackets.
Now here’s the thing, I don’t remember this being a single,
so I don’t know why they did this.
Not to mention they added another person who was not a part
of the original recording, as you will see. It really and honestly makes no
sense
But that’s also what makes it so cool. Like when a joke goes
full circle and comes back out from the person the joke is about.
Like when Deadpool disses Green Lantern. Or when Rick Astley shows up in the middle of
a parade float to rick roll a shit ton of people.
So here you are.
Justin Timberlake – (Sittin’ On) The
Dock of the Bay
First of all, had he not had already brought Sexy Back; this
certainly would have done it.
I mean, what do you have to do to get invited to sing for
the president? I mean, how many people can say they’ve done that? I mean Elvis and Nixon had that weird
relationship, but that’s a whole other story.
The band that is backing JT up in this is iconic in its own
way. Just a great jam band, including Steve Cropper of Booker T and the MGs or
of course the aforementioned Blues Brothers Band.
When JT hits the falsetto…
I mean Come on…
Seriously, ladies be careful, you may pass out, or at the
very least have to change your undies, I know I did the first time I saw this.
Of course the original is great too, but Timberlake really
takes this and makes it his own.
Speaking of the President
Bayside – Megan
One of my favorite Smoking Popes songs, done by Bayside a
really great band that you should really devote more time to. Their singer Anthony Raneri has a very unique
and good voice, he has a great range and just.. I mean he’s not JT but he has
his own greatness.
Then you add the fact that Josh Caterer stops by to sing the
second verse. I mean I love that. Whenever
an original artist shows up in the middle of a cover it’s always a good
thing. At the very least it counts as a
blessing to the cover
Jimmy Fallon and a Bunch of Famous People
– Any Damn Thing They Want
So, here’s the thing, I tried to choose just one, I really
did, but how can you?
That’s why I saved this for the end.
Don’t think of it as a cop out, think of it as, I love Jimmy
Fallon; you would know that if you have been reading this thing since the
beginning.
And. You know all the old posts are right there at the side
or in some spot, you can read all the old ones too you know.
It would really make me happy.
I don’t want fame or popularity, ok maybe a little, but I
want a chance to talk to more people.
Hey do me a favor recommend me to a few of your friends.
So this is it, here’s where it ends Thank you for reading today, I don’t know
when I will be back, but in the meantime, here’s a shit ton of Jimmy Fallon
videos.
The Ragtime Gals
Hello
Russel Crowe, Balls
We Can’t Stop
Ice Cream
Impressions with
Jamie Foxx
On a Boat
Slow Jamming the News
Iko Iko with Queen
Amidala
That Bass
Ok, if you are still with me, here’s one that’s not Jimmy
Fallon, it’s not safe for work, and definitely not safe for small children or
Mothers or Fathers- in- law,
Really, you might find this offensive, seriously
I can’t believe I am showing you this after having shown you
The President.
Quack like a Duck
Ok, that’s it, We’ll see you later. I love you.
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