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message 651: by Suburbanrockdoll (new)
May 01, 2012 04:19PM

Suburbanrockdoll | 99 comments Goodbye Stranger - Supertramp

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SU3U4...


message 652: by Bea (new)
May 01, 2012 05:24PM

Bea | 1830 comments Suburbanrockdoll wrote: " Goodbye Stranger - Supertramp"

Very nice.

An oldie but a goodie:

Hello Stranger - Barbara Lewis

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-VDbb...


message 653: by Jill (new)
May 01, 2012 06:46PM

Jill Hutchinson (bucs1960) Great song, Bea.

Stranger in a Strange Land - Leon Russell

I love this man but now days he looks a bit like Santa Claus.


message 654: by Bea (last edited May 01, 2012 07:34PM) (new)
May 01, 2012 07:33PM

Bea | 1830 comments People Are Strange - The Doors

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3CHi_...

bonus covers:

Echo and the Bunnymen:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WT6x8b...

Johnny Hollow:

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

P.S. Leon Russell is one of my faves too!


message 655: by Jill (new)
May 01, 2012 07:38PM

Jill Hutchinson (bucs1960) Love is Strange - Mickey and Sylvia....and so is this song.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3333f0...

I wish I had been able to see Leon Russell in concert but never did. He still performs but I miss the young Leon with those beautiful sexy eyes!!


message 656: by Alisa (new)
May 01, 2012 07:56PM

Alisa (mstaz) Stranger In My House - Tamia

sorry, I like the dance mix the best!

http://youtu.be/HdEAq9QDIDk


message 658: by Bea (new)
May 01, 2012 08:14PM

Bea | 1830 comments Burning Down the House - Talking Heads

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

bonus cover: Bonnie Raitt (exceptional!)

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

(I was going to go with my traditional Tom Jones and The Cardigans but stumbled on this on youtube. Wow, this woman still rocks!!)


message 659: by Jill (new)
May 01, 2012 08:20PM

Jill Hutchinson (bucs1960) She is one tough gal.....love her stuff, especially "Let's Give 'em Something To Talk About"

Down Under - Men At Work

What happened to them? I love the reggae beat of this song but never knew all the words since some of them are Aussie colloquialisms.


message 660: by Bea (new)
May 01, 2012 08:35PM

Bea | 1830 comments Yeah, what is a "fried-out combie" and how do men "chunder"? Fun anyway!

Under Pressure - David Bowie and Queen

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gpn8MA...


message 661: by Suburbanrockdoll (new)
May 05, 2012 01:21PM

Suburbanrockdoll | 99 comments Under the Milky Way - The Church

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


message 662: by Bea (new)
May 05, 2012 01:40PM

Bea | 1830 comments Suburbanrockdoll wrote: " Under the Milky Way - The Church

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNpQml..."

Thanks for turning me on to all the new music.

Here are three great versions of one great song

Don't Leave Me This Way

Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2WKoN...

Thelma Houston:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPonwz...

The Communards:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mlpxO...


message 663: by Suburbanrockdoll (new)
May 07, 2012 08:42PM

Suburbanrockdoll | 99 comments Another great by Harold Melvin and The Blue Notes -

If You Don't Know Me By Now

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbaSh8...

...and I love this version by Simply Red

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTcu7M...


message 664: by Bea (last edited May 07, 2012 09:01PM) (new)
May 07, 2012 08:59PM

Bea | 1830 comments Me, too!

You Can Get It If You Really Want - Jimmy Cliff

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18EAqH...

Bonus cover: (The Broilers)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VCCZV...


message 665: by Suburbanrockdoll (new)
May 11, 2012 01:31PM

Suburbanrockdoll | 99 comments All I Really Want - Alanis Morissette

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXCCv5...


message 666: by Bea (last edited May 11, 2012 01:59PM) (new)
May 11, 2012 01:58PM

Bea | 1830 comments Do You Really Want to Hurt Me? - Culture Club

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPE1Qq...

Damn, that guy could sing.

Do not miss this fantastic cover!

The Violent Femmes

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jmsj67...


message 667: by Jill (new)
May 11, 2012 07:24PM

Jill Hutchinson (bucs1960) Bea......you will cause Andre to be hospitalized with the Culture Club song!!!!!!!!

The Big Hurt - Toni Fisher

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7uITOW...


message 668: by Bea (last edited May 11, 2012 07:44PM) (new)
May 11, 2012 07:33PM

Bea | 1830 comments Do you think he looks at the song game???!!! I can put it under Rock if you want ... (just kidding)

Every Little Bit Hurts - Brenda Holloway

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3TdXQ...

I used to think I knew all the covers and I keep finding GREAT new ones:

The Clash

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y57T7_...


message 669: by Jill (new)
May 11, 2012 07:43PM

Jill Hutchinson (bucs1960) I think that is where is I got in trouble when I put the Boy under rock!!!



A Little Bit of Soap - The Jarmels

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6JOgs...


message 670: by Bea (new)
May 11, 2012 07:51PM

Bea | 1830 comments I'm sure Andre would have liked him muuuuch better under Pop ;>) Or if the Boy had taken the advice in your song. I maintain he can sing.


Wake Up Little Susie - The Everly Brothers

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

Simon and Garfunkle

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dq7Ja6...


message 671: by Jill (new)
May 11, 2012 08:02PM

Jill Hutchinson (bucs1960) Andre is no fan of the Boy under any topic!!!!

Susie Q - Dale Hawkins (the original by Dale Hawkins who also wrote it in 1957)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-ej9w...

And the very successful cover by CCR

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


message 672: by Bea (new)
May 11, 2012 08:09PM

Bea | 1830 comments Desperate situations require desperate measures. No more Susies, so I'm going for a Suzie:

Lonesome Suzie - The Band

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J94nes...

Beautiful cover by Blood, Sweat & Tears

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJ5xWK...


message 673: by Suburbanrockdoll (new)
May 12, 2012 03:04PM

Suburbanrockdoll | 99 comments Are You Lonesome Tonight - Elvis Presley

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cS5aC...


message 674: by Bea (new)
May 12, 2012 03:48PM

Bea | 1830 comments This Flight Tonight - Joni Mitchell

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTfB8Q...

Nazareth - sorry to admit this but I had no idea that Nazareth had a hit with this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WESb6m...

Iron Savior - where in the world did folks get the idea that this tune had hard rock potential???

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


message 675: by Jill (new)
May 12, 2012 06:22PM

Jill Hutchinson (bucs1960) This Magic Moment - The Drifters

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XX1mBp...


message 676: by Bea (new)
May 12, 2012 07:39PM

Bea | 1830 comments Such a beautiful song. I love The Drifters in all their incarnations.

Do You Believe in Magic? - The Lovin' Spoonful

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3rAvE...


message 677: by Suburbanrockdoll (new)
May 13, 2012 02:22PM

Suburbanrockdoll | 99 comments Strange Magic - Electric Light Orchestra

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82oUab...


message 678: by G (last edited May 13, 2012 02:40PM) (new)
May 13, 2012 02:38PM

G Hodges (glh1) | 901 comments Strange Days - The Doors

Nothing really to say about this, except, well, back in the day....

http://youtu.be/tb0MF1UnD3o


message 679: by Jill (new)
May 13, 2012 02:42PM

Jill Hutchinson (bucs1960) Magic Carpet Ride - Steppenwolf

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtkP5g...


message 680: by Bea (new)
May 13, 2012 03:01PM

Bea | 1830 comments I'm playing off G since she was first:

In Between Days - The Cure

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uu3Tiq...

Supersunnyspeedgraphic cover by my fave Ben Folds

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gojIA...


message 681: by Jill (new)
May 13, 2012 03:52PM

Jill Hutchinson (bucs1960) Torn Between Two Lovers - Mary MacGregor

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3WMHB...


message 682: by Bea (new)
May 13, 2012 04:09PM

Bea | 1830 comments Such a sweet voice!

Two out of Three Ain't Bad - Meatloaf

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgK6dB...

Alan Merrill:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4XvU8...


message 683: by Jill (new)
May 13, 2012 05:02PM

Jill Hutchinson (bucs1960) Say It 'Aint So - Weezer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RFTB5...

Sorry, guys but I can't stand this song.


message 684: by Bea (new)
May 13, 2012 06:36PM

Bea | 1830 comments No Bob on YouTube, but we need to get that Weezer tune out of our heads with something good!

You Ain't Goin' Nowhere - The Byrds

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0vKc3...

Counting Crows with Hootie and the Blowfish

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YkJ4H...


message 685: by Jill (new)
May 13, 2012 06:42PM

Jill Hutchinson (bucs1960) Nowhere to Run - Martha and the Vandellas

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

I kept waiting for Martha to fall off that box she was standing on!!!!


message 686: by Bea (new)
May 13, 2012 07:20PM

Bea | 1830 comments If THAT doesn't get Weezer out, nothing will! I would certainly have fallen off the box even listening to it live ...

Born to Run - Bruce Springsteen

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9fd7d...

Melissa Etheridge (gives me goosebumps!)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kP7RQd...


message 687: by Jill (new)
May 13, 2012 07:48PM

Jill Hutchinson (bucs1960) This is really an oldie.

Born Too Late - The Ponytails

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


message 688: by Bea (new)
May 13, 2012 08:19PM

Bea | 1830 comments Very nice.

It's Too Late - Carole King

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WuPq2L...


message 689: by Jill (new)
May 14, 2012 08:10AM

Jill Hutchinson (bucs1960) Too Much, Too Little, Too Late - Johnny Mathis & Deniece Williams



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzmnF6...


message 690: by Bea (new)
May 14, 2012 08:30AM

Bea | 1830 comments Thanks for reminding me of that great song!

Try a Little Tenderness - Otis Redding

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

For a change of pace, I post the original!

Ray Noble and His Orchestra (1932)

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


message 691: by Jill (last edited May 14, 2012 08:59AM) (new)
May 14, 2012 08:58AM

Jill Hutchinson (bucs1960) Little Deuce Coupe - The Beach Boys

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6DrMk...

This was in 1964........they are children!!!!....and Mike Love has hair.


message 692: by Bea (new)
May 14, 2012 07:15PM

Bea | 1830 comments Great video

All My Little Words - The Magnetic Fields

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


message 693: by Jill (new)
May 14, 2012 07:42PM

Jill Hutchinson (bucs1960) Words of Love - Mama Cass

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

A friend of mine went to grade/jr. high school with Cass when she was still Ellen Cohen. She said that she was always singing even back then. A great talent lost.


message 694: by Bea (last edited May 14, 2012 07:56PM) (new)
May 14, 2012 07:56PM

Bea | 1830 comments She did have a beautiful voice.

Is This Love - Bob Marley

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


message 695: by Jill (new)
May 14, 2012 08:05PM

Jill Hutchinson (bucs1960) Bob Marley.....Another great talent lost.

Love Train - The O'Jays

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QyT9jT...

So many of these videos taken from TV programs are lip synced.


message 696: by Bea (last edited May 14, 2012 09:31PM) (new)
May 14, 2012 09:29PM

Bea | 1830 comments Love Train - my favorite feel good song!

Train in Vain - The Clash
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYK7bE...

Manic Street Preachers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8ehaf...


message 697: by Suburbanrockdoll (new)
May 16, 2012 03:13PM

Suburbanrockdoll | 99 comments Long Train Runnin' - The Doobie Brothers

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlAmc9...


message 698: by Bea (new)
May 16, 2012 03:33PM

Bea | 1830 comments So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright - Simon & Garfunkel

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wenry0...


message 699: by Jill (new)
May 16, 2012 03:54PM

Jill Hutchinson (bucs1960) Long, Long Time - Linda Ronstadt

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0qm8n...


message 700: by Suburbanrockdoll (new)
May 17, 2012 01:53PM

Suburbanrockdoll | 99 comments Time in a Bottle - Jim Croce

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dO1rMe...

beautiful song.....


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