"My God, that was good. Tremendous." The Gaslight Anthem coming up big in a big spot on Letterman with The '59 Sound.
I think this is such a brilliant performance, he gets everybody in the room bopping their heads: the wonderful Eli Paperboy Reed on Later with Jools Holland
Can it be no one has posted Michael Jackson on Motown 25? Yeah, I know he lip-synched because he had a sore throat that day. I don't care. I remember watching it on a small, black-and-white portable TV, and you could still feel the electricity. I was one of about 5 million people who went out and bought "Thriller" the next day.
Leonard Cohen & Sonny Rollins, Who By Fire on Night Music. I know it's a cliche to say this blows my mind, but...
The rag's title speaks for itself. To their credit, their name being SPIN, is displayed above board for all to see. And for some to grasp its gist.
NOFX- "Linoleum" After teasing a couple of their most well-known songs they finally play a then-brand-new tune.
My favorite music performance on TV ever was the first time Paul Simon did "Diamonds On The Soles Of Her Shoes" on SNL with Ladysmith Black Mambazo. I remember being gobsmacked.
Still remember Silversun Pickups on Letterman. They were feeling it this night. Never heard of them but bought their CD after this.
