Here is an update to the YouTube song list. Here are a dozen more songs I like, and why. I know, I know: the last update to this list happened the better part of a year ago. I've taken my eyes off the target, and have published no blog entries since then. Why? I guess I'm busy living life.
Be that as it may, here are the next dozen.
This man - the lead guitar player for Yes - is amazing. And now you'll see why I think so! Naturally, Les Paul is, himself, a legend. So you get two incredibly good guitarists in the same video.
Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho, The Golden Gate Quarter - Link
If this doesn't start your toes tapping, I don't know what will. Reminds me of watching Jubilee Showcase on WLS-TV on Sunday mornings.
King of the Road, Roger Miller - Link
Love this song! Roger Miller had a great streak of hits back in the 60's and this was one.
Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head, Emilie Claire Barlow - Link
This lady has the sweetest voice! Great arrangement of this song. Listen to the next one, too.
These Boots Are Made For Walkin', Emilie Claire Barlow - Link
One of these days . . . Another cool arrangement of a 60's classic. The key changes really move this along.
Walk On By, Trijntje Oosterhuis - Link
A fine Dutch singer who achieved success in Europe with her cover of Burt Bacharach and stevie Wonder songs (in separate albums). In this first of two songs, don't leave before the end, when it takes a really bluesy turn!
Do You Know The Way To San Jose?, Trijntje Oosterhuis - Link
I don't, but, no matter. Great version of this song. Now, should you ask, she sings a couple of very dramatic numbers, too. A very accomplished singer, she.
You're To Blame, Elizabeth McQueen - Link
A god-awful cheesy video (so bad it's funny) with a catchy little song. Another gal with a sweet, sweet voice. She sang with Asleep At The Wheel for a year or more. (Is McQueen the only one hearing the track? Nobody else has any rhythm!)
St. James Infirmary Blues, Cab Calloway - Link
St. James Infirmary Blues, Hugh Laurie - Link
So sweet, so cold, so fair . . . Calloway is a character! I gave you a second version just because it was Hugh Laurie.
I Can't Make You Love Me, Bonnie Raitt - Link
Truly a song sung with an emotional power that is not often equaled.
Life Is A Long Song, Ian Anderson (Jethro Tull) - Link
I will give you good cheer! Live strings in the studio, too! I've loved this song since I first heard it.
You Can Call Me Al, Paul Simon - Link
An you can call him Cheddar Cheese, Emily!
According to Plan, Carolyn Arends - Link
Africa, Toto - Link
Alabama Jubilee, the Firehouse Five Plus Two - Link
Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head, Emilie Claire Barlow - Link
This lady has the sweetest voice! Great arrangement of this song. Listen to the next one, too.
These Boots Are Made For Walkin', Emilie Claire Barlow - Link
One of these days . . . Another cool arrangement of a 60's classic. The key changes really move this along.
Walk On By, Trijntje Oosterhuis - Link
A fine Dutch singer who achieved success in Europe with her cover of Burt Bacharach and stevie Wonder songs (in separate albums). In this first of two songs, don't leave before the end, when it takes a really bluesy turn!
Do You Know The Way To San Jose?, Trijntje Oosterhuis - Link
I don't, but, no matter. Great version of this song. Now, should you ask, she sings a couple of very dramatic numbers, too. A very accomplished singer, she.
You're To Blame, Elizabeth McQueen - Link
A god-awful cheesy video (so bad it's funny) with a catchy little song. Another gal with a sweet, sweet voice. She sang with Asleep At The Wheel for a year or more. (Is McQueen the only one hearing the track? Nobody else has any rhythm!)
St. James Infirmary Blues, Cab Calloway - Link
St. James Infirmary Blues, Hugh Laurie - Link
So sweet, so cold, so fair . . . Calloway is a character! I gave you a second version just because it was Hugh Laurie.
I Can't Make You Love Me, Bonnie Raitt - Link
Truly a song sung with an emotional power that is not often equaled.
Life Is A Long Song, Ian Anderson (Jethro Tull) - Link
I will give you good cheer! Live strings in the studio, too! I've loved this song since I first heard it.
You Can Call Me Al, Paul Simon - Link
An you can call him Cheddar Cheese, Emily!
According to Plan, Carolyn Arends - Link
Africa, Toto - Link
Alabama Jubilee, the Firehouse Five Plus Two - Link
And I Love Her, The Beatles - Link
Angelina, Earl Klugh - Link
Apollo 11 launch - Link
Ashokan Farewell, Jay Ungar - Link
Astronomy, Blue Oyster Cult - Link
At Seventeen, Janis Ian - Link
Angelina, Earl Klugh - Link
Apollo 11 launch - Link
Ashokan Farewell, Jay Ungar - Link
Astronomy, Blue Oyster Cult - Link
At Seventeen, Janis Ian - Link
Atmospheres, Gyorgy Ligeti - Link
Back In You Own Back Yard, Al Jolson - Link
The Battle Hymn Of The Republic, The United States Army Field Bank - Link
Because We've Ended As Lovers, Larry Carlton & Steve Lukather - Link
Blessings, Laura Story - Link
Blue Collar, Bachman-Turner Overdrive - Link
The Blue Skirt Waltz, Frankie Yankovic - Link
Brandy, Looking Glass - Link
Brotherhood of Man, Matthew Broderick and Lillias White - Link
By The Time I Get To Phoenix, Glen Campbell - Link
Chapel of Love, Bette Midler - Link
Chicago Bears fight song - Link
Chicago Blackhawks song - Link
Cold, Cold Heart,The Quebe Sisters - Link
Comfortably Numb, Pink Floyd - Link
Cross Road Blues, Robert Johnson Link
Crossroads, Eric Clapton and Cream Link
Cry Me A River, Joe Cocker - Link
Cry Me A River, Diana Krall - Link
Dancing in the Moonlight, King Harvest - Link
Dixie - Link
Do You Know The Way To San Jose?, Trijntje Oosterhuis - Link
A Dying Cub Fan's Last Request - Link, Steve Goodman
Eat It, Weird Al Yankovic - Link
Eclipse, Pink Floyd - Link
Get Back, The Beatles - Link
Glen Campbell-hosted country music special - Link
Go, Cubs, Go, Steve Goodman - Link
Going For The One, Yes - Link
Groucho Movie Clips - Link
Heart Of The Heartland, Peter Ostroushko - Link
Hello in There, Bette Midler - Link
I'm Alright, Kenny Loggins - Link
I Can't Make You Love Me, Bonnie Raitt - Link
I Love A Rainy Night, Eddie Rabbit - Link
I Love Being Here With You, Diana Krall - Link
In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening, Bing Crosby and Jane Wyman - Link
In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening, Bing Crosby and Jane Wyman, from the movie Here Comes the Groom - Link
In Good Hands, Carolyn Arends - Link.
Invercargill, United States Air Force Concert Band - Link
Jailhouse Rock, The Blues Brothers - Link
Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho, The Golden Gate Quarter - Link
Josie, Larry Carlton - Link
Karn Evil 9, 1st Impression, Part 1, An International Collaboration - Link
Let It Ride, BTO - Link
Life Is A Long Song, Ian Anderson (Jethro Tull) - Link
Limbo Jazz, Coleman Hawkins and Duke Ellington - Link
Living in the Past, Jethro Tull - Link
Little Ones, Phil Keaggy - Link
The Logical Song, Supertramp - Link
Lookin' At The World Through A Windshield, Bill Kirchen - Link
Montana/We Are Not Alone, Univ. of Montana Percussion Ensemble - Link
My Baby Loves Lovin', White Plains - Link
Because We've Ended As Lovers, Larry Carlton & Steve Lukather - Link
Blessings, Laura Story - Link
Blue Collar, Bachman-Turner Overdrive - Link
The Blue Skirt Waltz, Frankie Yankovic - Link
Brandy, Looking Glass - Link
Brotherhood of Man, Matthew Broderick and Lillias White - Link
By The Time I Get To Phoenix, Glen Campbell - Link
Chapel of Love, Bette Midler - Link
Chicago Bears fight song - Link
Chicago Blackhawks song - Link
Cold, Cold Heart,The Quebe Sisters - Link
Comfortably Numb, Pink Floyd - Link
Cross Road Blues, Robert Johnson Link
Crossroads, Eric Clapton and Cream Link
Cry Me A River, Joe Cocker - Link
Cry Me A River, Diana Krall - Link
Dancing in the Moonlight, King Harvest - Link
Dixie - Link
Do You Know The Way To San Jose?, Trijntje Oosterhuis - Link
A Dying Cub Fan's Last Request - Link, Steve Goodman
Eat It, Weird Al Yankovic - Link
Eclipse, Pink Floyd - Link
End of the Line, Traveling Wilburys - Link
Evergreen, Barbra Streisand - Link
The Fool on the Hill, Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 - Link
Galveston, Glen Campbell - Link
Gentle On My Mind, Glen Campbell - LinkGet Back, The Beatles - Link
Glen Campbell-hosted country music special - Link
Go, Cubs, Go, Steve Goodman - Link
Going For The One, Yes - Link
Groucho Movie Clips - Link
Heart Of The Heartland, Peter Ostroushko - Link
Hello in There, Bette Midler - Link
I'm Alright, Kenny Loggins - Link
I Can't Make You Love Me, Bonnie Raitt - Link
I Love A Rainy Night, Eddie Rabbit - Link
I Love Being Here With You, Diana Krall - Link
In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening, Bing Crosby and Jane Wyman - Link
In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening, Bing Crosby and Jane Wyman, from the movie Here Comes the Groom - Link
In Good Hands, Carolyn Arends - Link.
Invercargill, United States Air Force Concert Band - Link
Jailhouse Rock, The Blues Brothers - Link
Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho, The Golden Gate Quarter - Link
Josie, Larry Carlton - Link
Karn Evil 9, 1st Impression, Part 1, An International Collaboration - Link
Karn Evil 9, First Impression, Part 2, An International Collaboration - Link
King of the Road, Roger Miller - Link
King of the Road, Roger Miller - Link
Lay Down Sally, Vince Gill and a cast of All Stars - Link
Lazy River, Dave McKenna - LinkLet It Ride, BTO - Link
Life Is A Long Song, Ian Anderson (Jethro Tull) - Link
Limbo Jazz, Coleman Hawkins and Duke Ellington - Link
Living in the Past, Jethro Tull - Link
Little Ones, Phil Keaggy - Link
The Logical Song, Supertramp - Link
Lookin' At The World Through A Windshield, Bill Kirchen - Link
Montana/We Are Not Alone, Univ. of Montana Percussion Ensemble - Link
My Baby Loves Lovin', White Plains - Link
My Funny Valentine, Kristin Chenoweth - Link
My Funny Valentine, Miles Davis - Link
My New Philosophy, Kristin Chenoweth and Stanley Wayne Mathis - Link
Neighborhood, David Hidalgo - Link
No Time, The Guess Who - Link
On The Street Where You Live, Dean Martin - Link
One Is The Loneliest Number, Three Dog Night - Link
One More Last Chance, Vince Gill - Link
The Pennsylvania Polka, Frankie Yankovic - Link
Popular, Kristin Chenoweth - Link
Powdermilk Biscuit Break, Garrison Keillor, et al - Link
Questions 67 and 68, Chicago - Link
Rain, Uriah Heep - Link
Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head, Emilie Claire Barlow - Link
Reaching, Carolyn Arends - Link
Redwing, Tiny Little, on the Ed Sullivan Show - Link
Rollin' Down The Highway, BTO - Link
Roly Poly, Don Kelley with Johnny Hiland - Link
Route 66, Asleep at The Wheel - Link
Runnin' Down A Dream, Tom Petty - Link
She Used To Be Mine, Sara Bareilles - Link
Shim, Sham, Shimmy (dance) to Tain't What You Do, Jimmy Lunceford - Link
Sister Golden Hair, America - Link
Sisters, Bette Midler and Linda Ronstadt - Link
Sisters, from White Christmas - Link
Sixteen Tons, Tennessee Ernie Ford - Link
Slang of Ages, Steely Day - Link
Slow Poke, Pee Wee King - Link
Smile, Kristin Chenoweth - Link
Standing at the Crossroads, Elmore James - Link
Stars and Stripes Forever, United States Marine Band - Link
Steve Howe with Les Paul in 1994 - Link
Stuck In The Middle With You, Stealers Wheel - Link
Subdivisions, Rush - Link
Sunday's Child, Phil Keaggy - Link
Sundown, Gordon Lightfoot - Link
Sweet Georgia Brown, Wynton Marsalis/Mark O'Connor - Link
Sweet Lorraine, Uriah Heep - Link
Take Me Out To The Ballgame, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra - Link
Truck Drivin' Man, Buck Owens - Link
Truck Drivin' Man, the Don Kelley Band - Link
Truck Drivin' Man, Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen - Link
University of Michigan Fight Song, UM Marching Band - Link.
US National Anthem, US Marine Band - Link
Village of the Sun and Echidna's Arf (Of You), Frank Zappa - Link
Walk Away, James Gang - Link
Walk On By, Trijntje Oosterhuis - Link
War, Edwin Starr - Link
A Whiter Shade of Pale, Procol Harem - Link
Vonetta, Earl Klugh - Link
Yankee Doodle, The Marine Band - Link
You Are My Sunshine, JoAnn Castle and the Lawrence Welk Orchestra - Link
You're To Blame, Elizabeth McQueen - Link
You Can Call Me Al, Paul Simon - Link
You Can't Do That, Beatles - Link
Your Love Is My Saving Grace, Kristin Chenoweth - Link
Zappa Medly, George Duke - Link
My New Philosophy, Kristin Chenoweth and Stanley Wayne Mathis - Link
Neighborhood, David Hidalgo - Link
No Time, The Guess Who - Link
On The Street Where You Live, Dean Martin - Link
One Is The Loneliest Number, Three Dog Night - Link
One More Last Chance, Vince Gill - Link
The Pennsylvania Polka, Frankie Yankovic - Link
Popular, Kristin Chenoweth - Link
Powdermilk Biscuit Break, Garrison Keillor, et al - Link
Questions 67 and 68, Chicago - Link
Rain, Uriah Heep - Link
Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head, Emilie Claire Barlow - Link
Reaching, Carolyn Arends - Link
Redwing, Tiny Little, on the Ed Sullivan Show - Link
Rollin' Down The Highway, BTO - Link
Roly Poly, Don Kelley with Johnny Hiland - Link
Route 66, Asleep at The Wheel - Link
Runnin' Down A Dream, Tom Petty - Link
She Used To Be Mine, Sara Bareilles - Link
Shim, Sham, Shimmy (dance) to Tain't What You Do, Jimmy Lunceford - Link
Sister Golden Hair, America - Link
Sisters, Bette Midler and Linda Ronstadt - Link
Sisters, from White Christmas - Link
Sixteen Tons, Tennessee Ernie Ford - Link
Slang of Ages, Steely Day - Link
Slow Poke, Pee Wee King - Link
Smile, Kristin Chenoweth - Link
Smooth Operator, Sade - Link
Solisbury Hill, Peter Gabriel - Link
Sometimes in Winter, Blood, Sweat and Tears - Link
Speedball Tucker, Jim Croce - Link
St. James Infirmary Blues, Cab Calloway - Link
St. James Infirmary Blues, Hugh Laurie - Link
St Louis Blues, Stephanie Trick & Paolo Alderighi - LinkSt. James Infirmary Blues, Cab Calloway - Link
St. James Infirmary Blues, Hugh Laurie - Link
Standing at the Crossroads, Elmore James - Link
Stars and Stripes Forever, United States Marine Band - Link
Steve Howe with Les Paul in 1994 - Link
Stuck In The Middle With You, Stealers Wheel - Link
Subdivisions, Rush - Link
Sunday's Child, Phil Keaggy - Link
Sundown, Gordon Lightfoot - Link
Sweet Georgia Brown, Wynton Marsalis/Mark O'Connor - Link
Sweet Lorraine, Uriah Heep - Link
Take Me Out To The Ballgame, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra - Link
Take the Long Way Home, Roger Hodgson (Supertramp) - Link
That's Jazz, Bing Crosby, Louis Armstrong & The All Stars - Link
These Boots Are Made For Walkin', Emilie Claire Barlow - Link
These Boots Are Made For Walkin', Emilie Claire Barlow - Link
These Dreams, Heart - Link
Time, Pink Floyd - Link
Time to Blow, From That Thing You Do - Link
Top of the World, The Carpenters - Link
The Too Fat Polka, Frankie Yankovic - LinkTruck Drivin' Man, Buck Owens - Link
Truck Drivin' Man, the Don Kelley Band - Link
Truck Drivin' Man, Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen - Link
University of Michigan Fight Song, UM Marching Band - Link.
US National Anthem, US Marine Band - Link
Village of the Sun and Echidna's Arf (Of You), Frank Zappa - Link
Walk Away, James Gang - Link
Walk On By, Trijntje Oosterhuis - Link
War, Edwin Starr - Link
A Whiter Shade of Pale, Procol Harem - Link
Vonetta, Earl Klugh - Link
Yankee Doodle, The Marine Band - Link
You Are My Sunshine, JoAnn Castle and the Lawrence Welk Orchestra - Link
You're To Blame, Elizabeth McQueen - Link
You Can Call Me Al, Paul Simon - Link
You Can't Do That, Beatles - Link
Your Love Is My Saving Grace, Kristin Chenoweth - Link
Zappa Medly, George Duke - Link
