45 Number Seventy-Nine

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJ2iHC5YilM

So if there is no big hole in the middle is it still a 45? I mean I can't play it on the jukebox. Man that ticks me off.

45 Number Seventy-Eight

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eaqRwFyoGgQ&feature=fvst

Another band I under appreciated until I was older. Their music was all over the AM radio when I was a youngster, and I knew all the lyrics, but I didn't really know the band, or perhaps I should say John Sebastian. John is an NRBQ fan, and performed with them often in the 80s, and it was through this connection I revisited the Spoonful. Sebastian and the Spoonful have written some great pop songs. Songs that to me seem as if they just always existed on my radio. A couple of favourites; "Did You Ever Have to Make up Your Mind" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEAHDk2MAlM&feature=related and "Darlin' Be Home Soon" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AyICxs10_4I .

45 Number Seventy-Seven

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTlv5LoSsIs&feature=related

This is in on my list of essential jukebox singalong songs. Along with their other hit "Baby, Now That I Found You" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7CvuadC8_c&feature=related . Both ear worm songs I don't mind catching. But of course now I have all my bad ear worm songs running through my head (Beach Boys-Kokomo and Falco-Rock Me Amadeus), and now you have all your bad ear worm songs running through your head. Your welcome.

45 Number Seventy-Six

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MS-NQ5UXCPc&playnext=1&list=PL276D13D142085B15

I left the sleeve on this. Most of the 45s I have that are not picture sleeves don't have the original paper sleeves. I ran into a garage sale that happened to have a bunch of Stones in the original London paper. Very cool. Oh yeah, this is a nice 1960's nugget from English bad boys, with the original band line up in the video. I still haven't read Keith's recent bio. I did read the excerpt in Rolling Stone magazine. It was a part from the turmoil during the Brian Jones era. Very interesting, though sad.

45 Number Seventy-Five

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKj2p2xqzGc

I'm not known as a blues fan. I like it in measured doses, and mixed in. Lightnin' is the real deal.

45 Number Seventy-Four

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

Chose the B side for this record. This song was my pensive, alone in my room, singing along, high school years' song. From the great Turnstiles album. The link takes you to a nice live 1977 recording. The A side ain't to shabby either; "Say Good Bye to Hollywood" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQ5Nek7HFqw&feature=related . The link is to another 1977 live performance, drummer Liberty DeVitto playing great right in the middle of the stage.

45 Number Seventy-Three

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgYO3Se-VHk

Wow! Check out this video of this song from Elvis' Sundance music show. It features Ron Sexsmith and Elvis singing Ron's arrangement of the song. It is fantastic! That's Neko Case, Sheryl Crow and Jessie Winchester giving Elvis and Ron longing looks as they sing.

Ok, book songs:

"When I Write the Book" - Rockpile (Nick Lowe)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qhX-E4IyTk

"The Book of Love" - Magnetic Fields
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkjXr9SrzQE

"Can't Judge a Book by Looking at It's Cover" - Bo Diddly
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lch0o4wwGyw&feature=related

"My Baby Loves a Bunch of Authors" - Moxy Fruvous
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9F_XHb81N0

"Encyclopedia" - NRBQ