Lena Horne - "My Heart Belongs to Daddy"

Performed live on The Frank Sinatra Timex Show in 1959.

Bobby Darin - "Beyond the Sea"

In The Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening

The strange trio of Bobbie Gentry, Bing Crosby and Tiny Tim sang a snippet of the classic song at The Hollywood Palace, January 1969.

Iggy Pop - "Burning Up" & "Ray of Light"

At this year's Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony, Iggy Pop & the Stooges paid tribute to fellow Michigan-ite Madonna by covering two of her famous songs.

Erykah Badu - "Honey"

Her new single, performed on VH1 SoulStage Live.

Daft Punk - "Harder Better Faster Stronger"

This video for the live version of the song, directed by Olivier Gondry, is comprised of footage from 250 cameras held by audience members at the Keyspan Park show in Brooklyn on August 9th, 2007.

Mr. Awesome!

If you haven't seen The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters yet, consider it a priority. For it is in this amazing documentary that you get to meet Mr. Awesome, controversial world record holder for highest score on Missile Command. Posted below is an interview from the bonus features of the film's DVD, in which he promotes his book Mr. Awesome: The Comic Book Life of Roy Shildt. This clip will change your life.


And if you'd like to see something more recent, check out this video from the allgames.com holiday party in 2006, where Mr. Awesome attempted to reclaim the world record on Missile Command, under new regulations. Before playing, Mr. Awesome had James AKA Blackboy sing a revised version of the national anthem, with lyrics written by none other than Mr. Awesome himself. As expected, it's awesome.

The Clash - "Straight to Hell"

Brilliant performance on Saturday Night Live from October 9th, 1982.

Frank Sinatra - "Witchcraft"

Performed live for television in 1965.

Lawrence Welk - "One Toke Over the Line"

Singers Gayle and Dale perform the "modern spiritual" in this clip from the Lawrence Welk Show.

D. Washington - "Send Me to the 'lectric Chair"

Dinah Washington performed "Send Me to the 'lectric Chair" live in 1958.

Sarah Vaughan - "You're Not the Kind"

Performed live in 1951.

Shirley Bassey - "Diamonds Are Forever"

Performed live in 1973.

The Supremes - "Reflections"

Performed live on the "Tennessee" Ernie Ford Show in 1967.

Stone Roses - "Waterfall"

Performed live on Other Side of Midnight in March of 1989.

Grace Jones - "Pull Up to the Bumper"

Live video for the 1981 dance hit.

Mario Cuomo's "Two Cities" Speech

Governor Mario Cuomo (NY) gave this famous speech, attacking Reagan's failing economic policies, at the Democratic National Convention in San Francisco on July 16th, 1984.

Nirvana-"Where Did You Sleep Last Night?"

This cover of the traditional American folk song was recorded live in New York City, for MTV's Unplugged, on November 18, 1993. The video and recording were released a year later, after Kurt Cobain's death.

Wally Sutton and Dolly - "Save Our Planet"

Ventriloquist Wally Sutton performing his environmental anthem on cable access television.

Julie Atlas Muz: Moon Balloon

New York City's most famous burlesque dancer, performing live on stage, with a balloon, to an instrumental version of "Moon River".