Ten Great Live Performance Videos Part III

1. Filthy Fingers United Cassette Release Party 2014  Incredibly proud to say that this was the first show I ever booked in The Crocodile Back Bar. Diogenes is to FFU as Peanut Butter Wolf is to Stones Throw. I would love to help the 50+ Filthy Fingers United members be able to quit their day jobs to make music. They release a monthly themed compilation that I post on the ReignCity website on the 20th of every month.




2. Madlib Makes A Beat w/ Sony's MVR - "LA To Tokyo" 2014  I haven't seen Madlib live since Neumos 2007, that's way too long. I have only great memories of the show, but according to this article from The Stranger it was shitty.




3. Ol Dirty Bastard On Yo! MTV RAPS 1995?  We miss you ODB.




4. FKA Twigs - "Hide" 2014  This is one of my favorite videos of all time. It's a bummer that the little kid had peed his pants for his YouTube debut.  They filmed the visuals in Aztec ruins, which is fucking awesome. The percussion getting a bit wonky is part of why it is so great. I also appreciate the KEXP version.




5. Homeboy Sandman + Paul White - "Wade In The Water" 2014  Homeboy Sandman is one of my favorite rappers. My ReignCity team got to host his January 23 Bellingham show with Aesop Rock, Rob Sonic, DJ Abilities, and Dark Time Sunshine for the Hail Mary Mallon Tour. It was one of the best days ever.





6. Grape God - "Time Travel Television" 2014  Very proud to say that I brought some of Portland's most interesting artists to The Crocodile Back Bar on February 8. Grape God brought Slick Devious, Renaissance Coalition, and Soopah Eype up with him. Super genius OCnotes performed as well. I love that they used live footage and made it into Time Travel Television.




7. Brandy, MC Lyte, Yo-Yo, and Queen Latifah Are Still Down - "Live at BET Hip Hop Awards 2014" These Queens are still amazing. The audience shots are pretty great too.



8. Daughter - "Youth" NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert 2013  The original is a great song, but Budo's Remix of the song is incredible.








9. Shabazz Palaces - "Live On KEXP" 2014 (SEATTLE MUSIC) The Black Constellation is light years ahead of the rest.




10. Fink - "Warm Shadow" 2013  I got to see them at their show at The Crocodile back in October. I had never heard their music before and it was probably one of the best shows I've ever seen. "Warm Shadow" was featured on Walking Dead.




Here's the link to the original Ten Incredible Live Performance Videos and here's the link to the second.

Ten In-Studio Music Videos

1. INXS - "Mystify" 1987  *INXS just isn't INXS without Michael Hutchence.

2. Grayskul - "Come On" 2013  (SEATTLE)  *These guys have their rap faces down.

3. Portishead - "Chase The Tear" 2009  *Amazing.

4. Kendrick Lamar - "Cut You Off" 2010  *From this I learned that when Kendrick cut off the negative energy of others, he was able to make Good Kid, Maad City.

5. Queen Latifah, Yo-Yo, TLC, MC Lyte, Nefertiti, Salt-N-Pepa, Patra, and Meshell Ndegeocello - "Freedom" 1995 (Panther Soundtrack)  *Female supercrew jam.

6. The Beatles - "Let It Be" 1969  *Holy shit, this is good.

7. Foals - "Milk and Black Spiders" 2013  *Sometimes I like this, sometimes I just want it to be over.

8. The Police - "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" 1981  *This video is 32 years old, crazy.

9. I.N.I. (Pete Rock, Rob-O, I Love H.I.M., Grap Luva) - "Fakin' Jax" Recorded 1995/Released 2003  *I just found this song in the last month and have already overplayed it.

10. Radiohead - "Jigsaw Falling Into Place" 2007  *I am not ashamed by my love for Radiohead.

Nine Music Videos featuring Elevators

1. Mary J. Blige - "Real Love" 1992  *Even when she is wearing a bustier, she still manages to keep it sporty.

2. Luscious Jackson - "Naked Eye" 1996  * This is from the Fever In Fever Out album. The video has Max Perlich (actor) in it who was also in Young MC's "Bust A Move", 80s movie Can't Buy Me Love, Buffy, and Alice In Chains' "No Excuses" (in case you were wondering).

3. MC Lyte feat. Missy Elliott - "Cold Rock A Party (Bad Boy Remix)" 1996  * "I rock the leather trench coat that rocks the party" -not an MC Lyte quote

4. Jay-Z - "Girls, Girls, Girls" 2001  *Jay-Z shares his girls exclusively with Biz Markie.

5. Usher feat. Nicki Minaj - "Lil Freak" 2010  *This elevator is a babe trap.

6. Mono - "Life In Mono" 1996  *Even if the song is pretty good, the video gets ridiculous quickly when you notice the singer is just writhing around the whole time.

7. Color Me Badd - "I Wanna Sex You Up" 1991  *Looking back, it is definitely weird for a 13 year old to be singing along to this song.

8. Drake - "Headlines" 2011  *Drake only wears glasses when he is riding in an elevator (false fact).

9. The Whispers - "Rock Steady" 1987 *It's the old hotness.

Seven Music Videos featuring Slow Motion Scenes

1. DJ Cam - "Swim" 2011  *This video is entirely in slow motion. It is not my favorite DJ Cam song, but, he is still great.

2. Blackalicious - "Make You Feel That Way" 2002  *It is a go-to happy Hip Hop song. Plus, it is on the Brown Sugar Soundtrack which is full of gems.

3. Amy Winehouse - "Love Is A Losing Game" 2006  *I'm glad she left us with so many great songs to remember her by.

4. Flume - "More Than You Thought" 2013  *When I listened to this song, I found myself wondering if I was accidentally listening to dubstep. I hope not, because I have noticed that some of the most ridiculous people I have ever met, love dubstep. I felt that this song would be great when played on an incredibly loud soundsystem, which is why I posted it. I found this on the Pigeons and Planes website.

5. New Order - "Bizarre Love Triangle" 1986  *Trampolines and slo-mo.

6. Chance The Rapper feat. Ab-Soul - "Smoke Again" 2013  *He is the new hotness in the blog scene, it has been determined that he will go big (by Pigeons and Planes and music writers on Twitter). I won't be able to decide if I like him until I listen to his mixtape Acid Rain which can be downloaded at his website here. He does have an interesting flow and doesn't sound like one of those yelling, crazy, beats without soul rappers. I know a lot of people will love him.

7. Lin Que feat. MC Lyte - "Let It Fall" 1995  *I have no recollection of Lin Que at all. This song isn't really that good, but, I like seeing how the ladies do their thing.

Ten More Music Videos featuring Special Effects

1. En Vogue - "Adventure" 1998  En Vogue does Sesame Street. They are teaching the kids to make up crazy stories that could never be true (in the nineties anyway).

2. Level 42 - "Something About You" 1986  This is one of those great eighties songs that I didn't know the artist until now.




3. Danny Brown - "Radio Song" 2012  There are tons of Danny Browns in this video. Even though he says some offensive shit sometimes, I still like him.




4. Bonobo - "Cirrus" 2013  This video starts off with some old footage and then develops into so much more.




5. Divine Styler - "Ain't Sayin' Nothin'" 1988  This video would have been a star in the rotating heads category, damn.

6. Bambu - "Lean" 2013  Usually people do their costume changes off-camera. He is one of the most likable dudes ever.

7. MC Lyte - "Cappucino" 1989  This is from before cappuccinos got huge.

8. Grizzly Bear - "Two Weeks" 2009  Their eyes are not blinking at the same time and they are blinking in slow motion, it is kind of freaking me out a little bit.

9. Wyclef Jean - "PJ's" 2002  This beat sounds the best when heard through real speakers.

10. Soundgarden - "Black Hole Sun" 1994  This video is kind of scary and painful, yet, I still like it.

Ten Music Videos featuring Street Signs

1. Joey Bada$$ feat. CJ Fly - "Hardknock" 2012  *They get all up in the street signs.

2. Nas - "Made You Look" 2002  *This song is from the God's Son album, which is my favorite Nas album.

3. LL Cool J feat. Boyz II Men - "Hey Lover" 1995  *Classic mid-nineties Hip Hop and R and B combo.

4. The Beatles - "Penny Lane" 1967  *British street signs are so much classier than American street signs. In this video, The Beatles ride horses wherever they want.

5. Cat Power - "Manhattan" 2013  *Something deep inside me tells me that this is not cool, yet, I like it anyway.

6. Anthony Hamilton - "Comin' From Where I'm From" 2003  *I never really had an Anthony Hamilton phase, but, this song has always stood out as quality.

7. Midnight Star - "Operator" 1984  *Every phone in this video has a cord, even the giant phone.

8. Uptown XO - "Spread Love" 2013  *This song is just okay, it feels like it is missing something. Maybe the beat needs one more level or maybe it is perfect for someone else. It doesn't suck bad enough for me to leave it off the blog though.

9. MC Lyte - "Brooklyn" 2008  *The first 33 seconds of this video is actually Flying Lotus' "Tea Leaf Dancers" which is much better than the "Brooklyn" song. MC Lyte goes for the Jamaican (or some other) accent in this unfortunately weak comeback tune.

10. New Order - "Regret" 1993  *There are many other things going on in this video besides street signs and it all happens so quickly.

Ten More Black and White Videos

1. Primal Scream - "Movin' On Up" 1991  *My mom had this cassette, she is cool.



2. Lady - "Get Ready" 2013  *Lady consists of Nicole Wray (worked with Missy Elliott's Supa Dupa Fly etc.) and Terri Walker (a British R and B singer). [Sidenote: Truly ridiculous that Blogger is unable to correctly incorporate the "and symbol" into blogs.] It is good solid music, I just don't hear myself listening to it that often.



3. MC Lyte - "Cha Cha Cha" 1989  *I didn't listen to MC Lyte in 1989 when I was eleven, but, I can now appreciate her for being a cool lady. My Lyte intro was "Ruffneck" in 1993.



4. Indiana - "Bound" 2013  *For me this song has three sections. The first lasts until 1:13 during which I wonder if this song will get a little better. The second part is from 1:13 to 2:16 in which I think maybe this song is pretty good. The third part from 2:16 to the end, I change the song because I don't like where the song goes. This can all be summed up by the YouTube comment for the video stating, "this song needs a good remix!"



5. Captain Murphy - "The Killing Joke" 2013  *Naturally Captain Murphy (aka Flying Lotus) would take lipstick to the next level.



6. L'Orange feat. Blu - "Alone" 2013  *I have no idea if there are actually any samples of vintage music, but, it sounds like it and that is cool. I briefly tried to research L'Orange and only found out that a French artist named Gilbert Bécaud had a song named "L'Orange" in 1964 which doesn't really sound like this.



7. Lyrics Born feat. Joyo Velarde - "Bad Dreams" 2003  *I don't love this song but I think Lyrics Born is great. My favorite part about him and the rest of Quannum in this era was that it was some of the only new music I was able to find when I was living in the mountains between 1997-2003. I was living in Lake Tahoe when this album came out so it wasn't unreasonable to find Bay Area music in the Tahoe City music stores. I know it sounds crazy but in 2003...I didn't even have a computer!



8. Amy Winehouse - "Just Friends" 2008  *Dear Amy, thank you for making great music.



9. Fugees - "Vocab" 1994  *I, like many others, didn't hear this album until I had already overplayed their 1996 album The Score. Wyclef's part starting at 2:19 is almost surprising because of his octave changes and bugged out eyes. The rest of the song is so relaxing and then he takes it somewhere kinda crazy.



10. The Beatles - "Day Tripper" 1965  *I love that these Beatles videos exist.

Ten Music Videos featuring Flowers

1. The Beatles - "Across The Universe" 1969  I love that these Beatles videos exist. They were definitely cool.




2. Mystic - "The Life" 2001  This song is incredible, however, this version is weaker than the one I first heard. I found this (the rappier version) on vinyl at the Half Price Books in Lynnwood a few months ago, it was a score.




3. Joss Stone feat. Common - "Tell Me What We're Gonna Do Now" 2009  This is one of my solo road trip sing-a-long jams. I love that these two did a song together. This video is definitely the most flowery of the ten.




4. De La Soul - "Say No Go" 1989  This song samples Hall and Oates' "I Can't Go For That (No Can Do)", it is ridiculously cool.




5. MC Lyte - "Poor Georgie" 1991  I love songs with a storyline.




6. R.E.M. - "The One I Love" 1987  I feel like this is from when liking R.E.M. was still cool. 2017 UPDATE: I unashamedly still love many R.E.M. songs and often wonder what Michael Stipe is up to these days. "E-Bow The Letter" still goes.




7. Thievery Corporation - "Lebanese Blonde" 1998  This song was on the Garden State Soundtrack, I love that this video is actually about a blonde who we must assume is from Lebanon.




8. Onry Ozzborn - "The O O" 2011  This video is full of people that are fixtures of the Seattle music scene. It's cute that he put his kids in his video, and the song is good.




9. Bright Eyes - "First Day Of My Life" 2005  This video is like watching a chick movie, so watch out for that. It is a great song though.




10. Salt 'N Pepa - "Tramp" 1986  *We watched this video as homework for my Hip Hop class at the University of Washington. In this song, Salt 'N Pepa were addressing the sexism in Hip Hop.


Salt N Pepa - Tramp by jpdc11

Ten Music Videos featuring Bridges

1.Jehst - "Starting Over" 2011  *I watch around 20 UK Hip Hop videos before I find one that is good enough to post. I watched this video 7 times before I was sure I liked it, now I love it. He has been making music since the late nineties and, I would imagine, has a large following in the UK. His 2002 song "High Plains Drifter" can be found by clicking on Jehst on the right side of the blog.




2. MC Lyte - "Ruffneck" 1993  *I don't think ladies are looking for ruffnecks anymore, however, good man skills (like building fires, fixing cars, keeping a job) are a plus.




3. Phonte feat. Evidence and Big K.R.I.T. - "The Life Of Kings" 2012  *Rapping moms can be cool, this is one of those times.




4. Jake One feat. Freeway and Brother Ali - "The Truth" 2008  *This video also has clocks, train tracks, a staircase scene, Adidas, street signs, and a guy playing with some balls.




5. Todd Sykes and EvergreenOne - "90s Shit" 2010  *I love smiling rappers, which makes this a great video for me. These guys are from Tacoma.  ***Sadly, the original video was removed by the user.




6. Emily Wells - "Passenger" 2012  *This is actually a pretty good song. I found her because she worked with Dan The Automator (Respect!) on the 2013 Pillowfight album which you can link to on the right side of this blog.



7. Dilated Peoples feat. Guru - "Worst Comes To Worst" 2001  *This song still goes (that means good).



8. Roxette - "Listen To Your Heart" 1988  *Before we see their awesome concert venue, we get to see the bridge that earned this video a place on this list. I've never been to a show with sparklers, but there's still time. I thought I remembered liking Roxette but this song is weak.



9. Dyme Def - "Timeless" 2011  *This is the only Dyme Def song that I have wanted to listen to more than once.



10. Action Bronson - "Shiraz" 2010  *This guy doesn't suck and his video is hilarious, especially the end.

Ten Music Videos featuring Couches

1. Tyler, The Creator - "IFHY" 2013  I truly feel that Tyler is a super genius. The only thing that makes his age obvious (he is only 22) is the lyrical content of his music. He still thinks that he has to shock us, even though the world would probably pay attention even if he went in a less shocking direction.

 

2. Madvillain - "Rhinestone Cowboy" 2004  *I have a lot of respect for these guys (MF Doom and Madlib), but, I don't like this song or video that much. The applause within the song doesn't really do it for me.

3. M.E.D. - "Push" 2005  *J Dilla is on the couch, it looks like the Donuts cover is a still from this video @ 2:25.

 

 

 

 

 

4. Bonobo feat. Andreya Triana - "The Keeper" 2009  *The one-shot music video is slowly paced which accentuates the smoothness of the song. I like most of the songs I put on here, but this is one of the ones I actually listen to...a lot.

 

 

 

5. Curren$y - "Chandelier" 2012  *I don't really like this song as a whole. I do appreciate how he respectfully talks about his lady, this is one of those rappers that deserves to get chicks. That said, I have not listened to any of his other songs.

 

 

 

6. Otayo Dubb feat. Bambu - "A Lil More" 2012  *This video serves as a public service announcement for ladies warning them to bring their drinks into the restroom with them. I wouldn't listen to this song regularly, but, they seem like good guys making music that actually means something.

 

 

 

7. The XX - "Islands" 2010  *The band is working this couch.

 

 

8. MC Lyte feat. Xscape - "Keep On Keepin' On" 1996  *I believe pantsuit MC Lyte does say "sugar for my booger" @ 1:56. I just recently found this song and even starred it on Spotify.

 

 

 

9. Billy Idol - "Cradle Of Love" 1990  *This guy is kind of a woos, not Billy Idol of course because he is a total badass.

 

 

 

10. Rocky Rivera feat. Irie Eyez - "GRLZ" 2012  *These girls are fierce, I'm glad they make music.

 



Eight Music Videos featuring Fierce Solo Dancing

1. MC Lyte - "Ice Cream Dream" 1992  *This is from the Mo' Money Soundtrack, I have this on cassette. I had no idea what this song was about in 1992.

2. The Black Keys - "Lonely Boy" 2011  *He is the new school iconic solo dancer.

3. Karyn White - "Secret Rendezvous" 1988  *I'm pretty sure she does the Roger Rabbit and the Running Man in this video starting @ 1:19.

4. Tears For Fears - "Mad World" 1983  *The guy dancing outside by himself is the inspiration for this category.

5. Mayer Hawthorne - "A Long Time" 2011  *1980s Detroit dance show footage pairs nicely with this song.

6. Disclosure feat. AlunaGeorge - "White Noise" 2013  *It's pretty dancey/dancy but I still like it.

7. Johnny Gill - "Rub You The Right Way" 1990  *I like the part @ 3:11 when he is dancing really hard and making eye contact with the camera.

8. Toro Y Moi - "Never Matter" 2013  *I'm not in love with this song by any means, but the video is pretty funny. I do feel like Chaz Bundick (Toro and Moi) would be a great person to hang out with. There is a great video interview with him on my 2011 Toro Y Moi post.

Ten Music Videos featuring Public Transportation

Here's ALL of the Public Transportation music videos I've found so far on a YouTube playlist. #YouTubeNchill


1. MC Lyte - "Paper Thin" 1988  I haven't been to New York yet, but from watching all these videos it seems like someone is always rapping on the subway.




2. Method Man - "Bring The Pain" 1994  There is a great 1994 cell phone shot @ 2:48.




3. Homeboy Sandman - "Couple Bars" 2013  I have a hard time figuring out if I like this, but, it's funny so I watched it three times. 2017 UPDATE: I love it...a lot.




4. Ini Kamoze - "Here Comes The Hotstepper" 1994  I'm still not sure about the significance of the donut eating @ 2:00.




5. Das Racist - "Chicken And Meat" 2009  They are hilarious.




6. Digable Planets - "Rebirth Of Slick (Cool Like Dat)" 1992




7. Brand Nubian - "Punks Jump Up To Get Beat Down" 1993  This is one of those good beats.




8. Wyclef Jean feat. Mary J. Blige - "911" 2000  I knew someone who had a sign that said, "give slow jams a chance". It seems like the obvious thing to do but it made a great sign.



9. Blue Scholars - " Joe Metro" 2007  This is very Seattle.



10. Aloe Blacc - "You Make Me Smile" 2012 

Ten Music Videos featuring Candles

I collected these Candle Music Videos for you to #YouTubeNchill to.


1. CAPITAL Steez - "135" 2013 (RIP)

2. Metal Chocolates - "Opium Of Love" 2011 (SEATTLE MUSIC)

3. K-os - "The Love Song" 2007

4. Nine Inch Nails - "Closer" 1994

5. MC Lyte and Positive K - "I'm Not Having It" 1989

6. 2Pac and Snoop Dogg - "2 Of Amerikaz Most Wanted" 1996  *Whole roast pigs at the Gangsta Party.

7. Common - "The Light" 2000  *Erykah Badu is the Rosanna Arquette of the late 90s? ("See Toto's Rosanna")

8. Boyz II Men - "Motownphilly" 1991  *From the era when every boy band needed a deep voice guy.

9. Madonna - "La Isla Bonita" 1987  *This and "Justify My Love" are my two favorite Madonna songs.

10. Geto Boys - "My Mind Playing Tricks On Me" 1991