Top Of The Box

This is the Ramones in a live 1980 performance, playing the classic track from their debut album, I wanna be your boyfriend.

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Billy Preston was among the first artists to sign for The Beatles Apple label, he worked closely with the band during the recording of Let It Be when he was often referred to as the fifth Beatle.
This was Preston’s biggest hit in 1969, That’s The Way God Planned It. This performance comes from the early [...]

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Shocking Blue came from the Netherlands, as you will see from the clip, they had a hit with Venus in 1970, reaching number one in the USA and selling over 5 million copies around the world.
Shocking Blue made a hatful of singles, but to all intents and purposes ended up one hit wonders.
Venus has been [...]

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This is a great song, Big Yellow Taxi by Joni Mitchell, performing live in 1970. The more recent Counting Crows version was ok, but this is the original.
Joni Mitchell – Big Yellow Taxi

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This is an excellent clip from the 1968 film made for the Rolling Stones Rock & Roll Circus.  Part of the film included the supergroup Dirty Mac, comprising, John Lennon, Eric Clapton, Keith Richards and Mitch Mitchell. Yoko Ono also took part in the group with the fantastic idea of kneeling in front of the [...]

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