Gnarls Barkley — "Crazy"

The Club Blue pick from 10/26/2006.

A Fine Frenzy — "Almost Lover"

More of the new guard, this time with 22-year-old singer-songwriter Alison Sudol, under her stage name. (The synch seems off, sadly, but the original version I found was yanked.)

John Lennon — "Across the Universe"

It would have been John Lennon's 67th birthday today. Here's a fan vid for one of his prettiest tunes, that also features some of his most evocative lyrics. Here's some footage of John and the lads in India.

Pearl Bailey, Ella Fitzgerald, and Sarah Vaughn

The ladies do a medley. The video ain't pristine, and the band's too loud for the voices, but there ain't nothin' that can hide that these ladies rock!

Dave Brubeck Quartet — "Take Five"

This year marks the 50th anniversary of Monterey Jazz Festival. Dave Brubeck played at the first, and he's back for his 14th festival appearance for the 50th. Congratulations to all involved! You can hear complete sets from many of the musicians (including Brubeck) at NPR here.

Meanwhile, here's Brubeck, with Paul Desmond on sax, performing one of their classics (in 5/4 time).

MC Solaar — "Nouveau Western"

The Le Club Bleu pick from 9/22/06.

MC Solaar was born in Senegal and raps in French. The video's pretty cool.

John Lennon — "Watching the Wheels"

The Clue Blue pick for 9/18/06. Guess I was on a Beatles kick.

The Pink Martinis — "Hey Eugene"

The first of the new picks. I'm not going to bother to link the cross-posts for the new set.

A fun, varied and very talented group.

The Beatles — "Hey Bulldog"

This Club Blue pick for 9/14/07 was to commerate the one-year anniversary, hence the Beatles again.

The Beatles — "Don't Let Me Down"

The first Club Blue pick, 9/14/06. The original video was taken down, but here's a replacement.