I Missed the Bus

“I Missed the Bus,” written by Jermaine Dupri, recorded in 1992 by Kris Kross, Chris “Mac Daddy” Kelly and Chris “Daddy Mac” Smith, then about 12 or 13 years old.  It samples a 1976 Sammy Davis, Jr. recording of “Keep Your Eye on the Sparrow,” the theme song of TV’s Baretta. The video was directed by Daniel Lodge.

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Mississippi Phone Booth

“Mississippi Phone Booth,” written by John Hiatt, performed by John Hiatt and the Jerry Douglas Band, 2021. John Hiatt (vocal, guitar), Jerry Douglas (dobro), Mike Seal (guitar), Christian Sedelmyer (fiddle), Daniel Kimbro (bass).

John Hiatt website

Jerry Douglas website

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I’m Free

“I’m Free,” written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, and recorded by them with the Rolling Stones, 1965. Video by Lucy Dawkins and Tom Readdy.

Rolling Stones website

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Good Times

“Good Times,” written by George Young and Harry Vanda, recorded by Jimmy Barnes and Keith Urban, 2014. The song was originally recorded in 1968 by Messrs. Young and Vanda with their band, Australia’s Easybeats, and every Antipodean band is required to play it. Period.

Jimmy Barnes website

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Honeysuckle Rose

“Honeysuckle Rose,” written by Fats Waller and Andy Razaf, performed by Mr. Waller in this “Soundie,” a kind of 1940s music video shown in a jukebox-type device called a Panoram. Dancers: Betti Mays, Paulene Myers, and Olive Prince. Directed by Warren Murray for Minoco Productions Inc.

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Rum

“Rum,” written by John Osborne, T.J. Osborne, and Barry Dean, performed by Brothers Osborne, 2018. Video shot in Deale, Maryland.

Brothers Osborne website

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A Zoot Suit (For My Sunday Girl)

“A Zoot Suit (for my Sunday Girl),” written by L. Wolfe Gilbert and Bob O’Brien, by Paul White and Dorothy Dandridge, accompanied by Ted Fiorito and his Orchestra. From A Zoot Suit with a Reet Pleat, a “soundie” (ancestor of the music video) directed by Josef Berne, 1942.

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Kodama

French rapper Sylvain Richard a.k.a. 20Syl and director Mathieu Le Dude recruit several hands for their electronic ear candy “Kodama.”

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Above the Law

“Above the Law,” written by Betty Wright and Angelo Morris, recorded by The O’Jays, 2018.

The O’Jays website

More:

“Old-school R&B group The O’Jays get into a political groove,” Mark Kennedy, Associated Press

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Sound & Color

“Sound & Color” by Alabama Shakes, written by vocalist Brittany Howard. Other band members are guitarist Heath Fogg, bassist Zac Cockrell, drummer Steve Johnson, and keyboard player Ben Tanner. Many people know this song now that it’s the soundtrack for an iPad commercial.

Video directed by James Frost of Honey Badger;  David Myrick, Director of Photography; Nicholas Wayman Harris, Editor. More about the video here.

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