Music Wed - I had so much fun picking, then re-listening to, the Part 1 songs in my tribute to "Live From Daryl's House" that I just had to jump into Part Deux - The Oldies Edition. Let's start with two quick performances from Daryl's "other" house, his London pad. It is just as charming as his upstate New York home is, but is classically English, down to the little garden in the back. While in London, he taped two fun shows with the master songwriter and producer Nick Lowe (a well-known hit - "Gotta Be Cruel To Be Kind" http://youtu.be/6no9DKxJhW0, and a tender, sweet little-played ballad "Shelley My Love" - I totally dig the melody on this tender tune http://youtu.be/-_In1-LX64Q). Go back and check out your early Elvis Costello and Dave Edmunds records, and you will see Nick Lowe all over the place as a writer, producer and player. Next is Smokey Robinson who starts with "Sara Smile" and then lets the band pull him into a really nice version of Smokey's old classic "Ooooo Baby Baby" - you gotta check out this clip (http://youtu.be/iRxCy44zg5M). I have to play Pat Monahan (of Train) singing one of Hall & Oates' sweetest older tunes, "Wait For Me" - this one is a keeper http://youtu.be/zzUYWS0mBzs. I want to keep the mellow groove, so I will take a little known, but much appreciated, Daryl Hall single that he played with Joe Walsh to great effect - "Somebody Like You" http://youtu.be/b_6GrnhUzzw. Let's wrap this up with the only multiple appearance guest on LFDH, Todd Rundgren, one from Daryl's NY house and one Todd's wonderful Hawaii house. Here are some oldies, but goodies taken from each location. From Hawaii - "I Saw The Light" (http://youtu.be/tA0xRBQq_ds) and "It Wouldn't Have Made Any Difference" (http://youtu.be/prOYxFPoKSM); and from New York, a song I never grow tired of, "Can We Still be Friends" (http://youtu.be/1pLTD23l468). I have to leave you with one bonus cut, and that will be Todd adding his flair to another song I can play on a continuous loop, "Wait For Me" (http://youtu.be/9NekaojZPzM). Enjoy!
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