Favorite SNL music memory

[drjoek]

Piggybacking on SNL thread, what are some great SNL music memories

A few of mine. Bill Murray when he returned to host requsted the Spinners. Elvis Costello starting Radio Radio then switching songs. Rolling Stones singing Shattered , Mick all horse. Jonh Belushi demanding that they put on the band Fear and they drop the F bomb. Grateful Dead first appearance of theBlues Brothers

[paulisded]

Piggybacking on SNL thread, what are some great SNL music memories

A few of mine. Bill Murray when he returned to host requsted the Spinners. Elvis Costello starting Radio Radio then switching songs. Rolling Stones singing Shattered , Mick all horse. Jonh Belushi demanding that they put on the band Fear and they drop the F bomb. Grateful Dead first appearance of theBlues Brothers

Except for the Dead, I agree with all of those.

I'd have to add the Replacements appearance in '85 (big surprise), and also Neil Young's raucous '89 performance.

[Tall_James]

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[fezident]

I have squillions of fave musical moments from that show but one really stands out for me.

BLIND MELON performing "No Rain".
I don't care much for the song... or the band but, they really nailed it. It didn't feel like broadcast TV to me. It felt like a concert. The band was on fire and the crowd was totally into it. The applause at the end didn't feel "polite" but rather... hard earned.

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The other is ELVIS COSTELLO performing "Veronica" with his band AND members of the SNL houseband. He fuckin' nailed it. Everybody was so into it. I think it's the most energetic musical performance the show had ever seen.
Good luck finding it online though. (it's on the SNL-music box set, however)

[RhinoinMN]

Joe Cocker, and Belushi comes on stage impersonating him when Cocker had no clue that Belushi was going to do it.

[lleeder]

Ashlee Simpson getting caught lip syncing

[GreatAmericanZero]

they once did a whole "we are the world" spoof with all the reoccuring characters singing about the LA Riots. It was great

[Tall_James]

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[drjoek]

Steve Martin doing King Tut (the first time)

[Dan G]

I'm pretty sure this happened on SNL, although I haven't seen it since it aired, but it was LL Cool J performing and his DJ was on a very tall set that was shaped like a ghetto blaster.

I need to look that up cause it's a favorite memory of mine seeing that performance.

[djjd]

gotta go with elvis c and radio radio

[Pestz4Evah]

http://www.rekordsrekords.com/qotsa/gallery/pics/cowbell.jpg

[Ritalin]

Joe Cocker, and Belushi comes on stage impersonating him when Cocker had no clue that Belushi was going to do it.

Second

[razorboy]

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Also the Replacements Bastards of Young debacle, although the video is next to impossible to find.

[spot]

Ornette Coleman 79

[Don Stugots]

they once did a whole "we are the world" spoof with all the reoccuring characters singing about the LA Riots. It was great

is that the one Hulk Hogan and Mr T beat the crap out of everyone??

[spot]

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Also the Replacements Bastards of Young debacle, although the video is next to impossible to find.

http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=32915228

[razorboy]

http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=32915228

Excellent.

[PapaBear]

The Band doing Life is a Carnival on the same night that Belushi cut Buck Henry's forehead with a samurai sword. It used to be on YouTube, but it's gone now. I'm glad I downloaded it when I did!

[furie]

very rarely have i been impressed by a bands SNL performance.
Most often i skip through that part.


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[jab]

fishbone. yayyyyy. :clap::clap::clap:


i enjoyed faith no more's appearence too with patton climbing all over the place.

[tele7]

I may take a beating for these:

REM-Losing my Religion

Live-I Alone

Garbage-Special

B52's-Rock Lobster

some hold up better than others with time..

[Enabler]

You guys are missing the most famous musical guest ever...Sinead O'Connor. She taught us all to "fight the real enemy." It was the Pope I guess? Other than that I loved when Robbie Robertson did The Weight with Hornsby and some Indian Chief (1992). I cant find a clip but it was awesome.

[razorboy]

fishbone. yayyyyy. :clap::clap::clap:

Good one.

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They also did an awesome rendetion of Sunless Saturday.

[PapaBear]

The first time I ever heard Fishbone, they were in studio at a listener supported radio station in Charlottesville, Va. They tied up the radio host and demanded that only lesbians with big boobs call in.

[drusilla]

http://www.rekordsrekords.com/qotsa/gallery/pics/cowbell.jpg

my favorite

the walken remix of little sister is great too

[Alice S. Fuzzybutt]

I'd have to add the Replacements appearance in '85 (big surprise)

I had seen them in a crappy club in my crappy little town a couple of weeks before that.

I was in my dorm room alone, watching them on my little b+w TV.

It was AWESOME!!!!

[Slumbag]

When Adam Sandler performed "Lunchlady Land", with Chris Farley dancing, dressed as the lunch lady.

[RhinoinMN]

Joe Cocker, and Belushi comes on stage impersonating him when Cocker had no clue that Belushi was going to do it.

Second

I found it.

http://www.jibjab.com/view/208974


In 1976, Cocker performed this on Saturday Night Live. John Belushi joined him on stage doing his famous impersonation of Cocker's spastic stage movements. Cocker didn't know Belushi was going to come on stage, but wondered what was going on when John asked him before the show what he would be wearing on stage.

After watching this again, it seems planned. Nevertheless still a great bit.

[EliSnow]

Of the muscial guests who have appeared in the last 10 or so years that have been incredible, U2's performance has to be the tops.

[paulisded]

I had seen them in a crappy club in my crappy little town a couple of weeks before that.

I was in my dorm room alone, watching them on my little b+w TV.

It was AWESOME!!!!

Remember when they were on some awful show called The World Music Awards playing Talent Show? I had taped it, and probably watched it 15 times in the following week. One day I came home, and discovered my mother had taped a soap opera over it! I was furious (obviously), especially when she said she thought I was done with it. Ugh!

[jennysmurf]

http://snltranscripts.jt.org/76/pics/76hmono1.jpg

Paul Simon singing "Still Crazy..." in a turkey suit. Classic.

[EliSnow]

I'm not sure if anyone brought this article up, but it attempts to answer the question.

http://www.avclub.com/content/node/46061

[ChimneyFish]

http://www.rekordsrekords.com/qotsa/gallery/pics/cowbell.jpg

I never knew this even occured.
This is fucking awesome.

[biozombie]

I couldn't find a clip of it on youtube, but I remember seeing Captain Beefheart on SNL sometime in the early 80s (probably aroundd the time of Dock At The Radar Station?) & being really weirded out by it. Not the best era of the Captain, but it left an impression.

[Team_Ramrod]

My favorite SNL music memory was back in 1998 when Puff Daddy (at the time) performed "Come With Me".

I was 18.... I had sex with my girlfriend for the first time that night.

Good times. Good times.

[JerseyRich]

My favorite SNL music memory was back in 1998 when Puff Daddy (at the time) performed "Come With Me".

I was 18.... I had sex with my girlfriend for the first time that night.

Good times. Good times.

I've fucked so many times through so many bad SNL's its not even funny.

It's one of those shows that you get bored with and just start making out.

Good times indeed.

[fezident]

It's not exactly a true SNL moment but, as you know... my love for this show knows no bounds.
On the SNL retrospective special that aired in 1998(?), Al Green closed the show with "Let's Stay Together".
His voice was in fine form and he performed in the middle of the studio. Not the usual area on the stageright ("Grand Central Station") corner. The entire audience was made up of various alumni and currents but, none of them were too cool to clap along & sing. It just felt good.
It ended with Dan Aykroyd inviting ALL members of the cast & crew to come up, cram together and pose for one huge "class picture".
Click.
History.

Loved it.

[razorboy]

It's not exactly a true SNL moment but, as you know... my love for this show knows no bounds.
On the SNL retrospective special that aired in 1998(?), Al Green closed the show with "Let's Stay Together".
His voice was in fine form and he performed in the middle of the studio. Not the usual area on the stageright ("Grand Central Station") corner. The entire audience was made up of various alumni and currents but, none of them were too cool to clap along & sing. It just felt good.
It ended with Dan Aykroyd inviting ALL members of the cast & crew to come up, cram together and pose for one huge "class picture".
Click.
History.

Loved it.

I think that was the 25th anniversary special in 1999.