Just the other night (Thursday) I performed at a quaint and chic open mic. I started off with one of my all-time favorite songs: "Left of the Dial" by The Replacements. The song itself is a heartfelt ode to college radio and life on the road. I've grown to have a personal attachment to the tune, as it has played a significant role on various occasions as the backing soundtrack to various life-changing moments in the past few months.
"Left of the Dial (Cover)" by Kelvin
Listen to the original here.
Listen to a 1989 live performance here.
Listen to a 1993 live performance here.
Listen to a 1996 live performance here.
And just because The Replacements are all-around awesome, I thought I'd share a very interesting and rare discovery. In 1986, the band was featured on Saturday Night Live, promoting their debut major label release Tim (where "Left of the Dial" is featured on).
Being who they are (drunk, rowdy and obscene), the Mats were subsequently banned from ever performing again on SNL (you can read the whole story here). A few years later, the ban was lifted as Paul Westerberg was invited to perform.
NBC is really good at taking down proprietary videos of their shows on YouTube, especially SNL musical performances. After some research, I was able to find the 1986 show on Dailymotion. The vids are posted below. And if you'd like to see Westerberg's 1994 spot, you can find the download link here (it's really interesting to see how well he had refined his act in 8 years' time).
"Bastards of Young (Live)" by The Replacements
What a mess by mmr421
"Kiss Me on the Bus (Live)" by The Replacements
Winter break is coming up, so maybe I'll have the chance to author more posts. I'm not making any promises, but I'd really want to given the opportunity.
What side are you on?
Kelvin
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