Saturday Night Live [Soundtrack] [Live]

Saturday Night Live [Soundtrack] [Live]

Track Listings

 
1. Gerald Ford - Chevy Chase
2. Opening - Don Pardo, Howard Shore
3. Monologue/Segue - Lily Tomlin
4. Speed - Anne Beatts, Robert King
5. Bedtime Story/Segue - Dan Aykroyd, Jane Curtin, Gilda Radner
6. Shimmer - Dan Aykroyd, Chevy Chase, Jane Curtin
7. Gun Control - Chevy Chase, Jane Curtin
8. Fondue - Garrett Morris
9. Dueling Brandos - John Belushi
10. Anna Freud - Loraine Newman
11. Bees on Parade/Promo - Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, Paul Simon
12. Weekend Update I - Chevy Chase
13. Spud - Don Pardo
14. Weekend Update II - Chevy Chase
15. Weatherman - John Belushi
16. Emily Litella - Chevy Chase, Jane Curtin, Gilda Radner
17. News for the Hard of Hearing - Chevy Chase, Garrett Morris
18. Uvula - Chevy Chase, Loraine Newman, Gilda Radner
19. Jimmy Carter - Dan Aykroyd
20. Chevy's Girls - Jane Curtin, Loraine Newman, Gilda Radner
See all 24 tracks on this disc

Saturday Night Live,Original Television Cast,Arista,Pop,Spoken / Comedy / Radio Shows,Spoken Word Comedy,TV Soundtracks


Neon Bible
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
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  • Another Brilliant Album
  • Arcade Fire-- the best of the best
  • Not like Funeral, but still Great!
  • An even more complex Arcade Fire
Neon Bible
Arcade Fire
Manufacturer: Merge Records
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ASIN: B000MGUZMU
Release Date: 2007-03-06

Tracks:

  1. Black Mirror
  2. Keep The Car Running
  3. Neon Bible
  4. Intervention
  5. Black Wave/Bad Vibrations
  6. Ocean Of Noise
  7. Well & The Lighthouse, The
  8. Antichrist Television Blues
  9. Windowsill
  10. No Cars Go
  11. My Boby Is A Cage

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For their second full-length, the Montreal-based seven-or-eight-piece Arcade Fire show themselves capable of Big Rock, as original, and as potentially marquee-topping as TV on the Radio and Sigur Ros. Regardless, the intentional murkiness of these pleasantly anthemic New Wave dirges makes it sound as if the music has already reverberated through a crowded cement stadium. Named after cult author John Kennedy Toole's first novel, Neon Bible is smart and subtle enough to present itself as a personal discovery for every listener, every word to be pored over by fans (as with those of Tori Amos, Pavement, and Radiohead). Surely, lines like "The sound is not asleep/ It's moving under my feet" have already been scribbled onto the margins of countless textbooks. Such words are delivered with less intensity this time, but no less import. For vocal influences, lead singer Win Butler seems to have traded his '80s Bowie in for an '80s Springsteen, at least on the songs "Antichrist Television Blues" and "Windowsill" (though "Intervention" sounds an awful lot like '80s era Go-Betweens). The kitchen sink arrangements include the use of an Eastern European orchestra, pipe organ, hurdy gurdy, and a military choir. --Mike McGonigal

Album Description

The second album from Montreal's Arcade Fire exceeds all expectations. With string and orchestral arrangements by two of the band members, "Neon Bible" is full of both half-assed punk rock mistakes and meticulously orchestrated woodwinds. Processed strings and mandolin. Quiet rumbles and loud rumbles. But mostly just eleven songs that the band thinks are really good. The deluxe CD version is packaged in a hinged box with two 32-page flip books designed by the band. The LP is double 180-gram audiophile quality with three sides of music and an etching on the fourth side. The LP also includes a coupon for a free MP3 download of "Neon Bible". Arcade Fire's 2004 debut "Funeral" has scanned over 300,000 copies and is certified platinum in Canada.

Customer Reviews:

2 out of 5 stars Disappointing.......2007-07-03

I actually purchased this cd after watching "Sunday Morning on CBS". The band I saw on the show was entertaining and eccletic. I found the cd to be filled with talent, but it lacked the interesting energy I anticipated.

5 out of 5 stars Another Brilliant Album.......2007-06-08

Happy to say that Neon Bible is just as satisfying as Funeral. In other words, this will be the album of the year for most discerning rock fans.
It is unusual for a new band to follow up on such an excellent debut without the old sophomore dip.
Neon Bible lacks some of the intense moments of Funeral but makes this up in consistency.
Everyone us right about the silly packaging: flimsy, indulgent and wasteful - nothing like being irritated before you manage to get to the disk.

5 out of 5 stars Arcade Fire-- the best of the best.......2007-05-29

Like the first Album, I had to listen to it a few times to really love it... then, it's gold.

5 out of 5 stars Not like Funeral, but still Great!.......2007-05-26

Funeral was an excellent album so it took me a while to get into Neon Bible and really appreciate it. This album is just as good as the Funeral but for different reasons. The band has progressed it's sound and taken a positive step forward (not sticking to same formula).

The biggest difference bwtn both albums was the drums. The drums are hard, loud, intricate on the Funeral. On Neon Bible, they seem to be more in the background (maybe bc of the mixing) and seem to be more complementary rather than driving the songs' direction. Now it's the strings, brass, keys, guitars, singing that seem to guide the songs and take over the drums.

That said, this album is great. It took a few listens to appreciate it but this one is up there with Funeral.

5 out of 5 stars An even more complex Arcade Fire.......2007-05-23

When buying this CD, I had my expectations. However, this album is fantastic. As all Arcade Fire songs, it takes a couple of listens to really appreciate it and once you're hooked, there is no turning back. As a die-hard Arcade Fire fan of the EP and Funeral, I hoped Neon Bible lived up to the hype. The truth is that upon the first track (Black Mirror) you can immediately notice the extinsive layers that the band has put into the album. Win Butler, the lead singer is pitch perfect and his lyrics are absolutely beautifully written. The album, granted, does not as much of an "indie appeal" as Funeral being that it's not all over the place, but yet is a must have album for music lovers everywhere. I am fortunate enough to have seen this band a couple of times live and the live versions of neon bible are identical to the album and just as complex. The new version of No Cars Go is amazing and Keep the Car Running, Intervention, (Antichrist Television Blues), and Window Sill, are all huge additions to the album. You may not find as down-right "ball busting" songs as Wake Up or Power Out, but you will find the same passion and even more terrific melodies in this one.
Barbara Cook Sings Mostly Sondheim (Live at Carnegie Hall 2001)
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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  • Everyone Should Whistle
  • An amazing intro to the body of work of a true master
  • Beautiful, moving concert
  • ... and I love Barbara Cook
Barbara Cook Sings Mostly Sondheim (Live at Carnegie Hall 2001)

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ASIN: B000059LFF
Release Date: 2001-05-08

Tracks:

  1. Everybody Says Don't
  2. I Wonder What Became of Me?
  3. The Eagle and Me
  4. I Had Myself a True Love
  5. Into the Woods / Giants in the Sky (Malcolm Gets)
  6. Another Hundred People / So Many People (Malcolm Gets)
  7. Let's Face the Music and Dance / The Song Is You (duet with Malcolm Gets)
  8. Happiness
  9. Loving You
  10. You Could Drive a Person Crazy
  11. Not A Day Goes By / Losing My Mind

Tracks:

  1. Buds Won't Bud
  2. I Got Lost in His Arms
  3. West Side Story Segment: Something's Coming / Tonight (Malcolm Gets)
  4. Move On (duet with Malcolm Gets)
  5. Medley: Hard Hearted Hannah / Waiting for the Robert E. Lee / San Francisco
  6. Ice Cream
  7. Send in the Clowns
  8. The Trolley Song
  9. Not While I'm Around (duet with Malcolm Gets)
  10. Anyone Can Whistle

Amazon.com's Best of 2001

Barbara Cook is one of today's most accomplished song stylists, and if you don't believe us, just listen to this live album. It's a master class in the art of singing. It documents an evening at Carnegie Hall during which Cook proved that she can dissect and extract the substance out of the simplest of lyrics. One of the best surprises is "You Could Drive a Person Crazy" (from Company), which is taken at an amiable trot and allows the singer to display its humor. Cook is not a swinging singer and uptempo is not her pace; give her a ballad, though, and she'll wring the last drop of emotion out of it. Her version of "Losing My Mind" (here paired with "Not a Day Goes By") is simply astonishing. The singer also performs songs that Sondheim has said he wished he had written, an awful lot of them by Harold Arlen. No complaints here. Guest Malcolm Gets solos on a few songs and duets with Cook on others, including "Let's Face the Music and Dance." This is classic material done masterfully by a classic singer. --Elisabeth Vincentelli

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Wow!.......2004-02-20

Having read the other reviews there is little more for me to add. I have been a Barbara Cook fan for a longtime and for me, this is one of her best concerts ever. I do, however, prefer the DVD. As with some other reviewers, I do not want to hear Malcolm Gets (as much as I like him) when I want to listen to Barbara. Her flawless interpretation of music is a hard act to follow for any singer! I managed to see this concert 4 times over a year and a half. Each time I saw her the voice was stronger and more assured (I would not have thought that possible). I can't help but think we will have the pleasure of hearing Ms Cook for many years to come. For those people who enjoyed his CD I strongly recommend purchasing the DVD. Barabara's rendition of So Many People is breathtaking (literally, I don't think I breathed once during the entire song). If you ever have opportunity to see her live - go! She has an ability to make you feel as if every song she sings and every word she speaks is directed to you alone. She can take a large venue and make it feel as intimate as your own living room. Having had the pleasure of meeting her I can say she is as youthful and pleasurable in person as she is in her performance.

5 out of 5 stars Everyone Should Whistle.......2003-10-11

After being privileged to attend this concert, I had to own the CD. Once a lyric coloratura and the original Cunegonde in Bernstein's Candide, Ms. Cook has become (in her 70s) a true diva, blessed with a velvety, warm sound. Every note has meaning. Her high B-flat on "Ice Cream" is still the envy of any soprano today. Everyone should whistle after hearing the superb performances on this CD. Even better, though, is the experience of having been in the concert hall for the live performance. Brava, Ms. Cook!

5 out of 5 stars An amazing intro to the body of work of a true master.......2003-06-16

When I first bought tickets for the 'Mostly Sondheim' show on tour (in San Francisco) I figured it couldn't be too bad. Besides, I had only been exposed to a few of his songs (Anyone Can Whistle, Losing My Mind...) and had only seen "A Little Night Music". On the way out of the theater I immediately picked up this recording of the program. It is truly amazing. I immediately began listening to it and have barely put it down in the last few months. Furthermore, my Sondheim CD collection increased in size from an unflattering zero to five (and it's still growing)! This is an amazing introduction to the works of Stephen Sondheim, who is now my favorite modern musical composer). Buy this now if you don't already have it!

4 out of 5 stars Beautiful, moving concert.......2003-04-13

This is a wonderful CD set with a great selection of songs. I do want to express a slight reservation, however. Barbara Cook has been one of my favorite singers for a number of years and the way her voice defies time is extraordinary -- for her to be singing with such bright, beautiful tone in her mid-70s with no wobble or beat in the voice is an amazing achievment.

I do have to say that by 2001, when this concert was recorded, Cook seemed to have a lost a little bit of power and intensity in her singing. This is only natural for someone of her age. Her voice is still lovely, but you can sense her keeping it in reserve a bit. She's as expressive as ever, but compare the rendition of "I got lost in his arms" on this album to the one on her previous album recorded in 1999, "The Champion Season", and there's less urgency and vocal depth in her singing here. That said, the high B at the end of "Ice Cream" is sensational.

So, despite that caveat, this is, again, a wonderful album, a must for Cook fans, especially for the gorgeous renditions of songs I'd never thought I'd get to hear her perform: "Not a Day Goes By", "Happiness/Loving You", "San Francisco", etc. Buy it!

1 out of 5 stars ... and I love Barbara Cook.......2003-02-11

This recording is a disappointment for me. It is not her best work, and Malcolm Gets is uninspired. My biggest complaint however is the engineering of the recording. Throughout the speaking was to soft, the singing volumes uneven, and the applause deafening. I will be passing this CD on to friends, and will later donate it to my local library.
Saturday Night Live: 25 Years of Musical Performances, Vol. 2
Average customer rating: 2 out of 5 stars
  • excellent live material although not SNL's best
  • FIRE THE CLOWN, THAT DID THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • Attention: Neil Young Freaks
  • YOU'VE GOT TO BE KIDDIN' ME
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Saturday Night Live: 25 Years of Musical Performances, Vol. 2
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ASIN: B00001QGNV
Release Date: 2001-10-15

Tracks:

  1. Rape Me - Nirvana
  2. No More - Neil Young
  3. Losing My Religion - R.E.M.
  4. Doll Parts - Hole
  5. Sabotage - Beastie Boys
  6. Been There Done That - Dr. Dre
  7. Creep - TLC
  8. Tennessee - Arrested Development
  9. Acquiesce - Oasis
  10. When I Come Around - Green Day
  11. Nobody's Fault But My Own - Beck
  12. I'll Stand By You - Pretenders
  13. One Hand In My Pocket - Alanis Morissette
  14. Reminisce - Mary J. Blige
  15. Any Time, Any Place - Janet

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While Volume 2 of Saturday Night Live: The Musical Performances claims to draw on 25 years of history, all but one track is taken from the 1990s. The exception is Neil Young, who performed "No More" all the way back in 1989. A rundown of the rest of the tracks reads like a roster of the 1990s always-on-the-radio club. The delights on this disc are few and far between. Beck's George Harrison impression on "Nobody's Fault But My Own" is a great turn for the man associated with funky stoner grooves, but longtime fans of the show will remember George Harrison dueting with Paul Simon in the late 70s. That moment is neither here nor on Volume 1. If the companion volume strove for a bit of balance between the past and present, Volume 2 is shamelessly tailored for sales, and not as an archive. --Jason Josephes

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars excellent live material although not SNL's best.......2007-01-18

If you're a fan of any of these artists, get this CD. Sound quality is superb.

1 out of 5 stars FIRE THE CLOWN, THAT DID THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.......2006-02-20

NO FEAR, NO SPECIALS, NO DEVO, NO LEON REDBONE, NO ZAPPA, NO B-52's, NO PRESERVATION JAZZ HALL, NO FULL BOWIE COVERAGE, NO BLUES BROTHERS!!!!!

RAP & OTHER WATERED DOWN CRAP FROM THE LATE 80's can take a flying LEAP!!!
WE WANT the AVANTE-GARDE/DADA PUNK/NEW WAVE of L.A./N.Y. during the reagun dictataorship!!!!

(...)

JUST ANOTHER CASE WHERE SOMEBODY WHO DOESN"T DESERVE TO BE IN THE POSTION THEY ARE IN, IS GIVEN AN OPP TO DO SOMETHING THEY HAVE NO IDEA of WHATS GOING ON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

3 out of 5 stars Attention: Neil Young Freaks.......2005-07-27

Rockin' In The Free World may have been the more incendiary performance but No More is a very, very cool song from the Freedom record that seems to have fallen through the cracks. This is a nifty live version.

I picked this set up used for about 2 bucks, I certainly would not have paid full price but I sure have enjoyed putting this Neil Young song on mix tapes.

1 out of 5 stars YOU'VE GOT TO BE KIDDIN' ME.......2003-10-08

One of the greatest if not the greatest live performance I've heard or seen is not presented on this CD. That's right the greatest. I don't know or have ever really know anything about Neil Young, but his live performance of ROCKIN'IN THE FREE WORLD on SNL almost put tears to my eyes. Utterly speachless. It was'nt that it was such an emotional performance or anything, but that the fact was that this old fart would have rocked Kurt Cobain's or anyone elses young butt. Trully a powerful and insperational song.

Get the DVD it's the only official release of the song.

4 out of 5 stars A rare set of performances.......2002-09-08

Sorry that the majority of other reviewers focused on what performers were NOT included vs. reviewing the actual merits of this compilation. There are some excellent performances here. Neil Young, Pretenders, Beck, REM and Alanis are superb...all very well recorded. I like the incredible variety-there is no better CD for a long car ride. Highly recommended.
Saturday Night Live: 25 Years Of Musical Performances, Vol. 1
Average customer rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars
  • OK, OK......it's not the compilation of your favorite SNL's..........
  • Lame
  • Where is DEVO? B-52's? DVD showing Bowie/Nomi etc?! Cheap!
  • Zzzz...
  • Let the people choose...
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ASIN: B00001QGNN
Release Date: 2001-10-15

Tracks:

  1. Diamonds On The Soles Of Her Shoes - Paul Simon
  2. If I Ever Lose My Faith In You - Sting
  3. Wonderful Tonight - Eric Clapton
  4. Round Here - Counting Crows
  5. Why - Annie Lennox
  6. Secret O' Life - James Taylor
  7. Who Will Save Your Soul - Jewel
  8. Are You Gonna Go My Way - Lenny Kravitz
  9. Honey Bee - Tom Petty
  10. Casey Jones - Grateful Dead
  11. What Would You Say - Dave Matthews Band
  12. Only The Good Die Young - Billy Joel
  13. Radio, Radio - Elvis Costello
  14. Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) - David Bowie
  15. I Love L.A. - Randy Newman

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Volume One of the Saturday Night Live: The Musical Performances is a lot like the show itself--some bits work, some don't. What works is Elvis Costello's infamous performance of "Radio Radio," a direct middle finger to those at his record label who insisted he perform the less controversial "Less Than Zero." Paul Simon's "Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes" is a faithful but even more delightful reading of his finest post-Garfunkel hour. The Grateful Dead's performance is noteworthy simply for the fact that it's the Dead. Other than that, Volume One is sorely dependent on showcasing rote readings of really famous pop songs. That's passable for newer artists like Jewel or the Dave Matthews Band, but even Eric Clapton sticks to playing the tired and sappy "Wonderful Tonight" in a performance some dozen-odd years after the song was a bona fide hit. --Jason Josephes

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars OK, OK......it's not the compilation of your favorite SNL's.................2007-01-22

...........but this is fantanstic live material with crystal perfect sound. Matthews, Lennox, Jewel and Sting are absolutely outstanding in their performances' and the rest is good too. And you're getting it at a nice price.

1 out of 5 stars Lame.......2006-07-18

Where`s FEAR? Oh yeah, the only thing SNL is afraid of showing. Not-so-commercial hardcore punk with a drunk bunch of skinhead fans destroying the place. Not only does FEAR kick some serious a**, their (not quite) 15 minutes of fame was the best thing ever to come out of SNL, thanks to Belushi. Wait, that makes it 2. Oh well.

The Costello performance is great though.

1 out of 5 stars Where is DEVO? B-52's? DVD showing Bowie/Nomi etc?! Cheap!.......2005-04-23

This is such a waste. Back in the day, before cable and DVD and the Internet - you'd stay up late to catch the latest hip rockers on SNL - at that time, the ONLY place to see those up and coming bands play live - so what do we get here on this supposed "Best of" CD? The SAFEST, SOFTEST, LAMEST choices imaginable! Save for BOWIE's amazing take on SCARY MONSTERS, this sucks big time - and even Bowie is robbed of the stunning VISUAL performance he gave - who can forget him and the late great KLAUS NOMI in their mannequin-like cases singing immobile? Also, where is DEVO circa JOCKO HOMO?! Where are the B-52's doing their seminal ROCK LOBSTER? THE CLASH doing Straight to Hell?! etc. I could go on and on...They should have divided it up by GENRE - one for punk/new wave, one for old fogies, one for rap/soul, etc. Instead, this CD serves no one. A real missed opportunity! Where is the DVD of all the LIVE performances? SNL (Broadway Video) OWNS these clips, so there is NO reason except...GREED?!

2 out of 5 stars Zzzz..........2004-02-18

Aimed for the baby boomer segment of SNL's audience such as myself (Volume 2 is aimed more toward Gen Xers), this may allow listeners to hear some of their favorite artists on the car CD player without having a multidisc changer, but that's about all it's got going for it. Ranging from the pleasant (Paul Simon's "Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes," with a terrific arrangement and vocal backup) to the awful (who decided Eric Clapton's "Wonderful Tonight" would do anything but put us to sleep?), most of these live versions stick closely to the original arrangements, but sound cheesier because of the inherent limitations of setting up the band on stage (Randy Newman's "I Love L.A."). Sting, Annie Lennox, Tom Petty, David Bowie, Billy Joel -- it's like a reunion of rich classic rock stars.

The one exception is Elvis Costello's driving "Radio, Radio," which, of course, had the fake-out open (the first 15 seconds from "Less Than Zero," before he abruptly switched gears, making him part of SNL legend). Note to Lorne Michaels: that ain't "Alison" he was playing, contrary to your recollection in the liner notes.

Speaking of which, considering these performances from a TV show, what dork in Dreamworks' design department decided not to use a single image from the shows in question for the CD booklet? No wonder this puppy headed straight for the cutout rack.

2 out of 5 stars Let the people choose..........2003-10-26

There are so many great performances not included on Volumes 1 and 2 that I don't even know where to begin but here's a short list just off the top of my head: Jackson Browne (1977, Running on Empty, The Pretender); The Band (playing a three song set!); Nirvana (killer version of Smells Like Teen Spirit); Suzanne Vega (Luka); 10,000 Maniacs (first appearance in 1987); Neil Young (Rocking In The Free World); Pearl Jam (Alive); Keith Richards (1987 solo album). I could go on for an hour...

I agree with another reviewer that these performances should also be put out on DVD. However here's another idea: put EVERY SNL musical performance out on one of the new online music services like iTunes and let the fans buy the performances they want! I'd pay to construct my perfect SNL musical guests CD. Think about it.
Double Feature: Saturday Night Fever/Grease
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    ASIN: B0009NCQK0
    Release Date: 2005-01-04

    Tracks:

    1. Night Fever
    2. Stayin' Alive
    3. Disco Inferno
    4. How Deep Is You Love
    5. You Should Be Dancing
    6. More Than a Woman
    7. Jive Talkin'
    8. Boogie Shoes
    9. If I Can't Have You
    10. Boogie Child
    11. Fifth of Beethoven
    12. K-Jee
    13. Salsation

    Tracks:

    1. You're the One That I Want
    2. Grease
    3. Summer Nights
    4. Look at Me, I'm Sandra Dee
    5. Hopelessly Devoted to You
    6. Greased Lightning
    7. Beauty School Dropout
    8. Blue Moon
    9. Love Is Many-Splendored Thing [Instrumental]
    10. Sandy
    11. Tears on My Pillow
    12. We Go Together
    Simply Musicals
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      Simply Musicals

      Manufacturer: Simply
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

      All Works by BernsteinAll Works by Bernstein | Bernstein, Leonard | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
      All Works by PorterAll Works by Porter | Porter, Cole | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
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      GeneralGeneral | Musicals | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music
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      2. Greatest Songs from the Musicals

      ASIN: B0002S303Y
      Release Date: 2004-09-07

      Tracks:

      1. Comedy Tonight [From a Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Foru] - National Symphony Orchestra, Martin Yates
      2. Circle of Life [From The Lion King] - National Symphony Orchestra, David Shannon, Martin Yates
      3. Elaborate Lives [From Aida] - Vanessa A. Jones, Sean McDermott, National Symphony Orchestra Ensemble, Patrick Vaccariello
      4. All That Jazz [From Chicago] - Jan Horvath, Julian Kelly, National Symphony Orchestra
      5. If I Were a Rich Man [From Fiddler on the Roof] - John Owen Edwards, Jerry Lanning, National Symphony Orchestra
      6. On the Street Where You Live [From My Fair Lady] - John Owen Edwards, Gary Mauer, National Symphony Orchestra
      7. Luck Be a Lady [From Guys and Dolls] - Gregg Edelman, John Owen Edwards, National Symphony Orchestra
      8. Younger Than Springtime [From South Pacific] - Graham Bickley, John Owen Edwards, National Symphony Orchestra
      9. What I Did for Love [from a Chorus Line] - National Symphony Orchestra, Catherine Porter, Martin Yates
      10. Anything You Can Do [From Annie Get Your Gun] - Mark Adam, John Owen Edwards, National Symphony Orchestra, Caroline O'Connor
      11. Impossible Dream [From Man of La Mancha] - John Owen Edwards, , National Symphony Orchestra
      12. Try to Remember [From the Fantasticks] - Graham Bickley, National Symphony Orchestra, Martin Yates
      13. Oklahoma! [From Oklahoma!] - John Owen Edwards, National Symphony Orchestra

      Tracks:

      1. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang [From Chitty Chitty Bang Bang] - Simon Bowman, , National Symphony Orchestra, Sally Ann Triplett, , Martin Yates
      2. What Kind of Fool [From Saturday Night Fever] - Julian Kelly, National Symphony Orchestra Ensemble, Caroline O'Connor
      3. Memory [From Cats] - John Owen Edwards, National Symphony Orchestra,
      4. Anthem [From Chess] - Andrew Halliday, National Symphony Orchestra, Martin Yates
      5. Phantom of the Opera [From The Phantom of the Opera] - Graham Bickley, Claire Moore, National Symphony Orchestra, Martin Yates
      6. What Kind of Fool Am I? [From Stop the World I Want to Get Off] - Holloway/Gold/Yates, National Symphony Orchestra, Martin Yates
      7. Dancing Queen [From Mamma Mia] - Julian Kelly, National Symphony Orchestra Ensemble, Caroline O'Connor
      8. Sun and Moon [From Miss Saigon] - Graham Bickley, Katrina Murphy, National Symphony Orchestra, Martin Yates
      9. Anything Goes [From Anything Goes] - John Owen Edwards, Louise Gold, National Symphony Orchestra
      10. As Long as He Needs Me [From Oliver!] - John Owen Edwards, National Symphony Orchestra, Sally Ann Triplett
      11. People's Song [From Les Miserables] - National Symphony Orchestra, Martin Yates
      12. Time Warp [From the Rocky Horror Show] - National Symphony Orchestra Ensemble, Martin Yates
      13. We Are the Champions [From We Will Rock You] - Dean Collinson, , Jim Graeme, Paulette Ivory, Sally Ann Triplett, Martin Yates

      Tracks:

      1. Tonight (Quintet) [From West Side Story] - John Owen Edwards, Paul Manuel, National Symphony Orchestra, Caroline O'Connor, Tinuke Olafimihan
      2. Good Mornin' [From Singin' in the Rain] - Craig Barna, Michael Gruber, National Symphony Orchestra, Randy Rogel,
      3. Summer Nights [From Grease] - John Barrowman, Shona Lindsay, National Symphony Orchestra Ensemble, Martin Yates
      4. Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious [From Mary Poppins] - Jim Graeme, , National Symphony Orchestra, Martin Yates
      5. Make Believe [From Show Boat] - John Owen Edwards, Teri Hansen, Doug LaBrecque, National Symphony Orchestra
      6. You'll Never Walk Alone [From Carousel] - Muriel Dickinson, John Owen Edwards, National Symphony Orchestra
      7. Woman in Love [From Guys and Dolls] - Gregg Edelman, John Owen Edwards, Emily Loesser, National Symphony Orchestra
      8. Deadwood Stage [From Calamity Jane] - John Owen Edwards, Debbie Gravitte, National Symphony Orchestra
      9. Maybe This Time [From Cabaret] - National Symphony Orchestra, Sally Ann Triplett, Martin Yates
      10. New York New York [from New York New York] - Craig Barna, Sean McDermott, National Symphony Orchestra
      11. If Ever I Would Leave You [From Camelot] - Gerry Anderson, Robert Meadmore
      12. Nowadays [From Chicago] - Julian Kelly, National Symphony Orchestra, Caroline O'Connor
      13. 76 Trombones [From The Music Man] - National Symphony Orchestra, Martin Yates

      Tracks:

      1. Macavity [From Cats] - National Symphony Orchestra, Jacqui Scott, Martin Yates
      2. With One Look [From Sunset Boulevard] - Kim Criswell, National Symphony Orchestra, Martin Yates
      3. Whistle Down the Wind [From Whistle Down the Wind] - Jim Graeme, National Symphony Orchestra Ensemble, Martin Yates
      4. All I Ask of You [From The Phantom of the Opera] - Andrew Halliday, Katrina Murphy, National Symphony Orchestra, Martin Yates
      5. Only You [From Starlight Express] - John Owen Edwards, National Symphony Orchestra Ensemble, Grania Renihan
      6. Another Suitcase in Another Hall [From Evita] - John Owen Edwards, National Symphony Orchestra, Grania Renihan
      7. King Herod's Song [From Jesus Christ Superstar] - Christopher Biggins, National Symphony Orchestra, Martin Yates
      8. Music of the Night [From The Phantom of the Opera] - John Owen Edwards, Jim Graeme, National Symphony Orchestra
      9. Buenos Aires [From Evita] - Julian Kelly, National Symphony Orchestra, Caroline O'Connor
      10. As If We Never Said Goodbye [From Sunset Boulevard] - National Symphony Orchestra, Jacqui Scott, Martin Yates
      11. Unexpected Song [From Song and Dance] - Clare Burt, National Symphony Orchestra, Martin Yates
      12. Close Every Door [From Joseph & the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat] - John Barrowman, John Owen Edwards, National Symphony Orchestra
      13. Our Kind of Love [From the Beautiful Game] - National Symphony Orchestra, Sally Ann Triplett, Martin Yates
      Get a Little
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        Get a Little
        G.E. Smith , and The Saturday Night Live Band
        Manufacturer: Capitol
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

        GeneralGeneral | Pop | Styles | Music
        Pop RockPop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music
        GeneralGeneral | Rock | Styles | Music
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        ASIN: B000008KUV
        Release Date: 1992-10-20

        Tracks:

        1. Get a Little
        2. Sloozy
        3. Monkey Hips and Rice
        4. Gin Blossoms
        5. Helldrive
        6. Might as Well Get Drunk
        7. Fattening Frogs for Snakes
        8. Willy d's Blues
        9. Fat Girl/Last Month of the Year
        10. Forgotten Songs
        Saturday Night Live - 25 Years Of Musical Performances - Volume 1
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          Saturday Night Live - 25 Years Of Musical Performances - Volume 1
          Paul Simon , Sting , Eric Clapton , Counting Crows , Annie Lennox , James Taylor , Jewel , Lenny Kravitz , Tom Petty , and Grateful Dead
          Manufacturer: Dreamworks Records
          ProductGroup: Music
          Binding: Audio CD

          GeneralGeneral | Rock | Styles | Music
          ASIN: B000BTKQA4

          Product Description

          Saturday Night Live - 25 Years Of Musical Performances, Vol. 1 1. Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes - Paul Simon 5:55 2. If I Ever Lose My Faith in You - Sting 4:23 3. Wonderful Tonight - Eric Clapton 6:44 4. Round Here - Counting Crows 5:22 5. Why - Annie Lennox 5:03 6. Secret O' Life - James Taylor 3:52 7. Who Will Save Your Soul - Jewel 4:27 8. Are You Gonna Go My Way - Lenny Kravitz 3:48 9. Honey Bee - Tom Petty 4:58 10. Casey Jones - Grateful Dead 3:35 11. What Would You Say - Dave Matthews 3:44 12. Only the Good Die Young - Billy Joel 3:42 13. Radio, Radio - Elvis Costello 3:07 14. Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) - David Bowie 4:37 15. I Love L.A. - Randy Newman 3:37
          Live From New York!
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            Live From New York!

            Manufacturer: Projazz
            ProductGroup: Music
            Binding: Audio CD
            ASIN: B00099O82S

            Product Description

            Saturday Night Live Band Members: Alan Rubin, Lou Marini, Lawrence Feldman, Ronnie Cuber, Tom Malone, Tom Barney, George Wadenius, Leon Pendarvis, Ray Chew, Buddy Williams.
            Get A Little
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              Get A Little
              G. E. Smith and The Saturday Night Live Band
              Manufacturer: Liberty
              ProductGroup: Music
              Binding: Audio CD
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              ASIN: B000MD76PC

              Product Description

              The tracks are: 1. Get A Little, 2. Sloozy, 3. Monkey Hips and Rice, 4. Gin Blossoms, 5. Helldrive, 6. Might As Well Get Drunk, 7. Fattenin' Frogs For Snakes, 8. Willy D's Blues, 9. Fat Girl/Last Month Of The Year, 10. Forgotten Songs.

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              5. Sound Effects: Interurban
              6. Sounds of Trains, Vol. 3
              7. Sounds of Trains, Vol. 4
              8. Tae Music Power Jams
              9. Tae Music Power Jams
              10. Taste This [Enhanced]

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              Coronet Blue

              Johannes Brahms: Symphonies Nos.3 & 4

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              Indocumentado

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