A little Nostalgia

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No real reason to post these other than I just love Joe Cocker. There will never be another like him. It's amazing that he is still going strong at 62.

 

Since I'm posting videos, I may as well pop in what is probably my favorite song from the 60's, For What It's Worth by Buffalo Springfield. Here are two videos from the days when the song was just released. The first is a canned, studio version and the second is "live" from the Monterey Festival 1967. Sadly, this song is even more relevant 40 years later.

 

 

(The intro is by Peter Tork of The Monkees!)

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