Jonathan Rowe, over at Positive Liberty, posted a link to Ophelia from The Last Waltz. Because I've been a fan of The Band since I was a little kid, I'm upping the ante, with "Carivan" with Van, the Man, who just tosses the mic and walks off stage at the end:
and "Mannish Boy," with you know who and Paul Butterfield (and by the way, I'm pretty sure 5 minutes ain't a man):
and "Evangeline," with Emmylou Harris:
All this justified as me telling you a bit about myself, but really they're here so I can find them later. Just be glad I didn't give you "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" and "Up On Cripple Creek," too.
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