Ode to Ally McBeal & Barry White

This is all about Barry White and Ally McBeal and John Cage.  But whenever I think of Ally McBeal, I think of Vonda Shepard.  And when I think of Vonda Shepard, I think of Maryland.

Sadly, White died at 58, a year after Ally McBeal ended.  But these folks remember him.  And these.  Bonus:  Barry White goes to Number 1 in 1973.

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Petula Clark

Kiss Me Goodbye (1968)

Downtown (1964)

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Bobby Gentry

Ode to Billie Joe (1967)


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Dusty Springfield

Son of a Preacher Man (1968)

I Close My Eyes and Count to Ten (1968)




You Don't Have To Say You Love Me (1967)


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Mason Williams

Classical Gas (1968)


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General Johnson and The Chairmen of the Board

Patches (1970)


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Elton John

Your Song (1971)




Levon (1971)

Tiny Dancer (1971)

Daniel (1973)

Little Jeannie (1979)

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973)

Someone Saved My Life Tonight (1975)

Sacrifice (1989)

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West Virginia Football

Have you ever seen anything like this?  I mean, the game is over.  Yet, the fans stay for this.  All of them....

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John Denver

Annie's Song (1974)




Rocky Mountain High (1972)




Country Roads (1971)

I'm Sorry (1975)

Sunshine on My Shoulders (1974)

Calypso (1975)

Grandma's Feather Bed (1974)

This Old Guitar (1974)

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Gilbert O'Sullivan

Alone Again (1972)


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Don McLean

American Pie (1972)


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Sarah Brightman & Andrea Bocelli

Time to Say Goodbye (1997)

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The Prayer

Andrea Bocelli, Celine Dion, David Foster (2011)

Celine Dion & Josh Groban

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Shakira & Wyclef Jean

Hips Don't Lie Live (2009)


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Oleta Adams

Get Here (Symphonic) (1990)

Written by Brenda Russell.  Her version of Get Here (1988)

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Electric Light Orchestra

Livin' Thing (1976)

That's Rosie Langley on the violin.  The old guy to her left is Jeff Lynne.

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Nina Simone

To Love Somebody (1969)

You may not believe this, but To Love Somebody was written by Barry & Robin Gibb (of the Bee Gees).  Here's the Janis Jopin version (1969).  Here's the Bee Gees (1967).  Both wonderful.  But Simone elevates to it to the sublime.

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Will the Circle be Unbroken

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Lewis Capaldi

Someone You Loved (Acoustic) (2019)

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Christina Perri

A Thousand Years (Acoustic) (2011)

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Emily Barker

Nostalgia (Acoustic) (2012)

Masterpiece Podcast:  Inside the Wallander Theme Song (2016)
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Amy Wadge

Faith's Song (2018)

Faith's Song live version  

Faith's Song Welsh version  

Steve's Song (2019)

Steve's Song Welsh version
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Dido

White Flag Acoustic (2019)

Thank You Acoustic (2012)

2019 acoustic version
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Ed Sheeran & Andrea Bocelli

Perfect Symphony (2017)

Original video

Chapel Hill Duo (Instrumental)
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Joan Osborne & the Funk Brothers

What Becomes of the Broken Hearted


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Dexy's Midnight Runners

Come on Eileen, an Irish Lullaby


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Marry You

IU sings Bruno Mars (2014)


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Gabriella Quevedo

Here Comes the Sun (2016)




Dancing Queen (2015)




Classical Gas (Mason Williams cover) (2013)

Quevedo plays Tommy Emmanuel's arrangement.  See him play it here.
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Angel Eyes 2014

Han Soo Ji:  Beautiful Sad




Jo Jung Hee:  Blue Bird




Lasse Lindh:  Run to You


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Goose House Japan

Country Roads (John Denver) (2013)


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Iron Horse Bluegrass

Elton John Cover:  Rocketman (2014)


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Rod Stewart

With Amy Belle:  I Don't Want To Talk About It (1977)

Sailing (1975)

Have I Told You Lately (1993)

From Van Morrison

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Reason to Believe

The Evolution of Reason to Believe

Karen Dalton:  Reason to Believe, by Tim Hardin (1966)

Marianne Faithfull (1967)

Rod Stewart (1971)

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Earl Scruggs and Friends

Foggy Mountain Breakdown (2001)


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Jimmy Buffett

Come Monday




We Are The People


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Perpetuum Jazzile

Africa (Toto) (2008)


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Dave Brubeck

Take Five (1964)


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The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down

The Band (1969)

Joan Baez (1971)

Dobie Gray (1974)

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One Tin Soldier

The Original Caste (1969)

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Dobie Gray

Drift Away (1973)

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My Sweet Lord

Billy Preston (George Harrison, 1970)

With Jeff Lynne, Paul McCartney, Eric Clapton, Ringo Star.

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Elvis

Suspicious Minds (1969)

Always on my Mind (1972)

Can't Help Falling in Love (Blue Hawaii)(1961)

The Wonder of You (1970)

In the Ghetto (1969) (Mac Davis)

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It Never Rains in Southern California

Albert Hammond (1972)

Lingonberry Squeeze (2024)

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