The videos mostly suck this week ... the best ones are of poor quality, the ones of good quality in video and sound aren't much good otherwise ... and it's late and I need to go to bed. So this will be quick.

1. The Temptations, "Psychedelic Shack." This video isn't so bad, and you get to see Ed Sullivan introduce the song.

2. George Harrison, "Isn't It a Pity (Version One)." Arguably the best song George ever did. He piled on the production, John did the same but made it sound like he didn't, and there you have All Things Must Pass vs. Plastic Ono Band. Funny thing is, this song could have fit right in with John, if not on the solo debut, then on Imagine. Minus the obtrusive production, of course ... make it sound like you didn't.

3. Aretha Franklin, "Spirit in the Dark." Terrific, if lo-fi, footage of Aretha and Ray at the Fillmore West.

4. Paul Kantner and Jefferson Starship, "Have You Seen the Stars Tonight?" I have no use for the subsequent Starship, and Blows Against the Empire seems silly forty years later. But this is a lovely little song, and I liked the album quite a bit in my wannabe hippie days.

5. Joni Mitchell, "The Circle Game." Video is suspect, but claims to be Joni in 1966.

6. Derek and the Dominos, "Layla." Interesting video ... Eric gets Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck, even what looks like Mark Knopfler on guitar, and the entire batch isn't as good as Duane's overdubs on the original. One of the greatest songs in rock history, in any event.

7. Brook Benton, "Rainy Night in Georgia." Don't hear much about Benton these days, although he had plenty of hits in his day.

8. Led Zeppelin, "Immigrant Song." This video made the rounds a few years ago. Recently someone emailed it to me and I laughed all over again. The hammer of the Gods!

9. Mick Jagger, "Memo from Turner." In my wannabe hippie days, Performance was my favorite movie. In my film school days, Performance was my favorite movie. It's not my favorite movie in 2009, although I still love it. For some reason, this song isn't on YouTube, so I've subbed Mick channeling Robert Johnson ... perhaps the best video of this bunch.

10. Dave Mason, "Look at You Look at Me." As I have said many times, the loopy guitar solo that drips through the end of this track was my favorite thing to listen to when I was tripping ... it just sounds like the world is melting. I still love to listen to it, although once again, the video version is no match.