1. The Who -Baba O'Riley -Really, this song should start off every endeavor or event. 2. Discovery -Swing Tree -May not be uptempo enough, but fuck-em, they should listen to good music. 3. Easy. Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan -Nothing Without You -the link says it all. 4. Paul Simon -Obvious Child -Those drums will wake you up and if Paul Simon can't inspire you... well, you're likely a lost cause :)
Nice to find some Nusrat fans. Meriadoc, to your point about Buckley, I wrote this a while back. I was once at a function in DC shameless plug for Operation Smile and upon leaving I ran in to a Sikh man that I talked to briefly at the gala. He was standing by his car and asked where I was headed, turns out he was headed to the same place so he gave me a lift and I was able to bypass a taxi. He asked what type of music I liked and I went through the usual "I like everything but modern country speel" and I asked where he was from and he said "Pakistan." When I told him that I really loved Nusrat, his face lit up and he was overjoyed. Honestly, I've rarely seen this type of enthusiasm. He couldn't believe that some westerner knew who his beloved Nusrat was. He threw some on the stereo and we "rocked out" to some qawwali. It was a fun car ride.
(#4) I'll assume it's the live version from Concert in the Park. It better be......
You and flagamuffin both. That is a fantastic version, no doubt about it. Pulling that song off, that well live is awesome. But... I like the studio version too.