John Cohen on Harry Smith
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BouK7ZjJA6g
Back in the limousine, someone directed the driver to an underground movie house on Lafayette Street. Later on, when questioned about it, Dylan said they were all blindfolded and taken there at gunpoint. On the stage inside, there was no movie, but instead a group of green painted musicians were presenting a spontaneous ritual which had taken them three months to prepare. Timothy Cain, a friend of Dylan's whom they had run into under the marquee, grabbed the seat next to Dylan. 'Can you smoke here?' he asked Dylan. 'Of course you can smoke here,' replied Dylan. 'Put that cigarette out!' said a long-haired flowery girl who turned out to be an usherette. Timothy ignored her. The usherette left in a huff, returning moments later with a chubby man who wore a handlebar moustache and slippers. 'Put that cigarette out,' the chubby man said. 'Oh, my God,' said Dylan, 'it's Porky Oil.' Immediately, Timothy rose, grabbed the usherette's flashlight, unscrewed it, took the batteries out and threw the batteries at the Exit signs and proceeded to punch the chubby man in his ample stomach. At the same time, everyone in the party got up to leave as Dylan mumbled. 'What good are exits anyway?' 'I'm not an art fanatic,' said Timothy, 'I'm a cigarette-smoker.' 'I like you,' said Dylan. 'I wish we were both alive during Napoleon's time.'
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Geeshie Wiley, Last Kind Word Blues
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s65nqtHEOtg
Fleischer Bros., Minnie the Moocher, 1933
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOz8q1Rh9as
Cyndi Lauper, Money Changes Everything, 2009
The Raincoats, Fairytale in the Supermarket
The Brains, Money Changes Everything
David Bowie, Heroes (live)