("Losing My Religion") and The Pretenders ("I'll Stand By You"). And, believe it, both discs are filled with a plethora of magical moments.ĭisc two may be even more varied with standout performances from R.E.M. This first track, however, also begs the question, "With so much material to choose from, how did the producers arrive at the selections they did?" Why Diamonds and not one of the many other performances by Simon? My guess is that the producers felt this was the most magical of Simon's performances over the years. The disc kicks off with a track that immediately pulls the listener in Paul Simon featuring Lady Blacksmith Mambazo ("Diamonds on the Souls of Her Shoes"). Disc one features early performances by Billy Joel ("Only the Good Die Young") and Elvis Costello ("Radio Radio") to new classics by Counting Crows ("Round Here") and The Dave Matthews Band ("What Would You Say"). Now musical highlights from the first 25 years of SNL are available on a two-disc set from Dreamworks Records. Thankfully, the musical guests and choices have displayed that same variety. The humor has run the gamut from esoteric political bits and caricatures to bathroom humor.
This said, however, one has to respect Lorne and the team for always trying to provide variety. "Aha!" said he after taking a break from his paperwork calculating how much money he would make if he turned 100 weak SNL sketches into 100 even weaker movies, "I'll have a musical guest each week! That way, even if the show blows, people will still have something good to talk about on Monday morning."Īdmittedly, there have been sketches, shows - even seasons - where "Saturday Night Live" has simply been, well, not funny. "What to do?" thought Lorne upon that realization. When Lorne Michaels set out to create a live comedy television show, he probably surmised there would be nights when Belushi's act just didn't seem funny nights when Chevy Chase's smugness pushed the audience away seasons where the entire cast just didn't gel.
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