The Rock N Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony happened early last week and has been airing on television. I finally got a chance to watch it and it was pretty painful. Especially painful was Justin Timberlake's awful induction of Madonna and her boring/pretentious speech. The Material Girl didn't perform, instead leaving The Stooges to cover two of her tunes. Sadly, it didn't work well.
On the other hand, Billy Joel delivered a great induction of John Mellencamp, who gave a really sweet speech. Also, Lou Reed inducted the great Leonard Cohen.
The Stooges perform "Burng Up" and "Ray of Light"
Billy Joel inductes John Mellencamp
More videos and performances after the jump..............
John Mellencamp's Speech
John Mellencamp perform's "Authority Song"
Mellencamp, Joan Jett, Billy Joel & John Fogerty perform "Glad All Over"
Joan Jett perform's Dave Clack Five's "Bits & Pieces"
Lou Reed inducts Leonard Cohen + Speech
Comments (2)
No damien rice covering hallelujah? Only watchable part of the evening, aside from Cohen's endearing acceptance speech.
Posted on March 17, 2008 9:00 AM
ust stumbled across your blog mentioning
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Cohen', a new track by Robin Grey:
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Best wishes
Carolyn
Posted on December 3, 2008 10:28 AM