Laura Nyro: Wedding Bell Blues

Nellie McKay: I Wanna Get Married

J Geils Band: I Do

Blondie: Heroes

Coldplay: Us Against The World

Alice Cooper: You And Me

Bob Dylan: Sara

Neil Young: Comes A Time

Bob Marley: Is This Love

Jayhawks: Two Hearts

Stevie Wonder: I Was Made To Love Her

Jimmie Rogers: Kisses Sweeter Than Wine

Buddy Holly: Well All Right

Rolling Stones: Sitting On A Fence

Nirvana: All Apologies

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DSOTM at 40

Today on the VE:

It's the album you may never need to hear again...so lets hear it in a whole new way. Celebrating the 40th anniversary of Pink Floyd's Dark Side Of The Moon with some creative interpertations

Easy Star All Stars: Speak to Me/Breathe

Open Door/Groove Armada: Breathe

Brad Smith (8 Bit Nintendo Chip): Time

Lulu Hughes: Time

Godsmack: Time

Pink Floyd: Great Gig In The Sky

Velvet Revolver: Money

Gary Hoey: Money

Between The Buried And Me: Us And Them

The Big Mess Orchestra: Us And Them

Flaming Lips: Any Colour You Like/Brain Damage/Eclipse

Austin Lounge Lizards: Brain Damage/Eclipse

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Tony Bennett: Baby Dream Your Dream

Rolling Stones: Luxury

Julian Cope: 5 O Clock World

Animals: We Gotta Get Out Of This Place

The Verve: Bittersweet Symphony

Peter Gabriel: Don't Give Up

The Kinks: Dead End Street

The Members: Working Girl

Van Morrison: I've Been Working

Bob Dylan: Maggie's Farm

The Clash: Career Opportunities

Harry Nilsson: The Lottery Song

Steve Miller Band: Take The Money And Run

Pet Shop Boys: Opportunities

Spoon: The Underdog

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Remembering British "blues boom" guitarist ALVIN LEE who died suddenly on Wednesday.  From a blistering performance of "I'm Going Home" at Woodstock, to the American Top 40 and the anthemic single "I'd Love To Change The World," Lee and his group created some of the finest music at the heart of the Classic Rock era, 1966-74.  We'll hear career-defining moments in Lee's vinyl catalog, from the debut album in 1967 to his final solo release from just last August.

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Today on the VE...

We're on location in New York's Soho gallery Recess for artist Rutheford Chang's exhibit "We Buy White Albums." 650 numbered first-pressings of the 1968 self titled Beatles album are presented in an interactive exhibit. In between, some unique interpertations of the albums songs, in their order of appearance on the original.

Billy Joel: Back In the USSR

Siouxsee & The Banshees: Dear Prudence

The Marmalade: Ob la Di Ob La Da

The Pixies: Wild Honey Pie

Kenny Rankin: While My Guitar Gently Weeps

Danger Mouse/Jay Z/Beatles: What More Can I Say

The Breeders: Happiness Is A Warm Gun

Slade (aka Ambrose Slade): Martha My Dear

CSN: Blackbird

Georgia Satellites: Don't Pass Me By

Harry Nilsson: Mother Nature's Son

The Feelies: Everybody's Got Something To Hide (Except Me And My Monkey)

Paul Weller: Sexy Sadie

U2: Helter Skelter

Barbara Striesand: Honey Pie

Ella Fitzgerald: Savoy Truffle

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