Pleeease, baby please...

Ben Lee--I just love the guy. I don't know how anyone could hear him and not at least tap their foot and smile a little.

If you're looking for a catchy musical pick-me-up, this is your guy. Especially this song:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjmS-VH7K9A&feature=related 

If that's a little too "Sesame Street" for you, check this one out-I like his onstage banter too..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_e76AwCF6cM

He has pretty fun videos too:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EstY-8NWSgE

I was super lucky to meet him after he performed at the Iowa Arts Festival in Iowa City a few years ago. I just wanted to run up and hug him. (I didn't). But I wanted to :)

And now for something completely different...

I like finding covers of songs by musicians that are very different from the original but still great performances.

Here's one I discovered recently:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXzQpySxFNk&feature=related

And a few I've liked for a while:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpRcKDaUFUg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hENgb3JR3cE&feature=related 

I don't know a whole lot about the first guy, Mike Zito. However I strongly recommend checking out Yael Naim and Mike Doughty. I've been lucky enough to see both of them in small venues. They're both absolutely amazing! Check out their other stuff!!