1. Roll Over Beethoven (Single Version)- Chuck Berry

• "You know my temperature's risin', the jukebox's blowin' a fuse, my heart's beatin' rhythm and my soul keeps singin' the blues, roll over Beethoven...tell Tschaikowsky the news" In 1997 Chess Records celebrated it's 50th anniversary by releasing greatest hits compilations from it's stable of legendary artists like Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Eta James and Chuck Berry. "Roll Over Beethoven" is just one of the many gems from the Chuck Berry hits package "His Best, Volume 1". The song is an early anthem for rock itself. Few artists help define the sound of rock and roll as much as Chuck Berry. It's hard to overstate the influence of his distinctive guitar work. John Lennon was quoted as saying "If you had to try to give rock 'n' roll another name, you might call it Chuck Berry". The Beatles would pay homage to Berry by recording "Roll Over Beethoven" on their sophomore LP "With the Beatles"....they do a nice job with it (they are the Bealtes after all) but even the Fab Four can't touch the original. Hail, hail rock n roll.

2. Everything Is Not Broken (live)- John Mayer

• "That nature rains, on flames we've made, should tell you everything's not broken." "That you could be, oh here with me, tells me everything is not broken, no everything...is not broken, if everything's not fine." "Everything Is Not Broken" is an unreleased song that John Mayer began performing in concert shortly after the 9-11 terrorist attacks. Like "Covered in Rain" the song is a reaction to the events of that day. The song was first performed on 9-17-01 in Birmingham Alabama. I caught John Mayer in concert at the 9:30 club in Washington DC six days later (at the tail end of a whirlwind best weekend ever) and the song was included in the show. The lyrics for "Everything Is Not Broken" would change over time as it was performed as a work in progress as much as anything else. "Covered in Rain" would see the light of day on a pair of official live CDs issued in 2003 and 2004 but "Everything Is Not Broken" remains a rarity.

3. Untitled- DJ Shadow

• "Maureen's got five sisters, they all got ass, one of 'em has eyes as big as jolly ranchers, beautiful girl, she's a beautiful girl." This untitled cut from DJ Shadow's debut "Entroducing" features spoken word from MC Lyrics Born over the instrumental song "Grey Boy" by the soul/funk band Human Race. It marks one of the few times that original material is used in the album that is comprised almost entirely out of sampled music. The song itself is only 25 seconds and serves as a light hearted segue between the more serious "What Does Your Soul Look Like (Part 4)" and "Stem/Long Stem/Transmission 2"- a song that contains my favorite musical moment from the entire album. "Stem/Long Stem/Transmission 2" samples "The Madness Subsidies" by Pekka Pohjola which features a mellow trance inducing/hypnotic/other-worldly keyboard loop. The sound is so amazing DJ Shadow brings the sample back later in the LP on the song "Midnight in a Perfect World". Getting back to "Untitled", if you find yourself with a girl who has ass and eyes a big as jolly ranchers you've got yourself a keeper.