Kilborn’d: Hey, I Think I Used To Work Here

Leading off, here’s a video uncovered by our friends Jon and Mark of the NYC Freaks. This one’s a joy to watch: the incomparable Richard Thompson’s rendition of Britney Spears’ Oops, I Did It Again as part of his 1,000 Years of Popular Music performance. According to Thompson’s site, “The set list varies from night to night, but has been known to start in the 13th century and move to medieval Italian ballads to selections from the songbooks of Gilbert & Sullivan, Stephen Foster, Ray Charles, Hank Williams, The Beatles, The Who, Squeeze, Prince, and even Britney Spears, all strung together by Richard’s vocals, incomparable guitar playing and dry wit.” It’s a doozy, and it’s full of emotion and reality:

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Let’s turn the ship around and look back at some nostalgic frivolity. Check out this hilarious television advertisement for Schlitz Malt Liquor from the 70s featuring the Average White Band and Tommy James & The Shondells:

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Hey, bartender, one more of those — here’s Marshall Tucker Band and 38 Special:

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Okay, one more, a late addition…a state representative from Oklahoma said “I honestly think it’s the biggest threat our nation has, even more so than terrorism or Islam.” What’s she talking to her constituents about? Take a look and find out:

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So that’s all I got. We now return you to your regularly scheduled programming…