Pols, actors, etc playing music

[Pogo]

Somehow I've had occasion to post several videos recently of politicians in the role of musician. Music is a great equalizer, so here's a thread for posting music by those who are famous for something else, not music, be they politicians or anything else. Show us another side we don't usually see. No politics, just music...

 

[Pogo]

Bill Clinton (sax) - 40th Anniversary of the Newport Jazz Festival:

[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Alv7N6Ynm1Y"]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Alv7N6Ynm1Y[/ame]

 

[Pogo]

Robert Byrd (violin/vocal) on the TV show "Pop Goes the Country"

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=8BouPR8ZczI]Sen. Robert Byrd-Playing & Singing - YouTube[/ame]

 

[Pogo]

Condoleeza Rice (piano): Dvorák Piano Quintet -- Aspen Music Festival, 2008

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Hx3BwVakZ5o]Condi plays Dvorak - YouTube[/ame]

 

[Pogo]

Jon Huntsman (and his daughter) on TV somewhere -

[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMIUGzaqm-4"]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMIUGzaqm-4[/ame]

 

[Pogo]

A parody
A damn good one too. And a harmony that shows the guy knows what he's doing...

Arizona Secretary of State Ken Bennett and State Senator Rusty Bowers - State of Arizona (parody of "Hotel California")

[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cocc1f6sbhE"]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cocc1f6sbhE[/ame]

 

[Pogo]

The late Tony Snow with Ian Anderson - Griminelli's Lament/Locomotive Breath (excerpts)

[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzwumOiRlvE"]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzwumOiRlvE[/ame]

 

[Pogo]

Somebody did this miscellaneous mashup -- some of it's impressive, some is hard to watch...

[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzNTzRINlqA"]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzNTzRINlqA[/ame]

 

[Pogo]

Richard Nixon plays his own composition Nixon Piano Concerto #1 with "15 Democratic violinists" (1961)

[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBc1RywVNkA"]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBc1RywVNkA[/ame]

 

[BDBoop]

You said actors, so here's my contribution.

 

[Pogo]

Lamar Alexander - Tennessee Waltz

[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1l5R7yfnyw"]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1l5R7yfnyw[/ame]

 

[Pogo]

You said actors, so here's my contribution.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWa2jXqopVY

I did, I had Clint Eastwood in mind but didn't find a good video...

Woody Allen - Wild Man Blooze

[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uww5J8GvrsM"]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uww5J8GvrsM[/ame]

 

[Pogo]

This is kind of transitionary, since he's kind of gone to music full time now, but...

Steve Martin - The Great Remember -- frailing style

[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bcO1svqh_Q"]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bcO1svqh_Q[/ame]

 

[Unkotare]

I had Clint Eastwood in mind but didn't find a good video...

 

[BDBoop]

Speaking of going to music full time now.

 

[Pogo]

Whoa, here we go... wait for it....

Sarah Palin (née Heath) on flute, 1984 (bad audio mix)

[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0OZ9W2K_z0"]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0OZ9W2K_z0[/ame]

 

[Pogo]

The Electras (John Kerry on bass) - You Can't Sit Down (1961)

[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qU0Yu1bndEc"]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qU0Yu1bndEc[/ame]

 

[Pogo]

Mike Huckabee w/ trio - Green River

[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdtt8Gt1dfU"]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdtt8Gt1dfU[/ame]

 

[Pogo]

Johnny Depp, lead guitar (in a skirt)

[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9g0cCQ_ZZkY"]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9g0cCQ_ZZkY[/ame]

 

[Pogo]

Venturing outside the border -- Stephen Harper, PM of Canada: With a Little Help from my Friends

[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOt2Qp0H9G8"]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOt2Qp0H9G8[/ame]

(very little help, with the audience clapping on the on beat )