The Best of SNL
Saturday Night Live, the acclaimed award-winning variety series, has launched the careers of the brightest musical and comedy talent of our time. Saturday Night Live 25 years of Music Performances and Sketches features the best live musical and sketch performances spanning the entire history of the series. This 5-volume DVD set will present these acts and performances with digitally remastered surround sound. Featuring artists such as Billy Joel, Ray Charles, The Grateful Dead, Tina Turner, James Brown, Queen, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Neil Young, The Pretenders, R.E.M., Madonna, En Vogue, Metallica, Nirvana, Snoop Doggy Dogg, Jewel, The Spice Girls and many many more.
* DISC 1 1975 – 1980 HOST: CHEVY CHASE
PERFORMANCES: Billy Joel – “Only The Good Die Young” Ray Charles – “What’d I Say” Carly Simon – “You’re So Vain” The Grateful Dead – “Casey Jones” Simon & Garfunkel – “The Boxer” Paul Simon – “Still Crazy After All These Years” Elvis Costello – “Radio Radio” Patti Smith – “Gloria” Peter Tosh w/Mick Jagger – “Walk and Don’t Look Back” The Band – “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down”
SKETCHES: Belushi – Beethoven III “What’d I Say” Steve Martin -”King Tut” Dan Akroyd and Mick Jagger – “Synder/Jagger” Jane, Laraine & Gilda – Chevy’s Girls Belushi w/Joe Cocker – “Feelin’ Alright” Nick Winters – “2001 Theme” Andy Kaufman/Elvis – “Blue Suede Shoes” Blues Brothers – “Soul Man” Candy Slice – “If You Look Close” Lorne Michaels – “Beatles Offer”
* DISC 2 1980 – 1985 HOST: MARTIN SHORT
PERFORMANCES: Tina Turner – “You Better Be Good To Me” James Brown – “I Feel Good” Queen – “Crazy Little Thing Called Love” Randy Newman – “I Love L.A.” The GoGo’s – “We Got The Beat” Stevie Wonder & Sinatra – “Ebony & Ivory” Rick James – “Superfreak” Talking Heads – “Take Me To The River” Spinal Tap – “Big Bottom” John Cougar Mellencamp – “Pink Houses” Duran Duran – “Hungary Like The Wolf”
SKETCHES: Ed Grimley w/Tina Turner Eddie Murphy -James Brown Hot Tub Billy Crystal as Sammy Davis Jr. w/Ringo – ” Little Help From Friends” Eddie Murphy Buckwheat – “Our Gang Records” Stevie Wonder – Kannon (Commercial Parody) Joe Franklin Show – Irving Cohen Eddie Murphy & Joe Piscopo as Stevie Wonder and Frank Sinatra- “Ebony & Ivory” Rich Hall – “Big Suit” Eddie Murphy – “The /Little Richard Simmons Show” Eddie Murphy Gumby Christmas Special
* DISC 3 1985 – 1990 HOST: AL FRANKEN
PERFORMANCES: The Bangles “Hazy Shade Of Winter” Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers – “Free Fallin’” Paul Simon – “Diamonds On The Souls Of Her Shoes” Neil Young – “Rockin’ In The Free World” Roy Orbison – “Oh Pretty Woman” The Pretenders – “Don’t Get Me Wrong” Fine Young Cannibals – “She Drives Me Crazy” Sting – “We’ll Be There” Elvis Costello – “Veronica”
SKETCHES: Wayne’s World – Aerosmith Roadie Chris Farley and Patrick Swayze – “Chippendales” Dana Carvey – “Comeback (Choppin Broccoli)” The Liar w/Jerry Hall & Mick Jagger Sting and the SNL Cast – “Sinatra Group” ” Dinner At The Van Halens”
*DISC 4 1990 – 1995 HOST: JAY MOHR
PERFORMANCES: REM – “Losing My Religion” Sinead O’Connor – “War” w/ Lorne Intro Madonna – “Fever” Aretha Franklin – “Chain Of Fools” Eric Clapton – “Wonderful Tonight’ Nirvana – “Rape Me” Paul McCartney – “Hey Jude” En Vogue – “Free Your Mind” Counting Crows – “Round Here” Bruce Springsteen – “Living Proof” Live – “I Alone” Blind Melon – “No Rain”
SKETCHES: Update – Pt/Counterpoint w/Jagger & Richards Wayne’s World – “Truth or Dare with Madonna” Sinatra Duets – Adam as Bono “I Got You Under My Skin” Jukebox Presents Phil Hartman and Adam Sandler – “Sinatra Duets” Chris Farley Show w/McCartney Michael Bolton and the SNL Cast – “Musicians for Free Range Chickens”
*DISC 5 1995 – 1999 HOST: CHERI OTERI
PERFORMANCES: Mariah Carey – “Butterfly” No Doubt – “Don’t Speak” Alanis Morrisette – “One Hand In My Pocket” Spice Girls – “Wannabe” Garbage – “Special” Jewel – “Who Will Save Your Soul” Hanson – “MMMBop” Beck – “Where Its At” Snoop Doggy Dogg “Snoops Upside Your Head Metallica – “Fuel” Garth Brooks – “Two Pina Coladas” Dave Matthews Band – “What Would You Say” Backstreet Boys – “All I Have to Give” Ricky Martin – “Living La Vida Loca” Paula Cole – “I Don’t Want To Wait” U2 – Elevation (Bonus Song)
SKETCHES: Ana Gasteyer, Cheri O’Teri, Molly Shannon & Matthew Broderick – “Celin Dion Show” Will Ferrell and Cheri O’Teri – Cheerleaders Camp Ana Gasteyer, Tim Meadows, and John Lovitz – “Jewel” Kevin Spacey, Beck, Michael Palin, and the SNL Cast – “Weed Doctor” Will Farrell and Garth Brooks – “Devil Music” Joshua Jackson and SNL Cast – “Seven Degrees Celsius Tour