Song of the Day: Janis Joplin and Tom Jones, “Raise Your Hand”

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Today would be singer Janis Joplin’s 80th birthday. I remember when she died: I was just getting over Jimi Hendrix’s death two weeks before. I was 14 and just started high school… Janis had a great voice, and she really threw herself into her performances. I think that was what I liked about her. One such performance was on the show This Is Tom Jones in 1969, where the two of them sang “Raise Your Hand” together. Just watch…

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Internet disc jockey, lover of old TV (especially the commercials), inveterate wise guy.

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20 thoughts on “Song of the Day: Janis Joplin and Tom Jones, “Raise Your Hand””

  1. It doesn’t compute in my head but it’s there. I like odd combinations like this. On the Dick Cavett show Janis was on there with Raquel Welch which just didn’t seem right but it was great.

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  7. Wow!! I love it! Those 2 were powerful together and with the horns and drums..amazing work. I can’t believe she would be 80 had she lived. They knew how to party down. Look at the dancers and how they grooved

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