Grammys

The Grammy Awards are tonight, and throwingthings lays down this great look at Grammy performances from year's past. (Nothing will ever beat Kanye's marching band duel from last year. )

• 2003: Joe Strummer tribute with Springsteen, Costello, Grohl and Van Zandt thrashing "London Calling"
  
• 2003: the most excellent Roots band backing Eminem on "Lose Yourself"
• 2004: Prince & Beyonce medley, about which I said at the time, off by two years, "If that's what Prince is going to be like in five years when he starts playing Vegas, I'll send in my $125 right now" and now is recognizable as the Super Bowl medley done backwards
• 2004: a Black Eyed Peas performance of "Where's The Love" w/Timberpants that just keeps building
• my absolute favorite -- a 2005 tribute to Janis Joplin with Melissa Etheridge and Joss Stone, Etheridge's first post-cancer performance, and words cannot describe just how awesome it is.
• 2005: Kanye, Jamie. The FAMU marching band. Gold. Digger. Completely, wonderfully excessive, as opposed to a more subdued Mr. Foxx joining Alicia Keys on "Georgia On My Mind".
• And just because it's so weird to even say this -- from 2006, Jay-Z, Linkin Park and Paul McCartney throw down together.