September 18, 2008

America’s Got Talent Top 10 Music

Written by: John

It’s only fitting that we continue to list all of the America’s Got Talent music. Every member of the top 10 is a musician singing or playing some song. Below you’ll find a list of all the music that was performed by the America’s Got Talent Top 10.

Neal Boyd Sang “All by Myself” by Eric Carmen Eric Carmen - The Definitive Collection - All by Myself

Queen Emily Sang “And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going” by Jennifer Holliday Jennifer Holliday - Dreamgirls - And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going

Paul Salos Sang “New York, New York” by Frank Sinatra Frank Sinatra - Nothing But the Best - The Frank Sinatra Collection (Remastered) - Theme from New York, New York

The Wright Kids Sang “ABC” by The Jackson 5 Jackson 5 - Anthology: Jackson 5 - ABC

Jessica Price Sang “Angel” by Sarah McLachlan Sarah McLachlan - Surfacing - Angel

Eli Mattson Sang “Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word” by Elton John Elton John - Elton John: The Greatest Hits 1970-2002 - Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word

Nuttin’ But Stringz Performed an original peice titled “Winner”

Donald Braswell Sang “To Where You Are” by Josh Groban Josh Groban - Josh Groban - To Where You Are

Joseph Hall Sang “A Little Less Conversation” by Elvis Elvis Presley - Elvis 30 #1 Hits - A Little Less Conversation

Kaitlyn Maher Sang “I’ll Be There” by The Jackson 5 Jackson 5 - Jackson 5: The Ultimate Collection - I'll Be There

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September 3, 2008

Music and Performances from America’s Got Talent Semifinalists Part 4

Written by: John

Below you’ll find a list of all the performances and music from the America’s Got Talent Semifinalists part 4. If you’re looking for the AGT Semis videos, you can find them here. Also, here’s a link to a list of all the America’s Got Talent music from previous episodes.

The fourth episode of the live performance semifinals broadcast from Los Angeles, California on September 3, 2008 had the following performances along with links to the music they used:

Dallas Desperados Dancers
General: The dance team of the Dallas Desperados Arena Football team.
Preliminaries, Week 5: Passed through
Las Vegas Callbacks: Performance was not shown. Passed through
Semifinals (Part 4):

Bryan Cheatham
General: Singer, a former Chippendale dancer
Preliminaries, Week 5: Sang “I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing” by Aerosmith Aerosmith - Armageddon - The Album - I Don't Want to Miss a Thing.
Las Vegas Callbacks (Part 1): Sang Percy Sledge’s “When A Man Loves A Woman” Percy Sledge - The Best of Percy Sledge - When a Man Loves a Woman
Las Vegas Callbacks (Part 2): Passed through
Semifinals (Part 4):

Flambeaux
General: Fire breather
Preliminaries, Week 4: Passed through
Las Vegas Callbacks: Only shown briefly in a montage. Passed through
Semifinals (Part 4): Received 3 X’s from the judges, who complained his act this time was boring, his timing was slow, and that in general his act was too scary.

Kaitlyn Maher
General: four year old singer
Preliminaries, Week 1: Sang “Somewhere Out There” by Linda Ronstadt and James Ingram James Ingram - Forever More (Love Songs, Hits & Duets) - Somewhere Out There
Las Vegas Callbacks (Part 1): Sang “When You Wish Upon A Star” Kate Voegele - Disneymania 6 - When You Wish Upon a Star
Las Vegas Callbacks (Part 2): Passed through
Semifinals (Part 4): Sang “What a Wonderful World” Louis Armstrong - Louis Armstrong's All-Time Greatest Hits - What a Wonderful World.

Dorae Saunders
General: transexual Tina Turner impersonator
Preliminaries, Week 5: Lip-synced and danced to “Proud Mary” Tina Turner - Tina Turner: The Collected Recordings - Proud Mary.
Las Vegas Callbacks (Part 1): Performed to “The Best” Tina Turner - Simply the Best - The Best.
Las Vegas Callbacks (Part 2): Passed through
Semifinals (Part 4): Performed to “Disco Inferno” Tina Turner - What's Love Got to Do with It - Disco Inferno.

Donald Braswell
General: Former professional opera singer, his vocal cords were severed in a freak car accident eleven years back. He was told by doctors he might never speak normally again, let alone sing.
Preliminaries, Week 5: sang “You Raise Me Up” by Josh Groban Josh Groban - Closer - You Raise Me Up.
Las Vegas Callbacks (Part 1): Sang One Day I’ll Fly Away from the musical Moulin Rouge Nicole Kidman - Moulin Rouge - One Day I'll Fly Away.
Las Vegas Callbacks (Part 2): Eliminated (Judges Wild Card)
Semifinals (Part 1): Won the Wildcard slot and returned to the competition.
Semifinals (Part 4): Sang “Impossible Dream” by Robert Goulet Robert Goulet - Robert Goulet: 16 Most Requested Songs - The Impossible Dream

Indiggo
General: Romanian twin sisters Mikaela and Gabriela
Preliminaries, Week 1: Sang “New York, New York” Frank Sinatra - Nothing But the Best - The Frank Sinatra Collection (Remastered) - Theme from New York, New York by Frank Sinatra
Las Vegas Callbacks: Montage shown singing “Viva Las Vegas” Elvis Presley - Elvis Viva Las Vegas - Viva las Vegas. Passed through
Semifinals (Part 4): Sang an original song.

The Tapping Dads
General: A large group of tap dancing dads.
Preliminaries, Week 7: Passed through
Las Vegas Callbacks: Performance was not shown. Passed through
Semifinals (Part 4): Performed to “Puttin on the Ritz” Countdown Singers - 100 Hits of the 80s - Puttin' On the Ritz

Eli Mattson
General: Singer and pianist
Preliminaries, Week 2: Performed “Walking in Memphis” by Marc Cohn Marc Cohn - The Very Best of Marc Cohn - Walking In Memphis.
Las Vegas Callbacks (Part 1): Sang “Your Song” by Elton John Elton John - Elton John - Your Song.
Las Vegas Callbacks (Part 2): Passed Through.
Semifinals (Part 4): Sang “Nobody Knows it But Me” Eve Graham - 'Til the Season Comes 'Round Again - Nobody Knows It But Me. Osbourne commented “No dancers, no fire, no backing tracks, just talent.”

Nuttin’ But Stringz
General: Sibling violinists Tourie and Damien. They combine classical music with hip-hop.
Preliminaries, Week 1: Passed through
Las Vegas Callbacks: Performance was not shown. Passed through
Semifinals (Part 4): Their performance earned a standing ovation, including the judges.

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Music and Performances from America’s Got Talent Semifinals Part 3

Written by: John

Below you’ll find a list of the various performances and music from America’s Got Talent semifinalists participating on September 2, 2008. Here’s a link to find all the AGT Semifinal videos from this batch or feel free to browse through the entire list of AGT music.

Texas State Strutters
General: precision dance team from Texas State University.
Preliminaries, Week 6: Performed to “September” as made famous by Earth, Wind, and Fire Earth, Wind & Fire - Earth, Wind & Fire: Greatest Hits - September
Las Vegas Callbacks: Performance was not shown. Passed through
Semifinals (Part 3): Performed to “Boogie Wonderland” Earth, Wind & Fire with The Emotions - Earth, Wind & Fire: Greatest Hits - Boogie Wonderland

Michael Strelo-Smith
General: Opera singer who appeared on America’s Got Talent, Season 2, however, was not passed through to the live shows.
Preliminaries, Not Shown: Passed through.
Las Vegas Callbacks (Part 1): sang “Somewhere” from the musical West Side Story Jim Bryant & Marni Nixon - West Side Story - Somewhere (Jim Bryant, Marni Nixon)
Las Vegas Callbacks (Part 2): Passed through
Semifinals (Part 3): Sang “I Am What I Am”.

Bruce Block
General: Magician/general performer. Appeared in the previous season of the show as well.
Preliminaries, Week 5: Brock lay on a bed of nails and held a board on top of himself for his assistant to dance on and sing “Anything Goes” Ras Kass - Soul on Ice - Anything Goes. Hasselhoff then asked to stand on Brock as well, to establish that the bed of nails was indeed real.
Las Vegas Callbacks (Part 1): escaped from a straitjacket
Las Vegas Callbacks (Part 2): Passed through
Semifinals (Part 3): Performed an act where he transformed a divided pantomime horse into a small living pony.

Shequida Hall
General: Female impersonator and operatic singer. Able to sing both in a very low bass range and a extremely high tenor range, sounding both male and female in a single performance.
Preliminaries, Not Shown: Passed through.
Las Vegas Callbacks (Part 1): Passed through.
Las Vegas Callbacks (Part 2): Passed through
Semifinals (Part 3): Sang “I will Survive” Gloria Gaynor - Gloria Gaynor - I Will Survive: The Anthology - I Will Survive completely in falsetto.

The Taubl Family
General: Family performing group. Singers and miscellaneous instruments
Preliminaries, Week 2: Performed “The Sound of Music” from the musical “The Sound of Music” Angela Cartwright, Bill Lee, Charmian Carr, Debbie Turner, Duane Chase, Heather Menzies, Kym Karath, Nicholas Hammond, Original Soundtrack & The Children and The Captain - The Sound of Music (Original Soundtrack) - The Sound of Music
Las Vegas Callbacks: Performance was not shown. Passed through
Semifinals (Part 3): Sang and performed to Umbrella by Rihanna Rihanna - Umbrella - Single - Umbrella

Jonathan Burkin
General: Baton twirler
Preliminaries, Week 1: Passed through
Las Vegas Callbacks: Only shown briefly in a montage. Passed through
Semifinals (Part 3): Performed to “I’m Still Standing” Elton John - Elton John: The Greatest Hits 1970-2002 - I'm Still Standing. His performance included large amounts of flames, a sequence with him spinning flaming batons around his neck, and a more traditional juggling sequence with the batons.

Sarah Lenore
General: Singer
Preliminaries, Week 4: Sang “Before He Cheats” by Carrie Underwood Carrie Underwood - Some Hearts - Before He Cheats
Las Vegas Callbacks (Part 1): Sang “Teardrops On My Guitar” by Taylor Swift Taylor Swift - Taylor Swift - Teardrops on My Guitar
Las Vegas Callbacks (Part 2): Passed through
Semifinals (Part 3): “Not Ready To Make Nice” by the Dixie Chicks Dixie Chicks - Not Ready to Make Nice - Single - Not Ready to Make Nice

SickStep
General: hip hop dance troop.
Preliminaries, Week 1: Passed through
Las Vegas Callbacks: Performance was not shown. Passed through
Semifinals (Part 3):

Matthew Piazzi
General: impersonator
Preliminaries, Week 7: Passed through
Las Vegas Callbacks: Performance was not shown. Passed through
Semifinals (Part 3): Did impressions of Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jack Nicholson, Vince Vaughn, and George Clooney.

Joseph Hall
General: “young Elvis” impersonator
Preliminaries, Week 2: Sang “Hound Dog” Elvis Presley - Elvis 30 #1 Hits - Hound Dog
Las Vegas Callbacks (Part 1): Sang “Heartbreak Hotel” Elvis Presley - Elvis 30 #1 Hits - Heartbreak Hotel
Las Vegas Callbacks (Part 2): Passed through
Semifinals (Part 3): Sang “Jailhouse Rock” Elvis Presley - Elvis 30 #1 Hits - Jailhouse Rock

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August 28, 2008

Songs from America’s Got Talent Semifinals - Part 2

Written by: John

The second episode of the live performance semifinals was broadcast from Los Angeles, California on August 27, 2008. Below you’ll find a list of all the music that was performed on the live America’s Got Talent performance of these 10 contestants and their previous performances on America’s Got Talent.

If you’re looking for the video of their performances, you can find it here. Otherwise, you can look through America’s Got Talent music.

Acts that performed include:

* Beyond Belief Dance Company
o General: 22 member dance troupe from Mesquite, Texas.
o Preliminaries, Week 3: Danced to “Fashionista” Jimmy James - Jamestown - Fashionista. Morgan disliked the group’s outfits and makeup, but loved their performance.
o Las Vegas Callbacks (Part 1): Danced to “Don’t Stop the Music” by Rihanna. Rihanna - Good Girl Gone Bad: Reloaded - Don't Stop the Music
o Las Vegas Callbacks (Part 2): Passed through
o Semifinals (Part 2): Performed to “When I Grow Up” by the Pussycat Dolls The Pussycat Dolls - When I Grow Up - Single - When I Grow Up

* Paul Salos
o General: Frank Sinatra style singer/performer
o Preliminaries, Week 3: Sang “Fly Me to the Moon” Frank Sinatra - Nothing But the Best - The Frank Sinatra Collection (Remastered) - Fly Me to the Moon (In Other Words)
o Las Vegas Callbacks: Performance was not shown. Passed through
o Semifinals (Part 2): Sang “My Way” Frank Sinatra - Nothing But the Best - The Frank Sinatra Collection (Remastered) - My Way

* Kazual
o General: A cappella barbershop quartet style group
o Preliminaries, Week 7: Passed through
o Las Vegas Callbacks: Performance was not shown. Passed through
o Semifinals (Part 2): Sang “Can You Feel It” by The Jackson 5 The Jacksons - The Essential Jacksons - Can You Feel It. They were heavily criticized that, besides the main lead singer, the others did not have solo quality voices and the group should stick to the other three backing up and harmonizing with the lead singer.

* Zooperstars
o General: Oversized animal mascot versions of various sports celebrities, already a popular act at various minor league baseball games and other sporting events.
o Preliminaries, Week 5: Performed to “Tootsee Roll”. 69 Boyz - Tootsee Roll - EP - Tootsie Roll
o Las Vegas Callbacks: Performance was not shown. Passed through
o Semifinals (Part 2): Performed to “Macho Man” Village People - The Casablanca Records Story - Macho Man and “Y.M.C.A.” Village People - Disco Gold - Y.M.C.A. by The Village People, including having one of the members swallow a second performer into the costume.

* The Wright Kids
o General: Three children who played the guitar, mandolin and upright bass. Bluegrass group
o Preliminaries: Performance was not televised
o Las Vegas Callbacks: Only shown briefly in a montage. Passed through
o Semifinals (Part 2): Sang “Daydream Believer” by The Monkees The Monkees - The Best of the Monkees - Daydream Believer

* Jonathan Arons
o General: Trombonist and dancer
o Preliminaries, Week 1: Performed to “Bad Girls” by Donna Summer. Donna Summer - 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Donna Summer - Bad Girls
o Las Vegas Callbacks (Part 1): Performed to “Car Wash” by Rose Royce. Rose Royce - Pure Funk - Car Wash
o Las Vegas Callbacks (Part 2): Passed through[49]
o Semifinals (Part 2): Danced and performed to “Let’s Groove” Earth, Wind & Fire - Earth, Wind & Fire: Greatest Hits - Let's Groove and “September” Earth, Wind & Fire - Earth, Wind & Fire: Greatest Hits - September by Earth, Wind and Fire

* Daniel Jens
o General: Singer/guitarist who had just returned from active duty in Iraq.
o Preliminaries, Week 7: Performed “I’ll Be” by Edwin McCain. Edwin McCain - Misguided Roses - I'll Be
o Las Vegas Callbacks (Part 1): sang Michael Buble’s “Home” Michael Bublé - It's Time - Home. Forgot his lyrics halfway through.
o Las Vegas Callbacks (Part 2): Passed through
o Semifinals (Part 2): Sang “Every Breath You Take” by The Police Every Breath You Take

* Slippery Kittens
o General: A group of high-energy burlesque strippers comprised of mothers.
o Preliminaries, Week 1: Passed through
o Las Vegas Callbacks: Performance was not shown. Passed through
o Semifinals (Part 2): Performed to “Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy” by The Andrews Sisters The Andrews Sisters - 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of the Andrews Sisters - Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy

* Queen Emily
o General: Emily David, singer
o Preliminaries, Week 6: Sang “Chain of Fools” by Aretha Franklin Aretha Franklin - The Best of Aretha Franklin - Chain of Fools
o Las Vegas Callbacks (Part 1): Sang “I’m Every Woman” by Whitney Houston. Whitney Houston - The Bodyguard (Original Soundtrack Album) - I'm Every Woman
o Las Vegas Callbacks (Part 2): Passed through
o Semifinals (Part 2): Sang “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” by Diana Ross Diana Ross - Diana Ross: All the Great Hits - Ain't No Mountain High Enough

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Music from America’s Got Talent Semi Finals - Part 1

Written by: John

The first episode of the live performance semifinals was broadcast from Los Angeles, California on August 26, 2008. Below you’ll find a list of all the music that was performed on the live America’s Got Talent performance of these 10 contestants.

If you’re looking for the video of their performances, you can find it here. Otherwise, you can look through America’s Got Talent music.

Acts that were eliminated include:

* Derrick Barry
o General: Male Britney Spears impersonator
o Preliminaries, Week 1: Performed to “Toxic”. Britney Spears - In the Zone - Toxic
o Las Vegas Callbacks (Part 1): Performed to “Gimme More.” Britney Spears - Gimme More - Single - Gimme More
o Las Vegas Callbacks (Part 2): Passed through
o Semifinals (Part 1): Performed to “…Baby One More Time” Britney Spears - Baby One More Time - ...Baby One More Time, received an X from Piers for not “wowing” him
o Semifinals (Part 2): Eliminated

* Ronny B
o General: Ron Belala, singer and dancer
o Preliminaries, Week 6: Danced and sang to “All Night Long” by Lionel Richie Lionel Richie - Now That's What I Call the 80s - All Night Long. David disliked his performance, saying “This is a talent show, not a freak show.”
o Las Vegas Callbacks: Performance was not shown. Passed through
o Semifinals (Part 1): Performed “She Bangs” by Ricky Martin Ricky Martin - Sound Loaded - She Bangs. Hasselhoff said in an interview he had “0″ talent.
o Semifinals (Part 2): Eliminated

* The DC Cowboys
o General: All-male dance troupe
o Preliminaries, Week 2: danced to “Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy)” by Big & Rich. Big & Rich - Horse of a Different Color - Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy)
o Las Vegas Callbacks: Performance was not shown.
o Semifinals (Part 1): Performed to “Footloose” by Kenny Loggins. Kenny Loggins - Footloose (15th Anniversary Collectors' Edition) - Footloose
o Semifinals (Part 2): Eliminated

Acts that are still in the competition are:

* Extreme Dance FX
o General: contemporary young clog team
o Preliminaries, Week 1: Passed through
o Las Vegas Callbacks: Performance was not shown.
o Semifinals (Part 1): Performed to “Push It by Salt-n-Pepa” Salt-N-Pepa - The Hip Hop Box - Push It
o Semifinals (Part 2): Passed through.

* The Cadence
o General: Stomp-style percussion group made up mostly of college students.
o Preliminaries, Week 7: Passed through
o Las Vegas Callbacks: Performance was not shown. Passed through
o Semifinals (Part 1): Performed to “Beat It” as made famous by Michael Jackson Michael Jackson - Thriller (25th Anniversary) [Deluxe Edition] - Beat It
o Semifinals (Part 2): Passed through.

* Jessica Price
o General: 24 year old singer
o Preliminaries, Week 3: Sang “I Can’t Make You Love Me” by Bonnie Raitt Bonnie Raitt - The Best of Bonnie Raitt - I Can't Make You Love Me
o Las Vegas Callbacks (Part 1): Sang “Teardrops On My Guitar” by Taylor Swift. Taylor Swift - Taylor Swift - Teardrops on My Guitar
o Las Vegas Callbacks (Part 2): Passed through
o Semifinals (Part 1): Sang “Time After Time” by Cyndi Lauper Cyndi Lauper - She's So Unusual (Remastered) - Time After Time
o Semifinals (Part 2): Passed through.

* Neal Boyd
o General: 32 year old insurance salesman and opera singer
o Preliminaries, Week 1: Sang “Nessun dorma” Luciano Pavarotti - Pavarotti's Opera Made Easy - Turandot, Act III, Nessun dorma! from the opera Turandot.
o Las Vegas Callbacks (Part 1): Sang “Unchained Melody” Righteous Brothers - The Very Best of the Righteous Brothers - Unchained Melody - Unchained Melody in Italian.
o Las Vegas Callbacks (Part 2): Passed through
o Semifinals (Part 1): Sang “Somewhere” from the musical West Side Story Jim Bryant & Marni Nixon - West Side Story - Somewhere (Jim Bryant, Marni Nixon). Was declared the “Michael Phelps” of the competition, and the man to beat.
o Semifinals (Part 2): Passed through.

Only one of the Wild Card acts was a singer. The following is the music for that one Wild Card Act:

* Kyle Rifkin
o Preliminaries, Week 4: R&B singer. Sang “Ain’t Too Proud to Beg” by The Temptations The Temptations - Anthology Series: The Best of the Temptations - Ain't Too Proud to Beg
o Las Vegas Callbacks (Part 1): sang Boyz II Men’s “I’ll Make Love To You” Passed through. Boyz II Men - II - I'll Make Love to You
o Las Vegas Callbacks (Part 2): Eliminated (Judges Wild Card)
o Semifinals (Part 1): Eliminated again, did not get the Wildcard slot.

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America’s Got Talent Music - Week 1 to Week 7

Written by: John

I’d been meaning to post a list of all the music I could find from America’s Got Talent, but just never got around to it until now. So, time to play catchup. Below you’ll find all the music I could find from weeks 1 through 7 of America’s Got Talent. Here’s a link to find all the music from America’s Got Talent as I post each episode’s music in the future.

America’s Got Talent - Week 1
Aired on June 17, 2008, 2 hours. Auditions from New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles were shown.

Acts that were eliminated include:

* Serious Mysterious Bill Curlee sang and danced to It’s Not Unusual by Tom Jones.
Tom Jones - 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Tom Jones - It's Not Unusual
* The Renegades, dance group performed to Michael Jackson’s “Thriller”
Michael Jackson - Thriller (25th Anniversary) [Deluxe Edition] - Thriller
Michael Jackson - Thriller (25th Anniversary) [Deluxe Edition] - Thriller - Original Michael Jackson Music Video

America’s Got Talent - Week 2
Aired on June 24, 2008, 2 hours. Auditions from New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles were shown.

Acts that were eliminated include:

* Victoria, the Singing Fairy sang “When You Wish Upon a Star”
Kate Voegele - Disneymania 6 - When You Wish Upon a Star
* Michael Droll, the “Ozzman”, Ozzy Osbourne impersonator sang “Crazy Train”
Ozzy Osbourne - Blizzard of Ozz - Crazy Train

America’s Got Talent - Week 3
Aired on July 1, 2008, 2 Hours. Auditions from Dallas, Chicago and Atlanta.

Acts that were eliminated include:

* Corky Duke - line dancer danced to “Cotton-Eyed Joe”
Crazy Frog - More Crazy Hits - Cotton Eyed Joe
* Zane & Stephanie - married singers, sang “Unchained Melody” by the Righteous Brothers
Righteous Brothers - The Very Best of the Righteous Brothers - Unchained Melody - Unchained Melody

America’s Got Talent - Week 5
Aired on July 15, 2008, 1 hour. Auditions from Atlanta, and Dallas.

Acts that were eliminated include:

* Michelle Wallace - sang “All by Myself” by Celine Dion.
Céline Dion - Falling Into You - All By Myself

America’s Got Talent - Week 6
Aired on July 22, 2008, 1 hour. Auditions from New York, and Los Angeles.

Acts that were eliminated include:

* Sweet-Lou Fusco - sang “Don’t Stop ’til You Get Enough” by Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson - Essential Michael Jackson - Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough
Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough - Original Michael Jackson Music Video

America’s Got Talent - Week 7
Aired on July 29, 2008, 1 hour. Auditions from Myspace.

Acts that were eliminated include:

* Michael Trixx - rock and roll magician performed to “You’ve Got Another Thing Comin’” by Judas Priest.
Judas Priest - The Best of Judas Priest: Living After Midnight - You've Got Another Thing Comin'
Judas Priest - Live In London - You've Got Another Thing Coming (Live) - Live Judas Priest version

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