Saturday Night Live: 30 Best Musical Performances

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Annotation

Not sure when this 2-disc set release was released, but both discs have a copyright date of 1999, so it must have been released 1999+

Annotation last modified on 2026-07-30 03:06 UTC.

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes
live recording of:
Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes
lyricist and composer:
Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
additional writer:
Joseph Shabalala (founder and musical director of Ladysmith Black Mambazo)
publisher:
Paul Simon Music (in 1986)
Paul Simon45:55
2If I Ever Lose My Faith in You
live recording of:
If I Ever Lose My Faith in You
lyricist and composer:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
Sting34:23
3Wonderful Tonight
live recording of:
Wonderful Tonight
lyricist and composer:
Eric Clapton
publisher:
E.C. Music (UK work publisher for Eric Clapton), Throat Music, Throat Music Ltd., Unichappell Music, Inc. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
Eric Clapton36:45
4Round Here
recorded at:
NBC Studios: Studio 8H in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1994-01-15)
live recording of:
Round Here (on 1994-01-15)
lyricist:
Adam Duritz
composer:
David Bryson, Dave Janusko, Dan Jewett and Chris Roldan
Counting Crows25:22
5Why
live recording of:
Why (on 1992-04-18)
lyricist and composer:
Annie Lennox (Scottish singer-songwriter, member of Eurythmics and The Tourists)
publisher:
BMG Records (not for release label use! primarily named as distributor in the UK), La Lennoxa Music Co. Ltd. and Universal Music Publishing MGB Ltd.
Annie Lennox35:03
6Secret O’ Life
live recording of:
Secret o’ Life
lyricist and composer:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
publisher:
Country Road Music, Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated)
sub-publisher:
イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
James Taylor33:53
7Who Will Save Your Soul
live recording of:
Who Will Save Your Soul
lyricist and composer:
Jewel (singer-songwriter Jewel Kilcher)
publisher:
Wiggly Tooth Music (in 1994)
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィック音楽出版 BMG事業部 (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc., BMG Division) (from 2015-01-01 to present)
Jewel34:28
8Are You Gonna Go My Way
live recording of:
Are You Gonna Go My Way
lyricist:
Lenny Kravitz
composer:
Henry Hirsch, Lenny Kravitz and Craig Ross (guitarist)
publisher:
BMG Gold Songs, Miss Bessie Music, Shukat Arrow Hafer Weber & Herbsman, LLP and Wigged Music
sub-publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Scandinavia AB, Warner/Chappell Music Scandinavia AB, ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), フジパシフィック音楽出版 BMG事業部 (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc., BMG Division) (from 2015-01-01 to present)
Lenny Kravitz43:48
9Honey Bee
live recording of:
Honey Bee
lyricist and composer:
Tom Petty
publisher:
Gone Gator Music (ASCAP affiliated)
Tom Petty34:58
10Casey Jones
live recording of:
Casey Jones (Grateful Dead song)
lyricist:
Robert Hunter (American lyricist, non‐performing member of the Grateful Dead)
composer:
Jerry Garcia (guitarist / vocalist in Grateful Dead)
publisher:
Ice Nine Publishing Company, Inc. and Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named 1970‐01‐23–1971‐04‐26 and 1972‐04‐25–1988‐08‐23)
version of:
The Ballad of Casey Jones
Grateful Dead23:36
11What Would You Say
live recording of:
What Would You Say
lyricist and composer:
Dave Matthews (of Dave Matthews Band)
publisher:
David J. Matthews (in 1994)
Dave Matthews Band33:45
12Only the Good Die Young
live recording of:
Only the Good Die Young
lyricist and composer:
Billy Joel (American singer‐songwriter and pianist)
publisher:
April Music Inc., ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)), ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division), Joelsongs (from 1977 to present), CBS Songs Ltd. (in 1977) and Impulsive Music (in 1977)
Billy Joel33:43
13Radio, Radio
live recording of:
Radio, Radio
lyricist and composer:
Elvis Costello
premiered by:
Rangeline Hill (from 2025 to present) and Midwinter's Dream (Indy) (from 2025-05-01 to present)
Elvis Costello53:08
14Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps)
live recording of:
Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps)
lyricist and composer:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter)
publisher:
Bewlay Bros. Music, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Fleur Music Ltd. (publisher), Onward Music Ltd., RZO Music Ltd, Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI) and Tintoretto Music
David Bowie34:38
15I Love L.A.
live recording of:
I Love L.A.
lyricist and composer:
Randy Newman (American singer‐songwriter and score composer)
publisher:
Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named 1970‐01‐23–1971‐04‐26 and 1972‐04‐25–1988‐08‐23) and Six Pictures Music (in 1983)
Randy Newman33:38
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