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10,000 Maniacs MTV Unplugged (1993)

Stars:

Natalie Merchant, Jerry Augustyniak, Robert Buck, Dennis Drew 

10,000 Maniacs, joined by backing vocalists and several musicians, perform a set drawing heavily from their latest album (Our Time in Eden) in what would be the culmination of the first phase of their career before Natalie Merchant left.  In addition to the songs released on the album, the following other songs were recorded: Four takes of "How You've Grown"; second takes of "Gold Rush Brides" and Bruce Springsteen and Patti Smith's "Because the Night", respectively; a brief take of "Puff the Magic Dragon"; and three other songs with David Byrne as a guest singer (two takes of "Let the Mystery Be", one of which was released as a B-side to "Few and Far Between" and on Campfire Songs: The Popular, Obscure and Unknown Recordings of 10,000 Maniacs; Dolly Parton's "Jolene"; and "Dallas").  During the Introduction to "Hey Jack Kerouac", Merchant reads a passage from On the Road by Jack Kerouac. During the Introduction to "Gold Rush Brides", she reads a passage from Women's Diaries of the Westward Journey by Lillian Schlissel.

Performance list:

1. "Noah's Dove"
2. "These Are Days"
3. "Eat for Two"
4. "Candy Everybody Wants"
5. "I'm Not the Man"
6. "Don't Talk"
7. "Hey Jack Kerouac"
8. "What's the Matter Here?"
9. "Gold Rush Brides"
10. "Like the Weather"
11. "Trouble Me"
12. "Jezebel"
13. "Stockton Gala Days"
14. "Because the Night"
15. "Let the Mystery Be"
16. "Jolene"
17. "Dallas"