Even though I wouldn't be willing to brave the rabid crowds at Jazz Fest to see Springsteen live, The Band's "The Weight" is one of my all-time favorite songs, so when The Boss' tribute to the recently deceased Levon Helm from last night's Newark concert hit the web this morning I was ready to share it with you guys ASAP.

I haven't been actively tracking Whitney Houston tributes, but I'm going to go out on a limb and tag Chris Cornell's cover of "I Will Always Love You" from a San Francisco Obama 2012 fundraiser this past Thursday night as the most surprising.

Some things are too important to wait until the morning to post.

I'm not usually one for fan tribute songs, for whatever reason, but this since I'm a lover of all things Freeks and Geeks and since John Francis Daley's portrayal of Sam Weir -- the underdog guy always pursuing his dream girl while remaining loyal to his geek friends -- was something I could always relate to even though I was never really a "geek," Allie Goertz's tribute to Sam Weir above truly touched my cold, black heart, and it probably will touch yours too.

This is surprisingly awesome in every way.