Madonna, Cohen, Mellencamp, more enter Rock Hall

Ladies and gentlemen, you may now commence with the general bitching and all-purpose Jann Wenner-bashing that accompanies each announcement of new Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame inductees. Of the initial list of nominees that we published back in October, these five made it in:

Madonna
Leonard Cohen
John Mellencamp
The Ventures
The Dave Clark Five

Also enshrined: harmonica-shredder Little Walker in the sidemen category, while Philly soul production gurus Gamble & Huff will receive the newly-minted Ahmet Ertegun Award as non-performing honorees.

In honor of this year's inductees, Paste presents a tapestry of embedded YouTube videos:

Madonna - "Like A Prayer":

Leonard Cohen - "The Stranger Song":

John Mellencamp - "Small Town":

The Ventures - "Slaughter on Tenth Avenue":

The Dave Clark Five - "Because":

Related links:
Madonna.com
LeonardCohen.com
TheVentures.com

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