I am watching it for the first time in years, and am in the mood for any classic performances from over the years.
The only one I can remember is someone posting this amazing Dylan performance from the 80s or something (Jokerman?)
Any others?
― Iago Galdston, Tuesday, 6 December 2011 05:01 (twelve years ago) link
sonic youth doing "100%" (iirc w/ paul schaeffer and band backing them up!) and then ending the song in a dogpile of guitarists
steely dan playing "cousin dupree" with a big SD logo on the front of donald's keyboard and dave coming out and referring to them as 'the sam donaldson orchestra'
― sandbox banned socks (Mr. Stevenson #2), Tuesday, 6 December 2011 05:03 (twelve years ago) link
two of my favorite bands....thanks!
― Iago Galdston, Tuesday, 6 December 2011 05:04 (twelve years ago) link
this:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drwsu6f8JlM
However, there's another clip of James on Letterman from the mid-80s that I can't find. I only saw it once, so my memory might be fuzzy. But I remember James exhorting Dave to dance with him. As the song had already run long by that point, they cut to commercial. When they came back from commercial, the song was over, Dave's tie and jacket were off, and he was drenched in sweat.
― Tarfumes the Escape Goat, Tuesday, 6 December 2011 05:08 (twelve years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrfjfA2Jyys
This was from a special music-only episode of Late Night which aired on a Friday instead of Friday Night Videos. Other guests were David Byrne (plugging Stop Making Sense, which opened that weekend) and Boy George's mom. In his monologue Dave said, "Let's get a few things straight. I am not Rick Dees. I am not counting down anything."
― Tarfumes the Escape Goat, Tuesday, 6 December 2011 05:13 (twelve years ago) link
Only occasionally see stuff on Letterman but thought this was awesome:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nuL01ZlVOYY
― Billy Dods, Tuesday, 6 December 2011 07:59 (twelve years ago) link
did you guys see the 'drum solo week' on the Late Show this past summer? was pretty awesome
― sandbox banned socks (Mr. Stevenson #2), Tuesday, 6 December 2011 12:42 (twelve years ago) link
I always remembered this for some reason.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iF9VypEfQ88
― Lord Sotosyn, Tuesday, 6 December 2011 13:35 (twelve years ago) link
Bat For Lashes one is great!
― los krampusinos! (pomplamau5), Tuesday, 6 December 2011 13:37 (twelve years ago) link
i know man, driving on the wrong side of the road
― Never translate German (schlump), Tuesday, 6 December 2011 13:41 (twelve years ago) link
Getting drunk in a pub.
― Chewshabadoo, Tuesday, 6 December 2011 13:53 (twelve years ago) link
this was on the old thread, i really like it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vmHaYZ2mEE
― slandblox goole, Tuesday, 6 December 2011 16:03 (twelve years ago) link
i'm convinced during her solo you can hear someone whisper "wow"
― slandblox goole, Tuesday, 6 December 2011 16:04 (twelve years ago) link
Thanks everyone, can't wait to watch these tonight...
― Iago Galdston, Tuesday, 6 December 2011 16:31 (twelve years ago) link
bat for lashes and belly vids are terrific
― synthpop of the Gnostics (henrietta lacks), Tuesday, 6 December 2011 16:37 (twelve years ago) link
Oooh I can't wait to watch these all later.
Pixies jamming out with Schaeffer p classic tho I can't remember right now what song it was.
― ᶘ ᵒᴥᵒᶅ (~curious orange~), Tuesday, 6 December 2011 16:38 (twelve years ago) link
back in the day:
Oingo Boingo - "Nothing Bad Ever Happens"Talking Heads - "I Zimbra"
more recently:
M.I.A. - "Born Free"Janelle Monae - "Tightrope"
― OH NOES, Tuesday, 6 December 2011 16:38 (twelve years ago) link
is this it Orange?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzuoXDC9ESw
― synthpop of the Gnostics (henrietta lacks), Tuesday, 6 December 2011 16:54 (twelve years ago) link
oh I think there was also a great performance by REM of "Orange Crush"?
― OH NOES, Tuesday, 6 December 2011 16:54 (twelve years ago) link
thought this was an impressive edithttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEXpKDu0Mf8
― wrinklepause, Tuesday, 6 December 2011 16:55 (twelve years ago) link
oh god YES I remember that, it basically reignited my interest in Sonic Youth
― OH NOES, Tuesday, 6 December 2011 16:58 (twelve years ago) link
i don't really care that much about REM but Pitchfork's recent REM retrospective had a great clip of their first TV appearance playing "Radio Free Europe" on Letterman.
― n/a, Tuesday, 6 December 2011 17:00 (twelve years ago) link
I remember that, it mighta been the week I saw them on the Murmur tour.
1987:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KW-Rs5kLzJY&feature=related
― Dr Morbius, Tuesday, 6 December 2011 17:10 (twelve years ago) link
Apparently Cher, experiencing a comeback, was quite annoyed at being shanghaied into this performance.
― Lord Sotosyn, Tuesday, 6 December 2011 17:13 (twelve years ago) link
if only she could turn back time
― synthpop of the Gnostics (henrietta lacks), Tuesday, 6 December 2011 17:19 (twelve years ago) link
never liked any perry farrell bands but this vid kind of shocked me by how good it was
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZkRkdjzt0E
oh, its larry sanders not letterman
― good webinar (ha ha I'm having a fantasy), Tuesday, 6 December 2011 21:02 (twelve years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zVlr-ynnAI
― Sanpaku, Tuesday, 6 December 2011 21:14 (twelve years ago) link
Not good quality but this is a pretty sick Dinosaur Jr performance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TV6b4eij7ZQ
― Iago Galdston, Wednesday, 7 December 2011 01:09 (twelve years ago) link