LNwDL 2nd Anniversary Special, February 4, 1984
Don Giller
39,780 views
By request. With highlights of the first two years of Late Night. And a party atop the Essex House in NYC and the Merchant Marines Choir no-show.
With the great Steve Gadd subbing for Steve Jordan.
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@lrg3834 7 years ago
Late Nite was SO MUCH better than Late Show.
@jimmyguitar2933 4 years ago
I love how, no matter how fashions change, Paul & the band always look cool. 😎
@riproarin1042 8 years ago
Stupendous, I have never laughed so hard and for so long as when watching Letterman's old shows at NBC.
@ryanpugh189 4 months ago
Thank you so much for posting this. I remember watching this when it originally aired. I was 10 and I watched it with my mom when she got home from work. We both laughed our rear ends off watching. Mom and I both had a twisted sense of humor.
@dottiegillespie8067 2 years ago
Wow! I wish I was 18 again watching this!!!!! I watched them all. Thanks for the awesome memories!
@finnibertlunchiken7792 8 years ago (edited)
47:00 'They Took My Show Away' is genius. I showed it to my 14 yr old who thought it was hilarious. He even saw the analogy to a pet dying.
BTW I loved the song the band played at 51:40. The crowd and Dave seemed to have the same reaction.
BTW I loved the song the band played at 51:40. The crowd and Dave seemed to have the same reaction.
@feggyduss6463 4 years ago (edited)
"Late Night with David Letterman" was ground-breaking in its day. The shows and various networks that spun off from the ideas that were presented on this great show lives on in Pop Culture History.
@singlesideman 8 years ago
Steve GOD, you mean. What an extraordinary show. The nostalgia is pouring in waves. Thank you so much for sharing this with us all...
@tionedi 7 years ago
Dang! I was part of that Merchant Marine Academy choir. We weren't a no-show. We rehearsed for weeks, showed up, sang, and had our segment cut. I think because a parrot doing some tricks ran long... Got to have dinner with Dan Haggerty and Dr. Ruth Westheimer though.
@stevebingman2416 6 years ago
The Merchant Marine Academy Glee Club was there. The band director took us all off stage at the last minute because earlier we had a special soloist appear and they interviewed Fred the cockatoo instead and did not show us at all. Letterman later tried to sue us, but it went nowhere since we didn't have a contract. Dan Haggerty sang Hang On Sloopy instead of us. Needless to say, the club was pissed we didn't get to perform on camera, but you can see us in the background in several shots of the room.
@wftjet 2 years ago (edited)
This was the first Letterman show I ever saw because it pre-empted SNL which I normally VHS taped. Needless to say I became a Letterman fan immediately. 😊 I still say "New York New York...the town so nice they named it twice."
@larrymelman 8 years ago
For some reason E! never aired this in their various Anniversary Show Marathons back in the mid 90's. This one, and the 4th Anniversary show on the 747, really are Dave and the show at their creative peak.
@thelatebrianjones 8 years ago
Wow- have not seen this since night it was on- recall wondering why drums looked different in background of Stupid Pet Tricks clip I'd seen- until I realized Steve Gadd was still filling in for Steve Jordan
@nikaa4237 7 years ago (edited)
Omg I remember watching some of these episodes when I was back in Junior High. Letterman was a trailblazer really changed the late night format. New York seemed to be such a different city.
@TANTRUMGASM 8 years ago
hearing all those NY accents on the streets back in 1984.., seems like they are less prevalent in NY in 2018
LNwDL 2nd Anniversary Special, February 4, 1984
Don Giller
39,780 views
By request. With highlights of the first two years of Late Night. And a party atop the Essex House in NYC and the Merchant Marines Choir no-show.
With the great Steve Gadd subbing for Steve Jordan.