![]() ![]() Questions 67 & 68 – Chicago Transit AuthorityĨ0. December 1963 (Oh, What a Night) – Frankie Valli & the Four SeasonsĦ7. 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin’ Groovy) – Simon and Garfunkle (or Harper’s Bizarre)Ħ2. 57 Channels (And Nothin’ On) – Bruce Springtsteenĥ9. Come In Number 51, Your Time Is Up – Pink Floydĥ7. 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover – Paul Simonĥ1. Old timey 2 countdown trial#Trial Before Pilate (Including 39 Lashes) – from Jesus Christ SuperstarĤ2. ![]() Rainy Day Woman # 12 and 35 – Bob Dylanģ9. (vVery close Second Place) – 2nd place: Maxwell’s Silver Hammer – The Beatlesģ5. The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald – Gordon Lightfoot (“…churchbell rang 29 times”)ģ1. ![]() Alice’s Restaurant ? Arlo Guthrie (“27 8×10 color glossy pictures?”)Ģ9. 26 Miles (Santa Catalina) – Four PrepsĢ7. Strawberry Letter 23 – Brothers JohnsonĢ6. It Was A Very Good Year – Frank Sinatra (When I was 21…)Ģ3. Fourteen Black Paintings – Peter Gabrielġ6. Thirteen Women – Bill Haley and his Cometsġ4. I Do What I Do (9 1/2 Weeks Theme) – John Taylorġ3. I’m Henry VIII, I Am – Herman’s Hermitsĩ 1/2. 7 – Prince and the New Power GenerationĨ. Three Is A Magic Number – School House Rockħ. Wooly Bully” by Sam the Sham & The Pharaohsģ. (We’re Gonna) Rock Around the Clock – Bill Haley & the Comets Pinball Number Count – The Pinter Sisters And then you had another show.” The End.) And the country-flecked cover of the gospel standard “Will the Circle Be Unbroken?” he performed alongside Emmylou Harris, Rodney Crowell, Mark O’Connor and Amos Lee was gently contemplative.Major Tom (Coming Home) – Peter Schillingġ-2-3 – Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine ![]() Martin’s two video tributes to Dave were perfectly absurdist in his patented style - especially the humorously brief one looking back on Letterman’s career. Funny enough for an ordinary night, but it did leave one wishing that these guys could get in a car together and grab coffee with a video crew following them. “I think you and I are strange in the same way,” Letterman said sincerely to Steve, who agreed, adding, “I think you’re a very interesting person, and I can’t tell you how many times I have wanted to be a fly-on-the-wall in your office - you know, rather than out here.” But this isn’t Charlie Rose, so then Martin awkwardly segued into a presentation of a retirement gift for Dave - which, of course, was a setup for a so-so joke about cheap luggage that, announcer Alan Kalter warned, wasn’t usable in the United States. (He did seem to perk up, though, when he introduced the clip “Infomercial Overacting of the Night,” tickled enough to ask his crew to rerun it a couple times.) When another bit, “Jobs That Are Safe From Robots,” fell flat, Letterman darkly declared about his writing staff’s gags, “Everything must go! If we don’t use it now, it will never be used.” Rather than racing to the finish line, Dave and co. Recycling joke topics from previous episodes - everything from the Late Show (including Dave’s shoes) will soon be up on eBay, New York City has coyotes - Dave grimaced his way through his introduction, not that interested in enlivening lame bits with a wry scowling aside. Letterman’s opening monologue set the tone for the relaxed-to-a-fault evening. But because it was the last time we’d see these two comedy giants together at the Ed Sullivan Theater, it couldn’t help but feel disappointingly underwhelming. Friday night’s Late Show found David Letterman welcoming longtime favorite Steve Martin for his final appearance, but as has been the case with a few recent episodes, the vibe was more ho-hum hangout than hilarious exit interview. It’s impossible to do over 6,000 episodes of a talk show without delivering a few duds - even when you’re on your victory lap and have on one of your best recurring guests. ![]()
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