Wilson Pickett - Land of 1000 Dances - Letterman

[rickydfcc77]

He did NOT say "Pussy with Lucy"....He said "Twistin' with Lucy" just like on the record and every other time he sang this song LOL

[9241953]

It is a sad thing when anyone passes away. All life is special and a gift and Steve Jobs life and many, many others are precious in the sight of God and their family, friends and fans. Let us just be thankful that we enjoyed these great talented people during our time.

[jfrsnjhnsn]

I don't know or care what XKCD is. I was just looking for some Pickett.

[jfrsnjhnsn]

You can tell Schaffer's in heaven right now...

[MrSktr4evr]

thank you for that song

[MrSktr4evr]

it on a game i love that song

[AmuseMe543]

My marching band plays this as one of our stand songs :D

[Texasgirl223]

Thank you Wilson Pickett for blessing our Marching Band with your wonderful song:)

[JETnewsroks98]

like if you first heard this in 'The Great Outdoors'

[Bobbipens]

Woooooo!!!

[arul20]

today, steve jobs died

[missshygirl101]

My mother had all his songs on cassette tape. May she rest in peace.

[stasop]

@missshygirl101 My deepest sympathies but she is probably not resting...we all know she is still rocking to music like this

[jgalena1000]

Todays music is shit compared 2 this

[maz3705]

WHATS XKCD ?

[iacoizumi]

@maz3705 Its a webcomic -- xkcd.com

[reckonertv]

The Residents' The Third Reich 'n Roll!!!

[TheNorthernSoulKing]

Someone take me to this land. Anyone know if there are still clubs that only play this music? May sound strange for me to ask but I love this and I am 19.

[boredperson28738]

NA! NA! NA! NA! NA! NA! NA! NA! *and repeat*

[mkl62]

Another #1 hit for Wilson Pickett on the Rhythm & Blues charts. It was the 147th #1 R&B song of the Rock Era. It also hit #6 on the Top 40 charts and #22 on the United Kingdom singles charts. And this hit ROCKED!

[MegaSoulSearcher]

Paul is such a dork @ 1:29 Wilson turns around and you can tell he's like "What the hell is that white boy doin!!?"

[GoldenAgeSk8Video]

@MegaSoulSearcher

hahahaha...Funky Jew was rockin!! ;P

[joegibbskins]

jesus. all the xkcd kids talking about how they read xkcd in these comments are just so lame

[snoopy84able]

This is maybe one the greatest songs of all time!! It has all the ingredients to prepare the best meal ever cooked!!

[alienkilla22]

holy shit is this really the host for the late show on tv holy fuck he is so young here but so old now

[sclapione]

@alienkilla22 Are you 12 or what ?

[alienkilla22]

@sclapione IM 15

[kingtaythe2]

That bald headed dude on piano is head banging

[PizzaDinosaur]

xkcd is garbage

[sugar833]

@PizzaDinosaur obvious troll is obvious

[leoneproductions]

Steve Jordan Killin it, Sid mcGuiness a load as always, When Steve and Hiram left this band they became a bad wedding band. check out the letterman clip of them backing up Winwood on "Higher Love" a disgrace.

[fredtheneedle7]

I want what the keyboardist is having.

[BroScottsdale]

Paul was rocking!

[Aicirt8]

Lol, I wonder how many views this vid had BEFORE it was mentioned on XKCD

[stovetube]

@Aicirt8 XKCD sent roughly 50,000 viewers to this video. Most were in the week after the comic was posted.

[1Luisb93]

XKCD readers are here in force

[AnneDroid1]

Wilson Pickett may be the most under-rated performer of his time. This man is just incredible!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you for uploading this!

[katvini10002]

We play this all the time in marching band!

[Leslie12061992]

@katvini10002 haha majority of marching bands do XD lol

[Aicirt8]

Hm, I wonder what percentage of these views are from us XKCD readers?

[Serjical1]

@Aicirt8 The fair majority of the views

[stovetube]

@Aicirt8 almost 10%.

[diggoran]

XKCD anyone?

[mydestiny151]

what's XKCD? :P i guess im one of the normal few viewing this

[Aicirt8]

@mydestiny151 Lol, probably one of the only XD XKCD is an awesome online comic.

[mkworkman]

3:06 YouTube video: Wilson Pickett performs his R&B #1 and his biggest ever pop hit Land of 1000 Dances; Late Night With David Letterman in the mid 1980's.

March 18, 1941: birth of Wilson Pickett, American singer (d. 2006); hits include "In the Midnight Hour" (which he co-wrote), "Land of 1,000 Dances," and "Mustang Sally."

[LamezLames]

crazy piano player over there.

[TOMMYTOMA4]

LOVE this song...Thanks for posting it here. We have this and many many other Great tunes at TOMA'S TIMELESS TUNES, i hope you stop by and subscribe. I did subscribe to your channel. Thanks again. Tommy Toma.

[aslomage]

+1 to the total count of XKCD folks here :D

[existentialfunk]

XKCD wuz here

[GingerWaldo]

sad thing is, obviously it's only recognized by XKCD viewers, i mean, I'm an xkcd kid also, but really?

[GingerWaldo]

@GingerWaldo i probably should've read more comments before i posted that huh?

[trickmasterman22]

NANANANANANANANANANANANA NAA NANANA-NA

[ACharmedLifeTime]

Omg, this is the song it comes from?? Thank you, xkcd. You have answered one of my many lifelong questions

[bmm4eva]

personally i remember this as the Fern Gully song

[raptorinblack]

@bmm4eva AHHHAHAHAH ME TOO!

[themostrandomchick24]

Unlike the majority of you here, I've loved this song for a good 20 of my 24 years and did NOT come from an "XKCD" reference, whatever the fuck that is.

[neosoullover2000]

HA HA HA HA I LIKE THE FACT THAT IM NOT THE ONLY DORK WHO LOOKED THIS UP FROM XKCD!!!!!

[rule1987]

@neosoullover2000 lol so ur the dork that lives in the 80's?

[MetalSonic150]

XKCD. 'Nuff said.

[yapethos]

everyone cares that you came from the webcomic, cause that's like 95% of traffic here

[dippinonshabbat]

also came here from xkcd, never knew that this song was called that, would've never guessed

[WalterMelones]

dude! how did he know I just came from there?

[vmttube]

X-K-C-D! X-K-C-D! Na-nanana-nananana-nanana-nana­!

[fashnek]

... No one cares that you came from that web comic.

[Knyght373]

@fashnek At least 414 people do, though.

[sk4lman]

How come todays music sucks so bad compared to this? I also got here thanks to xkcd :p

[JimrnytheJ]

Yes, the XKCD curiosity got me too. But only because my friend was singing another "Na" song today, and I thought it was Katamari Damacy. This... probably wasn't the one he sang.

[randyscousegit]

I won't lie and say I wasn't sent here from xkcd, but...please tell me you people had heard of this song before that. I'd like to believe that most people my age (I'm in my early 20s) have a working knowledge of classic music.

[sclapione]

@randyscousegit Of course people have heard of the song before that. The world didn't begin when you were born. *rolleyes*

[OrnateFail]

I don't know about XKCD, but I got sent here from Ferngully.

Love me some Pickett though.

[artuno1207]

NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NAAAA NANANAANAAAAA

[ERACAR9]

Thank you for the kind greeting stovetube! It's good to feel welcomed.

[SmartServant9693]

XKCD sent me, too.

[MAPlunk]

Yep, totally here from XKCD. I used to listen to this song as a kid. Shoot, I used to sing along with this song as a kid!

[DevilsInjector]

@MAPlunk

I don't doubt that you did.

I mean.

You DID just say "Shoot".

[kbracp]

If you could predict Randall's next comic, you could control the internets and make lot's of money.

It's good to know the name of this song.

[sclapione]

@kbracp Not cool that idiots come here because of a COMIC

Have some respect, ffs 

[kbracp]

@sclapione Actually, it IS pretty damn cool, vxz!!

[jenrye214]

Yup, xkcd FTW! Also, it's nice to know the name of this song finally. :D

[medecauOne]

Is that guy high on cocaine? Serious question.

[groovyastrodude]

@medecauOne

I think he's just high on life.

And yes, ditto the XKCD bit.

[PostRationalDebris]

@medecauOne everyone in this video is on cocaine

[WalterMelones]

@PostRationalDebris including the host!

[zaqway]

thumb up for the greeting ;)

[Dyskko]

Thanks XKCD, I always wondered what the name of this song was...

[GIrayKhanTheBrave]

Randall sent me...

[RekotShpotSirhc]

Hahahaha, I like the xkcd craze. Kudos, everyone. :)

[rriviera03]

xkcd is the only reason i recognize this song!

[boonesbane]

Just found this off xkcd

[rushfan992]

gotta love XKCD

na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na

[sclapione]

@rushfan992 Stop spamming oldschool vids with shit

[rushfan992]

gotta love XKCD

[Anara009]

xkcd yay!

[hobowright]

BATMAN!

[emilymize]

xkcd ftw!

[Pendragondnd]

thumps if xkcd sent you

[boobieboy1211]

I absolutely love the fact that this is one big XKCD party. And yay for good music that doesn't require computers. ~!Antoine!~

[tefoca]

XKCD is da best

(Na)¹º * Land of 1000 Dances = FUN

[JubalDiGriz]

xkcd FTW!

[MrEdLoop]

Because I feel the need to be included.

xkcd.

Also, who else misses the red spiders? And That Hat Guy's girlfriend?

[fn00dle]

<3 xkcd

[bornofdesire32]

Thanks, xkcd!

[xderpt]

I forgot this song existed, thanks xkcd



[koipen]

xkcd people all abound here... (including me)

[OmnesExeunt]

Alright xkcd!!!

[iTomAnks]

I never knew this song, and as SO many others, xkcd, I love you

[DellaAndTheDealer1]

Yeah xkcd brought me here. And I LOVE IT

[paulec252]

XKCD reporting in. Didn't know the name of this great. Back to singin katamari ...

[Darthcaboose87]

Woo XKCD reference!

[thicknavyrain]

Oh sweet lord. I have wanted to know the name of this song for so many years, since it used to play on CITV when I was a child. Fucking XKCD finally helped me find the name. The light has shone.

[utubebing82]

XKCD party!

[bpgleason]

X to tha K to tha C to tha D. Word.

[runsage]

I searched this from xkcd.

[fkierzek]

@runsage Me too! :-)

[fkierzek]

@runsage Mee to! :-)

[nyahpeoples]

@runsage ditto XD

[TheBetterGame]

XKCD ROCKS!

[africansoulman]

@TheBetterGame long live xkcd

[rocktenniscat]

Oooooh....that Wicket Pickett! Show us how it's done!

[saclrpfrl10]

Englewood, N.J.!

[MisterQuizzz]

WHATTA GROOOVE !!

[dejahenry711]

We play this song ALL THE TIME IN BAND. Even now that I go to a different school in a different state, we still play this song lol

[allieversayiswat]

i sing-a UNGH CHIH pooh CHIH pooh pooh CHIH pooh pooh pooh CHIH.

[funkymask]

We play this in band ALOT

[tuffinboots]

Damn, where are the guys like this? The man knows how to rock!

[quirpco]

LOL - so weird these days looking back and seeing Paul Schaeffer with hair!

[RIchardEPfeifer]

My fav vocalist of all time (there are some others too) - I just realized it today..this is the MAN I have been trying to find my whole life..now I know who..and he;s dead a couple years ago....sad , very, very, very sad...I wish someone knew just how much

[missionrd100]

What singer and what a band!

[Bobandfriendslol]

lol in my band we play this

[Muscleduck]

Only 1 man can sing about mash potato and sound great!

[cyclopcow]

@Muscleduck I beg to differ...The Wiggles did it good too xD

[stevenhamlin1000]

this is really good i'm doing this in school band first few times i failed then about 3 more tries i'm golden. but this girl is mad cause she doesn't know my part & thinks i have the same thing she does & hasn't realized i don't i'm not a half a beat behind i just have a different part, & i stopped because that i had a rest

[Vinilguy]

i LOVE the cover by the residents

[calwaite]

Jesus, Paul Shaeffer is such a DORK!

[akcoins]

@calwaite He may be a dork but he has played with a lot of great bands, and I mean a lot!

[akcoins]

@calwaite He may be a dork but he has played with a lot of great bands and I mean a lot!

[jinx21fan]

@calwaite

Yeah a dork, but more respected in the music industry than you can ever dream to be. More respected than probably whomever you deem "cool".

Name an artist that's relevant, they've worked with Paul Shaeffer.

Glad to see your music taste relies on the "dork" factor.

[calwaite]

@jinx21fan A dork is a dork, regardless of musical talent. I am not in the music business, but I know a dork when I see one, and Paul is a dork. You ever see him try to dance? I didn't say he wasn't talented -- he's one of the most talented bandleaders and musicians alive, BUT HE'S A DORK!  He's lame, uncoordinated, can't dance, isn't funny, probably never had a date in his life.

[jinx21fan]

@calwaite

Actually, he's married with two kids. And I would lay money on the fact he's had more pussy than you and me put together! But whatever, yes he is talented. We can agree on that.

[reaforwhatitsworth]

@calwaite Cal, he may be a dork, but he's good enough to be where he is while most of the folks who post here are.........here, posting opinions. And opinions are like nether orfices............everyone has one and, most could use a good scrubbing. When I read your comments, I clicked on your name and viewed your favorite vid. He also is very talented, but would you call him "Mr. Excitement"? To me his performance isn't great but I won't do him the insult of calling him names.

[malfeitor09]

awesome

[modernway91]

Lol Paul had hair?

[FlameOnMyParade]

NAH NANANANA NANANANA NAH NAH NUH NAH NAH NUH

[sacker12]

Paul Shaffer's really getting at it on the keyboard.

[kangadillo]

He was absolutely tremendous. What raw power. This is one of the best covers I ever heard. The original (by Cannibal and the Headhunters) seems lame next to this.

[Paxx23]

Now that looks like a lot of fun for those in the band and the audience. A lot of talent, emotion, and pure entertainment right there. Paul looked like he was going to explode on the keyboard - grand!

[nemoyoutu]

1:29 look at the keybord player xd

pure energy !!

[gunkittie]

is there anyway to improve the audio because this is awesome

[djbradders1]

@gunkittie if you add the following to any you tube vid it will improve it to you tubes highest quality... &fmt=18 ,,,,, thats for stereo uploads ... mono uploads wont be affected though.....

[golyg]

kudos to Paul Shaffer. He is the reason Letterman always booked these classic superstars. LUV IT!!!!

[valentynesuite]

pure energy 101%

[FatAlbert969]

This guy shoulda been Lando Calrissian.

[cme2cau]

dave's got brown hair~!

[answer102]

Remember who originally sang this song, Cannibal and the Headhunters, don't let the blacks take any more recognition of what Chicanos did in history!

[katiemckennamusic]

black?

[Swinglady1]

You got that right jtoshawa! matter of fact all the groups and singer back in the day had class, and very, very much SHOWMANSHIP.

[shanninja123]

Is that Andre 3000 on the drums?

[HOSSHEAD]

Now!!!! This IS THE BEST SOUL Music EVER!!!! Bring That Back!, How i Miss That GOOD OL SOUL

[epikloveme]

hey u know thAT i have to dance to this song its soooo fast but i bet we r going to do great in the recital!!! WISH US LUCK!!!!!

[MFIORE7511]

Long live rock and roll, Berry,Lennon and Joe Strummer, WIlson was beyond cool !Go away Briney, Madonna and Rap(no melody , no music)

[gotch09]

How old was this appearance?? I had forgotten all about "Wicked Wilson Pickett". I didn't know he was still amongst us.

[PAINTSKATESNOW312]

@ZarkAssAssin ya me to, i play drums and we had to play this for our school proformance and it did sting after the song all the drums hurt

[mickeywalkevr]

Pickett was a pure singer and entertainer !

[miniben8]

lol piano guy

[TreasureOne]

He said, "Pussy with Lucy," and the censors missed it. LOL

[pamt726]

@TreasureOne He said "do the watusi with my little Lucy". I like your imagination, but you're being a little too creative. lmao.

[TreasureOne]

@pamt726 Listen again. It's near the end. And I am soooo heterosexual female---I don't hear things like this for my own thrills :-D

[joshebra]

wwoooooooooooow! he has brown hair

[Wingoredowl]

Ever over-shadowed by James Brown... He used to say that the difference between him and JB was that his screams were in tune....

[gerardoloi]

Grande pezzo !! Lo "zio Wilson " è sempre un vero leone !