Pixies Live on Letterman Dec 13th 2004

[clarencethelion]

I've listened to Neil Young almost exclusively for 40 years, but saw this performance live and fuck!, learnt about the Pixies. One fine bit of channel surfing by me. Some of you blokes want to drop off on Kim Deal and treat her with the respect due to any woman.

[SergiFuss]

What a fine bass tone and guitar sound.. the Pixies are unique

[higherness]

This was a nice birthday present

[whitekid981]

there like 40 and they still rock out

[flemwad]

@whitekid981 Kim and David are 50, Frank and Joey are 46....you are right though...they still put on a mental show..go and see them you will not regret it

[DickLodge68]

Out of the 600+ concerts I've seen...I saw the Pixies twice. Both times they sounded okay but boring as hell. Kim Deal simply sucks as a singer...just my opinion.

[bitterclinger100]

Frank Black cracks me up. What a butterball.lol

[bobethe]

@bitterclinger100 I loved the first Frank Black album second "okay" and i kinda lost interest w/ FB and Catholics, i heard Pistolero and there was one good song on it, in my opinion, i saw this docu on Pixies reunion and it was boring as hell, it's like, they don't even know each other... though, how , they are responsible for SURFER NOVA and DOOLITTLE, without HERE COMES MY MAN and throw in "Giigantic" or "Lost my mind" instead DOOLITTLE may be one of hte best albums EVER

[nirvanafoo98]

if you listen close to the album version of this song you can hear the piano but i actually like this better because the piano is louder

[ireternalexistence]

It blows my mind how he can scream like that every time.

[ColorfulHyena]

Great band they are, but man he is starting to not be able to sing at a higher pitch like he did before.

[QuarantineThePast]

@raffi16 Hahahahahahahah! HAHAHAHAAAAAHAHAHAHA!

[chrisfilms84]

A Band Not Readily

Apparent... What A Shame. -

[cron1077]

Hope Frank never loses that scream..

[YaddahYaddahYaddah13]

pixies and the letterman band love eachother. ever since that performance back in 1992. hate em or not they are friends and they enjoy playing together so stfu fags

[jazzmasterjesus]

i love how joe is like kinda awkward, and when frank is rocking out with him at 2:00 he just nods as if to say "yes, we played it right".

[4l4ddin77]

i sure hope letterman appreciates the pixies giving him the time of day and coming on his show

[capablemachine]

@4l4ddin77 They were on his show in the early 90's too.

[Roel9331]

what s the name of this song ?

[BG4X]

@Roel9331 Monkey's Gone to Heaven

[WeMustBeStopped]

How about a salad instead of the fried oreos, Francis?

[Deadrops]

Kim Deal is one of the most beautiful woman that I've ever seen.

[39chevpickup]

he is canadian but pretty accomplished

[103littlebastard]

errr...somewhat beete than the insulting Trompe le monde 92 letterman gig.But that complete dick is still on the keyboards jizzing up the performance...

[msininism]

Kim Deal should shave her head to fit in.

[srfrr]

Telecasters are just the bees knees.

[DRUMKIND]

i think singer is moby..

[HumpaLumpa2009]

@DRUMKIND

Dick

[DRUMKIND]

asshole

[HumpaLumpa2009]

All I was saying was Moby... Dick

[DRUMKIND]

@HumpaLumpa2009 cristiano ronaldo the best¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ obrigado frango...

[cockblocker88]

Kim Deal is milf!

[samuelk343]

@cockblocker88 yeah dude when did she ever look this good before?

[aaaapaapt]

who's the guy on keys?

[flemwad]

Its the house keyboard player for letterman...Paul schaffer I think his name is

[aaaapaapt]

what a wanker

[stemikger]

I never knew who they were, but just saw a great documentary on them. At 45 years old, I'm a new fan. I guess your never too old to get turned on to new music.

[daleo1111]

you fools are idiots as well as fools.pixies rock.And so does Mr.Schaffer

[Christoffski]

What a band.

[flemwad]

@raffi16 OK...I checked them out..And they are really bad. Luckily they are instantly forgettable as well. Unlike the pixies.

[Proof1280]

I hope this isn't serious. Brokencyde are terrible.

[maxio098ui]

@Proof1280 Its probably a massive troll.

[vaffanculoutube]

@raffi16 fashion sense? this is a rock band, they aren't fuckin models

[Capnbukowski1]

like...comeback of the century

[artrca1000]

Give Paul Schaffer credit..he can play with all these bands way cooler than him!

[cgentile1]

PAUL SCHAFFER IS THE COOLEST DUDE ON THE PLANET. The Pixies are almost cooler but they are not Paul Schaffer, I'm sorry but one day if you read enough music books you will understand.

[sleater84]

um, i dunno if Paul is cool in terms of music, but hes definatley one of the most annoying and unfunny people on late night. IMO. he needs to stick to music

[anhando]

hahahahahah

[noelstate]

The pixies are legend and their music has had more of a impact on music as a whole than any other band I have heard of. Their riffs are ageless and melodies are priceless. We need a national pixies day because they deserve it and we do to. Play on folks

[86koshan]

who the fuk is blink 180 ? XDXDXDXD

[RoyHaku]

kim deal...

[Papatorrejano]

Love her.

[AyahuaskaPop]

WOW!!!!

[puissse]

whats paul shaffer, in the band now?

[guanjon]

For some reason I seem to prefer the Pixies live performances since they reunited than to a lot of their older live performances. Don't get me wrong I'm a big fan, just I like how they haven't gotten back together and sounded tired like say Blink 182 does now that they are back.

[Sonagrungerock]

I wish that effing keyboard player would shut up!! Ruining Pixies classics like that. Tsk

[11clawedfrogs]

It seems like every band that is on Letterman sucks because of the "prime time" changes.

[86koshan]

wow aint this dude retarded XD Pixies? Interpol? Tegan and Sara? Modest Mouse?......suck? I really dont wanna go to this guys homo marriage party :D dont wanna hear what he listens to XD him and his lady gaga and beyonce and lyza mineli XD

[ExodusPessoa]

That's Paul Shaffer show some R-E-S-P-E-C-T lol lol lol I'm just kidding Sonagrungerock I'm not trying to be mean.

[jgabrielveras]

Are you mental? The keyboard happens to be in the album version of the song.

[specialedition66]

You twit, the keyboard is in the original song.. Obviously not a Pixies fan..

[DMWestWoodElite]

@specialedition66 Elitism, we are surrounded by it.

[2n2equals5]

I like the way they do the chorus on this version, not necessarily better than the recorded version, but it's a little bit... "sweeter"?

[arabflyer]

when frank screams...i don't know, it just has more impact on me than guys that do it all of the time.

[buddyboy68]

One of the best bands probably ever in the world,and i just adore kim!!

[guywholikesfood]

if you just saw them by looks, you wouldn't expect pixies to be a band like this. i guess that's one of their nice little quirks

[smithsever10]

my new favorite song by them ! ; )

[101santi101]

THE PIXIES ROCKS!!!!!!!!!!!

[kookietur]

I thought Kyle Played with Jack Black ?

[bolderr]

hahaha..funny!

[PieceofMindmusic]

This is why they are my favorite band.

[harter517]

Uhhhhh, the bands ask Paul to play with them or not.

Do you really think that an egocentric musician would dare have him interfer with their work product unless he ask them.

On this song he is providing the cello background, which is in the frekin song.

[flemwad]

exactly..this is in the song anyway..it's not like he is improvising or anything

[JayJunior]

Why does Paul Shaffer always have to add his 2 cents and bastardize a bands composition. Just let the band do thier thing Paul. Take a break for Petes Sake and have a smoke or a coffee

[losinghell]

it´s the first time I listen to this song and I´m addicted to it

:D

[bruinboy84]

I can imagine Letterman bobbing his head to this. I love the Pixies.

[rychlewski27]

fuck fuck fuck

best band ever, they were just so......different.

and they broke up wayyy too soon. Trompe le monde was awesome they should have continued.

love em though

[smosh91]

It's amazing the old songs still sound contemporary. They were way ahead of their time.

[anarchynemesis]

listen closely to the ending song before they cut to the commercial... they're playing "policy of truth" by depeche mode... =]

[kreanth151]

Good call!

[superarisu]

lol I thought that was so random

[idontknough]

am I the only one who likes the little keyboard thing Paul Schaffer adds?

[larilord]

i like paul schaeffer's playing too. it makes it sound more full like the album version.

[zerovoid747]

it's great. It adds so much to the live version. And that's a lot coming from me, I hate Paul Schaffer.

[bd108]

no way dude, i love that

[smosh91]

no...sounds like cellos or something. Better just stripped down.

[treetree761]

Bands ask him to play along with him- otherwise he doesn't play.

[Agentorange88]

what's the song they go into at the end?? it sounds good.

[raithrover1976]

Lol. Frank Black looks like a night club doorman!

[timkick]

That guy on the keyboard needs to go shoot himself in the head.

[juansalem81]

jajajj, i laugh

[FreekvanSummeren]

True!

Omg, really fucks up their performance!

Pixies do rock though!

[Hamburgers585]

ugh they went on the letterman show? thats too mainstream for me. i dont like them anymore

[flemwad]

The Pixies are too cool for school..Bow down before them and beg for forgiveness

[Hamburgers585]

i was being sarcastic lol

[flemwad]

Ok..I just phoned both Frank and Kim and they said it was ok. It was close though.

[seanjfuhgjnrdiugnh]

why did kim say "nice to meet you" to dave at the end of the video?? this isnt their first performance on the letterman show.

3:07

[palisse38]

True. They played there in 1992. They must have been splitting up then cause there's other musicians and Dave isn't playing the drums. It's on youtube.

[seanjfuhgjnrdiugnh]

but he says to her "good to see you again"....

[extension1337]

Dave has met her before, that I know of, maybe multiple times. The one time I know he met Kim was when her band, "the breeders" played on his show a few years before. I think she played, "so sad about us". You can look it up.. watch?v=T4suG8AUqSQ

[khunopie]

Vive la Pixies!

[pavlik77]

Kim still rocks!

[postwhatever]

Ha. The muzak at the end is "Policy of Truth" by Depeche Mode.

[maxandmoose]

I saw Frank Black open up for a Foo Fighters acoustic show a couple of years ago, just him and his guitar. Made me a fan.

[nghttrain]

you mean Black Francis

[RatmWoW]

His voice is so cool, sounds even better live than on the studio recording.

[xpricax]

I love this song....

[soyderiver10]

such a cool band

[derekexcelcisor]

If I didn't know this band and Isaw these guys sitting at a table at a restaurant or something and you told me they are the godfathers of indie rock I'd say you were fucking crazy.

[flemwad]

You probably wouldn't see Frank Black sitting at a table in a restaurant due to the mountain of burgers in front of him

[benn148]

haha

[spitonastranger2222]

lol. Frank Black has bacon in his rider

[her0indragon]

i'm not gonna lie if i saw these guys sitting in a restaurant and i didn't have any idea who they were i would have to say this is the weirdest group of people in the whole world.

i love this band and this song and i'm not dissing them at allllllll

[Protenor]

Hilarious comments... I love the Pixies, but you're totally right - they're absolutely weirdass

[her0indragon]

i mean, its a Philippino guy, a lesbian, a big guy, and a short buff dude....cmon :)

[raithrover1976]

I don't think Kim's a lesbian, her0indragon. She was married.

[palisse38]

It's only because they're weird that they're amazing. If you'd never seen them before and only had listened to their music you would make some freakish image of them in your mind.

[Canniballin]

didnt know Frank Caliendo played guitar....lol

[sweetcondition]

ahahahahaha!

[ashleyjo2007]

they had more heart before

[BendoGecko]

I dunno about heart, but they were definitely more pissed off in the 80's though.

[sweetcondition]

probably 'cause kim deal and frank hate each other now.

[Sharpster7]

Frank Black, Joey, Dave, Letterman, and Paul are all bald.

I suspect Kimmy is wearing a wiggy!

[DalleKanelius]

it's bald mens night at letterman :) hell of a song though, hell of a song  :D

[jahhlle]

oh god! is the fat bald man a rock star!? i'm kidding i love frank

[bonniespurk]

ummm live on letterman, how fancy.

love the pisiex

[helicop]

Paul, on keyboard, must have been the best day in his life ! he didn't take his eyes off the band for a second. hahahahahaha

[crackityjonze]

Yeah i would have rather seen Eric Drew Feldman on keys, but why not throw Paul S. a bone. He looked like he was having a blast.

[rrrorkk]

thats what happens to guys when they get old, fucking happened to me, sob, sob

[drummerzunite]

all the guys are bald!

[dogteal]

including paul, lmao

[NORADYNE]

Everyone but Kim looks like they've aged sooo much... and she still looks exactly the same. Awesome fucking band!!!!!

[Cruentus1]

To see what they really look like now, view their new documentary, loudQUIETloud. Joe and Dave still like themselves, older versions of themselves. Kim and her twin sister, Kelley, are both prematurely aged, probably the result of their substance abuse problems. Charles(aka Frank) looks like Uncle Fester.

[ghost037]

they say women age like wine, my freind

[hanapatrice]

I believe it's spelled "Whine"

[Gablo51]

wow hes gotten so fat (we were friends) he and the band are still very cool. Havent seen him in 5 years.

I wont tell you what band im part of ill just tell you i know him.

This band is so cool

[nevergracefulswan]

(we were friends) / Iwont tell you what band im part of ill just tell you i know him...

man that is the most utter bullcrap i have ever heard. Oh my ward, i can't believe you would actually make someone to believe this pathetic puberish shite, you unloved little piece of shit.

[blindingsun]

the pixies did more for modern rock music than people give them credit for.. so they got fat.. they still bang out the songs...songs that are far superior than most crap the industry pumps out. power to the pixies

[flemwad]

gotta agree with you...their back catalogue is AMAZING. they have -AT LEAST- 20 superb songs

[blindingsun]

as far as i'm concerned they dont have A bad song. Surfa rosa is THE album of the late 80's in my opinion,. not 1 track on there couldnt hold up as a single.

[LucasEletricGuitar]

Sempre grandissimi.

[anwall]

Frank Black is huge!!!

[PretentiousHousefly]

I wonder if it bothered them that Paul decided he was going to play along.

[ralphwiggum76]

I'm sure they had an understanding... hopefully...

[refusedchad]

why would it?

that piano part is in the original

[RATIO3533]

I don't know... Frank Black just doesn't cut it anymore. Not his fault, but they obviously can't have the same bite they used to. I saw them in 1990 in Toronto at their prime (Velouria) so to watch this clip 17 yrs later is really sad...

[cerisewings]

They still kick ass

[rihijba]

You can see them all struggling a bit nowadays, look a bit overweight.