Dave Matthews Band "Ants Marching" Letterman

[TshowSF07]

Check out Boyd just chillin in the background

[ReLeNTLeSSx23]

I wish his voice was still like this

[paigecassara]

@ReLeNTLeSSx23 He sounded like this during the Atlantic City caravan. I was pleasantly surprised :)

[MysticDMBherb]

I have a poster of him with this guitar, but I have no idea what show its from..

[zspade96]

i love his mini dances lol

[MommyRoxU]

Crazy legs!! this is my fav new song.

[ListentodaLyrics]

I wonder is Boyd sleeps like that too...

[cjhoubre]

He's so fucking weird, but NO BODY pulls it off like he does!

[celticsfan2012]

@Gman9855 you can tell the difference between this and studio version, this version is way better. they are livin it up! carter always drummin with gum or a smile! and the hockey jerseys, gotta love it.

[Gman9855]

wow. they really are one of the best live bands.. if you close your eyes you can barely tell the difference between this and the studio version...

[TheTylershearrow]

no group has more fun.

[69michaelskates69]

so i'm guessing the violinist hasnt cut his hair since 1995

[fifthletteris]

I don't like this shortened arrangement, damn you TV producers!

[GHouse2014]

Boyd was like 140 lbs.lol

[GHouse2014]

LeRoi. :)

[Musicman4504]

all that energy, amazing

[800adam008]

dave looks less bald now than he did 16 years ago

[xaviergonzalez81]

EPIC!!

[iluvdavethismuch]

i dreamt of dave last night. i absolutely love him, so when i woke up and came directly to YouTube :-)

[louis0187]

DAMN! DMB Was on fire that night!

[matttylove2]

rocked the fucking house

[Fiddlelf]

Why Boyd Tinsley have to use his crapy zeta violins??!!!!!!!!!!...the sound of this violin is much better!!!

[Tbak2000]

he looks too thin here

[Tbak2000]

he looks so thin here.

[Nate23Dawgg]

when music was actually music. the good days

[g9rocks64]

They are really great musicians....such a great song! Thanks for sharing!

[ac3jc]

they are so fucking amazing

[RockaRolla74]

Gotta love when Dave dressed like a hippie

[errormsg5]

his hand must have been so tired after this

[MrJackieryanpatton]

im the biggest dave fan in the world!!!! but... what the hell happened to dave??? look at him here 95 and look at him now. big change!! but hes still the best!! and boyd looks exactly the same

[boylanpatricia]

what type of guitar is dave using?

[Bogie127]

@boylanpatricia From the UTTAD up through BTCS years, Dave always used a Gibson Chet Atkins SST when playing live.

[oldrabbit95]

this strings have a great sound, wow!!!

[gollop326]

look how young he looks.. jeez..

[tscholent]

I'm sixty and they are my favorite band....

[IdiosoAmericano]

@tscholent I'm 16 and this is my fav band. Music really brings the generations together

[filmtress]

Dave's eyebrows are gorgeous and sooo sexy!!!!

[mexico992]

sorry Dmb, but I dig this song more when its slower than this...

[IRproductionstudios]

its amazing to see the band and how they evolved into what they are now!

[Jhammy3]

He sounds so nervous in his voice, but so good

[filmtress]

I like this cultured version of Dave. Very African with those beads around his neck. Only thing I'm concerned with is that in this period he was so skinny I offend think to myself if he just gotten out of 'rehab' lol. He has absolutely no fat left on his face that it takes on a weird shape. But today he's so dang good looking. Marriage and family saved him.

[fightinphiIs]

@filmtress

why dont you stfu? it's judgmental people like yourself that make others feel shitty. and i'd bet the only reason you say the stupid things you do is because you're unsatisfied with yourself. what's your face look like, asshole?

[filmtress]

@fightinphiIs 22 years old? Hahaha. Funny.

[fightinphiIs]

@filmtress

: )

[shakenbake228]

yea islanders jersey :)

[lyininthehandsofgod]

dreads rule. just sayin

[rukawagirl]

god bless the eyebrows lol

[matthewpriester1990]

Thanks for posting this video, we need more of the old stuff.

[jmuduke99]

I want that DMB jacket that Boyd is wearing.

[mjhanny21]

Dave looks like he weight a 130lbs soaking wet

[TjSimmons18]

Fuckin' classic mate!

[TjSimmons18]

Fuckin classic!

[CESAR2008H]

BRUTAL!!!!

[BeersontheMoon]

carter beuford died not le roy and carter was there from the begining.

[jgodbier]

@BeersontheMoon le roi died. not carter

[Dillonmanta]

@BeersontheMoon

Leroy passed away

[rexxcarz]

Has Carter Beauford been with DMB since the start?

[lebronsmyboy6]

@rexxcarz yes

[pasteryboy]

R.I.P Le Roy

[DJsh4rp13]

boyd was in a short haired phase xD

[11herm]

dave still got that cute little eyebrow twitch

[atomicfilth14]

Wow you can really tell how shy leroi is in this video. He barely moves and is wearing sunglasses and a hat so you can hardly recognize him.

[daniel2639]

Nearly brings a tear to my eyes watching the band have so much fun back then. The original 5. I miss these days, but they still got it.

[zjr326]

The glory days, miss the Chet

[thymester9]

just as much fire then as there is now



[way2be25]

This is so classic! I can't stop smiling while watching it - they're just as incredible now, but in a more mature way obviously. Dave looks so cute!!

[renzdanc]

it is still just like this...they have just grown up and evolved a little bit, its only natural

[joeleighmac]

Thank god for someone posting this video...........I have been looking for this clip for years......i vividly remember seeing this on letterman 15 years ago and this performance is what made me a huge dave fan still to this day.........this performance kicked ass......it got me to go out and purchase their first album and the rest is history........thanks again for someone posting this video.......you just took me back 15 years ago to a great memory god bless the old dave.......what great music.

[awbjr9871]

Great song. Great artist. Great songwriter.

[wiley1955]

jbdmb chief joseph once you think we pray to the trees but al we do os thank our creator for the tree tomorrow it may be gone

[leviticus053]

The bad ass kind. haha

[catchsu11]

Is that Stephan? and what the hell is he wearing?....lol

[lilcarterdmb]

they are 10 times better now but i think its amazing how this still gives me chills after being a fan for 16 years. Its crazy how in the first 5 years dave and the boys had this much talent when there are so many bands that cant even produce that much talent in a whole career. I say.....Let people like Dave and McCartney and Brian Wilson and others that play true music live on, and get rid of this bull sh*t rap music and R&B that doesnt mean a thing.....Right?

[tubros7]

word.

[proc007]

@lilcarterdmb i honestly could not agree more my friend. Everyone has got everything backwards these days.

[vytildie]

please clarify...are you saying, "R&B doesn't mean a thing ", or "THE R&B that doesn't mean a thing?" I hope the latter as Dave and his bandmates are HUGE fans of R&B!

[vytildie]

Please clarify, do you mean R&B is "Bullshit" and "doesn't mean a thing", or THE "R&B that is bullshit and doesn't mean a thing?" I hope the latter as Dave and his BAND mates are HUGE R&B FANS....notice the number of Black musicians in the BAND? The baseline of this song alone is (Funk music) which is PURE R&B!

[boggywoggy1]

Not long after this (1997...98???) we saw DMB play at the Rose Garden in Portland! Dave was dressed like this...

[miko54321]

wow this is so old, man the 90's were a great time!

[irishbug14]

They all look so different! And Boyd is about to break his bow! Haha, but where's the improv? Not enough!

[Ursadon182]

@irishbug14 you cant have much impov when you are on for a tv time slot...got to meet the time.

[magin9131]

this is defs fast forwarding slightly

[npeffer]

Look at Dave's pants haha

[usermrk5179]

to me sounds o much lkike cajun fidle playing

[JaredB23]

Perfect music!

God I wish I had heard of them back then. I would have no doubt, moved to America and followed them on Tour :D

[joeleighmac]

@JaredB23 to bad you couldn't have, I saw them about 20 times back then, truly one of the greatest bands there ever was.......seriously.....:)

[Cblake92]

@joeleighmac ever was? you mean ever?

[jbDMB21]

ps- no one can jam like that group could and still pretty much can. NO ONE.

[jbDMB21]

dave looks awful nervous. still KILLIN it though. boyd looks geeky, haha. and carter looks like apollo creed! haha.

RIP le roi. this is hard to watch because of you. you were a beautiful musician. i love you and i never even met you.

[davemoore41]

Dave really looks like a hyperactive...i LOOOVE it

[SlapperMcBride]

Hyperactive eyebrows! I'm not saying that in a bad way, it's one of the things that attracts me to him (in a purely non-gay man-crush) :)

[GM154]

Haha, Same here!!

[Thejbirdy]

I remember feeling so distant from all the excitement as I watched them in my cooks uniform in Charlottesville.

Must have been quite an adventure.

[Poon35]

is carter sportin an islanders jersey

[damphoud]

God... they look like they are having so much fun... how could you not enjoy this music? It's so uplifting!

[FruscianteMCA]

Is this before electric violins?

[TAMAvsDW]

dude he's a baby!

[north005]

I'm gonna cry. I used to have this on tape. My brother and I sat up every night during the summer of 95 and recorded musical guests off the late shows. Had White Zombie, Brother Cane, etc. Primus on Letterman 1995 playing Wynona's Big Brown Beaver is an awesome performance.

[MannaOwasiak13]

haha his eye brows moving up and down made me laugh! Dave MAtthews Band is the best! :]

i love him! D

[SubBMarley]

Ha. Boyd's goin' crazy up there.

[SubBMarley]

Greatness. I was 2.

[BrettS0890]

they look sooo young

[leendert316]

Is this HD?

[billymullarky]

i love boyds denim DMB jacket. Where can I buy one? lmao

[SlopeStyle80]

the best dave song

[PrisonRomyBreak]

dave is extremely cute.

[carlycop]

i am soooo in love <3

[achickensandwich]

Daves dancin' like a funk mf

[Pim51576]

Soooo 90s... By the way, nice effing "ball cap" and dangly ear ring Carter. Gross. BUT, sick beats as usual.

[achickensandwich]

fairly freakin awesome version

[InevitableGravity]

man this was so great haha *favorited*

[Tawkwin]

This is a sick version!! I love Boyd's solo in this one

[vermenator86]

I love their hats. wtf is stefan wearing? Hey remember the 900000's.

[nathanxander]

so good

[burhop24]

ants marching was actually released on remember two things, then later released on under the table and dreaming again so this may have been taken before under the table and dreaming was released, just thought i'd anwser your question

[JaredB23]

UTTAD was released one year previous in '94.

[dancesportgirl21]

amazing energy! and of course- at the height of 90's fashion lol!

[mysoteria7]

hahaha boyd looks so funny. lol

everyone is so young! lol

[jackpaice]

so cool! so much energy they were all so young! nice :D

[ashalilove]

I enjoy DMB too much!

[jbdmb]

how i wish it was still like this

[Harelgur]

@jbdmb what do u mean?

with leroi?

[jbdmb]

@Harelgur everything about it. Dave wearing shirts 2 sizes too big, stephan not being able to purchase alchohol yet, leroi looking like a street musician, boyd with the short dreads. Basically the band doing their own thing. Wearing clothes that look like like they found in their grandparents attic and jamming to their own music without giving a damn what anyone thought. 

[NoobTubre]

@jbdmb i complete agree with you man....god i wish the world was still like this...

[MUSIC4URDOG]

tempos crankin holy shit

[numbrcrunchr]

wow, what a skinny bitch!

boyd's solo is just that good stuff you don't here anymore, video amazin!

[acdc47]

looks like Dave's gained a little weight since then lol

[jasonlowe55]

Holy cow, Dave looks like Annie Lennox!  haha

[NashPreds39]

is carter wearing an islanders jersey? i cant tell

[Roose63]

Yes he is.

[spudchabaz]

I like how boyd is wearing a dave matthews band denim coat.

[rwfan11]

Wow, this is fast. Look at Carter trying to keep up.

[SaynaTheSpiffy]

This video looks like they may have had some trouble making sure that the song was short enough to fit into the alloted time.