Pere Ubu - Oh Catherine - David Letterman

pere ubu pays their own way to be on letterman in 1989(?)

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• pere
• ubu
• letterman
• proto
• punk

[grahamlaur]

Letterman these days would not have the guts to feature an eclectic underground band like this.

[dave225]

@grahamlaur - he had Grinderman on a few months ago. I'll give him points for that.

[ShreveportJoe]

When they say "friends" helped pay their way there, I read somewhere that that friend was Michael Stipe.

[dave225]

@ShreveportJoe .. and Elvis Costello

[RUPickman]

OK, it's really "World's In Collision". But Ubu on Letterman is still some kind of victory.

[dave225]

Ha - I mentioned that to David Thomas once. Always gracious, all he would say was that Letterman is a very nice man.

[fladnag0]

I have never been more ashamed of an audience after listing to this intro. "maybe we'll pass the hat" - dead silence, you're supposed to say " HELL YEAH, I"LL CHIP IN" what a bunch of douche bags.

[MrVoyaging]

I love that Paul Shaffer (David Letterman's keyboardist) takes playing with such a historical band seriously. He obviously recognizes their talent and importance.

[RedMapp1]

@helen4garage cosa vuoi dire helen4? puoi aiutarmi a capire il tuo commento?

[willietheraildog]

I used to have MODERN DANCE on Blank Records #001. GREAT American band. Saw them in Chicago back in like '80. Actually met a girl and got laid! Ah, those were the days! PERE UBU RULES!

[helen4garage]

pere ubu trasformazione da cattivi a buoni di cuore......bravi ugualmente...ma vincerà il male.....esso divverrà un maniaco compulsivo.....si legge dai testi......l amore con lui ci ha tentato ma gli ha giocato un brutto giuoco.....il gioco ora è lui....ciao david

[GrippoMarx]

Saw them in Philly at JC Dobbs just prior to this appearance, and yes, they were passing the hat to help pay expenses as Mercury had just cut off promotional support for the band.

[BootyFister]

OMG!!! IN CD FORMAT!!!

[FelixAtrox]

@WheresPoochie

We were quite drunk...

[Alos21]

@dave225 Grinderman is atm the best band in the whole damn world !!!

[kentonlarsen]

What an awesome find this is...