Kings X (with Paul Shaffer) live at Gramercy Theater 07-28-2022

[@GiantCalGunner]

Paul's band used to play this song going into and out of commercial breaks. awesome.

[@ThorHammerdahl]

FELICIA BLISTERS! This song kicks SO much ass after all these years!

[@AlmostReady504]

and Paul still manages to look like a 1980s knob! gotta love him. he's been around all my life

[@roseth01]

Cool to see Shaffer and Collins with the band!

[@solarpixiejournals]

Paul Shaffer's band used to play this song as bumper music for David Letterman, heard them do it a few times. So I assume he's been a fan or at least appreciative of the song.

[@crazeyjoe]

According to an article that I found... Back in the early 1990s, Shaffer reportedly went to a KING'S X show and asked the members of the band on their bus afterward what kind of sampling tech they were using for their vocal harmonies. After they told him "none", Shaffer walked away impressed and taught his band to play "We Were Born To Be Loved". According to the One Week // One Band web site, the song's "fake-out funk-metal coda proved ideal for the Letterman show's commercial bumpers and its regular use provided the band with semiannual royalty checks for years."

[@solarpixiejournals]

@@crazeyjoe thanks for the backstory. I assumed as such. I watched Letterman with some frequency at different times in my life and just could recall hearing it more than once and being amused....nice to know the story behind that.

[@crazeyjoe]

@@solarpixiejournals My pleasure!

[@BillHustonPodcast]

Oooh, i love it! I wish the sound was OTB!

[@LaineyTsang]

❤❤❤

[@morrisspartee3505]

Paul looks like he's still trying to figure out the rhythm pattern on the ending lol

[@Glutenfreemusicdude]

FR bruh

[@fl0nk11]

Dude, I've been trying to figure it out for 32 years. 😂

[@3pendont4]

where is Paul? all I see is a woman in the back playing guitar. then a bald guy with a keyboard and the the 2 kings x members up front. The drummer does not sound like the kings x drummer.

[@Glutenfreemusicdude]

Glad to see this happen! Paul got the SchafferShreds going on here tho. Legendary on all accounts overall🤙😂💯‼

[@arongamman9360]

5 part harmonies! ;)

[@Podus81]

Awesome

[@brianloy7856]

Paul is lost dog. They used to play this tune on Letterman as a commercial bumper all the time back in the day.

[@Glutenfreemusicdude]

that's what was crazy about this. he does look lost man, and mad props to Paul thru the years for honoring the X, but this is cray. he reminds of the Shreds vids. only now its SchafferShreds™😂

[@Glutenfreemusicdude]

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[@RichCurtisDJ]

Paul has no idea, it's great jajajaja

[@uba2]

I can't think of a harder song for guest musicians to jump in on

[@kilroy2517]

This is the second video I've seen posted saying they were recorded at the Gramercy on July 29, but I saw them last night - July 29 - at the Sellersville Theater in PA. Was this an afternoon show or something?

[@ChrisGieger]

My bad. Concert was the 28th. I uploaded the video on the 29th. It’s corrected now.

[@kilroy2517]

@@ChrisGieger LOL, I must have checked the date six times before commenting to make sure I wasn't missing something.

[@Miceliism]

Sellersville Theatre! That must of been Sick. Use to live in Perkasie.

[@kilroy2517]

@@Miceliism Between the Sellersville and the Keswick, we have great access to shows without having to go to Center City or South Philly.

[@gman6135]

to the camera guru guy, stop playin around man!

[@homelandsecuritystagesmass507]

King's Letterman,.......Shaffer and Collins look lost like they showed up at the wrong gig. And there is NO keyboard on this song.

[@Lance37a]

Collins sounds good on the harmonies.

[@grgoldner]

Have they really sunken this low?

[@shonerik2036]

gross