The Night We Called It a Day Bob Dylan chez David Letterman

[@stoicite7]

Ladies and gentlemen, Bob Dylan: the greatest living artist on Earth.

[@karatrifunk70]

But far below his prime. Sad.

[@laurentcambon]

David Ayre You know all the singers of the world ?

[@MicahMcD-x5y]

Paul McCartney is still alive actually

[@thebacons5943]

David Ayres *ever

[@thebacons5943]

Karatrifun K nah. That’s part of his charm

[@michaelmueller8772]

How does he do it? How on earth does he make lyrics burn so brightly? It's the rarest of rare gifts. He's not just a poet; he's a singer without peer.

[@Official_KC]

That's whats so frustrating as a fan, isn't it? His vocal performances are so amazing. If Bob just never sang his songs, but wrote the sheet music and the melody, they wouldn't sound remotely as good when people covered them too. His vocal style is so beautiful. Have there been bad years? Yes. Absolutely. But there's always some new amazing stuff to hear from him. Over and over. I mean when you heard Sign On The Window and think that's not a soulful singer, then I got no clue what people are seeing.

[@hughmanatee7657]

I guess you never heard of Frank Sinatra. Dylan did.

[@michaelmueller8772]

@@hughmanatee7657 Erm, yeah. I've heard of Sinatra. Songs For Young Lovers and Watertown are two of my favourite albums. I also like the version of Restless Farewell that Dylan performed at Sinatra's 80th Birthday celebration, at the request of Sinatra himself. For what it's worth, I'm not equating Dylan with Sinatra. Two entirely different voices.

[@GONBEIFUKUDA]

He made it a different song. You like or not .

[@jazzcat2075]

He always looks like he doesn't give a shit...i like that.

[@gordonm.7387]

Indeed!

[@kaptainbastard]

+Jazz Cat Looks like a hostage.

[@Piggy-Oink-Oink]

+kaptainbastard he really didnt want to go on.. Pau lShaffer somehow talked him into it. The studio lights drove him crazy so he looks miserable...

[@keithfitzsimons815]

+Piggy-Pike Why didn't he wear shades?

[@Piggy-Oink-Oink]

+Keith Fitzsimons Too many people then say he is being distant and wont engage with others.aloof. . didnt want to disrespect Letterman. her thought he would get through the song..was a bit more than he thought. Lights were already turned way down..any light causes blurry vision for him.

[@ripetomato9629]

I'm totally mesmerized by this. WOW.

[@tmcmojo2292]

They say one of the most beautiful sand paper voices that roughens your heart and your mind......

[@rundoetx]

Its 2020, I'm quarantined due to the pandemic and the pending depression. Thank God For Bob Dylan and Neil Young for helping me through these long sad days.

[@clydenolet736]

Still depressed?

[@rundoetx]

@@clydenolet736 I wasnt depressed. I was talking about an economic deoression but i'm still listening to Bob and Neil.

[@elizabethyoungelliott452]

I LOVE YOU BOB DYLAN 💖, YOUR IN MY HEART ❤️ DARLING AND I LOVE YOUR MUSIC 🎵🎶🎵🎶 MY GREATEST MUSICIAN ARTIST POET AND MY LOVE EVER, NO ON CAN REPLACE YOU, EVER 🙏, NOT IN MY HEART, NO ONE ELSE. GOD BLESS YOU, ELIZABETH, THANK YOU FOR YOUR BLESSINGS I LOVE YOU

[@UncleDansVintageVinyl]

Wow. I've listened to the CD a bunch of times. Each time, I appreciate it more. Dylan is our greatest songwriter of the last, oh, whenever. He's also one of our greatest vocalists ever. Yup. Dylan. Great fuckin' vocalist. The man's a genius.

[@nocheteipsum]

His voice has character......I'll give him that....and sometimes character outperforms perfection.

[@HerRoyalKateness]

Yeah, I could watch this a zillion times and I would never grow tired of it. I think I will as time allows.

[@sharonholland7062]

the best. Bob Dylan on David Letterman's last show. Beautifully done 👏🖒

[@brunosm.l2267]

Was this Letterman's last show? The same that Norm Macdonald was on - and he couldn't make the joke because started cryin'?

[@imovedy]

Thank you for sharing this video of Bob Dylan. The GREATEST, poet, musician and artist of all time!

[@Oldmotherhell]

I love that bit at the end when Bob gave Dave the dead fish.

[@glenmason4576]

I saw this live on Dave Letterman last show and it was so fitting and Bob Dylan performance was beautiful it was real pure art no Hollywood straight to the Heart who feels it knows it

[@allanjacquadro870]

Next to last show

[@jazzzzmm]

I can’t stop watching this... and the video of this song w him is very film noir

[@mikerucker5167]

damn he knocks this out of the park

[@karatrifunk70]

WTF are you trying to say? Some kind of redknack expression?

[@mikerucker5167]

+Karatrifun K If you have to ask, you can't afford it.

[@professorm4171]

baseball

[@davecespedes5674]

@@mikerucker5167 I'm sure you are using a Beerfest reference there haha

[@UncleDansVintageVinyl]

@@karatrifunk70 "Redknack"? Hilarious.

[@glenncooper1060]

The famous "dead fish" handshake on full display!

[@organjoe]

fabulous! and what a great sounding band!

[@reesakenzie2497]

Bob,you are awesome! what magic! enjoyed this!

[@saintmidou]

Marisa Mckenzie Thank you (Merci)

[@kaptainbastard]

+Marisa Mckenzie my ass it was terrible

[@mario7frankielee]

+kaptainbastard f...y..s...i.t..a..y..m......c... & t...e..y...r.....b....

[@saintmidou]

+Marisa Mckenzie thank you for your comment

[@karatrifunk70]

What a great comment, Marisa! Much better then the song. Not to mention voice!!!

[@jammiedodger]

This second to last show felt like a funeral in the best way. It had a really sad feeling in the background and this performance fit perfectly. Thankfully the last show was more upbeat.

[@adamgunn2885]

Bob is just perfect.

[@esquibelle]

So beautiful ~ wow ~ to come up w/this at this point in his life ~ wow

[@henrian3]

very fitting song title for the last episode ever

[@curaeus007]

Been a fan forever. A once in a lifetime artist.

[@RocketKirchner]

The band , the mood , Dylan sings this standard just right .

[@markh9749]

Bob Dylan's dalliance with songs from the Great American Songbook didn't find universal favour with his fans, but I love what he did with them. The recordings Dylan released over three studio albums ('Shadows In The Night' 'Fallen Angels', 'Triplicate'), show what a great vocalist Dylan is. By finding his own way to perform songs he clearly loves Dylan delivers, in place of mere copies or pale imitations, something original and interesting. Whilst the recordings came new to us, the songs themselves did - do - not to him. They are part of his life journey and have always been with him. Now and again down the years, especially from the concert stage, Dylan has shown us this, but you had to be paying attention!

[@rokysunspot]

A touching song - and more touching when Bob Dylan sings it.

[@DiegoLopez-nj3yp]

great álbum shadows in the night live legend bob thank you since tlahuac mexico

[@aldito17]

Bob Dylan begleitet mich seit Jahrzehnten.

[@claudiobrandaoazambuja5660]

Bob is the best

[@robertherring9919]

Nobody uses phrasing like him, he’s great.

[@semireckless]

Dylan on Letterman. Like it or not; two of the most imposing icons of our time.

[@GD-me2lv]

I like it

[@alejoparedes2388]

They introduce him as the greatest songwriter of modern times and then he proceeds to perform a cover of an old-ass standard. Ladies and gentlemen, Bob Dylan.

[@nutcracke16]

Alejo Paredes ahaha

[@ChrisSMurphy1]

This was the album he was on the road with. He was promoting it.

[@sup393]

You either get it or you don't

[@GD-rd6ig]

#coolest

[@doobeedoo2]

Hahaha

[@triscat]

Perfection.

[@4444colin]

Oh I get it. It's Dave's last show and Bob offer's this cover as a farewell tribute If Bob would do a gesture I don't know but comes across that way.

[@deanmartin6682]

awesome...man that is touching....i love sinatra...i love bobby...bob was at franks funeral...when frank turned 80 he is a littloe bummed out...so franks wife asked bob and bruce springsteen to come to the house to cheer frank up....and they did....man i would love to have been a fly on the wall ...frank bobby and bruce...bet they threw back a few tumblers of jack daniels and laughed and swapped war stories

[@boxieracorn8445]

Dean Martin Deano is that you?

[@henryhimoo]

thanks for the upload

[@Steve-it6lf]

"all brushes..." Boy do I miss Dave.

[@duffharris9295]

I thought that was a weird thing to say.

[@liamgallagherrr]

He said “on brushes” as a compliment meaning guy on brushes excellent job.

[@sup393]

@@duffharris9295 he used to ask drummers if their drums were rented.🤣

[@ispinimor1958]

beautiful.

[@jamesbraun9842]

I like how at the end he walked out so David Letterman could have the spot light.

[@turnermedman1231]

his voice seems so much better then it got at one time. great

[@MarkTarmannPianoCheck_it_out]

sounds really good here.have to say i am surprised.i saw him in san berdu in '93? or so . unbearable. no voice at all. horrible band too, no arrangements. no dynamics.just garage band level noise. saw him in '80 on the "serve somebody" tour. his voice was really strong with a rehearsed, strong band. all that great material. oh well. would have liked to have seen him in his folk and early rock days. his voice was unbelievable, focussed and piercing like a horn. even on old tapes standing next to Joan Baez, the strength of his expression is amazing.

[@karatrifunk70]

Very strange ideas of a good voice, I have to admit.

[@ricimercury9490]

This is incredible, Dylan don't always perform for live television but for letterman sure

[@sup393]

He's the greatest

[@dafyddmaredudd7859]

"The Night We Called It a Day" is a popular song and jazz standard. The music was written by Matt Dennis, the lyrics by Tom Adair

[@FUSTMUSIC]

ok

[@mt_vu_rx_jukeboxhero]

Thanx for the info … >< exactly what I was wondering … 1:00 >< 0:01

[@SHYKOOPA]

Living Genius

[@chrisbenoit2342]

Merveilleux Monsieur Dylan

[@judyarmstrong3368]

Smokey hills winding through smokey bars brings only smokey tears . Peter behind my Judy .

[@JorgeLMarquezsM]

Esto me mata, vuelvo en momentos altos y en momentos bajos y en momentos... en todo momento, diablos. Esta presentación, estos minutos de Dylan los guardo como soporte de eternidad para mí y para todos, siempre.

[@luiskavadoy8736]

totally the great Bob dylan!

[@LenHummelChannel]

YOU'VE GOTTa SERVE SOMEBODY. the world's glitter doesn't matter in the long run.

[@antoineduprey38]

+Len Hummel Like a flower that fades bro. Amen! Still love the Bobby. bless him God. Hold him close to you...

[@soneal97]

+Len Hummel Bleh. Glad Dylan got over his "Christian period". Never liked that song or its implications.

[@LenHummelChannel]

+Shane O'Neal WRONG. The song deals with A VERY REAL REALITY, ... and it is (actually) an unavoidable reality. CHOOSE ye this day Wwhom you will serve. most choose (foolishly) "to be their own little tin-'god'."

[@irplane]

+Len Hummel Bob Dylan wisdom."Everyody must get stoned" "Everybody's gonna dose" "And when I was through, I filled up my shoe and brought it to you" "I’m a good ol’ boy, But I’ve been sniffin’ too many eggs, Talkin’ to too many people, Drinkin’ too many kegs" " I can drink like a fish, I can crawl like a snake, I can bite like a turkey I can slam like a drake" "Don't crowd me lady or I'll fill up your shoe"

[@drummerhere]

PERFECT!

[@pac401]

I love when Dave shakes Bob's hand, looks over at the drummer and says, "All brushes" then gives him the OK sign.

[@olekblochin7177]

Freemason handshake

[@matthewborel6311]

Beautiful

[@gregsilsby6884]

Oh Bobby, I love ya ❤️

[@EmeraldWoodArchives]

The Neumann U-48: "I'm just happy to be here. Thank you, and goodnight."

[@FakeMoonRocks]

I like it without the station identification stamp in the bottom corner of the screen. The way television used to be.

[@AbrahamDiner]

Lately Bob Dylan has been singing and recording Frank SINATRA/Barbra STREISAND songs from THE GREAT AMERICAN SONGBOOK by the great Composers GEORGE GERSHWIN, RODGERS AND HART, COLE PORTER, IRVING BERLIN JEROME KERN RODGERS AND HAMMERSTEIN. This song must be from that LP.

[@TolkienStudy]

This song makes me cry

[@michaelmcloughlin8237]

Michael McLoughlin I saw this show, I think it was Lettermans' final show.I liked the song & the CD "Shadows in the night "..He didn't write any of the songs on the CD. I read somewhere that all of the songs had been done by Frank Sinatra. That's probably true, I know he recorded some of them (He didn't write the songs either) It is A good CD, something different for Bob Dylan. My mom's second husband was a big Sinatra fan. Every time he started drinking he'd blast Sinatra from the stereo. Thar was when he seemed the happiest.

[@danielbillinghurst8772]

A true man.

[@jayrice5156]

Would love to hear Tom Waits sing this.

[@albertcooper]

Just too much for my emotional health

[@jimmypage2138]

Albert Cooper you are a weakeling

[@albertcooper]

jimmy page I must be ! though not ashamed to show my emotions !

[@jimmypage2138]

Albert Cooper a real man!!

[@philgranito4043]

Bob knows a good song.

[@DAVINOENTERPRISES]

A+

[@JeanaDylan83]

damn it i missed this on tv - Kicks my self - sing it bob :)

[@malzcuatro3379]

God Dylan.

[@arthurmoskowitz8959]

Its good

[@davidingram8734]

Tribute to Sinatra. If Dylan is the greatest song writer, Sinatra is the greatest singer

[@fastenbulbous]

Did CBS delete the entire Letterman channel? What a shame.

[@mikebass3723]

Yeah, the Letterman channel is private now :(

[@WonderTuff]

+Mike Bass hopefully enough videos survived on other channels like this one.

[@jerrylagonegro2247]

Awsom

[@andrewhoyle1521]

Not an original but never the less great performance. The god of songwriting

[@ponnywarcat3478]

'Tell that old time blues, Bob Dylan, he can play his guitar there, if he's will'in, tell that atom bomb butt Cloreese, she'd better lay off that god damn pizza. we gonna pitch a wang dang doodle all night long, all night long, all night long, we gonna pitch a wang dang doodle all night long..."

[@karmenjazbec7743]

yeah bob

[@nancyrobinson7764]

Bob can change his voice to soft rhythm romantic ; perhaps he just wants to prove it, a Dylan trait . Never underestimate the Bard ! I am sure Bob didn’t have cataracts or glaucoma in his vintage years ; I rather think like an old flash bulb , the constant spotlights blinds the subject. Many other singers on stage don’t endure that torture.

[@Scitzowicz]

I’d have liked to hear Mark E. Smith sing it 🌝🙏

[@karmenjazbec7743]

BRAVO

[@markpx]

Why the second microphone? Maybe to pick up some of the room tone?

[@karatrifunk70]

Appearing at Letterman's is almost as important as Nobel prize winning. The point is that it doesn't matter much in r'n'. But quite the opposite.

[@professorm4171]

Yeah, I guess Letterman made Bob laugh so he always do his show.

[@robertrstevens]

Lang Lebe Bob Dylan !!!

[@fredfredd5463]

"No bluer was he than I" not "No bluer than he was I" ...but still a great performance.

[@FUSTMUSIC]

I like Bob's version.

[@karmenjazbec7743]

YES I LOVE YOU NO DOUBT

[@chumleyshaver7942]

Introduced as "...the greatest songwriter of modern times..." and then he sings a cover of an old jazz standard. Fine performance, just thought it was funny.

[@mario7frankielee]

„all brushes“ 😎😎😎

[@nancyries2534]

I'm weak, you send me!

[@nocheteipsum]

Stranger the second time I watched it.

[@karmenjazbec7743]

IS YET TOMORROW IS A LONG TIME

[@karmenjazbec7743]

i wANNA DANCE WITH YOU WIENNA WALTZ

[@karmenjazbec7743]

yeah

[@hughmanatee7657]

Yet he didn’t write that song. It was written by Matt Dennis and Tom Adair, 1941. No one sings it like Frank Sinatra. This is Dylan’s tribute to them.

[@brucehauge1391]

Has to be uncomfortable for him not having a guitar around him.

[@roccoand2612]

How do I not know about his? maybe because it's not that that's great.

[@farleygranger]

after that introduction...he comes out and does not sing one of his songs....but i like it...

[@hundocraig]

Some soft shoe taps woulda really set this off.

[@kenbronowski3765]

Dylan has no peers. I suspect he got a Standing O

[@farber2]

Dylan didn't write this, it is really good though.

[@maksimilijan5029]

i cant say i spend alot of time driving around with his son, eric....

[@FrankCatneyMusic]

For Gino

[@eddenoy321]

Looks a bit like Phil Spector now.

[@drumgold23]

My grannie after 3 advocats and lemonade.

[@ronniesmith1606]

He's looking old. He's looking lost and befuddled. A shuffling old pensioner but I love this track and the performance and I think everything I described at the beginning is exactly that.

[@FUSTMUSIC]

looks can be deceiving because his voice and attention to detail are still sharp af

[@SergioLuizValentini]

1961 >>>> 2015... Dylan, Dylan....

[@MacJaxonManOfAction]

+sergiovalentini valentini Plus twenty years of schoolin' before that! ;)