Hey, it wasn't just Dave's life flashing by so quickly. I watched Letterman nearly every night in college with my roommates when he was at NBC. Now, I'm graying, bald, and nearing retirement. What a spectacular final act by the Foo Fighters and Barbara Gaines.
Dave Letterman talked about how important this song was to him when he was recovering from a nearly fatal illness, it was so genuine, I will always have respect for Dave because of that
There is no other video clip anywhere that is a more perfect summary of an epic show's lifespan. This will always be one of my favorite recordings of any kind.
He had the actual President (Obama) on his talk show *while Obama was President.* Who the hell pulls that off? I have never seen it done before or after that. Letterman must go down in history as the best talk show host ever.
@@raggededge82 Norm died(2021) years after the final episode of Letterman(2015). He was the last comedian to be on the show and got choked up during his monologue.
I tend to watch that ending montage every now and then. The montage mixed with the rockin’ music from Foo Fighters really encapsulated the show’s overall attitude and themes into a neat little package. Kudos to Barbara Gaines and her team for this huge undertaking of pouring over thousands of hours of footage to take the fans of the show, new and old alike, on a 33-year trip down memory lane. It was a marvelous send-off and a brilliant bookend to an historic run of late night television. Brava and bravo to everyone who worked on the show on a job well done.
Barbara Gaines....I know how hard you worked to put the montage together...and I know how happy you were when it all came together. It's a tribute to the love you have for the man, they myth, David Letterman.
Seeing all of this makes me realize even more that the golden age of legendary celebrities is dead and its impossible to have an awesome show like this anymore. Great clip.
@@Bernardus1991 the internet has been around much longer than when celebrities died. They died from the culture change. For example, nobody watches late night anymore. That comedy was gold Carson, Leno, Letterman.
It was so awesome the show ended with Mr. Letterman's favorite! I know how much this song means to him. HIs life changed so much after the heart surgery and this song was his muse.
I'm not even north american, I'm brazilian, but this video always gets me whenever I watch it. So many good and memorable moments, people grew up watching the show. Sadly everything comes to an end sometime. I think about it when I see really old footage of TV shows or artists performing, so many poeple living the time of their lives at the moment, and they're probably all gone by now. It makes me glad I can enjoy the shows I grew up to, the songs, the bands, the movies. It's not just about entertainment, it's about company, moments and memories. Nobody saw it in the past and people will have other things in the future. It's our time to be alive and enjoy it.
Just love this montage to an awesome song. Dave was like a late night god to us that now closer to 60 versus 20. He was an agent of chaos and not afraid to push the envelope wide open. Dave alway had the best musicians and bands on his show. Thankful for Paul on that. His years at NBC while doing Late Night will never be duplicated
this is an emotional one for me, i miss letterman and i miss taylor and im pretty sure im gonna miss the foo with all my heart. thank you for making my life so great guys.
Echoing many comments so far, this made me sad all over again. What a ride Dave took us on for 33 years in late night (and a short time in the morning).
I watch this from time to time and get emotional each time . This song and monkey was so important and like others said the final show was also at a transition point in my life and this moment was almost as important as those personal events
Couldn't watch the last show. Was a viewer since his morning show and was so bummed out by his retirement...I knew if I watched I'd cry. Saw it 10 years later and yes, wept. He was such a huge part of my and so many other peoples lives. I was fine until the montage with Everlong in the background. Still powerful after all these years. Thank You.
I’ll always remember this performance on the final show. It was a like book ending. I remember his final NBC show and all the anticipation for the new CBS show. Letterman will forever be my favorite late night host.
Barbara, remembering listening to you on a podcast or another media site shortly after the show. You mentioned the challenges and having Dave like what the team put together. This always puts a smile on my face. Simply a “mic drop” to the show.
So good... Just SO good! Epic television moment, for a well deserved finale. Glad to be part of the many who felt this the same way, watching it in real time. So much emotion. Thank you for putting this up for everyone to enjoy together again, and always. ❤
I love these videos. It reminds me of a time when I was happy. When life didn't suck so bad for everyone. Thank you Dave. We love you. I love you. I still hope to talk with you someday!
Wow, that montage with the Foo Fighters as live soundtrack. I was born in the Eisenhower administration. Watching this clip is the summary of pop culture life in America. Hard not to get emotional, again.
the story goes, when Foo Fighters learn Dave wanted them at the end of his run they were overseas on tour and apparently unavailable. Dave Grohl found out about it and paused the tour to go to New York and do it. Very cool.
Outstandingly Fn AWESOME montage!! Bravo to whoever took the time and skill to put this together.. Thank you!!! God Bless you Dave. You are an amazing talent 👏!!
I love David letterman since hiding under the covers in my room, watching him on a black and white tv in high school or we can go further and say me and my nana watched him during the day!!!!!❤❤❤❤❤
I’m a 24 year old that never watched Letterman more than 3-4 times a year in my pre-teen years, but truly enjoyed Dave nonetheless. Still, I grew up an old soul (thanks to my parents). Watching this makes me really appreciate how amazing the American culture used to be between music, TV, movies, arts, comedy, politics, entertainment, etc. I’m a teacher now, and seeing the lack of interest in pop culture history is both astounding and heartbreaking. This truly was the pinnacle of America, and we have these memories to help us feel that nostalgia. Thank you Dave, for everything.
His run was also peak society. Look how far we are from those happy times. This country is unrecognizable compared to the 90s-early00s. It's so depressing.
Just a plain ole GREAT song; it's a pint-size epic, perfect for the last Letterman show. Barbara Gaines and her crew did a great job here, it's an epochal video sequence that everyone - from those Generations who relied on Dave just as much as the ones just before(who had the great Johnny Carson) for a kind of cosmic reference point - should see every once in a while(like therapy).
The Foo Fighters on the last show will never get old for me. Thanks for the memories, Dave... And RIP Taylor.
his favorite band playing his favorite song. we should all be so lucky.
For sure
true words mate ! 4 life .
Him there drumming to adds to how legendary this already was. RIP man.
Hey, it wasn't just Dave's life flashing by so quickly. I watched Letterman nearly every night in college with my roommates when he was at NBC. Now, I'm graying, bald, and nearing retirement. What a spectacular final act by the Foo Fighters and Barbara Gaines.
Perfectly said.
Dave Letterman talked about how important this song was to him when he was recovering from a nearly fatal illness, it was so genuine, I will always have respect for Dave because of that
Yeah same here. It's crazy that it's this song when I never saw Dave as a fan of such music.
Because he likes a song?
@@rancidcrawfish no. for the way he expressed his love for the song
Does anyone else think Dave's finale was absolutely perfect? I watched it that night having rarely seen an episode, and I was laughing and crying.
It was so perfect! And it’s so great to see it again.
This finale and colberts on Comedy Central are all times
This sequence was perfect. I think his final remarks went on too long.
There is no other video clip anywhere that is a more perfect summary of an epic show's lifespan. This will always be one of my favorite recordings of any kind.
Still on my music playlist.
This always brings a tear to my eye! 32 years compressed into 6 and a half minutes. So much breadth and talent! So many happy memories!
He had the actual President (Obama) on his talk show *while Obama was President.* Who the hell pulls that off? I have never seen it done before or after that. Letterman must go down in history as the best talk show host ever.
Barbara Gaines did such an incredible job producing this montage.
plus she's a stone cold fox
How about timing the Farah Fawcett "Wow" to coincide exactly with the silence in the middle of "Everlong"?
I hate the random audio thrown in over the song.
So great that Norm holding back tears got an extra split second on the montage. Without a doubt the greatest guest and greatest comedian
he wouldn't have wanted a long tribute, but being included here is proof of what he meant to dave
@@raggededge82 Norm died(2021) years after the final episode of Letterman(2015). He was the last comedian to be on the show and got choked up during his monologue.
Now I know again, what it's like to watch your whole late night life flash before your eyes. What a great life!
What a way to wrap up 33 amazing years in late night TV! The Farrah Fawcett clip had to be timed out perfectly.
I tend to watch that ending montage every now and then. The montage mixed with the rockin’ music from Foo Fighters really encapsulated the show’s overall attitude and themes into a neat little package.
Kudos to Barbara Gaines and her team for this huge undertaking of pouring over thousands of hours of footage to take the fans of the show, new and old alike, on a 33-year trip down memory lane. It was a marvelous send-off and a brilliant bookend to an historic run of late night television. Brava and bravo to everyone who worked on the show on a job well done.
The end of the greatest era of late night television.
When it hangs on the still shot of Warren Zevon, still gets me. Enjoy every sandwich.
I miss Dave, I miss Norm more. Thanks for the greatness Mr Letterman
Barbara Gaines....I know how hard you worked to put the montage together...and I know how happy you were when it all came together. It's a tribute to the love you have for the man, they myth, David Letterman.
The greatest timed montage with live music I've ever seen. I watch this a few times a year. Epic! RIP Taylor...
This is probably the best rendition of Everlong I've heard and I need this one
Average rendition, vocals are flat. Much better versions out there✌️
I come here sometime just to cry
Don’t hold back, we need relieve sometimes
Great comment! This video brings back so many memories from my youth!!
@@jaygreer7430my daughter turned 10 today. Everybody is sleeping just saw it again cryed like a baby.
I loved this when it aired, and I still love it now. RIP Taylor!
Seeing all of this makes me realize even more that the golden age of legendary celebrities is dead and its impossible to have an awesome show like this anymore. Great clip.
Before politics and feelings ruled everyone's life.
@@Bernardus1991 the internet has been around much longer than when celebrities died. They died from the culture change. For example, nobody watches late night anymore. That comedy was gold Carson, Leno, Letterman.
@@AutomcanicFunny how the only one bringing up politics is you, complaining about the politics.
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It was so awesome the show ended with Mr. Letterman's favorite! I know how much this song means to him. HIs life changed so much after the heart surgery and this song was his muse.
There was something so comforting about Dave that none of the current late night talk show people have. Dave and Conan had IT.
One of the greatest moments of TV.
I cry like a baby every single time. I don't know why I keep watching it lol. Love you Dave!!!
Best send off ever.
Yeah I didn’t have crying watching this video on repeat
This montage is why Barbara Gaines got her own show on TH-cam. Makes me cry every time I see it.
Incredible to see all those legendary guests and crazy stunts crammed into one video. What an amazing legacy.
I'm just glad to see I'm not the only one crying! Does it every single time. ❤
THIS was everything it was supposed to be.. and then some. six minutes of the BEST tribute EVER!
I'm not even north american, I'm brazilian, but this video always gets me whenever I watch it. So many good and memorable moments, people grew up watching the show. Sadly everything comes to an end sometime. I think about it when I see really old footage of TV shows or artists performing, so many poeple living the time of their lives at the moment, and they're probably all gone by now. It makes me glad I can enjoy the shows I grew up to, the songs, the bands, the movies. It's not just about entertainment, it's about company, moments and memories. Nobody saw it in the past and people will have other things in the future. It's our time to be alive and enjoy it.
Just love this montage to an awesome song. Dave was like a late night god to us that now closer to 60 versus 20. He was an agent of chaos and not afraid to push the envelope wide open. Dave alway had the best musicians and bands on his show. Thankful for Paul on that. His years at NBC while doing Late Night will never be duplicated
Tears, every time. So happy we have this channel but there was nothing like 11:30 on CBS, ALMOST EVERY NIGHT OF THE WEEK. Love ya Dave.
Every. Time.
this is an emotional one for me, i miss letterman and i miss taylor and im pretty sure im gonna miss the foo with all my heart. thank you for making my life so great guys.
Can’t believe this was 10 years ago almost. So much has changed.
Echoing many comments so far, this made me sad all over again. What a ride Dave took us on for 33 years in late night (and a short time in the morning).
This song has so many hooks it's hooks have hooks.
Tuxes. They honored him by wearing tuxedos.
What a man awesome last show it was. We love you, Dave!
Warren's tribute in the montage slide was just a few seconds longer than most anyone else's 🥲🥲
I watch this from time to time and get emotional each time . This song and monkey was so important and like others said the final show was also at a transition point in my life and this moment was almost as important as those personal events
The FINEST rock band of our generation serenading the Finest last show host of our generation.
and Dave ends it right there and then is gone. wonderful
Oh my Lord...TEARS!
Dave is my hero!
Couldn't watch the last show. Was a viewer since his morning show and was so bummed out by his retirement...I knew if I watched I'd cry. Saw it 10 years later and yes, wept. He was such a huge part of my and so many other peoples lives. I was fine until the montage with Everlong in the background. Still powerful after all these years. Thank You.
one of the greatest bands ever. rip Taylor 🙏
I’ll always remember this performance on the final show. It was a like book ending. I remember his final NBC show and all the anticipation for the new CBS show. Letterman will forever be my favorite late night host.
This is exactly how a channel on TH-cam should be. Clips daily and just awesome material from the show. I love how it ended.
Gets me every time, dammit. So many friends I’ve never met.
feels like 2-3 years ago. Thanks Dave!
RIP to the man all the way in the back
Barbara, remembering listening to you on a podcast or another media site shortly after the show. You mentioned the challenges and having Dave like what the team put together. This always puts a smile on my face. Simply a “mic drop” to the show.
So many great moments. This video is both happy and sad.
Believe it or not, the end of David Letterman’s career BEGAN my love for Foo Fighters
Thanks Dave.
I swear, if it were slowed down, I could name everybody. I miss Dave. His show was a part of my life for a long time
Try the playback speed option, can slow the vid down
ABSOLUTE LEGEND. There will never be another like Letterman. He did his own thing and didn't give a damn.
Things like, “What if we threw a bunch of watermelons off a rooftop?” were brilliant.
@@Kedawan24 Oh yeah! Classic. 😂
The drums Chico, they never lie❤
So good... Just SO good! Epic television moment, for a well deserved finale. Glad to be part of the many who felt this the same way, watching it in real time. So much emotion. Thank you for putting this up for everyone to enjoy together again, and always. ❤
I forgot how incredible this montage and performance is. Really incredible--and such a class act including a couple moments with Leno.
Thank you Foo Fighters and Dave.
I love these videos. It reminds me of a time when I was happy. When life didn't suck so bad for everyone. Thank you Dave. We love you. I love you. I still hope to talk with you someday!
😥♥️👏🏽 I love you David Letterman! 💕
Wow, that montage with the Foo Fighters as live soundtrack. I was born in the Eisenhower administration. Watching this clip is the summary of pop culture life in America. Hard not to get emotional, again.
When "Live from New York" meant something hopeful getting over the man. Now the man convinces us daily that he is the bright shiny man.
Love this! Masterpiece of moments. Incredible work by Barbara Gaines.
9 years later and i still get teared up watching this
the story goes, when Foo Fighters learn Dave wanted them at the end of his run they were overseas on tour and apparently unavailable. Dave Grohl found out about it and paused the tour to go to New York and do it. Very cool.
Could not have had a better end to the show! Amazing!
Outstandingly Fn AWESOME montage!!
Bravo to whoever took the time and skill to put this together.. Thank you!!!
God Bless you Dave. You are an amazing talent 👏!!
This brings a tear to me eye and I'm not even from the US. This is the best (live or studio) version of Everlong ever done, it's fkn unreal.
This specific live version absolutely thrashes any other version they ever did.
One of the greatest TV finales / sendoffs of all time.
I love David letterman since hiding under the covers in my room, watching him on a black and white tv in high school or we can go further and say me and my nana watched him during the day!!!!!❤❤❤❤❤
Dave was the best ever and Foo Fighters continue to rock my soul. Thank you Dave and Dave ❤
Chills at the freeze frame on Warren Zevon at 4:45
I’m a 24 year old that never watched Letterman more than 3-4 times a year in my pre-teen years, but truly enjoyed Dave nonetheless. Still, I grew up an old soul (thanks to my parents). Watching this makes me really appreciate how amazing the American culture used to be between music, TV, movies, arts, comedy, politics, entertainment, etc. I’m a teacher now, and seeing the lack of interest in pop culture history is both astounding and heartbreaking. This truly was the pinnacle of America, and we have these memories to help us feel that nostalgia. Thank you Dave, for everything.
This. This is special. Great job Foos.
Pure montage of photos snd clips and the fighters are providing superstar montage music
Kudos to Barbara Gaines for putting together the photo montage. Excellent work!
KNOW YOUR CUTS OF MEAT
Miss you Dave !!!
The "happy tears" you get from this is one of the best feelings anyone could ask for ❤🌍
i remember watching this live. 9 years ago... legendary
His run was also peak society. Look how far we are from those happy times. This country is unrecognizable compared to the 90s-early00s. It's so depressing.
Goofy, please, what a wuss.
Word my friend. Word. Best wishes and good luck in this world
@@mcoon1987 appreciate it my friend. Same to you.
yanks thinking society has changed much since the 60s💀
Said every old person ever.
Oh god, look at the legends that ever been on the show. Incredible!
When Dave said “My favorite band, playing my favorite song” I was a fan for life.
the most important person on the us 🙏🏻david🙏🏻❤️
couldn't help but revisit this after the tribute show today. Such an incredible video with the clips.
That was really good! You guys really compliment each other
The greatest sendoff in TV history
Love the "Dave Through The Years" mini-timelapse at 5:11. Look at all those hairpieces. ;-)
That's awesome and a fitting for the last show one of the best songs in rock and in music period ❤I miss you Dave it isn't the same as it was 😢😢😢😢😢😢
Aww dude... thanks so much for the memories
what an amazing legacy that the world will never be able to have again.
4:33 - RIP, Spoon.
what a tune ! back then and now And forever !
A great, unbreakable bond between two unlikely entities!
Letterman and the Foos--who woulda thought!
My favorite video ever.
Just a plain ole GREAT song; it's a pint-size epic, perfect for the last Letterman show. Barbara Gaines and her crew did a great job here, it's an epochal video sequence that everyone - from those Generations who relied on Dave just as much as the ones just before(who had the great Johnny Carson) for a kind of cosmic reference point - should see every once in a while(like therapy).
I'd like to request Mujibur and Sirajul please, also THAT 90s interview with Drew Barrymore.
"And now the punchline..." great ending.