These mix ups are so interesting! They're coming from different eras but I think Nina and Don actually have something in common. Eccentrism. They're similar personalities each in their own way.
@@robertriley1569 it probably did 😂 Just by merely looking at her Rickles mind probably had failure to load. Remember ppl think Dennis Rodman was eccentric because he sport different colored hair everytime he plays. Look at the hair fashion now.
Love that song. Have the 12" and LP. Great record but African Reggae is one of my favs. Like "Hot Shot" too. What a talent. Saw her twice. Last time was like 10 yrs ago in a little club in Long Beach Ca. Here daughter was in the Peace Core by then. Sounded as good as when I saw her at the Palace in Hollywood a decade before. We had a Record Store and she was booked to do an autograph signing there the day after the Palace Show in about the same ur as this TV show. We went to pick her up. Said her then baby was sick and couldn't come. I said there were 150 ppl waiting. She came, with no make up! Have a picture. Nina was very professional. When driving back she talked about the Goddess and her friend Layna who was also into the Goddess. Brought out her baby. Told me to feel her head (fever). I put my hand out to ck. She said "no with your cheek". Acted the same. This is really her.
The music video for smack jack was so ahead of its time she basically invented TH-cam meme format with that one She would've fit very well in this generation
This epic encounter of Mr. Warmth and the Godmother of Punk took place in 1985. I think Rickles was actually enjoying himself despite his usual ascerbic commentary and behavior.
I thought Karl Rucker was the one holding his own meanwhile Don Rickles is literally like "...WTF?!?" LOL Either way he isn't sidelined that easily! LOL
@@lhingsantiago2692 you are absolutely correct. I saw the title of this video and knew I knew who the host was. But I was just a little kid when I used to watch Merv Griffin on TV when ever I did. I saw the Title of this video and thought...hmmm... Karl Rucker was the hosts name I guess... naturally! LOL Wrong it was another guest on Merv's show. I had that wierd tingly feeling like... this guys name is Karl? But I posted the comment anyway without checking. Karl Rucker was Ninas Bassist! LOL I play bass. Probably why the name was vaguely familiar. If this was on Johnny Carsons Tonight show I wouldn't be having this problem! LOL My stupid fault. Thanks for pointing it out though! LOL
How the World Order has changed in my own lifetime... :) Nina grew up in East German (USSR Occupied). She was Professional Trained in the Arts and Opera, etc... Which in time is reflected in her music years later, especially when she was able to leave the old Soviet Union and enter West Germany (USA Occupied). I grew up listening to Nina, especially when I lived in Europe for the US Military. Memories :)
To orate and pontificate the way she does she takes herself VERY seriously. If you were stuck in an elevator with it you d have to kill it cause it ain t shutting up
She was rapping at least 10 years before The Sugar Hill Gang did "Rapper's Delight" and remember folks, you saw it here first on The Merv Griffin Show.
The black rick n roll and jazz musicians were rapping in the 40s and hamilton also has "rapping" or fast singing which has always been a thing The icelandic people invented talk singing which can also be considered somewhat a form of rapping i guess so yeah she wasn't the first but ofcourse it isn't a competition
People forget how good the Merv Griffin show was! I watched it as a kid in the afternoon. I remember seeing Soft Cell sing Tainted Love on his show! And here he has Nina Hagen! Merv was pretty hip for a guy from an older generation. He was aware of the new music coming up and had many acts on his show!
@@deba.fisher1701 Nina Hagen from Berlin. Born in DDR. They let her go to the west side because they thought she was nuts. Her mother was a famous opera singer before the wall...🚬
Whatever he is, he is to an American audience. Nobody knows him overseas and his jokes, which are purely based on insults and ridicule of others, don't work. I didn't even laugh at his stupid faces. One or two comments at the beginning were ok, but not shouters either.
Don and Nina are amazing. Don doesn't get Nina. Different era. He was hilarious and she deserves way more credit for her singing ability. Even if you don't get it, she is a little out there, ok for the 70's she was from Mars, you have to admit this girl can sing.
You know who she reminds me of a lot!? Klaus Nomi and Edson Cordero because of the fact they were both trained originally for like opera. Especially Klaus. But Cordero does the most phenomenal cover of Naturträne where he goes even higher than Nina, all the way to a G6! I recommend you give it a listen because it’s a very interesting take on one of Nina’s songs. I am really into 80s German rock right now, I love how original, imaginative, creative, and unadulterated it is and how it’s theatrics are just unparalleled. It’s so immersive always.
OMFG I never knew she did the Merv Griffin show. She lit that place up big time. I'm suddenly feeling less hostile towards Merv. Wow!! This is classic television. I loved when they were all singing in unison after the break. Of course I love NINA!!!
People misinterpret this whole interview thinking Rickles is being condescending. They are playing off each other. It's brilliant. She knows what she is saying is over the top. Rickles made a mistake with the war comment but he recovered and she got him back many times over. Nina is hilarious.
Well said. Rickles just died last month....he often talked about his time as a G.I. in the Phillipines...almost 3 years service. His humor...esp. regarding race and ethnic differences was/is an "acquired taste"...and RARE for comedians to 'get away with it'. But Don was fearless...had many black-american, hispanic and fans around the world...of all races and ethnicities. He was an "equal opportunity abuser"...even picked on his own tribe...the Jews...with hilarious consequences. Look of Don at the DEAN MARTIN ROASTS...which were broadcast of NBC in the 1970s. Priceless.
yeah this is fucking insightfull, what i love most its like a sitcom almost/maybe. i mean if you go watch that news show err daily show w/ trevor noah they have some akward pre-scripted fucking character that every comedian who wants to come up or smth has to play it fucked. !!!
Dons reacting like the audience probably is seeing Nina for the first time. Theres a similar clip of him guesting with Mr T. Nina, Lena Lovich & Kate Bush woulda made one interesting concert!
*@Maureen Wagg* "people thinking Rickles is being condescending" which "people" think that ?? ,,,surely not in the comment section here... so why do _you_ think people "think that" ? Because you thought you were smart enough to understand this "feeding of each others" comedy routine ? and _you_ thought many people would misinterpret ? ...Good for you...... Anyway...even his "now I know why they lost the war" didn't faze Hagen at *all* ......nothing wrong with good natured jokes about "Germany losing the war" it's after all the "Nazis which lost the war" which for many Germans was a good thing .
Love Nina, she is totally aware of how funny and awesome she is. Don Rickles was totally blown away by her and they played off one another so well it was magic.
Yeah, that's exactly what happened. That's how celebs used to be. Not afraid of being cancelled, cause that wasn't even a thing then. Shouldn't be now.
@@squigtonianmayhem4602 I know Nina Hagen very well, and she definitely remembers being on this show. I'll take her recollections about Don Rickles over yours. And what does cancel culture have to do with anything?
@@brunobailly7013 she's not abnormal. I believe the right word should be eccentric. I don't see 3 eyes, or a pair of nose or anything not normal in her anatomy. She just happen to have a different preference than most people.
@@lhingsantiago2692 The thing is I consider myself "abnormal" and I haven't got 3 eyes or a pair of nose or anything not normal in my anatomy either. So whatever... Eccentric yes. My point was that we love her because of her differences not in spite of them. It's what sets her appart that makes her so likeable.
@@brunobailly7013 I read your post and i know you said you love her being the way she is. But yeah if you consider your self "abnormal" despite looking normal that's all up to u. But to use such derogatory word to someone else that's a different matter. Why don't you just man up and admit you chose the wrong word and we can call it a day!
Don belongs to older generation of entertainers but I think they have similarities in their personalities actually, they're both eccentrics and could get along well.
I love Nina! I remember dancing to her songs at a little Punk /New Wave club called Phases in the Valley in the early 80's. Awesome music, bizarre haircuts, good times!! 🧑🎤✌🏻
i went on a date with a gal named Merry Stewart who played the keyboard in Nina's band in the '80's. she was gentle and kind and not even remotely scary.
Lord ALMIGHTY what a payoff for the person (s) who brilliantly conspired to put these three on together. Does anybody have back stage chatter or production stories from this show?
...this is from the MERV GRIFFIN SHOW. Merv often had a WEIRD panel of guest...and unlike most other American shows...ALWAYS had his guests stay for the entire show. Johnn Carson/THE TONIGHT SHOW often might have a guest stay to the side of an incoming guest////but much less so in the 80s/90s. Merv always TRIED to "mix it up" between his guests...including his most frequent guest, Zsa Zsa Gabor.
@@glennfromthebronx Having multiple guests interact after the initial interview was commonplace for many shows back through the 50s to 90s? Johnny Carson, Dick Cavitt, Mike Douglas, Bill Boggs come to mind. Today though we rarely see this. It’s a shame it truly enables not only interesting television, but expands the concept of human interaction. Wonder when, and why it ended?
@@robertprice5839 Graeme Norton has *all* the guests stay around, so they are all there - and interacting, and it normally works pretty well, unless they are too drunk.
@@thefantasyreview8709 True. I should have Clarified specifically for American television. I imagine it’s because marketing, and pushing one’s wares is big big business. The money lenders don’t want a drunk Orson Welles, Charles Nelson Reilly, Rita Moreno, or Don Rickles mocking the product.
She was ahead of her time. Today she's normal. She has originality (a great voice with a touch of comedy/ just like Sophia Vegara's genius -- pretty face with a thick Hispanic accent).
@@tyronebrown8510 that's the beauty of "art". it's non quantifiable. the only wrong opinion is a dishonest one. if you like it, it's good. and vice versa. we're not discussing quantum physics here. 👍✌ btw: Nina is way too cool
True story. . One day my car broke down at the Huntington beach mall on beach blv. In Huntington Beach, so I started walking towards my home which was 4 miles south on beach Blvd. I just hit the sidewalk to start walking when this Grey Chrysler Cordoba stopped and asked if I needed a ride, and I said , oh sure, as we drove on southward, I noticed this guy sounded and looked very familiar. Turns out, it was Merve Griffith. He invited me on his yacht in long Beach later that night, and I went. Michael Jackson was there, Elizabeth Taylor was there, and a whole bunch of movie stars. It was Michael Jackson's album release party for the thriller album. Me and Michael Jackson talked quite a while. It was a awesome event..I was shocked that anyone famous would ever stop and give a ride to a stranger. Awesome yacht, and the car was very nice..this was 1983. Even though the album came out in 1982. They were celebrating the huge success of the album.
@@Eaglerow77 @ it's simply incredible, sounds like a night dream but for you it was reality. Damn! You see when you're on the right spot at the right time things happen. And I mean being in America, la resident etc. It wouldn't have happened to me for sure being on the other side of the globe.
Television gold. Nina was hilarious and very talented. Don was being Don, very funny. I am not familiar with the host he was quite good and really appreciates Nina.
Good for her! She's somethin' else. And prescient. And smart and incredibly talented. SO, there, DR! WHEREVER YOU MAY BE!!!! And just loved their singing all together. Pretty good TV!!
This was a great song. But if you liked it you MUST (I am begging you) go listen to Yma Sumac. You will thank me later. [she was first at this] Also, am incredibly pleased that she mentioned Lena Lovich. That was super nice of her.
Just saw Yma Sumac, unbelievable. Same style of Nina and Lovich but in the 50s/60s(!) from Peru(!) Is there a name for this style of singing? I thank you indeed.🙂👍
OMG, Can't stop laughing. She is so witty and highly intelligent she knows exactly what she's doing. I think she kicked off so many things in music, she's so full of life and has so many ideas in her head. She's reminds me of Bjork from the sense that they create new sounds/music and always something different and that is where they thrive. We need more people like her.
AMAZING! Never in a million years would I have imagined Nina Hagen with Don Rickles on the Merv Griffin Show!
These mix ups are so interesting! They're coming from different eras but I think Nina and Don actually have something in common. Eccentrism. They're similar personalities each in their own way.
She’s the only person I’ve ever seen be able to hold their own with Don Rickles and not get blown away by him.
if i could sing in the operatic tradition anywhere near that level i'd be ok with "holding my own" around anyone else too.
That's bc she didn't GET him.
@@QueenofNonSequitur i think she does. And I'm sure she knows who he was and what he did for a living. She's just a sport.
@@robertriley1569 it probably did 😂 Just by merely looking at her Rickles mind probably had failure to load. Remember ppl think Dennis Rodman was eccentric because he sport different colored hair everytime he plays. Look at the hair fashion now.
looked to me like mr. Rickles was digg'n ms. Hagen"s company, more so than she of his.
Through all of her silliness, costumes, and loopy behavior, one cannot deny what a fantastic (and classically) trained singer she was.
Was??? Is she dead?
she is, SHE IS, she's still alive.
That is true, she was a nut but she had an amazing voice
Nunsexmonkrock is still one of my favorite albums of all time ..I recommend listening to it on a hit of acid .
@@yasminedey8612 she's still alive but her voice is shot since more than 20 years
Never seen anyone get Don Rickeles so speechless..boy she was one crazy wild lady
She still is !! 👍💪greetings from Germany 👋
I never knew she went that far. This is a great clip. Good old Don Rickles standing for her clapping until she sat down.
Ron Dickles was an old school gentleman.
African Reggae is one of my favorite tunes from Nina, still play it today.
Love that song. Have the 12" and LP. Great record but African Reggae is one of my favs. Like "Hot Shot" too. What a talent. Saw her twice. Last time was like 10 yrs ago in a little club in Long Beach Ca. Here daughter was in the Peace Core by then. Sounded as good as when I saw her at the Palace in Hollywood a decade before.
We had a Record Store and she was booked to do an autograph signing there the day after the Palace Show in about the same ur as this TV show. We went to pick her up. Said her then baby was sick and couldn't come. I said there were 150 ppl waiting. She came, with no make up! Have a picture. Nina was very professional. When driving back she talked about the Goddess and her friend Layna who was also into the Goddess.
Brought out her baby. Told me to feel her head (fever). I put my hand out to ck. She said "no with your cheek".
Acted the same. This is really her.
@@shepmathe Wow, you got up close and personal as anyone could get.
The music video for smack jack was so ahead of its time she basically invented TH-cam meme format with that one
She would've fit very well in this generation
This epic encounter of Mr. Warmth and the Godmother of Punk took place in 1985. I think Rickles was actually enjoying himself despite his usual ascerbic commentary and behavior.
Well if anyone appreciated acerbic humor, it was a true punk. So they were having a fine time together.
@@themaggattack i agree. I think neither is taking each other seriously. They both know how to perform in front of an audience.
I thought Karl Rucker was the one holding his own meanwhile Don Rickles is literally like "...WTF?!?"
LOL
Either way he isn't sidelined that easily! LOL
I thought the host was Merv Griffin. He sure looks like him. That's why I was wondering who the heck is Karl Rucker?
@@lhingsantiago2692 you are absolutely correct.
I saw the title of this video and knew I knew who the host was. But I was just a little kid when I used to watch Merv Griffin on TV when ever I did.
I saw the Title of this video and thought...hmmm... Karl Rucker was the hosts name I guess... naturally! LOL
Wrong it was another guest on Merv's show.
I had that wierd tingly feeling like... this guys name is Karl? But I posted the comment anyway without checking.
Karl Rucker was Ninas Bassist! LOL
I play bass. Probably why the name was vaguely familiar.
If this was on Johnny Carsons Tonight show I wouldn't be having this problem! LOL
My stupid fault.
Thanks for pointing it out though! LOL
Don't Kill The Animals is such a banger... really cool to see her talking about this collab with Lene
How the World Order has changed in my own lifetime... :)
Nina grew up in East German (USSR Occupied). She was Professional Trained in the Arts and Opera, etc... Which in time is reflected in her music years later, especially when she was able to leave the old Soviet Union and enter West Germany (USA Occupied).
I grew up listening to Nina, especially when I lived in Europe for the US Military.
Memories :)
Totally brilliant performance.
Yes;Don was great.
@@ewilliams2268 @ Lol.
NINA HAGEN is one of the greatest singers EVER! A true original and unique artist! Gotta love NINA.
TV gold baby!!!!
She might not take herself seriously but she still had an amazing voice
she takes herself very seriously, you just don’t understand how because she’s being her true self.
50/50 on that.
She? Seriously?
compared to whom?
To orate and pontificate the way she does she takes herself VERY seriously. If you were stuck in an elevator with it you d have to kill it cause it ain t shutting up
This clip is my 1st time seeing her. Only thing I'd heard by her was "New York, New York". I like her.
What amazing beautiful voice... wow ! Who knew this woman had a voice like that.
She handles this damn well, actually. Smarter than the rest
Nina is completely bonkers! What a trip!
There are not enough words in the English language to describe how much I love Don Rickles!
She’s wonderful . So vibrant, funny and intelligent! Love her
Excellent combinations! Flashes of genius.
when he drinks the water it's perfect comedy.
She was rapping at least 10 years before The Sugar Hill Gang did "Rapper's Delight" and remember folks, you saw it here first on The Merv Griffin Show.
The black rick n roll and jazz musicians were rapping in the 40s and hamilton also has "rapping" or fast singing which has always been a thing
The icelandic people invented talk singing which can also be considered somewhat a form of rapping i guess so yeah she wasn't the first but ofcourse it isn't a competition
❤what really gets me seeing her flash the heart hand gesture way back then Love Nina Hagen ❤
There will never be another Nina Hagen.
Her work was incredible.
She also have the receipts the back it up❤
People forget how good the Merv Griffin show was! I watched it as a kid in the afternoon. I remember seeing Soft Cell sing Tainted Love on his show! And here he has Nina Hagen! Merv was pretty hip for a guy from an older generation. He was aware of the new music coming up and had many acts on his show!
Merv was a member of the rainbow family and far more advanced in hipness and culture than say Mike Douglas or Dinah Shore.
@@supachaloopa3611 And even Letterman I dare say.
And never forget Monte Rick the third.
I love when she says "iden-ti-ty" and does the eyebrow thing
"I'm not that lonely" - Don Rickles went in for the kill! Love it!
Looked like Nina was still well and composed when Don was finished. if it was some sort of competition, I'd call it a draw.
She sounds french.
French. DON Rickles had a great deep voice. Niceeee
@@deba.fisher1701 Nina Hagen from Berlin. Born in DDR. They let her go to the west side because they thought she was nuts. Her mother was a famous opera singer before the wall...🚬
He’d have a heart attack trying to keep up with her at his age.
Merv & Don were hip tommykats, Nina was amongst friends here.
"I am Jewish so I wasn't involved then" !!!! Has to be the most devastating comeback in Chat Show history!!!!!?? Anybody?? 😱😱😀😀👍👍❤❤
She's amazing!
Nina is wonderful 😊
Thanx for sharing 😻
Don's expressions while she recites her poem at the end are the funniest things I've ever seen!
it's from the song she did with Lene that she just mentioned
There will never be one like Don rickles again truly one of the greats rest in peace
Die-hard Nina fans: She doesn't need to be saved, Don Rickles is an insult comic. Nina's a big girl, she can take it... so should you.
They riffed off each other perfectly. Theyre completely different but you can tell theyre both in "showbiz".
Whatever he is, he is to an American audience. Nobody knows him overseas and his jokes, which are purely based on insults and ridicule of others, don't work. I didn't even laugh at his stupid faces. One or two comments at the beginning were ok, but not shouters either.
Don and Nina are amazing. Don doesn't get Nina. Different era. He was hilarious and she deserves way more credit for her singing ability. Even if you don't get it, she is a little out there, ok for the 70's she was from Mars, you have to admit this girl can sing.
I really want to hear Nina do a whole opera performance, if she has and anyone has a link to that, I’d really appreciate it!
You know who she reminds me of a lot!? Klaus Nomi and Edson Cordero because of the fact they were both trained originally for like opera. Especially Klaus. But Cordero does the most phenomenal cover of Naturträne where he goes even higher than Nina, all the way to a G6! I recommend you give it a listen because it’s a very interesting take on one of Nina’s songs. I am really into 80s German rock right now, I love how original, imaginative, creative, and unadulterated it is and how it’s theatrics are just unparalleled. It’s so immersive always.
@@hunters6940 I agree with you about Klaus Nomi, I’ve never heard of Edson Cordero, I’ll have to check out that artist
Love you Nina.... greetings from Yemen
Tks, I never realized Nina was soo cool, and an Easter egg;Loving ich. Nice
Loved her wild, unapologetic looks.
OMFG I never knew she did the Merv Griffin show. She lit that place up big time. I'm suddenly feeling less hostile towards Merv. Wow!! This is classic television. I loved when they were all singing in unison after the break. Of course I love NINA!!!
Why would you feel hostile towards Griffin? Seems a little misplaced.
People misinterpret this whole interview thinking Rickles is being condescending. They are playing off each other. It's brilliant. She knows what she is saying is over the top. Rickles made a mistake with the war comment but he recovered and she got him back many times over. Nina is hilarious.
Well said. Rickles just died last month....he often talked about his time as a G.I. in the Phillipines...almost 3 years service. His humor...esp. regarding race and ethnic differences was/is an "acquired taste"...and RARE for comedians to 'get away with it'. But Don was fearless...had many black-american, hispanic and fans around the world...of all races and ethnicities. He was an "equal opportunity abuser"...even picked on his own tribe...the Jews...with hilarious consequences. Look of Don at the DEAN MARTIN ROASTS...which were broadcast of NBC in the 1970s. Priceless.
yeah this is fucking insightfull, what i love most its like a sitcom almost/maybe.
i mean if you go watch that news show err daily show w/ trevor noah they have some akward pre-scripted fucking character that every comedian who wants to come up or smth has to play it fucked.
!!!
Don Rickles was an idiot
Dons reacting like the audience probably is seeing Nina for the first time. Theres a similar clip of him guesting with Mr T. Nina, Lena Lovich & Kate Bush woulda made one interesting concert!
*@Maureen Wagg* "people thinking Rickles is being condescending" which "people" think that ?? ,,,surely not in the comment section here... so why do _you_ think people "think that" ? Because you thought you were smart enough to understand this "feeding of each others" comedy routine ? and _you_ thought many people would misinterpret ? ...Good for you...... Anyway...even his "now I know why they lost the war" didn't faze Hagen at *all* ......nothing wrong with good natured jokes about "Germany losing the war" it's after all the "Nazis which lost the war" which for many Germans was a good thing .
NINA HAGEN with DON RICKLES - i seriously feel like im in a different dimension now - WTF!!!!
The shoulda put Pee-Wee Herman on at the same time....
Love Nina, she is totally aware of how funny and awesome she is. Don Rickles was totally blown away by her and they played off one another so well it was magic.
Oh, is that what happened?
Yeah, that's exactly what happened. That's how celebs used to be. Not afraid of being cancelled, cause that wasn't even a thing then. Shouldn't be now.
@@squigtonianmayhem4602 I know Nina Hagen very well, and she definitely remembers being on this show. I'll take her recollections about Don Rickles over yours. And what does cancel culture have to do with anything?
@@PS987654321PS I thought they were funny together.
@@DA90027 Stupid people are easily amused.
We like her
You can’t find normal people anymore that can sing opera and be intelligent in conversation
Would do you mean by "normal people" ? Nina has always been abnormal and that's one of the reason we love her ! Most "normal people" are very boring.
@@brunobailly7013 she's not abnormal. I believe the right word should be eccentric. I don't see 3 eyes, or a pair of nose or anything not normal in her anatomy. She just happen to have a different preference than most people.
@@lhingsantiago2692 The thing is I consider myself "abnormal" and I haven't got 3 eyes or a pair of nose or anything not normal in my anatomy either. So whatever... Eccentric yes. My point was that we love her because of her differences not in spite of them. It's what sets her appart that makes her so likeable.
@@brunobailly7013 I read your post and i know you said you love her being the way she is. But yeah if you consider your self "abnormal" despite looking normal that's all up to u. But to use such derogatory word to someone else that's a different matter. Why don't you just man up and admit you chose the wrong word and we can call it a day!
@@lhingsantiago2692 abnormal doesn't always imply in a negative sense
It can also mean unique
Ich liebe diese Frau einfach, auch heute noch 😀
Don Rickles , God bless his soul, was game for everything a true uniqum.
A slice of heaven...Hagen and Rickles lol she can wail wowzer
Merv Griffin: RIP, you genius. Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune are impressive creations, but pairing Nina Hagen and Don Rickles is sublime.
Don belongs to older generation of entertainers but I think they have similarities in their personalities actually, they're both eccentrics and could get along well.
It was definitely taking a risk, but I think he knew that they were both professional enough to keep their composure and not get into a fist fight
I think both these guests are excellent, both a great sense of fun and humour... Don was a master in his game.
they're freakin crazy. LOVE
this was a glimpse into the future...2020
merv. 'there's a cure for that'. don, 'what a night!' too funny. loving this very muchly.
Merv was the coolest. He was the first to have Gary Numan on U.S. television and the camera work was great.
Politics aside, @1:51 IS THE CRAZIEST $H!T IVE SEEN THAT AIRED ON T.V.!! 👌🏽🤘🏽🔥💪🏽👍🏼😂
This is the greatest thing I have ever seen thank you technology 🙌 🙏.
yes! blown away when the 3 sang together
The look on Don Rickles's face says it all.
Thank God for Nina 😍
Mervs show was on very few stations at this time. He stayed with it until his show had to be canceled. Too bad. The talk shows died in America!
This entire bit and all of the participants is vaudeville and brilliant.
actually, i understand all of nina's ideas . . . she is so cool!!
Meu amor, ti amo,Paulo de Goiânia Brasil
Chama ❤❤❤❤ti amo minha esposa sabe
I am so glad this exists.
Watching her perform reminded me of a Trip I took one time , A BAD TRIP 🤪 😉
Interesting that Don Rickles is a hero of Diamanda Galas, who is in the same vein of outrageous and supremely talented singers as Nina is.
God bless Nina so much entertainment.
I love Nina! I remember dancing to her songs at a little Punk /New Wave club called Phases in the Valley in the early 80's. Awesome music, bizarre haircuts, good times!! 🧑🎤✌🏻
Nina oozes talent and class...God, what a women!!
She's marvelous
i went on a date with a gal named Merry Stewart who played the keyboard in Nina's band in the '80's. she was gentle and kind and not even remotely scary.
Sie singt es so, wie es gesungen werden sollte.
After that watching this, I had to look up that "Love Itch" - sure enough it was legit - Lena Lovich.
A couple of squares trying to keep up with a force of nature.
Her force of nature suddenly blew itself out after this 'aired'. She had fifteen seconds of Fame, about ten seconds too long.
@@PlanetEarth3141 bruh, nina is the shit. always has been, youd be lucky to be as free as she is. i mean truly, shes the freest soul out there.
@Wayne M I agree - she was way ahead of them all. She was truly funny and ironic, but they don't seem to have gotten it.
Nina Hagen. Wow!!!
And people think Lady Gag Gag is the first avant-garde performer.
And one day they find out she is a copy of copy of copy...
The entertainment equivalent of an Irresistible Force meets an Immovable Object.
omg didn't expect that voice 0:16
Booking these 2 together was genius
Rickles cracks me up.
Lord ALMIGHTY what a payoff for the person (s) who brilliantly conspired to put these three on together.
Does anybody have back stage chatter or production stories from this show?
...this is from the MERV GRIFFIN SHOW. Merv often had a WEIRD panel of guest...and unlike most other American shows...ALWAYS had his guests stay for the entire show. Johnn Carson/THE TONIGHT SHOW often might have a guest stay to the side of an incoming guest////but much less so in the 80s/90s. Merv always TRIED to "mix it up" between his guests...including his most frequent guest, Zsa Zsa Gabor.
@@glennfromthebronx Having multiple guests interact after the initial interview was commonplace for many shows back through the 50s to 90s? Johnny Carson, Dick Cavitt, Mike Douglas, Bill Boggs come to mind. Today though we rarely see this. It’s a shame it truly enables not only interesting television, but expands the concept of human interaction. Wonder when, and why it ended?
@@robertprice5839 Graeme Norton has *all* the guests stay around, so they are all there - and interacting, and it normally works pretty well, unless they are too drunk.
@@thefantasyreview8709 True. I should have Clarified specifically for American television. I imagine it’s because marketing, and pushing one’s wares is big big business. The money lenders don’t want a drunk Orson Welles, Charles Nelson Reilly, Rita Moreno, or Don Rickles mocking the product.
:DDDD This interview is the best thing ever!! Nina legendary!
A great set of pipes, but eccentric as hell.
hahahah imagine thinking eccentricity is a bad thing
She was ahead of her time. Today she's normal. She has originality (a great voice with a touch of comedy/ just like Sophia Vegara's genius -- pretty face with a thick Hispanic accent).
aren't all dedicated performance artists?
I didn't say she was a bad eccentric, lol.
@@tyronebrown8510 that's the beauty of "art". it's non quantifiable. the only wrong opinion is a dishonest one. if you like it, it's good. and vice versa. we're not discussing quantum physics here. 👍✌ btw: Nina is way too cool
True story. .
One day my car broke down at the Huntington beach mall on beach blv. In Huntington Beach, so I started walking towards my home which was 4 miles south on beach Blvd. I just hit the sidewalk to start walking when this Grey Chrysler Cordoba stopped and asked if I needed a ride, and I said , oh sure, as we drove on southward, I noticed this guy sounded and looked very familiar. Turns out, it was Merve Griffith. He invited me on his yacht in long Beach later that night, and I went. Michael Jackson was there, Elizabeth Taylor was there, and a whole bunch of movie stars. It was Michael Jackson's album release party for the thriller album. Me and Michael Jackson talked quite a while. It was a awesome event..I was shocked that anyone famous would ever stop and give a ride to a stranger. Awesome yacht, and the car was very nice..this was 1983. Even though the album came out in 1982. They were celebrating the huge success of the album.
This was true?
@@sppecials606 damn right it is.
@@Eaglerow77 @ it's simply incredible, sounds like a night dream but for you it was reality. Damn! You see when you're on the right spot at the right time things happen. And I mean being in America, la resident etc. It wouldn't have happened to me for sure being on the other side of the globe.
Television gold. Nina was hilarious and very talented. Don was being Don, very funny. I am not familiar with the host he was quite good and really appreciates Nina.
People keep saying 'was'. She isn't dead, guys!
The host (Merv Griffin) was more famous than both of them together. And he was rich, too!
@@sinbadsailor1963 Yep, that's what happens when you're the creator of both Jeopardy and Wheel of Fortune!
She is so amazing in this got to collect every album now and find all related ephemera
The lady is a Divine Goddess in human form
Nina Hagen is the real deal.
I still have the dehydrated peel from a banana that she gave me when I saw her in concert in San Francisco back in 1994. It's a holy relic!
Precious!!! Godess !!!
This is amazing!
I was going to hide my family!
Fuck me dead. 🤣
Good for her! She's somethin' else. And prescient. And smart and incredibly talented. SO, there, DR! WHEREVER YOU MAY BE!!!! And just loved their singing all together. Pretty good TV!!
Nina Hagen must sing we Are The World Fantastic Nina.
This was a great song. But if you liked it you MUST (I am begging you) go listen to Yma Sumac. You will thank me later. [she was first at this] Also, am incredibly pleased that she mentioned Lena Lovich. That was super nice of her.
Thank you!
Just saw Yma Sumac, unbelievable. Same style of Nina and Lovich but in the 50s/60s(!) from Peru(!)
Is there a name for this style of singing? I thank you indeed.🙂👍
I have a feeling Mike Patton has her discography
It's like comedy Opera
'I'm not that holy' killed me!
Great post , thank you
He said I am not that lonely if you refer to Don?
OMG, Can't stop laughing. She is so witty and highly intelligent she knows exactly what she's doing.
I think she kicked off so many things in music, she's so full of life and has so many ideas in her head.
She's reminds me of Bjork from the sense that they create new sounds/music and always something different and that is where they thrive.
We need more people like her.
Great. When I first saw this I thought did Bonnie Hunt do interpretive art when she was younger.
Nina is awesome. 💖
Don cracked at "Lina Love Itch." 😂
She’s ahead of her time
First I have heard of her, Wow ...... amazing
Love Nina and all her vocal contortions!
Nina Hagen is one of my favorites
Nina is a German megastar. Read up on her longevity