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Boy, was she shy. But she had such a gorgeous face. Dave was smitten.
It's amazing how completely unfiltered and raw this performance was. Really incredible.
Watching "Fame" all these years later, I assumed she was a big star, but she wasn't.
I'm still very surprised that Irene never made it big. She was a huge talent.
| by Anonymous | reply 8 | September 15, 2024 1:57 PM |
[quote]It's amazing how completely unfiltered and raw this performance was. Really incredible.
Agreed.
| by Anonymous | reply 1 | September 15, 2024 6:27 AM |
Great find OP. Loved her since her “Short Circus” days on The Electric Company.
| by Anonymous | reply 3 | September 15, 2024 7:04 AM |
Why was that piano so out of tune?
| by Anonymous | reply 4 | September 15, 2024 7:26 AM |
[quote] Why was that piano so out of tune?
The David Letterman Show premiered on June 23, 1980 and ran through October 24, 1980.
It lasted only four months.
This performance (according to the description of the video) was on October 14, 1980. Only 10 days before the show ended.
Which tells me that the show had no budget, and they probably had to wheel that piano in from somewhere else in the building, because they were moving out of the studio in 10 days.
This was not "Late NIght With David Letterman" which had a full band and leader Paul Shaffer.
| by Anonymous | reply 5 | September 15, 2024 8:37 AM |
I remember watching this Letterman daytime show in the summer off of school. I didn't remember it was only ONE summer. It was still classic Letterman. I guess he was always better suited to late-night.
| by Anonymous | reply 6 | September 15, 2024 11:18 AM |
She would have been a great Dorothy for the film version of THE WIZ.
| by Anonymous | reply 7 | September 15, 2024 12:07 PM |
[quote]I remember watching this Letterman daytime show in the summer off of school.
Me too, but the only thing I remember is Edie McClurg as Mrs. Marv Mendenhall. Hysterical.
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