Eddie on Letterman Monday!

igotid88 said:

HughFreakingDillon said:

Why does everyone think he'll play black?

Because his recent musical guests did the first song they performed on the show. And Eddie sang Black in his first appearance. But as a band it was Hail, Hail. And the CBS Orchestra plays that almost every week. So it could be that.

I was wondering of that was it. Ed played black solo his first appearance? I shall have to youtube that!

HughFreakingDillon said:

igotid88 said:

HughFreakingDillon said:

Why does everyone think he'll play black?

Because his recent musical guests did the first song they performed on the show. And Eddie sang Black in his first appearance. But as a band it was Hail, Hail. And the CBS Orchestra plays that almost every week. So it could be that.

I was wondering of that was it. Ed played black solo his first appearance? I shall have to youtube that!

Eddie sang Black very briefly. It was an unannounced appearance.

Guess it makes sense for him and paul shaffer to do black, given what has been going on, but it might be more apropos to play Goodbye.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OlZKFJueoIA

it will look pretty lame if he does a pearl jam song and the rest of the band isn't there.

Can't wait to hear what Eddie decides to sing!

This is supercool, thanks for sharing

Consequenceofsound.net makes good points re: recent guests playing the songs from their initial performance and the fact that 'Black' holds significance to the show, as it was part of Dave's "schtick" in the mid-90's. I'm sure it will be 'Black.'
From the blog: "Ed has performed on the show countless times over the last two decades, as a solo musician, with Pearl Jam, even accompanying The Who. In fact, Vedder’s first-ever appearance on the show, in February 1996, actually came as a surprise.
Letterman’s singing of the chorus to Pearl Jam’s “Black” became part of his nightly schtick — sort of like how he obsessively replayed Future Islands’ performance years later. Vedder eventually showed up to sing the song himself with the backing of Paul Shaffer and the CBS Orchestra.
Vedder will reportedly perform again with Shaffer and the CBS Orchestra on Monday night. Based on recent appearances from Dave Matthews Band and Ryan Adams, which saw the artists revisit the songs they played for their initial Letterman appearances, one has to imagine Vedder will be there to sing “Black." Monday night’s episode will also feature Tom Hanks, who will be making his 60th (!) performance on the show. Bill Murray will stop by on Tuesday night for what is only his 44th appearance. No guests have been announced for Wednesday night’s finale, but CBS promises “an hour filled with surprises.”

badbrains said:

Damn, I'm down the shore and won't be able to make the show. Shit

where are you down the shore?