Postby MK » Thu Jun 09, 2005 7:29 pm
I stopped watching it on a regular basis when Norm MacDonald was still on the show. Howard Stern did a cameo on Weekend Update and said the show was in a rut and that Norm was one of the few good things on it (Norm thanked him kindly while the audience remained awkwardly silent). Since then, the only thing I ever catch is musical guests or Weekend Update, which was pretty good with Tina Fey and Jimmy Fallon (who's a good impressionist but not really funny or good at keeping a straight face during a joke).
Some bits I would've included on the DVD: Prince doing "Partyup" around 1981 (or "Electric Chair" for an anniversary show in late 1989), Miles Davis, Sun Ra, or Herbie Hancock in one of their sole performances, same deal with Johnny Cash (a medley actually), Aretha Franklin's earlier performance from the early 80's, David Bowie and his band doing "TVC15" in drag in their first appearance, one of Frank Zappa's appearances, the Mighty Mouse bit with Andy Kaufmann (sp?), Stevie Ray Vaughan's sole appearance, George Clinton and P-Funk's appearance, Eddie Van Halen doing his impromptu jam, Lou Reed in one of his earlier appearances (maybe "I Love You Suzanne"), Tracy Chapman doing "Fast Car," The Replacements doing both "Bastards Of Young" and "Kiss Me On The Bus," Rage Against The Machine doing "Bulls On Parade" (plus backstory on that show), Sinead O'Connor's earlier performances were great, too (and sharper, but as good as her stunning performance of "Last Day Of Our Acquaintance" was, "War" gets the nod for controversy/historical importance), George Harrison and Paul Simon doing their two short duets...
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