Name: Curtis Mayfield on Letterman, August 20, 1987
Uploaded: 2021-03-09T19:02:50.000Z
Description: Watch the stand-up comedy video 'Curtis Mayfield on Letterman, August 20, 1987' from Don Giller on Comedy Buff. Published 2021-03-09. Transcript available.

Watch the stand-up comedy video 'Curtis Mayfield on Letterman, August 20, 1987' from Don Giller on Comedy Buff. Published 2021-03-09. Transcript available.

yeah our next guest is a rock and roll legend as lead singer of the impressions
in the 60s
and as a composer and solo artist in the 70s and 80s folks please welcome curtis
mayfield
my friend is dead that's what i said let the man rap a friend and send him home
but his hope was a rock and he should have known it's hard to understand there
was love in this man i'm sure i'm gonna agree that his misery was his woman at
least
my friend is dead that's what i said
everybody's misused him ripped him up and abused him another junkie playing
pushing dope with a man a terrible blow but that's how we go
i'm freddie's on the corner now if you want to be a junkie
well remember freddie's day
we're all built up with progress but sometimes i must confess we can deal with
rockets and dreams but reality what does it mean
ain't nothing say
i'm freddie's day
i'm freddie's on the corner now
i'm freddie's on the corner now
i'm freddie's on the corner now
i'm freddie's on the corner now
i'm freddie's on the corner now
i'm freddie's on the corner now
i'm freddie's on the corner now
i'm freddie's on the corner now
i'm freddie's on the corner now
i'm freddie's on the corner now
i'm freddie's on the corner now
i'm freddie's on the corner now
i'm freddie's on the corner now
i'm freddie's on the corner now
i'm freddie's on the corner now
i'm freddie's on the corner now
i'm freddie's on the corner now
i'm freddie's on the corner now
i'm freddie's on the corner now
i'm freddie's on the corner now
i'm freddie's on the corner now
i'm freddie's on the corner now
i'm freddie's on the corner now
i'm freddie's on the corner now
i'm freddie's on the corner now
i'm freddie's on the corner now
i'm freddie's on the corner
i'm freddie's on the corner
all i want is to be some man
with a little love i'm trying to find
this could be such a beautiful world
with a wonderful girl
but we need a woman child
i don't want to be like freddie now
because freddie's dead
everybody's misused him
ripped him up and abused him
another junkie plan
put your door for the man
freddie's on the corner now
if you want to be a junkie
why
remember freddie's dead
ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, yeah
freddie's dead
yeah!
Curtis Mayfield
sounded great, Curtis nice to meet you
thank you very much for being here
uh, yeah, we'll do a commercial then we'll be right back
and now folks singing "Happy Birthday" to Connie Chung once again, Curtis Mayfield
happy birthday to you
happy birthday to you
happy birthday dear Connie
yeah, happy birthday to you
happy birthday to you
happy birthday to you
happy birthday to you
happy birthday to you