good evening I'm Dave Letterman you know last night after months of debate and controversy
a special television program aired in prime time the repercussions of which we're only starting to
feel now here at late night we take seriously our responsibility as broadcasters and have
assembled a panel to discuss some of the issues raised by this unsettling drama I'm speaking of
course of the world premier TV movie The Facts of Life down under with us tonight is late night
segment producer Robert Morton Morty as simply as possible uh what happens in the story here
well David The Facts of Life find love and laughs on a visit to Australia much in the manner of say
family ties in London or or any of the loveboat cruises well that's good Marty but what exactly
is it is it fact is it fiction is it fantasy is it propaganda I would say fiction Dave Blair Joe
toy and Natalie these are characters however they're there is a continent called Australia
yeah right well I I think we can all agree on that certainly can't Dave I think we're
ignoring a far more fundamental question NBC in his promotional material is referring to
the facts of life down under as a movie isn't it in fact a movie length TV show any any thoughts
on that Iggy well I think Gerard's being a bit dogmatic I mean what about M's Navy joins the
Air Force there was uh Batman right uh monster go home monster go home exactly yes but those were
made specifically for theatrical release he had to go to the movies to see them yeah okay everybody
settle down now I I I think you can see why this program has provoked such a a storm of emotion on
all sides now Mary Lou what did you make of the story particularly the subplot involving the the
jewel thieves uh well actually Dave I didn't see it I'm at this you know I'm in this Broadway show
at the Barrymore theater Social Security it's a modern comedy sorry I missed it well that's
all right we're certainly glad you could join us anyway we wanted at least one fabulous babe
on the panel Morty Gerard Mary Lou Iggy you know I think we've only scratched the surface on The
Facts of Life down under problem but at least we've recognized the questions involved here
and more importantly we've killed a couple of minutes of airtime thank you all you're welcome
our next guest was on the show over four years ago and I have not since met anyone else with
the first name Iggy or the last name pop uh he is currently on tour with the pretenders and he can
also be seen in the motion picture The Color of Money this is his latest album right here
blah blah blah big hit for him on this album ladies and Gentlemen please welcome Iggy Pop
Iggy Wild One Wild One wild
[Music] one [Music] school like AOL to dance like a fo like the mess got to be a wild one
yeah I'm a wild one going to break it Loose going to keep it moving keep Shing baby I'm a real wild
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[Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] child I'm going to be all my friends going to have
our tell my friends going to tell them all that I'm a wild one yeah I'm a wild one I'm going
to break it Loose keep moving keep swim Wild [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music]
[Applause] Child [Applause] well I one and I like a wild the world gone crazy everything
seems hazy I'm a wild one yeah I'm a one going to break it this going to keep moving wild
[Music] keep
well I'm a wild one I'm a wild one I'm a wild one W baby
I'm don't afraid to news going to keep Ming Sing B [Music]
wild come on
out wow W come on brother
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[Music] [Applause] igy thank you very much uh Iggy Pop gez nice job job thank you seem like
a lot of fun yeah it was yeah you get yourself a big hit here don't you it's doing all right you
were here four years ago we were talking about your book at the time right yeah on my golf game
you're Golf and you were you were raised in a mobile home or something that's right yeah
I remember all of that nice to have you back same here uh and you're now on tour I am in the middle
of the tour yeah we were in Denver last night and Phoenix tomorrow night having a good time
great time now do do people in in this context throw stuff at you on stage or not very seldom
lately I got uh I got an orange the first night out but it was fluke there hasn't been anything
since then so I'm really happy you sound almost disappointed that it I'm I'm not I'm really tired
you yeah uh well things are going terrific for you and uh are you still writing songs 25 words
or less is that I try yeah now where did that come from that's the supie sales uh adage and
he used to when when he had his uh show Lunchtime with sup in Detroit I was about five or six and
he'd say now you write into supie But be sure to make those cards and letters 25 words or less and
it just sorted stuck in my brain it seems seems to be working pretty well uh Iggy you sound great
let me do a commercial we'll be right back okay thank you Jimmy Iggy nice to have you
here and you sound a great with the gentleman in the band good luck on the tour thank you uh
my thanks also to Jack Elum and Mary L Henner uh tomorrow on this program folks Willie Nelson and
George Carlin have a good night thank you for joining us good [Applause] [Music] [Applause]
night