Our first Saturday night Live Cut for 2009. Yeah, we’ve been slacking here at Pound Note. Anyway, we came across this gem from 1987. The BoDeans performing Good Work on the David Letterman show.  Sound quality of the video is a little off (no fault of the band), but it’s a great trip back in time.

This video looks like it was shot in a smoke filled club for about $10 -which was probably what it cost to see the BoDeans in 1986. However, it was one of our first glimpses of the group that would be named Best New American Band by a Rolling Stone Reader Poll in January 1987.  The BoDeans videos, much like their shows, never included a lot of special effects or frills, just straight forward Americana rock.

WATN? The BoDeans released Still earlier this year and continue to tour. Update: The BoDeans released Live Acoustic in October. It is available exclusively through their website.

Trivia: The album title Love, Hope, Sex & Dreams comes from the Rolling Stones song Shattered.

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