Somewhere in my garage there’s a box with a tape of the very first Saturday Night Live, when Don Pardo referred to the ensemble cast as “The Not for Ready for Prime Time Players”. I haven’t watched the show much in the past 10 years, but I made sure the 50th Anniversary Special was recorded in my YouTube TV subscription.
Unfortunately, this last bit was not recorded. I just watched it now and it’s wonderful, despite Paul’s aging voice. This was always one of my favorite medleys of theirs. I miss the strings, which I still heard (in my head) while listening to this.