The Beastie Boys Expose The Truth About Gold Records | Conan O'Brien Needs A Friend

The Beastie Boys remember their iconic tour with Madonna, getting the Joe Franklin bump, and the truth about the gold records the RIAA sends out.

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[lorez]

Thank you to Madonna for introducing me to the Beastie Boys May 25th 1985 at Maple Leaf Gardens. 14 year old me is forever grateful.

[lashutterbug]

John Densmore of the Doors has an almost identical story in his autobiography "Riders On The Storm". He discovered that the gold record for the Doors album "Waiting For The Sun" was actually a Rod McKuen album. 🤣🤣🤣

[ericlewis]

playing your own gold record is gangster. finding out it's piano covers is HILARIOUS

[spiceboymike]

I saw them in 1985 on Madonna’s Virgin Tour; and I had never heard that degree of booing in my life! At the time, no one had ever heard of Beastie Boys; and here are these three white boys running around the stage cursing! A year or so later they had one of the first #1 multi million selling rap albums in the country; and those same three white boys are now rap LEGENDS and are in the Rock and Roll HALL OF FAME! LOL…I guess it’s true what they say: Timing Is Everything!

[jpl]

I went to a Beastie Boys Concert and Madonna followed these legends @ San Diego State amphitheater in 1985. I was in the 10th grade. ✊🏽

[GiantEyeOne]

Miss these guys. Hope they do more podcasts.

[DurkMcGerk]

Joe Franklin was the talk show host in Ghostbusters (1984) who asked Ray if he'd seen Elvis.

[HansDelli]

Adrock mentioning how the Beasties were on The Joe Franklin Show to Conan now & 20 years ago is so great

[myorangecrush]

6:30 Beastie Boys should sample that whole gold record and make it platinum.

[caleblatreille]

The irony of Conan talking about someone's old-time references going over the audience's heads 😂

[laserbender]

Billy Crystal used to do a Joe Franklin sketch on his SNL run. He also appears in "The Aristocrats" movie. I even ran into Mr. Franklin in a bank in Manhattan. Nice guy.

[josearmenta]

This podcast is one of my fav so far. Post the entire thing!! Please

[paddy]

these 2 should have their own podcast.

[chrisquinn]

Madonna’s 1st show of her 1st was in Seattle at the Paramount Theater. I was there just to see what was going on g to happen

[RebelBuddha]

Adam…still adorable! Smart with a great sense of humor. Much love to the BBs.

[mikegarrens]

I saw Madonna back in 85 at the San Francisco Civic center. Beastie boys opened up for her. The audience booed the Beastie boys off the stage.

[negydimenziosember]

Conan is love. I would love to see a planet all Conan. No wars, no hunger, no hate, just hard work and laughs, lives lived and enjoyed.

[MichelleUS]

Sona’s laugh is magical. If I’m feeling bummed out, hearing Sona laugh will gladden my heart! 😊

[etiennekosa]

Two of my most favorite things in life Conan and Beastie Boys!

[chuckbangers]

RIP Yauch. Wish you were there with the boys telling stories.