Beastie Boys HD : The Joan Rivers Show - 1987 

I love it. Rolling Stone review of licensed to ill: "Three jerks make a masterpiece "

Thank god someone taped this

Imagine being 17-19 with a platinum debut record. Legends. Still holds up as one of the greatest albums of all time.

Actual HISTORY.

I listened to Beastie Boys and now I am living in a van down by the river.

This was a real thing. It actually happened.

People this is the perfect example of why punk rock and hip hop are the same. Its all because of the ATTITUDE of the music ladies and gents

"I'm enjoying you because this is not my house" lol. Joan was the best. RIP Joan and Adam. 🌹🌹

I had to share this video with a few of my family members! I was around 4 or 5 when this originally aired and my eldest brother was around 11 and getting into the Beastie boys and was watching this. Both my other brother who was 8 at the time and I started jumping around the living room like lunatics when the Beastie boys performed "Fight for your right " and I guess I thought I'd be cool and jump on our coffee table that had a busted leg and start dancing. Bad idea as the table broke sending me and whatever else was on the table crashing to the floor. Our mom heard it from the kitchen and yelled "What was that noise?" And without missing a beat my 8 year old brother yelled back "It's the Beastie boys!" Thankfully i wasn't hurt but our mom was pissed lol. It's one of the earliest memories of childhood I have and this is the first time i've seen this performance again since that night lol great memories. They were so young here!

Her: He's probably cheating on me.. Me with the boys: 0:55

Only Joan Rivers could keep up with three Beastie Boys. 😁

"I'm 19, 19, I'm 12"

Joan was great. She was a trip. The Boys were so young back then.

this video proves one thing. the Beastie boys truly never gave a fuck.

Sensational! There will never be another hip hop group like the Beastie Boys.

I watched this when it happened and it was off the charts out of control in my mind. I thought these guys were having the best time anybody could ever have.

Now I can see where Billy Madison got his style. Straight Ad-Rockin' it!

2022 and this is still rocking!!!! Love this recording!!!!

My boy Yauch was about to smash mid concert😂😂

Still get teary eyed over Adam Yauch. I finished their bio a few months back and savored every damn word.

This is Brilliant! Joan knew the situation played it perfect! The 3 boys were awesome! Kudos to Joan for letting it be!

No ...let's be serious for a moment....this WAS history in the making! Thank you for posting this groundbreaking video.

this is way more bad ass than all of us 20 year olds thought growing up. sorry dad, you were cooler than I’ll ever be

Beasties - Pro trollers before trolling was even a thing. Also that Time to Get Ill at the end is some of the best shit ever captured on tape.

HD="How distorted"

the world needs more 80s strippers

"I'm twelve" that killed me

They're so adorable

Awesome clip. Talk shows today are so boring and formal. Here it´s actually people having fun. What a concept! I got to see the Beasties live once (in 2006, I think it was), but I would have loved to have seen them live during this era.

Rest in peace Adam "MCA" Yauch.

I was 17 and s senior in high school when this came out. We had the best music. Beasties brought together a lot of different genre lovers and everything was just music then. We loved all kinds of music and beasties brought us all closer. I wish rap was still like this. They had fun and it was about the art.

This video would have millions upon millions of views if it was titled “Beastie Boys - “Fight For Your Right/Time To Get Ill (Live)”

2019, Anyone still listen to the beastie boys? I do! , does anyone even still remember?

Rip joan u were the coolest!

This is beautiful! I love everything about this interview. Wish more interviews were this entertaining.

R.I.P MCA

"license to ill" "That's a stupid name for an album!" hahaha

How do I adjust the tracking on my RU-vid??? :D

This might be the only time they played "Fight for your right" live on TV. Soon after this, they refused to play it live ever again.

Its funny how the Rap community (at the time) HATED the bestie boys, but came around to liking them after their 2nd album. A friend of mine who was into alt music, had this album. I LOVED it.

"Janet, this is your agent Paul. We've had a gig open up for you. How would you feel about being the Beastie's lead Thruster on the Joan Rivers show tomorrow?"

Joan was hillarius, I never seen this recorded live performance on Joan Rivers before. This was awesome.

They clearly wont last for long with this silly type of music those naughty little fellas

these guys vocals were lowkey underrated

I love that Joan Rivers dished it right back at them. 'THAT'S A STUPID NAME FOR AN ALBUM!' Lmao.

My mom used to HATE IT when I'd blast Fight For Your Right as a kid lol. All it did was make me love it and play it more lol.

"I'm 12" says MCA. I answer the question with this clip running through my head

Awesome video, too bad television isn't fun like that any longer. Thanks for posting!

Omg.....I REMEMBER THIS!!! My Mom and I watched Joan together every night. Thanks for the memory

Adrock keepin it tucked!

Joan looks so good here. I love her style!

Joan Rivers was so cool. So in on the joke. Love this.

BEASTIES were cool AF!

These guys are high off their minds and they don’t give a shit! It’s beautiful.

If Bill and Ted grew up in New York City instead of San Dimas this would be them.

Omg those were the days! Everyone listened to these guys, everyone partied, and all had fun.

This was awesome!! Thanks for up loading!

Licensed to ill was a creative masterpiece. Genius writing still one of my all time favorites

They never ever sold out and kept their brand of music alive the entire time.

0:55 THAT DANCE, amazing. HAHAHA love it.

This is why I miss the Eighties sooooooooooo much !!! *So glad I was able to live through it :) :) :)

"what a stupid name for an album" Joan was the best. No filter! could use some of that today.

I’m diggin the large stomp moves 😂😂😂👍🏽🤘🏽🙌🏽

my brothers had this episode taped. of course it got lost. This brings back so many memories!!! "that's a stupid name for an album!" LOL

I remember Joan's dis about the album name! It was HILARIOUS!

♥ Thank you whoever you are/were for recording this amazing performance and sharing it.

that was on point, thank you for sharing! Adam rocking the tight roll, and snapping the fingers! These guys at 19, damn, that must have been a wild ride as they already moved to LA! instant star!

The dancers though.....😍

JR is an awesome comedian and because of that not so great as a warm and welcoming talk show host. I loved how The BB cracked up when the Phyllis Diller line dropped and Adam pointed at Joan. Good shit. Thanks for posting.

memories!!! this song came out my freshman year in high school. this song and motley crue's home sweet home was our anthem. i miss the 80s!!!! the backyard kegger parties, the music, the dance clubs, concert parking lot parties, NO CELL PHONES!! i could go on and on...*sigh*

Great performance. This song never gets old even though I listen to rock n metal.

1:56 😂😂 I love it, MCA wasted and looking like that last line was just exhausting, "alright, I'ma just take a moment here, recollect myself... you guys are doing great."

Legendary Group. Beastie Boys!!!! Love 'em

I frickin DIE EVERYTIME AT THE END…. “Yeeeeeaaaaaahh bwwwwwooooyyyyye y’knaaam sayyyeeennn bwwwaaaaaaaayyyyy” - Ad-Rock 😂😂😂😂

Thank u fo this

I just find it mind blowing that the UK broadcast of this led to people campaigning to the Beastie Boys banned from the country.

Mike D rocking the Houses of the Holy shirt!

The stage show is Punk Rock meets Pee-wee Herman....so glad someone recorded this back in the day. The VHS tracking lines are the perfect cherry on top 👍

was in HS then, now at 51 , they still rock.

eventually they matured and went on to become legends

they dont make guys like this anymore nowadays

Over 10 million of license to I'll sold in the U.S. alone. It went diamond! Beastie Boys have sold over 26 million albums in the states over 50million worldwide. They need no introduction. Or need to explain themselves! One of the most iconic bands to come out of the 80's if not in history!

The Beastie Boys fusion of Hip Hop and punk rock is the norm today. Definitely ahead of their time.

EVERYTHING was waaay better in the 80s....you was there you understand....

I gotta figure that ten years later the Beastie Boys met up with Joan Rivers and talked about this - and laughed. I would have loved to be there for THAT conversation!

Awesome interview and performance. I missed this episode back in the day. But we did go to a Beastie Boys concert in the late 80's while they were new. The only thing I remember is that I heard that the stadium decided not to sell alcohol because fights were happening at their concerts in other states. What a drag.

This is Awesome!

The musical geniuses of the 80's...so ahead of the times...

Beastie Boys making the 80s sound like the 90s

This is awesome!

Great video.

9:40 mark kills me everytime.

MCA was an amazing MC.

I love watching this brought back so many memories

15 when this came out and MTV was actually Cool and New back them and played non-stop Music and Very Popular and this I loved it first time I heard it I remember recording this song and many other songs off MTV to my Boombox that's how I did it in the Mid 80's

I just watched this four times, Shit brings back memorys...I actually saw the show as it aired.

Joan Rivers was a perfect host to interview these guys! Other TV hosts might have been a bit too formal, but as one of the first "shocking" comedians (see Howard Stern), she had the perfect mix of irreverence and playfulness.

Epic work of ART..... 3 icons doing what they do and making it look so fun

The energy ! Love it

Anybody who cares. The Beatie Boys Had a Solid Contract Between Themselves. Never Can ANY of Their Music Be sold for Commercial Purposes. Its been Tried in Court. It Stood. Still Stands Today!