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Bruce Springsteen sends off David Letterman: The raucous “Glory Days” which ended “Late Night”

Remembering the brilliant 1993 performance when The Boss nailed it, and ended "Late Night with David Letterman"

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There was one guest David Letterman couldn’t get in 11 and a half years hosting “Late Night” — The Boss.

But as Letterman says here, “better late than never.” Springsteen joined Paul Shaffer and his band to play Dave off with “Glory Days,” a pretty good call considering the nostalgia at the heart of that “Born in the USA” classic.

It’s a pretty giddy six-minute clip below.

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