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The Little David Years

George Carlin · 1999

356 min · 84 tracks

A provocative tapestry of observational humor, blending social commentary with absurdity and a relentless critique of American culture.

Top tracks — play these first

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    Seven Words You Can Never Say on Television — This track not only encapsulates Carlin's fearless approach to language but also sparked national conversations about censorship and free speech in comedy.
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    Divorce Game — Here, Carlin cleverly critiques societal attitudes towards marriage and divorce, using humor to unveil the absurdities of human relationships.
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    I Used to Be Irish Catholic — In this piece, Carlin navigates his own cultural identity with sharp wit, reflecting on the complexities of heritage and religion in America.

Is this for you?

Good fit if you like

  • dynamic collection of performances
  • wave-like pacing through humor
  • provocative social commentary insights
  • for late-night laughter
  • engaging storytelling with sharp wit

Maybe skip if you

  • prefer concise, standalone tracks
  • seek lighthearted or family-friendly content

Where this album fits

Career context
By the time George Carlin released The Little David Years in 1999, he had already established himself as a leading voice in stand-up comedy. This compilation captures key performances from his career during the 1970s, marking a period when Carlin was transitioning from mainstream television appearances to more avant-garde material, which would later define his legacy.
Stylistic neighbors
Richard Pryor· Bill Hicks· Louis C.K.

Tracklist

Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.

Disc 1

  • 1 Shoot 5:55
  • 2 The Hair Piece 2:53
  • 3 Sex in Commercials 5:20
  • 4 Drugs 4:23
  • 5 Birth Control 5:10
  • 6 Son of WINO 6:31
  • 7 Divorce Game 4:29
  • 8 Ed Sullivan Self Taught 3:26
  • 9 Let's Make a Deal 4:48
  • 10 The 11 O'clock News 7:10

Disc 2

  • 1 Class Clown 16:06
  • 2 Wasted Time / Sharing a Swallow 2:27
  • 3 Values (How Much Is That Dog Crap in the Window?) 5:16
  • 4 I Used to Be Irish Catholic 2:57
  • 5 The Confessional 4:12
  • 6 Special Dispensation: Heaven, Hell, Purgatory and Limbo 3:41
  • 7 Heavy Mysteries 1:59
  • 8 Muhammad Ali / America the Beautiful 4:35
  • 9 Seven Words You Can Never Say on Television 7:03

Disc 3

  • 1 Welcome to My Job 3:02
  • 2 Occupation: Foole 3:41
  • 3 White Harlem 4:45
  • 4 The Hallway Groups 2:07
  • 5 Black Consciousness 2:38
  • 6 New York Voices 7:06
  • 7 Grass Swept the Neighborhood 1:25
  • 8 Childhood Cliches 4:04
  • 9 Cute Little Farts 5:10
  • 10 Raisin Rhetoric 2:06
  • 11 Filthy Words 11:29

Disc 4

  • 1 Goofy Shit 3:59
  • 2 Toledo Window Box 4:56
  • 3 Nursery Rhymes 4:15
  • 4 Some Werds 7:57
  • 5 Water Sez 1:05
  • 6 The Metric System 2:09
  • 7 God 6:43
  • 8 Gay Lib 2:06
  • 9 Snot, the Original Rubber Cement 2:54
  • 10 Urinals Are 50 Percent Universal 2:27
  • 11 A Few More Farts 5:55

Disc 5

  • 1 New News 4:21
  • 2 Teenage Masturbation 4:53
  • 3 Mental Hot Foots 2:54
  • 4 High on the Plane 4:29
  • 5 Bodily Functions 5:44
  • 6 Wurds 1:01
  • 7 For Names' Sake 6:59
  • 8 Baseball-Football 2:03
  • 9 Good Sports 2:30
  • 10 Flesh Colored Band-Aids 2:48
  • 11 Religious Lift 3:31
  • 12 Radio Dial 1:52
  • 13 Y'Ever 2:29
  • 14 Unrelated Things 2:21

Disc 6

  • 1 On the Road 4:46
  • 2 Death and Dying 13:48
  • 3 Headlines 4:23
  • 4 Kids Are Too Small 3:11
  • 5 Rules, Rules, Rules! 2:32
  • 6 Parents' Cliches and Children's Secret Answers 3:19
  • 7 Words We Leave Behind 1:55
  • 8 How's Your Dog? 5:06
  • 9 Supermarkets 7:03

Disc 7

  • 1 George's Disc Jockey Theme and Show Opening 0:58
  • 2 Tattoos 3:11
  • 3 Hitchhiking (short version) 0:55
  • 4 Clerks, Hankies and Emma 5:15
  • 5 Elmo's Song / Johnny Badcheck 1:10
  • 6 Monopoly 4:03
  • 7 New Sports 4:15
  • 8 Hitchhiking (long version) 1:47
  • 9 Guacamole 0:43
  • 10 Nuts in Cake & Toenail Clippings 1:41
  • 11 400,000 American Musical Favorites 6:24
  • 12 Peas 5:57
  • 13 Losing Your Place 6:15
  • 14 I'm Musical 7:02
  • 15 Lost & Found 3:19
  • 16 Public Affairs 4:18
  • 17 Snapper Lawn Mowers 2:34
  • 18 How to Handle a Heckler 1:04
  • 19 Closing 1:47
  • 20 The Coney Island Recordings 8:39

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