Wilco Performing The Wilco Song on Colbert Report

Wilco performed an exclusive song on The Colbert Report last night. Before the performance, Jeff Tweedy sat down with Colbert for a pretty funny interview. Here are a few highlights:

Colbert introducing the band at the beginning of the show says: “True Wilco fans will listen to the show on vinyl.” Awesome.

Colbert: I like your American flag lapel pin.
Tweedy: Where’s yours?
Colbert: I gave mine to Barack Obama.

Tweedy then gives Colbert an Obama tshirt.

Colbert: You offer a song for free on your website. Are you a socialist?
Tweedy: We’re just lousy capitalists. We thought free market meant free.

The song is interestingly good… Tweedy said it’s called “Wilco: The Song.” Main refrain is that “Wilco will love you baby.” Odd, but a good rocker from the gang. And it was neat to see them crammed onto the small Colbert stage. Looks like they were enjoying it. Of course Nels had his whole guitar-to-the-amp distortion thing going on.

http://www.hulu.com/embed/G8nYYhUzrpavlkFMFD_U_w/693/1235

Hulu – The Colbert Report: Thu, Oct 30, 2008 – Watch the full episode now.

6 Replies to “Wilco Performing The Wilco Song on Colbert Report”

  1. I especially like when he says, “Colbert, Colbert, Colbert, Colbert will love you baby.”And, by the way, I'm thinking of naming myself after me: Thomas Whitley the Me.

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  2. I especially like when he says, “Colbert, Colbert, Colbert, Colbert will love you baby.”

    And, by the way, I’m thinking of naming myself after me: Thomas Whitley the Me.

    Reply

  3. I especially like when he says, “Colbert, Colbert, Colbert, Colbert will love you baby.”

    And, by the way, I’m thinking of naming myself after me: Thomas Whitley the Me.

    Reply

  4. I especially like when he says, “Colbert, Colbert, Colbert, Colbert will love you baby.”

    And, by the way, I’m thinking of naming myself after me: Thomas Whitley the Me.

    Reply

  5. I especially like when he says, “Colbert, Colbert, Colbert, Colbert will love you baby.”

    And, by the way, I’m thinking of naming myself after me: Thomas Whitley the Me.

    Reply

  6. I especially like when he says, “Colbert, Colbert, Colbert, Colbert will love you baby.”And, by the way, I'm thinking of naming myself after me: Thomas Whitley the Me.

    Reply

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