Joffrey Velvet and Wilco on The Colbert Report

As a Halloween treat, here is my brother-in-law Jeff Tweedy being interviewed last night by Stephen Colbert. During the interview, Colbert told Jeff that he should change his name to something that sounded more like a rocker. His suggestions were Jeff Silky or Joffrey Velvet. Love it. He accused Jeff of socialism for giving out free songs on the Wilco website and tried to imitate Jeff’s low-energy style, claiming his heart and endocrine system stopped in the process. Both Jeff and Colbert angled for a position in an Obama administration and Jeff told a surprising but true story about his first encounter with Senator Obama in 2005. Take a look:

Oh, shoot, it looks like YouTube took down the interview portion of the show—but you can watch it here. The whole band then joined Jeff for the debut of “Wilco, the Song” which I’d never heard before.

Next stop for Jeff—the Inauguration of our 44th President?

Comments

[Heather]

Oh no, Danny, you posted spoilers! I taped this last night so I could watch it while I eat dinner tonight. I will pretend I didn't see any of this.

Yesterday was Wilco day, for sure: first I got excellent tickets to the show coming up the day after my birthday in Baltimore at the beautiful Lyric Opera House, and then they were on Colbert. Happiness!

[Danny]

Oops! Sorry, Heather, I was going for "teasers" more than "spoilers!"

[Ian]

I love the conspicuous placing of the grammy in answer to Colbert's flaunting of his emmy. This topped off what turned out to be a great day yesterday.

[Dorise]

I personally thought the best was when Colbert tried to match Jeff's "energy" and complained how his heart just stopped...

[Elisabeth]

I am not a fan of Wilco's (and God knows how much I have tried - since I have tons of friends who are! One of my students berated me the other day for not being a fan!), but I loved the interview, and the song was pretty good too.