{"id":6874,"date":"2011-09-27T13:58:15","date_gmt":"2011-09-27T13:58:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/?p=6874"},"modified":"2011-09-27T13:58:15","modified_gmt":"2011-09-27T13:58:15","slug":"radiohead-on-the-colbert-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/2011-09\/radiohead-on-the-colbert-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Radiohead on The Colbert Report"},"content":{"rendered":"

In an unprecedented move, Radiohead<\/strong> performed a quiver of songs on a special hour-long The Colbert Report<\/strong><\/a> last night.\u00a0 Supported by an extra drummer and a horn quartet, Radiohead proved once again that they are the greatest band on the planet. And Colbert proved that, along with David Letterman, he is a host with musical soul.<\/p>\n

The band opened with unreleased song, The Daily Mail,<\/strong><\/em> which is not on their most recent album, “The King of Limbs.”<\/strong> Check it out:<\/p>\n

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The band also played Bloom<\/em><\/strong> (oh the horns!!):<\/p>\n

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Then they played the glorious Little By Little<\/strong><\/em>:<\/p>\n

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Then, with Thom Yorke<\/strong> exhorting the crowd a la Colbert himself, the band banged out Morning Mr. Magpie<\/strong><\/em>:<\/p>\n

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The band finished strong by performing National Anthem:<\/strong><\/em>:<\/p>\n

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The band then performed Codex for a web-only exclusive:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
The Colbert Report<\/a><\/td>\nMon – Thurs 11:30pm \/ 10:30c<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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And, finally, check out the hilarious “interview” with the band:<\/p>\n

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