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Video: Colbert Blows "The Lid Off Of Rock" At The High Line
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Ben Yakas
Published Jun 24, 2011
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As we mentioned earlier today, Stephen Colbert and Jack White were at The High Line this morning selling copies of Colbert's brand new single "Charlene II (I'm Over You)." After a brief introduction by White (he described working with Colbert as "like adding onto a sculpture in a museum"), Colbert came out, gave a shout-out to Chelsea, and harmonized with White on The Star-Spangled Banner: "Hands over your hearts, hats off motherfuckers." He then performed the single with the Black Belles.
Below, watch two videos of the appearance taken by AnimalNY (or, more specifically, a "kid" he paid $10 to shoot "because an umbrella was in my way"):
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