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Harmonix Crew Appearing On Colbert Report Tonight
Posted by Stuart Houghton at 10:40 AM on September 18, 2008
Stephen Colbert will be playing host to some chaps from Harmonix as they give him a Rock Band 2 rendition of his song Charlene (I'm Right Behind You).
Eighties stalker anthem Charlene recently appeared as free Rock Band DLC.
The show will broadcast tonight (Wednesday 17th September) at 11:30 PM EST on Comedy Central.
You can check out a video of Stephen performing Charlene, in the actual nineteen eighties. It in no way resembles David Brent's Free Love On The Free Love Freeway, at least not in any way that is actionable in court.
RB2 on Colbert Report Tonight[Rockband.com]
(image: http://www.shipbrook.com/onnotice/)
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Kyattsuai
Posted 11:13 AM 18/9/08
I was wondering when Colbert was going to mention his Rock Band song. I'm also surprised he hasn't covered Palin's hatred of (polar) bears yet.
Kyattsuai
Red_Maniac
Posted 11:07 AM 18/9/08
@DaveKap:
But I don't have Rock Band 1 either, unfortunately.
Red_Maniac
icegoat
Posted 11:04 AM 18/9/08
Sweet! Best song on Rock Band.
icegoat
tehkid
Posted 11:03 AM 18/9/08
And please can we get some Flight of the Conchords up in this piece!
Another 15 Tenacious D songs would be nice too!
tehkid
ca$h
Posted 11:02 AM 18/9/08
Well that's pretty shameless of Viacom.
ca$h
tehkid
Posted 11:01 AM 18/9/08
'Pretty girl on the hood of a Cadillac, broken down on Freeway 9'...
'She's not dead'
Instant Classic
tehkid
cio
Posted 10:58 AM 18/9/08
The song Gervais did on the Simpsons would be great as well.
"Lady when you go away, I feel like I could die,
Not like dye like your hair is dyed, but die like Lady Di,
And not like Di like her name is Di, but die liked when she died.
Lady just like Lady Di, be my princess tonight, but don't die."
cio
DaveKap
Posted 10:56 AM 18/9/08
@Red_Maniac: It's free DLC for Rock Band 1, which I assume means it's also free DLC for Rock Band 2 as well.
DaveKap
Jojuinc
Posted 10:52 AM 18/9/08
I'd love to have 'Free Love On The Free Love Freeway' or 'Spaceman'.
"Who is wrong? And who is right? Yellow, brown, black or white. The spaceman he answered you'll no longer mind. I've opened your eyes. You're now colourblind."
Jojuinc
gameware
Posted 10:52 AM 18/9/08
I second the notion for David Brent songs in Rock Band. In fact, I would pay whatever the cost to play Free Love, make the proceeds go to charity!
gameware
Hauler
Posted 10:51 AM 18/9/08
Speaking of 'Free Love On The Free Love Freeway' why the hell hasn't that been put into Rock Band yet? That song is brilliant.
Hauler
minywheats
Posted 10:49 AM 18/9/08
Should have Rock Band, shitty controllers
minywheats
chirpingbee
Posted 10:48 AM 18/9/08
Charlene! :)
chirpingbee
chuffhoncho
Posted 10:48 AM 18/9/08
David Brent DLC confirmed. Seriously, I would kill for a full band version of Free Love or his cover of If You Don't Know Me By Now from his double A-side single.
chuffhoncho
Clarke
Posted 10:47 AM 18/9/08
I'll just wait till it's online. I'm gonna be too busy playing DDR HP2 that just came out.
Clarke
Raptus
Posted 10:45 AM 18/9/08
@LegendK1ll3r: Coblert is better.
Raptus
tomakasatnav
Posted 10:45 AM 18/9/08
Can't wait! Love Colbert and Rock Band :D
tomakasatnav
Red_Maniac
Posted 10:45 AM 18/9/08
Holy crap, that song's in Rock Band 2?
I must possess this game.
@LegendK1ll3r:
Try again.
Red_Maniac
R.C.Collins
Posted 10:45 AM 18/9/08
@LegendK1ll3r:
Guess again (You almost got it that time)!
R.C.Collins
LegendK1ll3r
Posted 10:43 AM 18/9/08
@LegendK1ll3r: I love my own major typo.
Steven COLBERT.
LegendK1ll3r
LegendK1ll3r
Posted 10:42 AM 18/9/08
I <3 Steven Coblert.
LegendK1ll3r
Erwin
Posted 11:39 AM 18/9/08
Oh man, we need David Brent DLC. My favourite:
+ Watch video
@Jojuinc: "See? Racial."
Erwin
scotty
Posted 11:35 AM 18/9/08
You can bet I'll be watching this while eating my Stephen Colbert ice cream! so delicious!
scotty
BlueWizard422
Posted 11:28 AM 18/9/08
I went to the taping for his show yesterday. Front row seats, it was awesome! I kinda wish I went to today's instead...
BlueWizard422
Seinosuke
Posted 11:24 AM 18/9/08
@LegendK1ll3r:
Steven Coblert
Stephen Colbert
COINCIDENCE?!
Seinosuke
ca$h
Posted 11:20 AM 18/9/08
@bobtheduck:
It's just a shame they don't come out and call it what it is: a paid advertisement. Those infomercials at 4 in the morning have to, why doesn't Viacom?
ca$h
DigiMish
Posted 11:17 AM 18/9/08
Great song, stands for everything awesome in the 80's. Go Stephen!
DigiMish
bobtheduck
Posted 11:17 AM 18/9/08
@ca$h: What shame is there in promoting your own stuff, even if you're referring to the pic (photoshop or real?) particularly when Activision's move (incompatible controllers and threatening lawsuit against Sony if they released a patch that would make the controllers compatible) was the wrong one to begin with?
bobtheduck
54r93
Posted 11:15 AM 18/9/08
@LegendK1ll3r: its stephen not steven...
54r93
MojoTeq
Posted 12:08 PM 18/9/08
I mean he never runs out of his time rewind potion
MojoTeq
MojoTeq
Posted 12:08 PM 18/9/08
I do not believe that is actually from the 80's. However, if it is, I want his magical elixir, he hasn't aged a day in 22 years.
MojoTeq
bobcaticus
Posted 11:48 AM 18/9/08
RICK ASTLEY!!!!
the colbert song will be available to us Silver members tomorrow FYI
PS: use Beastie Boys "what cha want" for the 100% stuff
[swellbo.ws]
bobcaticus
shatteredhalo
Posted 12:37 PM 18/9/08
@LegendK1ll3r: Mmm... warm, flaky stephen cobblert.
*drool*
shatteredhalo
rpgking4
Posted 1:49 PM 18/9/08
Umm... Kotaku, did you lie to me...?
rpgking4
kylenalepa
Posted 1:48 PM 18/9/08
@kylenalepa: Ah. Would've helped if I'd read the article:
"The show starts at 11:30 PM EST on Comedy Central, and I believe we are closing out the show with a short bit, (emphasis added -kylenalepa) but if you enjoy laughing I strongly recommend watching the full episode.
kylenalepa
kylenalepa
Posted 1:47 PM 18/9/08
@NeoAkira: Yeah, not yet, anyway...
kylenalepa
LegendK1ll3r
Posted 1:45 PM 18/9/08
@shatteredhalo: That does actually sound very delicious.
Of-course, I expect people to now say remarks involving my typo, despite how I fixed it IN THE NEXT POST, which is ironically, right below the first.
Ah, what wonders an "EDIT" button could do, Kotaku.
LegendK1ll3r
NeoAkira
Posted 1:39 PM 18/9/08
I'm watching the Colbert Report right now and they're not on it.
NeoAkira
Codemasterflex
Posted 2:10 PM 18/9/08
@CitizenInsane27: He's Singing in Korean would be even better.
Codemasterflex
dawimp523
Posted 2:09 PM 18/9/08
@BlueWizard422: What? Colbert's not live? NNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
But how can The Daily Show do their talk with Colbert before his show? Anyway, I was disappointed that it was pretty much another ad for Rock Band, but Colbert was still funny, as he always is. I would've LOVED for the Harmonix people to battle Stephen & The Colberts in "their" song! I guess we'll have to keep dreaming!
dawimp523
OpiumSandwich
Posted 2:07 PM 18/9/08
[www.colbertnation.com] has a few videos, but they're just ingame from what I've seen so far.
OpiumSandwich
Sai-kun
Posted 2:02 PM 18/9/08
Yeah...there was no actual interview or anything..he just mentioned it.
Dang. =/
Sai-kun
TheApprentice
Posted 2:02 PM 18/9/08
Where was Harmonix?!?!??!?
:(
TheApprentice
CitizenInsane27
Posted 2:02 PM 18/9/08
Yeah, it was just a Colbert bump. Dammit. I was hoping for a performance. You know what else I'm hoping for?
The Colbert Report theme in RB. Do it up. Come on.
CitizenInsane27
Does Not Equal (ダズノット)
Posted 2:01 PM 18/9/08
I would submit that this article's source was, in fact, incorrect. There was a very brief segment at the end where he mentioned it, and that's all.
Does Not Equal (ダズノット)
jpneiswi
Posted 2:01 PM 18/9/08
@Boolean: yeah...little misleading
jpneiswi
TheMysteriousStranger
Posted 2:01 PM 18/9/08
That seemed like a shallow and forced sales-pitch.
TheMysteriousStranger
kylenalepa
Posted 2:01 PM 18/9/08
Aw, Harmonix didn't show up! I feel so betrayed!
kylenalepa
Boolean
Posted 2:00 PM 18/9/08
Mention of the song, but nobody from Harmonix.
Boolean
Chew13acca
Posted 2:00 PM 18/9/08
Same. Wtf. Bad news?
Chew13acca
scotty
Posted 2:00 PM 18/9/08
=O WHAT?!
THEY DIDN'T EVEN PLAY!
>:( I am not pleased.
scotty
smartboydan hates college
Posted 2:00 PM 18/9/08
Awww, all he did was mention it. Kotaku, you fail!
smartboydan hates college
MysteriousStranger
Posted 1:59 PM 18/9/08
baw, i just saw it. no harmonix
MysteriousStranger
scotty
Posted 1:58 PM 18/9/08
Fireplace?
Photo Album?
Never mind. Not lame at all.
scotty
smartboydan hates college
Posted 1:57 PM 18/9/08
Ah, here it is.
smartboydan hates college
scotty
Posted 1:56 PM 18/9/08
:\ Oh, so it was just like a last minute closing thing...
pretty lame.
pretty damn lame.
scotty
R.C.Collins
Posted 2:37 PM 18/9/08
@LegendK1ll3r:
Serious Post: Are you dyslexic or autistic?
R.C.Collins
BlueWizard422
Posted 2:20 PM 18/9/08
@dawimp523: The Daily Show isn't live either. They're filmed 2 blocks away from each other.
BlueWizard422
54r93
Posted 2:19 PM 18/9/08
@icegoat: oh i totally agree I could play that song for hours...I know because i have because i'm like, 12 points off the top score...
54r93
Anarchist_Gamer
Posted 2:54 PM 18/9/08
The Colbert song is novelty, at best. That said, it's funny while it lasts. Loving RB2 right now. Have over 207 songs right now. I feel overwhelmed with this mass of music.
Anarchist_Gamer
bornonce
Posted 2:44 PM 18/9/08
Harmonix wasn't there. But it was still effective to see the Rock Band 2 game cover, and a slight glimpse of the Colbert music video. Both XBOX marketplace and the Playstation Network got free publicity, so that wasn't a bad thing at all.
bornonce
bobcaticus
Posted 4:32 PM 18/9/08
yeah i got like over 200 songs as well, but the random gigs always pull up Journey, Poo Biters and that damn Disturbed kid-korn-biscut song where he sounds like a monkey passing a brick out his ass.
bobcaticus
AxelMinami
Posted 5:13 PM 18/9/08
Not downloaded the song and never will, but hell, Steven Colbert himself is made of win.
AxelMinami
King Seafoam
Posted 5:11 PM 18/9/08
hahaha, i just saw this on tv 5 minutes ago. And also i downloaded the song already =p short though
King Seafoam
tossrStu
Posted 9:01 PM 18/9/08
I would happily punch Ricky Gervais in his stupid grinning sell-out face, but I have to say that the full band version of Free Love Freeway (featuring Noel "Laser Goblin" Gallagher on guitar and backing vocals) would go down a storm in our household.
+ Watch video
tossrStu
DavidRS
Posted 12:41 PM 23/9/08
@R.C.Collins: Serious Reply: Don't you think that that's a bit of an unfair assumption, just because someone spelt a name wrong?
Disclaimer: I myself am autistic.
DavidRS