NEW YORK — With Jack White as his guide, Stephen Colbert is living out his rock-star dreams.
Colbert debuted his new single, “Charlene II (I’m Over You)” on “The Colbert Report” on Thursday night. Then he took the song to the streets Friday, performing it again and signing copies for Colbert Nation groupies.
The song culminated Colbert’s week-long “rock odyssey” series. After premiering the tune on his show, Colbert and White sold copies Friday in Manhattan from the “rolling record store” of White’s Nashville, Tenn.-based Third Man Records — a truck that travels the country selling the label’s music.
The former White Stripes frontman produced the track. This is White’s second collaboration with a late-night talk-show host. Last year, he released a live rockabilly album with Conan O’Brien. White has been present in various segments all week on “The Colbert Report,” playing a remarkably good straight man to Colbert. The Associated Press
Musically inclined: This is far from the comedian’s first foray into music. Among his greatest hits are a performance of “Empire State of Mind” with Alicia Keys, a “shred-off” with the Decemberists and a rendition of Rebecca Black’s “Friday.”
