“Blue Collar Joe Appears With Backwards Hat / Biden Appears to Call Iowa Voter ‘Fat'” goes one of the lyrics
Jason Isbell turned actual Fox News headlines into a tender country ballad Thursday during a return appearance on The Daily Show.
The Weathervanes singer teamed with the late-night sorta-news program to highlight just how ridiculous Fox News’ real, Biden-obsessed headlines actually are, especially when backed by an acoustic guitar.
“Blue Collar Joe Appears With Backwards Hat / Biden Appears to Call Iowa Voter ‘Fat,’” Isbell sang, with the actual chyron showcased next to each “lyric.” “Biden Refers to Trump as a Sitting President / Biden Collides With Flagpole at U.N. Event.”
The lyrics — and the headlines — become even more outlandish from there: “Peloton White House Security Risk,” “Biden Has Not Addressed UFOs in 9 Days,” “Biden Trips While Boarding Air Force One Again,” etc.
Isbell visited The Daily Show just last week, where he talked about making his acting debut in Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon and performed the Weathervanes standout “Cast Iron Skillet.”
“Most of my songs are complaints, at the end of the day,” Isbell said on the episode.
“I look at it like a huge field full of rocks and everything you need is under one of those rocks. And it might be under the first rock you pick up. But you might have to pick up a million of them. But if you just keep trying things, eventually you’ll get there.”
Isbell and his band the 400 Unit recently performed a sold-out show at Radio City Music Hall, making their debut at the New York auditorium.