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May 28, 2009

Green Day's Purr-fect Keyboard Cat Impression

This is from Tuesday, but it's too funny to ignore: The Colbert Report made a web-only video using the famous clip of Stephen Colbert falling and breaking his wrist, with the members of Green Day playing him off keyboard cat-style:

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Trying to think of how I would describe that video to the people of even March, 2009 is making my brain hurt. Somebody needs to slow the internet down. (Via CC Insider.)

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Nice try Green Day, I'm still not buying your shitty music.

Posted by: etc profile link at 05/28/09 11:37 AM  | Reply
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Green Day....I'm not supposed to like you....this complicates things......ugh.

Posted by: CarolineA profile link at 05/28/09 11:40 AM  | Reply
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internet.. you have outdone yourself today.. kudos!

(and yes.. green day.. i have far more important things to do with my time than develop an appreciation for you.. please stop..)

Posted by: heronimous profile link at 05/28/09 12:04 PM  | Reply
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Between this and the Walmart boycott, we have to like Green Day again? This feeling is so '94.

Also, welcome back Lindsay!

Posted by: Mcluskyist profile link at 05/28/09 12:08 PM  | Reply
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Nope not falling for it Green Day. Now wipe off the eyeliner, you are adults.

Posted by: Calliwell profile link at 05/28/09 1:16 PM  | Reply
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colbert has a song he wrote, like 20 seconds long, that he played during the green day interview. it was FUCKING wonderful. can you PLEASE get a link for it, lindsay? everyone here will love it, trust me.

Posted by: ian g at 05/28/09 1:23 PM  | Reply
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here it is. in the interview. go to 4:35. it's the best song i've ever heard.

http://rackjite.com/archives/3478-Stephen-Colbert-Interview-Green-Day-and-Song-Know-your-Enemy.html

Posted by: ian g at 05/28/09 1:26 PM  | Reply
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if glenn beck ever crawled out of his doom tank long enough to write a song, that'd be it - but without the *wink wink*.

Posted by: Becca profile link  in reply to  ian g's comment at 05/28/09 1:56 PM  | Reply
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July 2007 - Colbert breaks wrist
February 2009 - Keyboard Cat is introduced to the world
March 2009 - Green Day continues to exist after 22 years


I have zero problem imagining how I would explain this to someone back in March. I'd probably sound something like, "Remember when Colbert slipped on set and broke his wrist, well Green Day played him off a la Keyboard Cat."

Posted by: dinkydonuts at 05/28/09 1:35 PM  | Reply
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did anyone find a canadian link? canadian comedy network is all fluff. pass jon dore, pass.

Posted by: magicboots profile link at 05/28/09 1:40 PM  | Reply
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I hate that Green Day is (are?) likable as actual people, because it makes it that much more sad that there music is sucking so bad lately :/

Also, Stephen Colbert's little composition is totally the best.

Posted by: indybree profile link at 05/28/09 2:24 PM  | Reply
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the big question here is: how does the singer-guy look so young? the other two senior citizens do look like senior citizens (to be fair, they look more like iguanas, but whatevs), but this guy looks just the same than when they started, back then in the mid 60s. is it the hair? the guyliner? the angry teenager souls he eats for breakfast? i look older and i must be like half his age! (i'm 65 BTW)

Posted by: swaz! profile link at 05/28/09 2:26 PM  | Reply
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i'm not even being snarky or facetious when I say Green Day started BEFORE I WAS BORN yet this dude looks like one of my little brother's friends - THIS IS SOME BENJAMIN BUTTON'S SHIT!

Posted by: Becca profile link  in reply to  swaz!'s comment at 05/28/09 2:50 PM  | Reply
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Those guys are seven years old. mind = blown.

Posted by: jacob666 profile link  in reply to  Becca's comment at 05/28/09 3:27 PM  | Reply
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see also Jared Leto, who's at least 45 years old. baby food and rouge will do that for ya.

Posted by: Becca profile link  in reply to  jacob666's comment at 05/29/09 12:56 AM  | Reply
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I met him irl, and really the only thought I came up with was, "Damn, he looks young."

Posted by: langford profile link  in reply to  swaz!'s comment at 05/30/09 5:58 AM  | Reply
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I like Green Day.

Posted by: TC at 05/28/09 3:29 PM  | Reply
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I do too, but only in the private of my own bedroom.

Posted by: langford profile link  in reply to  TC's comment at 05/30/09 5:57 AM  | Reply
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They didn't do the paw raise at the end! I feel cheated.

Posted by: Eulalumel at 05/28/09 4:08 PM  | Reply
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But they DID do the eyes-closed head-tilt joy-face, which is really the best part

Posted by: laura  in reply to  Eulalumel's comment at 05/28/09 6:11 PM  | Reply
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I still don't understand the intrigue of keyboard cat. Please help.

Posted by: Anono profile link at 05/28/09 5:17 PM  | Reply
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You either get it or you don't.

Posted by: ber profile link  in reply to  Anono's comment at 05/28/09 9:11 PM  | Reply
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becca, i like you so much that i don't care that you consistently make me feel old.

Posted by: athieno at 05/28/09 10:17 PM  | Reply
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that was incredibly cute.

Posted by: Mandy profile link at 05/29/09 4:26 PM  | Reply
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greenday fucking sucks

Posted by: uhm at 07/16/09 9:31 AM  | Reply
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