Stephen Colbert paid tribute to Ric Ocasek, calling the Cars “the soundtrack of my high school” and reminiscing about the comedic bits the late musician did on ‘The Colbert Report’
Colbert recalled that Ocasek was the first celebrity he ever saw while visiting New York in college. “I was down in Greenwich Village, getting a cup of coffee, sitting on the sidewalk and Ric fucking Ocasek walked by,” Colbert explained. “And I went, ‘I have to move here. Ric Ocasek lives here!'”. “It is packed with hits like peanuts in a Snickers Bar. I think that [album] andby Elvis Costello — some of the greatest debut pop albums of all time,” he said.
After playing a clip from one such bit featuring Ocasek, Colbert expressed his deep gratitude. “Thank you so much for all your music,” he said. “Thank you for playing with our stupid show and ‘Let’s Go.'”
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