Foo Fighters Perform 'This Is a Call' and 'Everlong' Medley on Late Show, Marking Full Circle Moment
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Cheyenne Roundtree
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Summary
Foo Fighters returned to The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, performing a medley of "This Is a Call" and "Everlong" — the first and last songs they played on the show. Their first TV performance ever was "This Is a Call" on David Letterman's Late Show in 1995, and they were also Letterman's final musical guest in 2015, playing "Everlong," which Letterman credited with helping him through a five-week recovery period.
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Late Show host Stephen Colbert noted the group played its first-ever TV performance in 1995 with 'This Is a Call,' under former host David Letterman.
They were also Letterman's last-ever musical guest, playing Letterman's favorite song 'Everlong,' before he handed over the reins to Colbert in 2015.
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