The O'Jays also hit the stage at Stewart and Stephen Colbert's "rally restore sanity and/or Fear. '
By Mawuse Ziegbe
Ozzy Osbourne and Yusuf Islam at the "rally restore Sanity and/or Fear"
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Thousands of fans pressure the National Mall in Washington DC Saturday (30 October) for Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert from "rally to restore Sanity and/or Fear", and the two politician-skewering funnymen a lot of legends to entertain the crowd.
About halfway through the show, which already featured an almost 40-minute set of John Legend and The Roots, Stewart announced the next performer, Yusuf Islam. The folk icon formerly known as Cat Stevens, hit the stage with an acoustic rendition of "Peace Train."However, instead of letting Yusuf placidly strum along, Colbert stormed the stage, ranting about the song's message of harmony. The satirical pundit then proclaimed, "my train arrives at the stage now and conductor has made an important announcement to make!"
Colbert did a fine job of busting up the performance, and paved the way for a surprise appearance of one of the greatest rock and roll show-stopping: Ozzy Osbourne.Decked out in a black ensemble with its signature colored glasses, the Prince of darkness cried when he took the stage and led the band by the metal classic "Crazy Train."
However, before He could finish, Stewart snatched the microphone and reprised the whole pause-the-rock-legend-thing, spewing protests such as, "I won't get on that train! I'm not comfortable on that train!"Stewart provided Yusuf start again with "Peace Train," until Colbert jumped in, saying, "I'm gonna pull the emergency brake on this Rainbow, moonbeam choo-choo!"Osbourne and Yusuf went back and forth, volley ing of metal and folk classics on trains, until both gave up the fight, embraced each other and to the left of the stage.
But the public was not left without a stellar performance of some music legends. pace on Colbert and Stewart, regret the lack of singers to belt railway-related hits, until the line of the smooth choir of the O'Jays ' "love Train" wafted through the air.
"Is that the sound of Philadelphia?"Stewart wondered.
Colbert, "was that the sweet Philly Soul?"
It was definitely. The legendary soul group then took the stage in smooth white suits, busting easy throwback moved to their 1973 one to the delight of the crowd.
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