Jason Isbell, ‘Daily Show’ set Fox News’ Biden headlines to music

Jason Isbell, ‘Daily Show’ set Fox News’ Biden headlines to music

Jason Isbell’s recent appearance on “The Daily Show” featured thoughtful discussion of weighty topics such as gun violence, songwriting, Southern masculinity and movie-set flatulence, but it turns out there was time for some real silliness too – like turning Fox News headlines into a song.

Well, “song” might be stretching it. But Friday morning on Twitter/X, the show posted a clip revealing that Alabama native Isbell and the show’s writers had a little fun taking a bunch of headlines targeting President Joe Biden and setting them to music.

Credit where credit is due: Not everybody would see the potential in rhyming “Biden bizarrely gives Jill a dandelion” with “Biden gets softball interview from Conan O’Brien.” But it scans. Other couplets are a little clunkier, like “Biden appears surprised over $6 smoothie in PA” and “Biden has not addressed UFOs in 9 days,” and Isbell does what he can.

That’s it. There’s no title, no bridge, no chorus. Just a pervasive “bless their hearts” vibe. And, in an election year, plenty of material to choose from.