Video: Jeff Tweedy covers “I Gotta Feeling” by Black Eyed Peas

This is making the rounds this morning and it’s serious must-see- stuff if you’re a fan of Wilco, or, theoretically, The Black Eyed Peas. Check it out.

“I really over-estimated myself, or under-estimated the Black-Eyed Peas. … It’s gonna be really bad.”

From Time Out Chicago:

Followers of the @MayorEmanuel feed might remember a string of tweets from the fake mayoral candidate proposing that perform Black Eyed Peas songs at his fundraiser, because “People love that shit.” Well, fantasy became reality this evening as Tweedy launched into a short set of Black Eyed Peas tunes, playing through acoustic versions of “I Gotta Feeling” and “Rock That Body.” Tweedy also did a thoroughly hilarious reading of the lyrics to “My Humps.”

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September 7, 2011 |  by  |  Videos
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