Stephen Colbert Honors Glenn Frey With Great Story About An 8th-Grade Dance

In a short tribute to Glenn Frey, the Eagles legend who passed away at age 67 on Monday, Stephen Colbert recalls his first intimate moment with a girl. It happened in eighth grade, at a school dance, and the song was “Desperado.” Watch the video above, which is both touching and funny, and includes a perfect pantomime of middle school-era slow dancing that hits very, very close to home.