Played with classroom musical instruments and kids. This video has been everywhere the last few days, so you might have already watched it. But it’s sooo good. There’s something earnest about Fallon that is hard to resist.
The Roots
Ice-T wasn’t the musical guest on Wednesday night’s Jimmy Fallon, but after the show, the former rapper turned former television detective (actually, is L&O:SVU still on the air?) grabbed a mic, rounded up members of the roots and dropped his classic track “New Jack Hustler.” For men of a certain age, “New Jack Hustler” — [...]
Last night on Jimmy Fallon, Bruce Springsteen absolutely killed it. He was the show’s only guest and he didn’t disappoint. Whether it was the comically earnest rendition of “Whip My Hair,” in which Fallon dressed up as Neil Young and The Boss rocked his early-seventies folk/troubadour look; or, during two interview segments; and even to [...]
Believe you me, I’m still scratching my head over this one. For his part, Goldblum absolutely kills it. Who knew? Anyways, what was once considered one of the worst songs ever put to acetate, has probably become revered as one of the greatest sing-a-long songs of all-time. [via Gotcha Media]
Ice Cube enlisted The Roots to drop N.W.A’s “Straight Outta Compton” during warm ups on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. And they do a nifty job with it, managing to dodge the numerous epithet land mines and somehow deliver a clean version of the song that doesn’t lose any of the original’s bite. Kirk, of [...]
Paul Simon welcomes us to summer with a tight, swinging rendition of his One-Trick Pony song the other night on Jimmy Fallon’s show. Would have had this up yesterday, but golfing and all that. The Roots sound great as his backing band — that slinky bassline out for a walk, the chickity percussion and when [...]
