Friday, December 9, 2011 10:36AM - By Travis Woods
Proving that sense of humor isn’t exactly NBC’s forte any more (I mean, have you seen their Whitney show?), Jimmy Fallon’s house band for Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, The Roots, must now have all of their walk-on music for guests cleared by NBC before they play it. Why? Because during a recent appearance by Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann, The Roots played a cover of “Lyin’ Ass Bitch” by Wishbone, which the Bachmann camp failed to find cute.
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Friday, April 1, 2011 5:04PM - By Joseph Oliveto
Rebecca Black may never be the subject of a serious tribute album, but thanks to the generosity–and, more likely, curiosity–of the general public, she’ll at least get to say that none other than Stephen Colbert performed a cover of her famous song, “Friday.”
The faux-pundit promised viewers that if Jimmy Fallon could raise $26,000 for DonorsChoose.org, he’d sing the song on his show. Well, according to OK!, the people have been willing to open their wallets for this once and a lifetime opportunity. Read on to see Colbert warming up for the gig…
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Wednesday, November 17, 2010 12:10PM - By Seraphina L.
Jimmy Fallon‘s covers of pop songs and internet sensations which are channeled through Neil Young are not a new thing. We’ve seen Fallon’s Young persona sing hits such as the theme song to The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, General Larry Platt’s “Pants On the Ground,” in addition to a melodic rendition of the Double Rainbow guy on YouTube.
This time around, Fallon/Young tackles a 10-year-old’s hit song, “Whip My Hair.” Are we talking about the one and only Willow Smith? Of course, we are. We especially want to point you in the direction of Fallon’s cover because of his special guest. Check it out after the jump!
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Thursday, September 30, 2010 5:44PM - By Seraphina L.
Justin Timberlake was at the top of the game when he branched out into a solo career. Shaving that curly hair may have had something to do with it, but his talent and sex appeal really shined on his two highly successful albums, Justified and FutureSex/LoveSounds. However the latter was released four years ago and Timberlake hasn’t even hinted at any more solo material coming our way.
Instead, he’s been spending his time out of the spotlight by mentoring Dutch YouTube sensation, Esmeé Denters, and appearing on numerous collaborations. By now, most people also know that the acting bug has bitten him hard and it’s where his focus is now. Props to the pop star for branching out yet again, but it seems like all that musical talent is going to waste. So what did he do on Jimmy Fallon last night that has gotten his fans all in a tizzy? He sang. He danced. It’s just that none of the material was his.
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Tuesday, March 30, 2010 12:25PM - By Laura Aguirre
Jimmy Fallon is throwing a Rolling Stones‘ tribute and it’s going to be awesome! During the week of May 10th, the late night host will celebrate the June reissue of Exile On Main Street by rounding up different artists and having them cover classic songs from the album each night. The list of acts has yet to be released, but according to Billboard, Phish is one of the few who made it. This will be Phish’s first television performance since reforming in 2009!
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Monday, March 8, 2010 9:16PM - By Seraphina L.
Joanna Newsom has made a mighty comeback with her triple disc album, Have One On Me, which has already been critically acclaimed by numerous music publications such as both the New York and Los Angeles Times. Although she only peaked at 75, her cult following has bought more than 700,000 copies of her album in the first week of her release making it a big win for her mark as an indie artist. In celebration and in support of the album, the singer-songwriter stopped by Late Night With Jimmy Fallon to perform her song, “Soft As Chalk.”
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Thursday, March 4, 2010 4:01PM - By Laura Aguirre
LA rock band Silversun Pickups will be the musical guest on tonight’s Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. The groundbreaking indie band released their second album Swoon early last year, and are currently on tour with English rock-band Muse.
The late night show has guested hugely influential musicians such as Van Morrison and Ringo Starr, but in an attempt to make a place in the world for indie-rock stars, the late night show usually guests indie bands such as Cold War Kids, Iron & Wine, and The Dead Weather. It’s a great place for bands to show off how good they are to a more mainstream audience. With Silversun Pickups being one of the coolest bands right now, it’s no surprise they’ll be on tonight’s show.
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Monday, February 15, 2010 2:15PM - By Seraphina L.
Oh, Jimmy Fallon. What would we do without his remakes of “Pants on the Ground” and his other hundred songs of nonsense? By the power of Conan, Jimmy Fallon still stays on the air via NBC and we’re pretty happy about that. Although he’s officially a talk show host now, he hasn’t stopped bringing us his SNL-like tunes such as the one below!
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Friday, January 15, 2010 9:03AM - By Krystal Clark
Jimmy Fallon is slowly but surely finding his identity in late night television, and his dead on impersonations are one of the reasons why. The host recently did a hilarious, creepy, and entertaining cover of “Pants on the Ground,” using the true spirit of Neil Young. And he wasn’t the only one capitalizing on this new internet jam, the song was too good to pass up so we’ve also uncovered the new “Pants on the Ground Remix.”
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