James Taylor gave a very sweet performance on The Tonight Show Thursday night, singing “You Can Close Your Eyes” with his wife Kim and his son Henry from their home in Montana. Taylor played guitar and sang lead vocals on the comforting song, while his family accompanied him with beautiful …
Read More »iHeartMedia to Broadcast 2020 Commencement Speeches During COVID-19 Pandemic
UPDATE 5/11/2020:iHeartMedia has expanded the lineup for Commencement: Speeches for the Class of 2020, adding Bill and Melinda Gates, Tim Cook, Smokey Robinson, Becky G, Freida Pinto, George Lopez, Henry Winkler, John Green, Mary J. Blige, Mike Sievert, Rita Wilson, T.I., and Tom Brokaw. ~~~ In the midst of the …
Read More »Sting, Jimmy Fallon, the Roots Remix 'Don't Stand So Close to Me' at Home
The Police’s “Don’t Stand So Close to Me” is a fitting anthem for quarantine, self-isolation and social-distancing during the coronavirus pandemic. So, naturally, Jimmy Fallon has helped put together a new version of the song that feels especially appropriate for the times. Recorded as part of The Tonight Show‘s “At Home” …
Read More »Weezer, the Roots, Fallon Play A-ha's 'Take on Me' With Classroom Instruments
Weezer recruited the Roots and Jimmy Fallon for a “classroom instruments” version of A-ha’s “Take on Me” on Thursday’s Tonight Show. The group went suitably retro for the occasion, with Fallon and Rivers Cuomo sporting New Wave/synth-pop haircuts and neon jackets with sharp shoulder pads and rolled-up sleeves. The ramshackle, …
Read More »See Ice-T's R-Rated Versions of 'Arthur,' 'Magic School Bus' on 'Fallon'
Ice-T added bawdy voiceover lines to children’s cartoons – The Magic School Bus, Arthur and Scooby-Doo – in an amusing sketch on The Tonight Show on Wednesday. Ice-T used to supplement his rap income with voiceover work on the side. “Gotta hustle, man,” he told Jimmy Fallon. “That was just …
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