From time to time, I like to check in on recent musical performances on the late night talk shows. Here is are a few new finds from the ol telly.
Who knew Jimmy Fallon did such a spot on impersonation of Neil Young? Who knew the theme song to The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air would make such a great folk ballad? I didn’t, but I’d say this is one of the best comedy bits I’ve seen Fallon do since he debuted on Late Night earlier this year.
Lately, I seem to have gotten back into the routine of watching late night talk shows again. Not sure if it’s because of Conan taking over the Tonight Show, the Roots serving as house band on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon or just a recent string of good musical guests, but there have been some incredible bookings of late.
Here is a quick rundown of a few from just the last week:
The Dead Weather on Conan O’Brien:
Elvis Costello on Conan:
Wilco on Conan:
Sonic Youth on Jimmy Fallon:
St. Vincent on Letterman:
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and even The Roots themselves debuted a new song on Fallon: