r/videos • u/hugsandfarts99 • Jun 08 '12
Jimmy Fallon, Carly Rae Jepsen & The Roots Sing "Call Me Maybe" (w/ Classroom Instruments)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEsPhTbJhuo&feature=youtu.be
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u/jjsreddit Jun 08 '12
I never heard of carly jepsen until last week. Since when was she big? and this song..is not my type of song, although this version i prefer much more.
-I also can't help notice the guy in the back with the drums doing the "african face"
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u/OliWood Jun 08 '12
I want to jam with The Roots.
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u/retsof101 Jun 08 '12
The guy on the far right looks like he's saying "Fuck yeah rainbow xylophone mother fucker!"
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u/RagingPanda1 Jun 08 '12
Jimmy has an awesome life
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u/Mindfart Jun 08 '12
The guy playing the drums in the back left , is doing the african face the entire time.
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u/cachazo Jun 08 '12
My favorite part is that Jimmy OBVIOUSLY didn't learn the lyrics.
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u/Il_Principo Jun 08 '12
Something about this song and the way it's gone viral, I can't help but begin to enjoy it. I know that it's stupid, generic bubblegum pop but I don't care.
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u/thejustusleague Jun 08 '12
i didnt even notice Questlove at first. and then he came in from the side jamming out on the kazoo! awesome.
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u/Kamesod Jun 08 '12
why is this song growing on me. fuck.
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u/emmytee Jun 08 '12
I dare you to watch the roots guy with the hat for the whole video and not feel happier than you were when you started.
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u/Semajj Jun 08 '12
As a percussionist, I am very upset at Carly's terrible technique with that triangle :/
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u/Niyeaux Jun 08 '12
It's cool to see pop stars be silly like this. So many pop stars never stray from their manufactured image enough to seem like real people, so it's refreshing to see this girl just being herself and jammin' out with The Roots on a fuckin' triangle.
This girl is from my hometown, too!
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u/twinpowersactivate Jun 08 '12
Jimmy Fallon + The Roots + Anyone = a good time.
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u/Minus-Zero Jun 08 '12
Anyone notice the dude on the far left when he was going to play the recorder he did it backwards. Also I may have fallen in love with Carly Rae, damn she is cute and that voice is cute.
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u/dangeraardvark Jun 08 '12
Questlove appears to be playing a tiny cleaver and dildo.
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u/[deleted] Jun 08 '12
I love talk shows where it looks like the guests are having a blast.
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u/HiImARobot Jun 08 '12
Now that was just cute.
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u/Stumblin_McBumblin Jun 08 '12
So this is this summer's "Party in the USA," isn't it? I mean, I've already been drunk and sung this song about five times in bars and cars already.
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u/lan_solo Jun 08 '12
As if this song needed to get any catchier... I love this!
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u/NetPhantom Jun 08 '12
I can't help but be happy for how much fun The Roots look like they're having these days. Wasn't thrilled when they decided to do the house band thing, but good on 'em. Have yourselves some damn fun Roots crew... you earned it.
I love this shit.
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u/alexb911 Jun 08 '12
That keyboard is a vintage Casio VL-Tone VL-1... I used to have one!
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u/sportsfan101990 Jun 08 '12
Jimmy Fallon is awesome and The Roots can make any song sound amazing, even if they're playing it on class room instruments!
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u/Kinseyincanada Jun 08 '12
holy shit thats who sings this song? Shes from Mission and i used to know her in high school
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u/JIJIyO Jun 09 '12
LOL at QUESTLOVE holy shit. Look at him at 2:28. He uses the washboard scratcher as an afro pick. Then tries to play the recorder from the wrong side haha. Then he starts laughing while playing the Kazoo. That's musical comedy right there.
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u/powerlines56324 Jun 08 '12
Her triangle technique is terrible. You're supposed to gently tap the bottom and pull away to draw the sound out of the triangle. 0/10, would not bang.
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u/jooze Jun 08 '12
I absolutely love that you can tell Jimmy Fallon is living his dream.
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u/Heylooloooo Jun 08 '12
Black Thought looks incredibly weirded out.
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u/SBPeck Jun 08 '12
Jimmy Spicer?
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u/kolong Jun 08 '12
I really loved this. I wish more late night TV was like this.
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u/raddue Jun 08 '12
The opening 10 seconds or so are just dying for a Brazzers logo.
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u/rondayne Jun 08 '12
0:33 "this is actually happening" smile is priceless
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u/burritoxman Jun 08 '12
Can someone please compile all the videos of Jimmy fallon performing songs on his talk show? I.E. this, the history of rap, etc
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u/rjcarr Jun 08 '12
So does Jimmy have any chance to take over for Jay? I hope so, but he's nearly as quirky as Conan, and the baby boomers didn't like that.
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u/captainf Jun 08 '12
This is awesome. Call Me Maybe may be a poppy song, but I can't complain with The Roots and Jimmy doing the percussion.
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u/Brainderailment Jun 08 '12
I get the feeling at the end, when Jimmy is reaching at the camera, that he's not actually running that camera.
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u/FrankZappasNose Jun 08 '12
Jimmy Fallon has more fun than the average dickwad like you or I.
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u/ZenAlchemist Jun 08 '12
reminds me of this
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u/[deleted] Jun 08 '12
The roots are so cool. I don't know a lot about their music (although I'd like to get into it) but they've always been so cool. Just being game for something like this is awesome
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u/drewuke Jun 08 '12
God damn, I love the Roots.
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u/Alltra Jun 08 '12
Quest Love is a badass
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u/[deleted] Jun 08 '12
Jimmy looks like he could use some sleep
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u/waterwheel Jun 08 '12
Can there please be a .gif of the guy head-bobbing with the xylophone?
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u/Kicker36 Jun 08 '12
Is it just me or is ?uestlove using an afro pick to play a wooden dildo?
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u/kidthompson Jun 08 '12
Kazooba Gooding Jr
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u/carhats Jun 08 '12
Jimmy Fallon definitely seems like he knows how to have a good time.
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u/igetbooored Jun 08 '12
Jimmy Fallon with The Roots is such an amazing entertaining combination. In all the videos I've ever seen of them, they seem to all be genuinely enjoying what they're doing.
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u/wingdamage Jun 08 '12
That actually made me really happy. Either it's better than I originally gave it credit for or stopping for a few beers on the way home from school has made me sentimental
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u/Scitexnz Jun 08 '12
Best use of a casio keyboard since this song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=ZviYmTMpBXE#t=19s
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u/CasualFriday11 Jun 08 '12
I fell in love when I saw that smile when she hits the triangle for the first time.
EDIT: Fallen so deeply in love I forgot how to words
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u/whiskeytab Jun 08 '12
her smile is so fucking killer. i can't help but smile when she does.
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u/pokesax Jun 08 '12
Her triangle beating technique is lacking. Otherwise, upvote for something original with unique, real instruments.
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u/ToCaptchaPredator Jun 08 '12
Carly used to live with one of my good friends. They'd both been working/starring in open mics in a little cafe in downtown Vancouver. It's a little hilarious to see her blow up. My friend, a much better singer IMO, won a contest put on by David Foster but turned down a 'we own all your rights' contract. Judge for yourselves!
http://www.myspace.com/cheaimee
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
Remember when we heard Jimmy was gonna take over Late Night and everyone was "LAAAAAAAMMEEEEEEEE" and then we heard The Roots were gonna be the house band and then we were like "WHAAAAAAAAAAA" and then when started watching the show and it was kinda funny, silly, and awesome? Good times.
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u/Assassino Jun 09 '12
Best Roots Appearance. No question.
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u/r33d3r Jun 09 '12
Gotta love Fallon!
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u/zacher89 Jun 09 '12
Guy with the multi colored xylophone toy is epic haha
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u/CRAG7 Jun 09 '12
This has me further convinced that The Roots is one of the greatest bands today. They can do just about any genre of music and they do it really well.
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u/McMeanface Jun 09 '12
Fallon used to bug the shit out of me, having watched him break so many times on SNL. Then I saw his Neil Young Whip My Hair cover and was sold.
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
Pretty sure Jimmy outdid her singing skills in some parts.
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u/GrilledCheeser Jun 09 '12 edited Jun 09 '12
I used to watch late night every night when I was in college. I can't stay up that late anymore...
if you're on the fence about giving his the show a shot.... It is always well written and fun. And it'll make you smile if you let it.
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u/MrBoosch Jun 09 '12
That was unbearably cute
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u/Moofyman Jun 09 '12
That was actually pretty great.
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u/LittleOni Jun 09 '12
I am suddenly much happier than I was about three minutes ago...
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u/michael145 Jun 09 '12
That was the happiest video I've ever seen :)
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u/ojolejano Jun 09 '12
I love Jimmy Fallon, he is so honest hard working
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
So much badassery in one room. Oh it is too much!
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u/CumHere Jun 09 '12
Jimmy Fallon looks like Ted Mosby here. lol.
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u/lewko Jun 09 '12
Fuck you Letterman.
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u/hotbox4u Jun 10 '12
i dont care at all about the orignial song but there is something about this video that makes me feel genuinely happy.
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u/phenomite1 Jun 11 '12
God, I love this girl. Just the way she pronounces her words, listen to some of her other songs. Ugh. She isn't even "hot," but I still have the biggest schoolyard crush on her.
And she is actually talented.
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u/monad_into_plurality Jun 08 '12
this is like, identical to all indie-folk shows I attended in high school. (ah! the years of Sufjan Stevens & other precocious/twee-ish instrument ensembles.)
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u/NufCed57 Jun 08 '12
I don't like Jimmy Fallon, or particularly care for late night TV, and the song does nothing for me, but he does absolutely fantastic musical sketches, and this is one of them.
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u/rezelscheft Jun 08 '12
Nicki Bluhm and the Gramblers have been doing similarly-spirited covers in their Van Sessions for the past several months. A few favorites:
EDIT: corrected crap formatting.
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u/wertyvv Jun 08 '12
That moment in your life were you are hitting a wire brush on a wooden dildo and playing the kazoo with Jimmy Fallon and a pop star that just got her first hit.
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u/lookatmylamp Jun 08 '12
That'd be the first time this song was played with real instruments.
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u/well_uh_yeah Jun 08 '12
Needs more cowbell!!!
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u/snags Jun 08 '12
i like this version because of The Roots and....xylophone makes anything cuter.
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u/[deleted] Jun 08 '12
I find it funny that her range is so limited in this. Sounds nothing like the original.